Homebrew

Non-profit organization which promotes the hobby of homebrewing, and sanctions homebrew competitions. Founded by Charlie Papazian, author of several books on homebrewing.

Konami code

Video games; General gaming

An input code for many games, invented and particularly used in Konami games. The code is Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A. The code is now in over 100 games ...

Cow Clicker

Video games; General gaming

A satirical Facebook game released in July 2010 by Ian Bogost that highlighted the exploitative and mundane nature of many other popular games such as Farmville. The game is ...

boss rush

Video games; General gaming

A special mode that pits a player against bosses only, skipping the intermediate sections normally present.

ghost

Video games; General gaming

A projection of a previous player's movements throughout a stage. Especially common in racing games where the ghost will move through a course at the same time as the player to ...

Steam

Video games; General gaming

The leading digital distribution system for video games and related media. Originally conceived as a method only for the distribution of Valve Software's own game Half Life 2, it ...

achievements

Video games; General gaming

The generic name for the system of meta-rewards given to players for achieving goals in video games. Popular examples are Microsoft's GamerScore system, Sony's Trophy system, or ...

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Sleeping Beauty Exhibit

A 2012 summer art exhibit at the central gallery of the National Art Museum of Ukraine that featured men kissing sleeping women to try to awaken them. ...