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General gaming
The gaming world at large.
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vaporware
Video games; General gaming
Titles that were announced but never released to te public, possibly due to the developer going out of business or deciding that that game was not good enough to be released. Occasionally prototype ...
gold version
Video games; General gaming
The gold version of a title is when it is considered finished by the developers and is ready to be sold to the public.
casual
Video games; General gaming
A gamer that only plays occasionally and usually fairly simple games. In the past this has been used as a derogatory term but in recent years has normalized.
hardcore
Video games; General gaming
A gamer that spends a significant amount of time playing games, often more complex and involved titles.
fanboy
Video games; General gaming
A person that holds unwavering devotion to a particular company or product. Very often derogatory, although some chose to style themselves in this way.
homebrew
Video games; General gaming
A game or program created by hobbyists and not licensed to appear on consoles.
sprite
Video games; General gaming
A pixelated 2D image . All objects on older consoles where represented with sprites, whereas 3D games tend to use 3D polygons.
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