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Editor of Gamenator.

lordtime edits Gamenator and writes its engine histories, genre pages and stories. Each page lists the sources its facts were checked against: the engine makers’ own documentation, studio talks and credits, and the trade press.

Articles

  • Glossary

    Ludonarrative dissonance

    What is ludonarrative dissonance? The clash between a game's story and what its gameplay rewards, the term Clint Hocking coined about BioShock in 2007.

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  • Glossary

    Matchmaking (MMR/Elo)

    What is matchmaking, MMR and Elo in games? How online games pair players by skill, from Halo 2's TrueSkill to League of Legends.

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  • Glossary

    Meta-progression

    What is meta-progression? Progress that carries over between runs in roguelites like Hades, Dead Cells and Rogue Legacy.

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  • Glossary

    Nerf and buff

    What do nerf and buff mean in games? Patches that weaken or strengthen a weapon, ability or character, and where the words came from.

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  • Glossary

    Netcode

    What is netcode? The networking code that keeps online players in sync, why players blame it, and the main kinds: rollback, delay-based and server-side.

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  • Glossary

    New Game Plus

    What is New Game Plus? Replaying a finished game with your items or levels kept, the term Chrono Trigger named in 1995, and examples.

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  • Glossary

    Permadeath

    What is permadeath? When a character's death is final, from Rogue and roguelikes to FTL, XCOM-style squads and Until Dawn.

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  • Glossary

    Pity timer

    What is a pity timer? The gacha safety net that guarantees a rare pull after enough failures, how it works in Genshin Impact and Hearthstone.

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  • Glossary

    Pop-in

    What is pop-in? Objects suddenly appearing as you approach them, why short draw distance and LOD switching cause it, and how games hide it.

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  • Glossary

    Power creep

    What is power creep? How each new card, hero or weapon arrives slightly stronger than the last until old options are obsolete, in Hearthstone and beyond.

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  • Glossary

    Procedural generation

    What is procedural generation? Content made by algorithm instead of by hand, from Rogue's random dungeons to Minecraft's worlds and Spelunky's levels.

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  • Glossary

    Quick time event (QTE)

    What is a quick time event (QTE)? On-screen button prompts you must hit in time, from Shenmue to Resident Evil 4, and who named them.

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