General gaming

General gaming

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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 ...

Spawn point

Video games; General gaming

The area that an entity will enter or re-enter a gameworld.

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 ...

Smurf account

Video games; General gaming

A character or account that appears to be new, but is actually being played by someone with a lot of experience in the game. There are usually two reasons for a person 'smurfing'. First, it may be ...

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 allow the player a ...