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Game warden In the United States, game wardens are state or local officials responsible for enforcing environmental protection laws pertaining to the hunting, fishing, and trapping of wild animals. Game wardens may also be referred to as conservation officers.
Game Wave Family Entertainment System The Game Wave Family Entertainment System is hybrid DVD player and video game console of the seventh generation of video game consoles. Unlike more traditional game consoles (such as the PS3 or Xbox 360) the Game Wave is aimed at a more family friendly market, a majority of its games are trivia based or video versions of more traditional games (such as variants of Scrabble or Blackjack).
Game-Revolution Game Revolution or GR is a gaming website created in 1996. Based in Berkeley, California, the site includes reviews, previews, a gaming download area, cheats, and a merchandise store, as well as webcomics, screenshots, and videos.
Game.com The Game.com (pronounced in TV commercials as "game com", not "game dot com" and not capitalized in marketing material) was a handheld game console released by Tiger Electronics in September 1997.
GameCODA GameCODA is an audio middleware product by Sensaura designed for game developers to create realistic soundenvironments in computergames. It allows development for the plattforms: PC, Xbox/Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube.
GameCube Linux GameCube Linux is a project to port GNU/Linux to the Nintendo GameCube, after a similar port was developed for the Xbox. The GameCube was arguably a less attractive system to port Linux to since it not only lacked an on-board ethernet port and internal hard drive, but also an optical drive natively capable of reading DVDs.
GameCube Memory Card A GameCube Memory Card is a product made by Nintendo to store data saved from a video game. Since the GameCube games are stored on read-only discs, the GameCube system is the first console by Nintendo that always requires a memory card to save data.
GameDev GameDev is a website dedicated to game development, founded by Kevin Hawkins, [Dave Astle], and Michael Tanczos among others, in 1999. It serves as a central trade resource and media outlet for the computer and video game industry with daily news, articles, forums, job listings, product reviews, book reviews, contests, regular columns, and more.
Gameel Al-Batouti Gameel Al-Batouti (February 2, 1940 – October 31, 1999) was a pilot for EgyptAir, his home country's national airline, and a former officer for the Egyptian Air Force. All 217 aboard were killed when Flight 990 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean 60 miles SE of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, on October 31, 1999.
GameFan magazine GameFan Magazine (originally known as Diehard GameFan Magazine) was a publication started by Dave Halverson in 1992 that provided coverage of domestic and import video games. It was notable for its extensive use of game screenshots in page design.
Gamehendge Gamehendge is the fictional setting for a number of songs by the legendary rock band Phish. Most of the songs can be traced back to The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday (or TMWSIY), the senior thesis of guitarist and primary vocalist Trey Anastasio, written while he attended Goddard College in 1987.
Gamekeeper A gamekeeper is a person who looks after an area of countryside to make sure there is enough game for hunting, and or fish for angling. Typically, the gamekeeper is employed by a landowner to prevent poaching on his lands, control unwelcome predators, and monitor the health of the wildlife.
Gamel Woolsey Gamel Woolsey (1895-1968), American poet and novelist, was born in Aiken, South Carolina, and named Elizabeth (Elsa) Gammell Woolsey, but in later years took her middle name which she shortened to "Gamel" (a Norse word meaning "old").
Gamelan A gamelan is a kind of musical ensemble of Indonesian origin typically featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums, and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings, and vocalists may also be included. The term refers more to the set of instruments than the players of those instruments.
Gamelan gambang The Gamelan Gambang is a type of gamelan ensemble in Bali, which uses four gambangs, a xylophone-like instrument (as opposed to most gamelan instruments, which are made of bronze), as well as two sarons. It is considered an ancient and sacred ensemble, and is used for temple and funeral rites.
Gamelan gong kebyar Gamelan gong kebyar is a modern style or genre of Balinese gamelan music. Kebyar means "the process of flowering", and refers to the explosive changes in tempo and dynamics characteristic of the style.
Gamelan Gadhon A Gamelan Gadhon is an ensemble consisting of the "soft" instruments of the Javanese gamelan. This can include rebab, gendér, gendér panerus, voice, slenthem, suling, siter, gong, kempul, kenong and kendhang.
Gamelan Sekar Jaya Gamelan Sekar Jaya is a Balinese gamelan ensemble located in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has been called "the finest Balinese gamelan ensemble outside of Indonesia" by Indonesia’s Tempo Magazine.
Gamelan Sekaten The Gamelan Sekaten is a ceremonial gamelan (musical ensemble) from central Java, Indonesia. Traditionally it is played once per year, on the occasion of Mawlid, Muhammad's birthday, for the week from the 6-12 of the month of Mulud (the third month of the Javanese calendar, corresponding to the Islamic Rabi' al-awwal).
Gamelan Siteran Gamelan Siteran is a casual style of gamelan in Java, Indonesia, featuring portable, inexpensive instruments instead of the heavy bronze metallophones of a typical gamelan. A typical group consists of varieties of siter (small zither, which leads to the name), kendang (drum), and a large end-blown bamboo tube or a gong kemodhong, functioning as a gong ageng.
Gamelan Surakarta A typical large, "double" gamelan in contemporary Solo (Surakarta) will include, in the sléndro set, one saron panerus (or saron peking), two saron barung, one or two saron demung, one gendér panerus, one gender barung, one slenthem (or "gender panembung"), one bonang panerus and one bonang barung (each with twelve gongs), one gambang kayu, one siter or celempung, one rebab, one suling, one pair of kethuk and kempyang, one set of three to five kenong, one set of three to five kempul, one to three gong suwukan, and one gong ageng.
Gamelin (electoral district) Gamelin was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Maisonneuve—Rosemont and Mercier ridings.
Gameloft Gameloft is a leading international publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones, headquartered in France, with offices all around the world. Gameloft is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange (Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GFT.
Gamely Breeders' Cup Handicap The Gamely Breeders’ Cup Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses run each year at Hollywood Park. The race is for fillies and mares, aged three-years old and upward, and run at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf.
GameLab Gamelab is a New York City-based computer game developer. Their games are known for their provocative, stylish simplicity, with an emphasis on innovation in gameplay and formal elegance over heavy use of 3D graphics.
GameLab London Gamelab London is an enterprise and action research initiative of London Metropolitan University Department of Computing Communications Technology and Mathematics. Their directors are all senior or principal lecturers in the department's multimedia group and all three have previous careers and on-going consulatncy roles in industry.
GameMaker Language Command Line Interpreter The Game Maker Language Command Line Interpreter (GMLCMD) is a GML parser and command interpreter built under Game Maker by Mark Overmars and useable on Windows 98 and Windows XP. It includes many built in functions to work with such things as hexidecimal and other number systems (and convert between them) and to do simple disk operations such as erase files (and even make them impossible to recover) and write data.
GameMill Publishing GameMill Publishing is a distributor of many home office and budget game titles. They are most well known for distributing Stellar Stone's Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing in 2003, which earned extremely low scores from the media.
GameMonkey Script GameMonkey Script is a small, cross-platform scripting language designed, as its name suggests, for embedding into games. GameMonkey bears many similarities to Lua, except the syntax is more similar to that of C.
GameNight GameNight is a nightly sports talk radio show hosted by various personalities such as John Seibel, Freddie Coleman and Jeff Rickard. GameNight is the flagship series of ESPN Radio, being the network's first longform program and airing every night since the network's 1992 debut.
Gameplay of StarCraft The central objective in any StarCraft (multiplayer or single player) game is to defeat opponents (human or computer-controlled) by overpowering them, usually by destroying all of their buildings. Some single-player missions and custom maps feature different objectives.
GamePC Consortium The GamePC Consortium was founded by ATI's Ken Nicholson and Diamond Multimedia's Glenn Coffman. In the mid-90's the two competitors agreed that the PC game graphics industry was limited by a lack of standards.
GamePlay HD GamePlay HD is a High-definition television channel in the Voom channel lineup on Echostar's Dish Network. It focuses on high definition videogame news and reviews, as well as coverage of many high profile gaming tournaments.
GamePro GamePro is an American video game magazine published monthly. The magazine was first established in Redwood City, California in 1989 by Pat Ferrell, his sister-in-law Leeanne McDermott, and the husband-wife design team of Michael and Lynne Kavish.
Gamer Gamer is a term used to describe a person who plays games. Historically, a gamer was usually someone who played role-playing games or war games but more recently the term includes computer and video game players as well.
Gamer widow A gamer widow is a term for those who have a relationship with a gamer (one who plays video games, be it on a console or on the computer) who pays more attention to the game than to their partner. It is similar in concept to the football widow.
Gamera is a giant, flying terrapin-like creature from a popular series of daikaiju eiga monster movies produced by Daiei Motion Picture Company in Japan. Created in 1965 to rival the success of Toho Studios' Godzilla during the kaiju boom of the mid-to-late 1960s, Gamera has gained fame and notoriety as a Japanese icon in his own right.
Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys is a 1999 daikaiju eiga (giant-monster movie), the last (and often said to be the best) of the Heisei Gamera Trilogy. It was directed by Shusuke Kaneko, the original musical score was by Kow Otani, with special effects by Shinji Higuchi.
Gamera the Brave is a tokusatsu kaiju film released in 2006. This is the 12th Gamera film and the first produced by Kadokawa Pictures after they purchased the Daiei Motion Picture Company, the original company responsible for the Gamera films.
Gamera vs. Barugon is a 1966 daikaiju eiga (giant-monster movie) featuring the popular Gamera character created by Daiei Motion Picture Company. The film is the second to feature Gamera and the first in which the daikaiju is portrayed in a positive light.
Gamera: Super Monster , a 1980 daikaiju eiga (giant-monster movie), was the belated final entry in the ShĹŤwa Gamera series, and the last Gamera film written by Nisan Takahashi and directed by Noriaki Yuasa. It relied heavily on stock footage from previous Gamera films.
Gamers Pair of Dice Gamers Pair of Dice is a webcomic group, composed solely of gaming webcomics, that launched on July 17, 2006. The philosophy behind Gamers Pair of Dice is that webcomics' visibility in the community and traffic on the net drastically increases when partnered with fellow webcomics.
Gamershare Gamershare is a Video Game trading service based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, founded by Sidney Price. The beta release of the website, which allows users to legally trade and swap Video Games, opened up to the public in July 2006.
Gamertag Radio Gamertag Radio is an online radio show dedicated to the XBL community and also intended to help unite all online gamers. GTR was first started in February 2005, founded by two online gamers Godfree and Nano, who are also the hosts of the show.
Games (album) "Games" (éŠć˛ - ĺźş) is an album by Cantopop singer Leo Ku, released on November 28, 2003. The album "Games" is based on the theme of video games and was recorded in 2003 after Leo Ku's brief 2 year hiatus from singing Cantopop.
Games (magazine) Games magazine (ISSN 0199-9788) is a United States-based magazine devoted to games and puzzles, and is published by Games Publications, a division of Kappa Publishing Group. It was originally published by Playboy (debuting with the September/October 1977 issue) and was briefly out of business in 1990 and 1991.
Games 100 Games magazine is a United States-based magazine devoted to games and puzzles, and is published by Games Publications, a division of Kappa Publishing Group. Every year in December, Games magazine lists their top 100 favorite games by category.
Games Convention The Games Convention (sometimes called the Leipzig Games Convention, and abbreviated as GC) is an annual videogame event in Leipzig, Germany, first held in 2002. Besides videogames, the event also covers Infotainment, Hardware and Edutainment.
Games Domain Games Domain was a computer and video games website founded by Dave Stanworth and based out of Birmingham, UK. One of the more prominent gaming websites of the late 1990s, it was at one time mirrored in seven different countries and had a tumultuous history of being purchased by different corporations over its 11-year existence.
Games finished In baseball statistics, a relief pitcher is credited with a game finished (denoted by GF) if he is the last pitcher to pitch for his team in a game. A starting pitcher is not credited with a GF for pitching a complete game.
Games for Good Games for Good is a non-profit charitable organization which raises much-needed funds and products from within the entertainment industry and donates them to our child-centric partners. GfG was started in 1998 by a group of volunteers lead by industry veteran, Lynne Killey, who were all working in the games business and felt that our industry could and should do more, give more, and supply more.
Games for Change Games for Change (also known as G4C) is a movement and community of practice dedicated to using computer and video games for social change. An individual video game may also be referred to as a "game for change" if it is produced by this community or shares its ideals.
Games for Windows Games for Windows is a marketing campaign by Microsoft that dates back at least to 2005, and was revised in 2006, seemingly aimed at officially categorizing computer games that will work with their Microsoft Windows products. The campaign has been promoted through convention kiosks and through other fora as early as 2005.
Games For May The Games for May concert, which took place at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on May 12th 1967, was one of the first significant concert events held by Pink Floyd. It was described as a "Space age relaxation for the climax of spring - electronic composition, colour and image projection, girls and the Pink Floyd".
Games of the Small States of Europe The Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) (Jeux des Petits Etats d'Europe, Giochi dei Piccoli Stati D'Europa, Smáþjóðaleikar Evrópu, Juegos de los Pequeños Estados de Europa) is a biannual multi-sport event, that has been organized by the National Olympic Committees of eight European small states, since 1985.
Games on ice There are many recreational / fun games that can be played on ice during ice skating besides official sports like Ice hockey, Curling, or Figure skating. Some of them are the ice-skating versions of other tag games played on groud.
Games played Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested.
Games People Play (TV series) Games People Play was an NBC television show that ran from 1980 to 1981, hosted by Bryant Gumbel and Cyndy Garvey. The format centered on unusual sports competitions, including a belly flop contest and a taxicab demolition derby.
Games Productions Games Productions (or Games Animation) was the animation studio that produced several shows for the cable channel Nickelodeon. They were renamed Nick Animation Studios and finally became Nicktoons Studios which is currently producing animation for the networkCategory:Animation Studios.
Games started In baseball statistics, games started (denoted by GS) indicates the number of games that a pitcher has started for his team. The pitcher is credited with starting the game if he is listed in the starting lineup as the team's pitcher, even if he does not throw the very first pitch to the opposing team during the game; there have been several instances in major league history in which a starting pitcher was removed before his first pitch due to an injury, perhaps suffered while batting or running the bases during the top half of the first inning in a road game.
Games table desk A Games table desk is an antique desk form which combines the type of surface required for writing with a surface etched or veneered in the pattern of a given board game. It also provides sufficient storage space for writing implements and a separate space for storing game accessories such as counters.
Games Workshop Online Community The Games Workshop Online Community refers to the registered members of any internet fora or websites specifically for the Games Workshop miniature wargames - The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game, Warhammer Fantasy Battles and Warhammer 40,000 - and the influence it has on these products. The Official Games Workshop community has well over 300000 registered users, and growing.
Games World Games World was a British computer games-based television programme, made by Hewland International and broadcast on Sky One each weekday from 1993-1995. The overall concept of Games World was quite similar to Hewland International's GamesMaster (1992-98), which was shown every week on Channel 4 and had a new set for each series.
Games World of Puzzles Games World of Puzzles (ISSN 1074-4355) is a puzzle magazine published bimonthly by Games Publications, a division of Kappa Publishing Group. It is a spinoff of Games magazine focusing solely on pencil puzzles.
Games-based learning Game Based Learning, or Games-Based Learning, (GBL) is a branch of Serious Games that deals with applications that have defined learning outcomes. Generally they are designed in order to balance the subject matter with the gameplay and the ability of the player to retain and apply said subject matter to the real world.
Gameshow Marathon (US TV series) Gameshow Marathon is an American television program. It is a retro-themed/celebrity game miniseries that debuted on American television network CBS and Canadian television network CTV on May 31, 2006 as a television special that aired through the entire month of June.
Gamesmanship Gamesmanship is the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game, such as golf or snooker. As opposed to sportsmanship, it may be inferred that the term derives from playing for the game (to win at any cost) as opposed to playing for sport.
GamesNET GamesNET is an Internet Relay Chat network devoted to the Internet gaming community. The network is for multi-player games played over the Internet, including MMORPGs (Massively Multi-play Online RolePlaying Games) such as EverQuest, and First Person Shooters (FPS) such as Team Fortress Classic and Counter-Strike.
Gamestation Gamestation is a chain of UK retail shops selling used and new videogames, and is currently the second-largest specialist video game retailer in the UK. It is wholly owned and operated by Blockbuster, which bought the chain in 2002Infomat Resource Directory.
Gamestudio 3D GameStudio, often known as GameStudio or 3DGS for short, is a 3D computer game development system which allows users to create their own 3D applications and publish them royalty-free. It comes complete with a model editor, a world editor, and a script editor.
GameShark Pro The GameShark Pro is an advanced game enchancer which allows the use of cheat codes on the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation game consoles. It's most notable features were utilities to allow users to hack their own cheat codes.
GameSoft Publishing GameSoft Publishing, also known as GameSoft, is a computer and video game production arm of independent software publisher SelectSoft Publishing. Its computer games were released for Microsoft Windows & Apple Macintosh-based PCs.
GameSpot's Best and Worst of the Year Winners Online gaming community GameSpot annually rewards excellence and highlights poor performance each year in its Best and Worst awards. From 1996 through 2002, GameSpot held separate awards for PC and console games (due to consoles being covered in sister site videogames.
GameSpy GameSpy, also known as GameSpy Industries, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game Web sites and provides online video game-related services and software. GameSpy dates back to the 1996 release of an internet Quake server search program named QSpy.
GameSpy Arcade GameSpy Arcade is a shareware multiplayer game server browsing utility designed for the Microsoft Windows operating system. Gamespy arcade allows players to view and connect to available multiplayer games, and chat to other users of the service.
GameStorm Gamestorm was an online gaming service founded by Kesmai corporation in the 1990's. It offered several online video games at a flat monthly fee of $10 per month, a relatively radical payment system in the age of pay-by-hour online gaming.
GameSurge GameSurge is a popular Internet Relay Chat network devoted to the online multiplayer gaming community. Games commonly seen referenced on GameSurge include many first person shooters (such as Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat, Call of Duty, and Battlefield 2) and MMORPGs (such as World of Warcraft and Guild Wars).
Gamete A gamete is a specialized germ cell that fuses with another gamete during fertilization (conception) in organisms that reproduce sexually. In species which produce two morphologically distinct types of gametes, and in which each individual produces only one type, a female is any individual which produces the larger type of gamete -- called an ovum (or egg) — and a male produces the smaller type — called a spermatozoon (or sperm cell) in animals, and a pollen grain in higher plants.
Gamete intrafallopian transfer Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) is an infertility treatment in which eggs are removed from a woman's ovaries, and placed in one of the fallopian tubes, along with the man's sperm. This allows fertilization to take place inside the woman's body.
Gameti, Northwest Territories The aboriginal community of Gameti, formerly known as Rae Lakes until 1 December 2005, is located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It does not have all-weather road access, but an ice-road is sometimes built in the winter.
GameTrailers GameTrailers is a new-media website that specializes in broadcast-quality video game related content for users with high speed broadband Internet access. It provides users with subscription free, on-demand access to original programming, as well as to game trailers, cinematics and prerecorded game play.
Gameware Development Gameware Development is a computer game developer based in Cambridge, England which, in 2003, purchased the assets of Creature Labs, including the Creatures series of computer games. Since then, they also acquired a division called Scene Machines which develops 3D engines and applications for mobile phones and PDAs.
GameWorks GameWorks is a chain of entertainment venues featuring a full-service restaurant, a bar serving signature martinis and specialty cocktails, and interactive and state-of-the-art video games and attractions. GameWorks Studios are smaller facilities without food and beverage service.
Gamigin In demonology Gamigin is a Marquis of Hell, and rules over thirty legions of demons. He teaches all liberal sciences and gives an account of the souls of those who died in sin and who drowned in the sea, speaking with a rough voice.
Gamilaraay language The Gamilaraay or Kamilaroi (see below for other spellings) language is a Pama-Nyungan language of the Wiradhuric subgroup found mostly in South East Australia. It was the traditional language of the Kamilaroi people, but is now moribund—according to Ethnologue, there were only 3 speakers left in 1997.
Gaming community A gaming community is usually a group of like minded individuals working towards a goal (such as promoting fair play and team work) or supporting each other within games (usually online video games such as MMORPG's or FPS's).
Gaming convention A gaming convention is typically a two- or three-day event at which people play role-playing games, collectible card games, miniatures wargames, board games and many other types of games. Many also have rooms of networked computers to play video games.
Gaming crossovers Gaming crossovers occur when otherwise separated fictional characters, stories, settings, universes, or media in a video game meet and interact with each other. These may exist as a gimmick if two separate games in question are developed by the same company.
Gaming Control Act (Ontario) The Gaming Control Act was passed in 1994 to control the growth of the gaming industry and the introduction of casinos in Windsor and Niagara Falls, Ontario. The act was enforced by the Gaming Control Commission Ontario.
Gaming Control Board Gaming Control Board or "GCB" is a governmental body or agency charged with regulating casino and other types of gaming in a defined geographical area, usually a state, and of enforcing gaming law in general. The official name of this regulatory body varies among jurisdictions.
Gaming Control Commission Ontario The Gaming Control Commission of Ontario was an agency responsible for gaming in Ontario and since replaced by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario in 1996 with the passage of the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act (Ontario).
Gaming Guardians Gaming Guardians is a Keenspot webcomic by Graveyard Greg, started on May 7, 2000. The comic's universe is based on the premise that every game system (be it official or fan-made) exists as a separate alternate universe, alongside the Primary System (portrayed as real life).
Gaming law Gaming law can be described as the set of rules and regulations that apply to the gaming or gambling industry. Gaming law is not exactly a branch of law in the traditional sense but rather a transversal gathering of a range of legal topics related to gaming which encompasses matters normally included in various branches of law, including constitutional law, administrative law, tax law, company law, contract law and criminal law.
Gaming league Gaming leagues are made for online gamers, or any type of gamers to join through the internet into a community where they compete with their clan (gaming friends). Most popular gaming league Gamerz For Life is open and active at www.
Gaming PC A gaming PC, sometimes referred to as gaming computer or gaming rig, is a personal computer built specifically for computer gaming. Overall, these computers are better then basic "PC's" which usually do not run applications that require highly demanding hardware.
Gaming Trend Gaming Trend is an internet website which provides videogame industry news, reviews, and previews for a variety of platforms (including PC and console videogames). Gaming Trend also provides a forum-based community for public discussion on a variety of topics.
Gamini Fonseka Gamini Shelton Fonseka (1936-2004) was a film actor, then known as the king of Sinhalese cinema; born in Dehiwela, Sri Lanka on March 21st 1936 as the third child of William and Daisy Fonseka. Gamini began his career as a technician in the earlier films of celebrated director Lester James Peries.
Gamini Kularatne Corporal Gamini Kularatne ()(PWV), called the Hasalaka Hero (ŕ·“), (September 4, 1966 - July 13, 1991) was a Sri Lankan soldier. He was the first recipient of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya, the highest award for gallantry award in the history of Sri Lanka Army.
Gamla Ullevi Gamla Ullevi meaning Old Ullevi, named Ullevi until 1958 when Nya Ullevi was built, was a football stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was built in 1915-1916 opened on 17 September 1916 with the game IFK Göteborg-AB København (2-2) and the later years, it had a capacity of 15,000–18,000 depending on usage.
Gamle Stavanger Gamle Stavanger ('Old Stavanger') is an area of the city of Stavanger in the county of Rogaland, Norway, and is believed to be Europe’s largest collection of wooden buildings. The area includes the Norwegian Canning museum which displays a typical factory from the 1920's.
Game Wave Family Entertainment System The Game Wave Family Entertainment System is hybrid DVD player and video game console of the seventh generation of video game consoles. Unlike more traditional game consoles (such as the PS3 or Xbox 360) the Game Wave is aimed at a more family friendly market, a majority of its games are trivia based or video versions of more traditional games (such as variants of Scrabble or Blackjack).
Game-Revolution Game Revolution or GR is a gaming website created in 1996. Based in Berkeley, California, the site includes reviews, previews, a gaming download area, cheats, and a merchandise store, as well as webcomics, screenshots, and videos.
Game.com The Game.com (pronounced in TV commercials as "game com", not "game dot com" and not capitalized in marketing material) was a handheld game console released by Tiger Electronics in September 1997.
GameCODA GameCODA is an audio middleware product by Sensaura designed for game developers to create realistic soundenvironments in computergames. It allows development for the plattforms: PC, Xbox/Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube.
GameCube Linux GameCube Linux is a project to port GNU/Linux to the Nintendo GameCube, after a similar port was developed for the Xbox. The GameCube was arguably a less attractive system to port Linux to since it not only lacked an on-board ethernet port and internal hard drive, but also an optical drive natively capable of reading DVDs.
GameCube Memory Card A GameCube Memory Card is a product made by Nintendo to store data saved from a video game. Since the GameCube games are stored on read-only discs, the GameCube system is the first console by Nintendo that always requires a memory card to save data.
GameDev GameDev is a website dedicated to game development, founded by Kevin Hawkins, [Dave Astle], and Michael Tanczos among others, in 1999. It serves as a central trade resource and media outlet for the computer and video game industry with daily news, articles, forums, job listings, product reviews, book reviews, contests, regular columns, and more.
Gameel Al-Batouti Gameel Al-Batouti (February 2, 1940 – October 31, 1999) was a pilot for EgyptAir, his home country's national airline, and a former officer for the Egyptian Air Force. All 217 aboard were killed when Flight 990 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean 60 miles SE of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, on October 31, 1999.
GameFan magazine GameFan Magazine (originally known as Diehard GameFan Magazine) was a publication started by Dave Halverson in 1992 that provided coverage of domestic and import video games. It was notable for its extensive use of game screenshots in page design.
Gamehendge Gamehendge is the fictional setting for a number of songs by the legendary rock band Phish. Most of the songs can be traced back to The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday (or TMWSIY), the senior thesis of guitarist and primary vocalist Trey Anastasio, written while he attended Goddard College in 1987.
Gamekeeper A gamekeeper is a person who looks after an area of countryside to make sure there is enough game for hunting, and or fish for angling. Typically, the gamekeeper is employed by a landowner to prevent poaching on his lands, control unwelcome predators, and monitor the health of the wildlife.
Gamel Woolsey Gamel Woolsey (1895-1968), American poet and novelist, was born in Aiken, South Carolina, and named Elizabeth (Elsa) Gammell Woolsey, but in later years took her middle name which she shortened to "Gamel" (a Norse word meaning "old").
Gamelan A gamelan is a kind of musical ensemble of Indonesian origin typically featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums, and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings, and vocalists may also be included. The term refers more to the set of instruments than the players of those instruments.
Gamelan gambang The Gamelan Gambang is a type of gamelan ensemble in Bali, which uses four gambangs, a xylophone-like instrument (as opposed to most gamelan instruments, which are made of bronze), as well as two sarons. It is considered an ancient and sacred ensemble, and is used for temple and funeral rites.
Gamelan gong kebyar Gamelan gong kebyar is a modern style or genre of Balinese gamelan music. Kebyar means "the process of flowering", and refers to the explosive changes in tempo and dynamics characteristic of the style.
Gamelan Gadhon A Gamelan Gadhon is an ensemble consisting of the "soft" instruments of the Javanese gamelan. This can include rebab, gendér, gendér panerus, voice, slenthem, suling, siter, gong, kempul, kenong and kendhang.
Gamelan Sekar Jaya Gamelan Sekar Jaya is a Balinese gamelan ensemble located in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has been called "the finest Balinese gamelan ensemble outside of Indonesia" by Indonesia’s Tempo Magazine.
Gamelan Sekaten The Gamelan Sekaten is a ceremonial gamelan (musical ensemble) from central Java, Indonesia. Traditionally it is played once per year, on the occasion of Mawlid, Muhammad's birthday, for the week from the 6-12 of the month of Mulud (the third month of the Javanese calendar, corresponding to the Islamic Rabi' al-awwal).
Gamelan Siteran Gamelan Siteran is a casual style of gamelan in Java, Indonesia, featuring portable, inexpensive instruments instead of the heavy bronze metallophones of a typical gamelan. A typical group consists of varieties of siter (small zither, which leads to the name), kendang (drum), and a large end-blown bamboo tube or a gong kemodhong, functioning as a gong ageng.
Gamelan Surakarta A typical large, "double" gamelan in contemporary Solo (Surakarta) will include, in the sléndro set, one saron panerus (or saron peking), two saron barung, one or two saron demung, one gendér panerus, one gender barung, one slenthem (or "gender panembung"), one bonang panerus and one bonang barung (each with twelve gongs), one gambang kayu, one siter or celempung, one rebab, one suling, one pair of kethuk and kempyang, one set of three to five kenong, one set of three to five kempul, one to three gong suwukan, and one gong ageng.
Gamelin (electoral district) Gamelin was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Maisonneuve—Rosemont and Mercier ridings.
Gameloft Gameloft is a leading international publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones, headquartered in France, with offices all around the world. Gameloft is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange (Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GFT.
Gamely Breeders' Cup Handicap The Gamely Breeders’ Cup Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses run each year at Hollywood Park. The race is for fillies and mares, aged three-years old and upward, and run at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf.
GameLab Gamelab is a New York City-based computer game developer. Their games are known for their provocative, stylish simplicity, with an emphasis on innovation in gameplay and formal elegance over heavy use of 3D graphics.
GameLab London Gamelab London is an enterprise and action research initiative of London Metropolitan University Department of Computing Communications Technology and Mathematics. Their directors are all senior or principal lecturers in the department's multimedia group and all three have previous careers and on-going consulatncy roles in industry.
GameMaker Language Command Line Interpreter The Game Maker Language Command Line Interpreter (GMLCMD) is a GML parser and command interpreter built under Game Maker by Mark Overmars and useable on Windows 98 and Windows XP. It includes many built in functions to work with such things as hexidecimal and other number systems (and convert between them) and to do simple disk operations such as erase files (and even make them impossible to recover) and write data.
GameMill Publishing GameMill Publishing is a distributor of many home office and budget game titles. They are most well known for distributing Stellar Stone's Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing in 2003, which earned extremely low scores from the media.
GameMonkey Script GameMonkey Script is a small, cross-platform scripting language designed, as its name suggests, for embedding into games. GameMonkey bears many similarities to Lua, except the syntax is more similar to that of C.
GameNight GameNight is a nightly sports talk radio show hosted by various personalities such as John Seibel, Freddie Coleman and Jeff Rickard. GameNight is the flagship series of ESPN Radio, being the network's first longform program and airing every night since the network's 1992 debut.
Gameplay of StarCraft The central objective in any StarCraft (multiplayer or single player) game is to defeat opponents (human or computer-controlled) by overpowering them, usually by destroying all of their buildings. Some single-player missions and custom maps feature different objectives.
GamePC Consortium The GamePC Consortium was founded by ATI's Ken Nicholson and Diamond Multimedia's Glenn Coffman. In the mid-90's the two competitors agreed that the PC game graphics industry was limited by a lack of standards.
GamePlay HD GamePlay HD is a High-definition television channel in the Voom channel lineup on Echostar's Dish Network. It focuses on high definition videogame news and reviews, as well as coverage of many high profile gaming tournaments.
GamePro GamePro is an American video game magazine published monthly. The magazine was first established in Redwood City, California in 1989 by Pat Ferrell, his sister-in-law Leeanne McDermott, and the husband-wife design team of Michael and Lynne Kavish.
Gamer Gamer is a term used to describe a person who plays games. Historically, a gamer was usually someone who played role-playing games or war games but more recently the term includes computer and video game players as well.
Gamer widow A gamer widow is a term for those who have a relationship with a gamer (one who plays video games, be it on a console or on the computer) who pays more attention to the game than to their partner. It is similar in concept to the football widow.
Gamera is a giant, flying terrapin-like creature from a popular series of daikaiju eiga monster movies produced by Daiei Motion Picture Company in Japan. Created in 1965 to rival the success of Toho Studios' Godzilla during the kaiju boom of the mid-to-late 1960s, Gamera has gained fame and notoriety as a Japanese icon in his own right.
Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys is a 1999 daikaiju eiga (giant-monster movie), the last (and often said to be the best) of the Heisei Gamera Trilogy. It was directed by Shusuke Kaneko, the original musical score was by Kow Otani, with special effects by Shinji Higuchi.
Gamera the Brave is a tokusatsu kaiju film released in 2006. This is the 12th Gamera film and the first produced by Kadokawa Pictures after they purchased the Daiei Motion Picture Company, the original company responsible for the Gamera films.
Gamera vs. Barugon is a 1966 daikaiju eiga (giant-monster movie) featuring the popular Gamera character created by Daiei Motion Picture Company. The film is the second to feature Gamera and the first in which the daikaiju is portrayed in a positive light.
Gamera: Super Monster , a 1980 daikaiju eiga (giant-monster movie), was the belated final entry in the ShĹŤwa Gamera series, and the last Gamera film written by Nisan Takahashi and directed by Noriaki Yuasa. It relied heavily on stock footage from previous Gamera films.
Gamers Pair of Dice Gamers Pair of Dice is a webcomic group, composed solely of gaming webcomics, that launched on July 17, 2006. The philosophy behind Gamers Pair of Dice is that webcomics' visibility in the community and traffic on the net drastically increases when partnered with fellow webcomics.
Gamershare Gamershare is a Video Game trading service based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, founded by Sidney Price. The beta release of the website, which allows users to legally trade and swap Video Games, opened up to the public in July 2006.
Gamertag Radio Gamertag Radio is an online radio show dedicated to the XBL community and also intended to help unite all online gamers. GTR was first started in February 2005, founded by two online gamers Godfree and Nano, who are also the hosts of the show.
Games (album) "Games" (éŠć˛ - ĺźş) is an album by Cantopop singer Leo Ku, released on November 28, 2003. The album "Games" is based on the theme of video games and was recorded in 2003 after Leo Ku's brief 2 year hiatus from singing Cantopop.
Games (magazine) Games magazine (ISSN 0199-9788) is a United States-based magazine devoted to games and puzzles, and is published by Games Publications, a division of Kappa Publishing Group. It was originally published by Playboy (debuting with the September/October 1977 issue) and was briefly out of business in 1990 and 1991.
Games 100 Games magazine is a United States-based magazine devoted to games and puzzles, and is published by Games Publications, a division of Kappa Publishing Group. Every year in December, Games magazine lists their top 100 favorite games by category.
Games Convention The Games Convention (sometimes called the Leipzig Games Convention, and abbreviated as GC) is an annual videogame event in Leipzig, Germany, first held in 2002. Besides videogames, the event also covers Infotainment, Hardware and Edutainment.
Games Domain Games Domain was a computer and video games website founded by Dave Stanworth and based out of Birmingham, UK. One of the more prominent gaming websites of the late 1990s, it was at one time mirrored in seven different countries and had a tumultuous history of being purchased by different corporations over its 11-year existence.
Games finished In baseball statistics, a relief pitcher is credited with a game finished (denoted by GF) if he is the last pitcher to pitch for his team in a game. A starting pitcher is not credited with a GF for pitching a complete game.
Games for Good Games for Good is a non-profit charitable organization which raises much-needed funds and products from within the entertainment industry and donates them to our child-centric partners. GfG was started in 1998 by a group of volunteers lead by industry veteran, Lynne Killey, who were all working in the games business and felt that our industry could and should do more, give more, and supply more.
Games for Change Games for Change (also known as G4C) is a movement and community of practice dedicated to using computer and video games for social change. An individual video game may also be referred to as a "game for change" if it is produced by this community or shares its ideals.
Games for Windows Games for Windows is a marketing campaign by Microsoft that dates back at least to 2005, and was revised in 2006, seemingly aimed at officially categorizing computer games that will work with their Microsoft Windows products. The campaign has been promoted through convention kiosks and through other fora as early as 2005.
Games For May The Games for May concert, which took place at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on May 12th 1967, was one of the first significant concert events held by Pink Floyd. It was described as a "Space age relaxation for the climax of spring - electronic composition, colour and image projection, girls and the Pink Floyd".
Games of the Small States of Europe The Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) (Jeux des Petits Etats d'Europe, Giochi dei Piccoli Stati D'Europa, Smáþjóðaleikar Evrópu, Juegos de los Pequeños Estados de Europa) is a biannual multi-sport event, that has been organized by the National Olympic Committees of eight European small states, since 1985.
Games on ice There are many recreational / fun games that can be played on ice during ice skating besides official sports like Ice hockey, Curling, or Figure skating. Some of them are the ice-skating versions of other tag games played on groud.
Games played Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested.
Games People Play (TV series) Games People Play was an NBC television show that ran from 1980 to 1981, hosted by Bryant Gumbel and Cyndy Garvey. The format centered on unusual sports competitions, including a belly flop contest and a taxicab demolition derby.
Games Productions Games Productions (or Games Animation) was the animation studio that produced several shows for the cable channel Nickelodeon. They were renamed Nick Animation Studios and finally became Nicktoons Studios which is currently producing animation for the networkCategory:Animation Studios.
Games started In baseball statistics, games started (denoted by GS) indicates the number of games that a pitcher has started for his team. The pitcher is credited with starting the game if he is listed in the starting lineup as the team's pitcher, even if he does not throw the very first pitch to the opposing team during the game; there have been several instances in major league history in which a starting pitcher was removed before his first pitch due to an injury, perhaps suffered while batting or running the bases during the top half of the first inning in a road game.
Games table desk A Games table desk is an antique desk form which combines the type of surface required for writing with a surface etched or veneered in the pattern of a given board game. It also provides sufficient storage space for writing implements and a separate space for storing game accessories such as counters.
Games Workshop Online Community The Games Workshop Online Community refers to the registered members of any internet fora or websites specifically for the Games Workshop miniature wargames - The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game, Warhammer Fantasy Battles and Warhammer 40,000 - and the influence it has on these products. The Official Games Workshop community has well over 300000 registered users, and growing.
Games World Games World was a British computer games-based television programme, made by Hewland International and broadcast on Sky One each weekday from 1993-1995. The overall concept of Games World was quite similar to Hewland International's GamesMaster (1992-98), which was shown every week on Channel 4 and had a new set for each series.
Games World of Puzzles Games World of Puzzles (ISSN 1074-4355) is a puzzle magazine published bimonthly by Games Publications, a division of Kappa Publishing Group. It is a spinoff of Games magazine focusing solely on pencil puzzles.
Games-based learning Game Based Learning, or Games-Based Learning, (GBL) is a branch of Serious Games that deals with applications that have defined learning outcomes. Generally they are designed in order to balance the subject matter with the gameplay and the ability of the player to retain and apply said subject matter to the real world.
Gameshow Marathon (US TV series) Gameshow Marathon is an American television program. It is a retro-themed/celebrity game miniseries that debuted on American television network CBS and Canadian television network CTV on May 31, 2006 as a television special that aired through the entire month of June.
Gamesmanship Gamesmanship is the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game, such as golf or snooker. As opposed to sportsmanship, it may be inferred that the term derives from playing for the game (to win at any cost) as opposed to playing for sport.
GamesNET GamesNET is an Internet Relay Chat network devoted to the Internet gaming community. The network is for multi-player games played over the Internet, including MMORPGs (Massively Multi-play Online RolePlaying Games) such as EverQuest, and First Person Shooters (FPS) such as Team Fortress Classic and Counter-Strike.
Gamestation Gamestation is a chain of UK retail shops selling used and new videogames, and is currently the second-largest specialist video game retailer in the UK. It is wholly owned and operated by Blockbuster, which bought the chain in 2002Infomat Resource Directory.
Gamestudio 3D GameStudio, often known as GameStudio or 3DGS for short, is a 3D computer game development system which allows users to create their own 3D applications and publish them royalty-free. It comes complete with a model editor, a world editor, and a script editor.
GameShark Pro The GameShark Pro is an advanced game enchancer which allows the use of cheat codes on the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation game consoles. It's most notable features were utilities to allow users to hack their own cheat codes.
GameSoft Publishing GameSoft Publishing, also known as GameSoft, is a computer and video game production arm of independent software publisher SelectSoft Publishing. Its computer games were released for Microsoft Windows & Apple Macintosh-based PCs.
GameSpot's Best and Worst of the Year Winners Online gaming community GameSpot annually rewards excellence and highlights poor performance each year in its Best and Worst awards. From 1996 through 2002, GameSpot held separate awards for PC and console games (due to consoles being covered in sister site videogames.
GameSpy GameSpy, also known as GameSpy Industries, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game Web sites and provides online video game-related services and software. GameSpy dates back to the 1996 release of an internet Quake server search program named QSpy.
GameSpy Arcade GameSpy Arcade is a shareware multiplayer game server browsing utility designed for the Microsoft Windows operating system. Gamespy arcade allows players to view and connect to available multiplayer games, and chat to other users of the service.
GameStorm Gamestorm was an online gaming service founded by Kesmai corporation in the 1990's. It offered several online video games at a flat monthly fee of $10 per month, a relatively radical payment system in the age of pay-by-hour online gaming.
GameSurge GameSurge is a popular Internet Relay Chat network devoted to the online multiplayer gaming community. Games commonly seen referenced on GameSurge include many first person shooters (such as Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat, Call of Duty, and Battlefield 2) and MMORPGs (such as World of Warcraft and Guild Wars).
Gamete A gamete is a specialized germ cell that fuses with another gamete during fertilization (conception) in organisms that reproduce sexually. In species which produce two morphologically distinct types of gametes, and in which each individual produces only one type, a female is any individual which produces the larger type of gamete -- called an ovum (or egg) — and a male produces the smaller type — called a spermatozoon (or sperm cell) in animals, and a pollen grain in higher plants.
Gamete intrafallopian transfer Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) is an infertility treatment in which eggs are removed from a woman's ovaries, and placed in one of the fallopian tubes, along with the man's sperm. This allows fertilization to take place inside the woman's body.
Gameti, Northwest Territories The aboriginal community of Gameti, formerly known as Rae Lakes until 1 December 2005, is located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It does not have all-weather road access, but an ice-road is sometimes built in the winter.
GameTrailers GameTrailers is a new-media website that specializes in broadcast-quality video game related content for users with high speed broadband Internet access. It provides users with subscription free, on-demand access to original programming, as well as to game trailers, cinematics and prerecorded game play.
Gameware Development Gameware Development is a computer game developer based in Cambridge, England which, in 2003, purchased the assets of Creature Labs, including the Creatures series of computer games. Since then, they also acquired a division called Scene Machines which develops 3D engines and applications for mobile phones and PDAs.
GameWorks GameWorks is a chain of entertainment venues featuring a full-service restaurant, a bar serving signature martinis and specialty cocktails, and interactive and state-of-the-art video games and attractions. GameWorks Studios are smaller facilities without food and beverage service.
Gamigin In demonology Gamigin is a Marquis of Hell, and rules over thirty legions of demons. He teaches all liberal sciences and gives an account of the souls of those who died in sin and who drowned in the sea, speaking with a rough voice.
Gamilaraay language The Gamilaraay or Kamilaroi (see below for other spellings) language is a Pama-Nyungan language of the Wiradhuric subgroup found mostly in South East Australia. It was the traditional language of the Kamilaroi people, but is now moribund—according to Ethnologue, there were only 3 speakers left in 1997.
Gaming community A gaming community is usually a group of like minded individuals working towards a goal (such as promoting fair play and team work) or supporting each other within games (usually online video games such as MMORPG's or FPS's).
Gaming convention A gaming convention is typically a two- or three-day event at which people play role-playing games, collectible card games, miniatures wargames, board games and many other types of games. Many also have rooms of networked computers to play video games.
Gaming crossovers Gaming crossovers occur when otherwise separated fictional characters, stories, settings, universes, or media in a video game meet and interact with each other. These may exist as a gimmick if two separate games in question are developed by the same company.
Gaming Control Act (Ontario) The Gaming Control Act was passed in 1994 to control the growth of the gaming industry and the introduction of casinos in Windsor and Niagara Falls, Ontario. The act was enforced by the Gaming Control Commission Ontario.
Gaming Control Board Gaming Control Board or "GCB" is a governmental body or agency charged with regulating casino and other types of gaming in a defined geographical area, usually a state, and of enforcing gaming law in general. The official name of this regulatory body varies among jurisdictions.
Gaming Control Commission Ontario The Gaming Control Commission of Ontario was an agency responsible for gaming in Ontario and since replaced by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario in 1996 with the passage of the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act (Ontario).
Gaming Guardians Gaming Guardians is a Keenspot webcomic by Graveyard Greg, started on May 7, 2000. The comic's universe is based on the premise that every game system (be it official or fan-made) exists as a separate alternate universe, alongside the Primary System (portrayed as real life).
Gaming law Gaming law can be described as the set of rules and regulations that apply to the gaming or gambling industry. Gaming law is not exactly a branch of law in the traditional sense but rather a transversal gathering of a range of legal topics related to gaming which encompasses matters normally included in various branches of law, including constitutional law, administrative law, tax law, company law, contract law and criminal law.
Gaming league Gaming leagues are made for online gamers, or any type of gamers to join through the internet into a community where they compete with their clan (gaming friends). Most popular gaming league Gamerz For Life is open and active at www.
Gaming PC A gaming PC, sometimes referred to as gaming computer or gaming rig, is a personal computer built specifically for computer gaming. Overall, these computers are better then basic "PC's" which usually do not run applications that require highly demanding hardware.
Gaming Trend Gaming Trend is an internet website which provides videogame industry news, reviews, and previews for a variety of platforms (including PC and console videogames). Gaming Trend also provides a forum-based community for public discussion on a variety of topics.
Gamini Fonseka Gamini Shelton Fonseka (1936-2004) was a film actor, then known as the king of Sinhalese cinema; born in Dehiwela, Sri Lanka on March 21st 1936 as the third child of William and Daisy Fonseka. Gamini began his career as a technician in the earlier films of celebrated director Lester James Peries.
Gamini Kularatne Corporal Gamini Kularatne ()(PWV), called the Hasalaka Hero (ŕ·“), (September 4, 1966 - July 13, 1991) was a Sri Lankan soldier. He was the first recipient of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya, the highest award for gallantry award in the history of Sri Lanka Army.
Gamla Ullevi Gamla Ullevi meaning Old Ullevi, named Ullevi until 1958 when Nya Ullevi was built, was a football stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was built in 1915-1916 opened on 17 September 1916 with the game IFK Göteborg-AB København (2-2) and the later years, it had a capacity of 15,000–18,000 depending on usage.
Gamle Stavanger Gamle Stavanger ('Old Stavanger') is an area of the city of Stavanger in the county of Rogaland, Norway, and is believed to be Europe’s largest collection of wooden buildings. The area includes the Norwegian Canning museum which displays a typical factory from the 1920's.
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