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Starcraft

Games; Computer games

A military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment and released for Microsoft Windows on March 31, 1998. The game later spawned a franchise, ...

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Games; Computer games

A military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed and released by Blizzard Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. A sequel to the award-winning 1998 video game StarCraft ...

Hunter

Games; Computer games

From an early age the call of the wild draws some adventurers from the comfort of their homes into the unforgiving primal world outside. Those who endure become hunters. Masters of their environment, ...

Freemium

Games; Computer games

A business model that offers a basic service or basic products/content for free, but charging for advanced or special services and/or content.

Shoot 'em up (SHMUP)

Games; Computer games

A genre of video games where the player usually controls a single character or aircraft and shoots a large number of enemies while dodging their attacks.

Tetris

Games; Computer games

Video game; a puzzle game where different shaped blocks fall from the top of the screen and the player is tasked with moving and turning the blocks in order to create unbroken lines. Also refers to ...

Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG)

Games; Computer games

A type of online role-playing video game where a large number of players all interact in the same virtual world.

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