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superplay

Video games; General gaming

A run through a game or smaller section of the game that aims to play it as exceptionally as possible. The metric for what counts as good play is usually speed, in which case it will usually be ...

An act performed by a group of two or more people that is designed to net achievements as fast as possible. Games may have difficult achievements that players are unable to complete in natural play, ...

cloud gaming

Video games; General gaming

Based on cloud computing principles, these are services that will run games on specific hardware configurations. The player is granted control of the game and the results are streamed back to them as ...

freemium

Video games; General gaming

A portmanteau of the words "free" and "premium". These are games that can be played for free but will have a shop where in game items can be purchased. These items can be purely cosmetic or they can ...

microtransaction

Video games; General gaming

Common to freemium games, this refers to the purchase of in game items that cost small amounts of real world money.

downloadable content (DLC)

Video games; General gaming

Extra parts of a game that are added in after the game has been released. PC games have had a similar concept called "expansion packs" for decades, however the arrival of digital distribution on ...

blast processing

Video games; General gaming

Blast processing was a marketing term used by Sega in the 90s. While the term has no meaning in computing terms, Sega used it as a buzzword in their aggressive marketing strategy to appear cooler and ...