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  2. Steam (service) - Wikipedia

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    In September 2008, Valve added support for Steam Cloud, a service that can automatically store saved game and related custom files on Valve's servers; users can access this data from any machine running the Steam client. [38] Users can disable this feature on a per-game and per-account basis. [39]

  3. Steam Controller - Wikipedia

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    The Steam Controller is a discontinued game controller developed by Valve for use with personal computers, running Steam on Windows, macOS, Linux, smartphones or SteamOS. The controller was designed not only for games developed for controller users, but also for games traditionally played with keyboard and mouse controls.

  4. User Account Control - Wikipedia

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    User Account Control asks for credentials in a Secure Desktop mode, where the entire screen is temporarily dimmed, Windows Aero disabled, and only the authorization window at full brightness, to present only the elevation user interface (UI). Normal applications cannot interact with the Secure Desktop.

  5. Control character - Wikipedia

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    Control characters may be described as doing something when the user inputs them, such as code 3 (End-of-Text character, ETX, ^C) to interrupt the running process, or code 4 (End-of-Transmission character, EOT, ^D), used to end text input on Unix or to exit a Unix shell. These uses usually have little to do with their use when they are in text ...

  6. Flick Stick - Wikipedia

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    Flick Stick is a video game control scheme designed for gyroscopic game controllers.The Flick Stick control scheme is primarily designed for 3D shooter games with the intent of bringing the perceived advantages of mouse aiming to controllers, while addressing shortcomings of traditional first-person shooter controller schemes.

  7. History of Microsoft Flight Simulator - Wikipedia

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    Dovetail released Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition on 18 December 2014. It is a re-release of Flight Simulator X: Gold Edition, which includes the Deluxe and Acceleration packs and both Service Packs. It includes "all standard Steam functionality", and replaces the GameSpy multiplayer system with Steam's multiplayer system. [14]

  8. Glossary of video game terms - Wikipedia

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    An input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling. Modern gaming joysticks have several buttons and may include a thumb-operated analog stick on top. JRPG Japanese role-playing video game, typically referring to a subgenre of RPGs that originate from Japan. juggernaut

  9. Peterborough Power Station - Wikipedia

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    Including the steam turbine, it has a thermal efficiency of 48% with a total thermal input of 790MW. The plant has a black start 2.9MW diesel generator and connects to the National Grid at 132kV. It is used for base load and peak load, where it can temporarily produce 400MWe, although actual power depends on local humidity and temperature. The ...