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Call of Duty: World at War is a 2008 first-person shooter game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision.^[1]

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Aaron Stanford

Aaron Stanford (born December 27, 1976) is an American actor known for his roles as Pyro in X2, X-Men: The Last Stand and Deadpool & Wolverine, and Doug in the 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes.

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Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) is a non-profit organization of video game industry professionals.

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In video gaming, an achievement (or a trophy) is a meta-goal defined outside a game's parameters, a digital reward that signifies a player's mastery of a specific task or challenge within a video game.

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Activision

Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in Santa Monica, California.

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Arkane Studios

Arkane Studios SASU is a French video game developer based in Lyon.

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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI), in its broadest sense, is intelligence exhibited by machines, particularly computer systems.

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Audio frequency

An audio frequency or audible frequency (AF) is a periodic vibration whose frequency is audible to the average human.

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Battle of Berlin

The Battle of Berlin, designated as the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, and also known as the Fall of Berlin, was one of the last major offensives of the European theatre of World War II.

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Battle of Okinawa

The, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army.

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Battle of Peleliu

The Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II by the US military, was fought between the United States and Japan during the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign of World War II, from 15 September to 27 November 1944, on the island of Peleliu.

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Battle of Stalingrad

The Battle of StalingradSchlacht von Stalingrad see; p (17 July 19422 February 1943) was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II, beginning when Nazi Germany and its Axis allies attacked and became locked in a protracted struggle with the Soviet Union for control over the Soviet city of Stalingrad in southern Russia.

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Battle of the Seelow Heights

The Battle of the Seelow Heights (Schlacht um die Seelower Höhen) was part of the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation (16 April – 2 May 1945).

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Bayonet

A bayonet (from Old French bayonette, now spelt baïonnette) is a knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped melee weapon designed to be mounted on the end of the barrel of a rifle, carbine, musket or similar long firearm, allowing the gun to be used as an improvised spear in close combats.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population.

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Berlin U-Bahn

The Berlin U-Bahn (short for Untergrundbahn, "underground railway") is a rapid transit system in Berlin, the capital and largest city of Germany, and a major part of the city's public transport system.

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Butaritari

Butaritari is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati.

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Call of Duty

Call of Duty is a military video game series and media franchise published by Activision, starting in 2003. Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty are Activision games and multiplayer online games.

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Call of Duty 3

Call of Duty 3 is a 2006 first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty 3 are Activision games, call of Duty games, Exakt Entertainment games, Treyarch games, video games set in 1944, video games set in Germany and world War II first-person shooters.

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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a 2007 first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare are Activision games, call of Duty games, multiplayer online games, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection games, video games about the United States Marine Corps, video games set in Russia, wii Wi-Fi games and wii Zapper games.

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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Nintendo DS)

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a first-person shooter video game in the Call of Duty franchise, developed specifically for the Nintendo DS. Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Nintendo DS) are Activision games and call of Duty games.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops

Call of Duty: Black Ops is a 2010 first-person shooter game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Black Ops are Activision games, call of Duty games, cooperative video games, glu Mobile games, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection games, Treyarch games, video games about the United States Marine Corps, video games about zombies, video games scored by Sean Murray, video games set in 1945, video games set in Berlin, video games set in Russia, video games set in the Soviet Union, video games with alternative versions, wii Wi-Fi games and wii Zapper games.

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Call of Duty: World at War (Nintendo DS)

Call of Duty: World at War is a first-person shooter video game in the Call of Duty franchise, released for the Nintendo DS. Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: World at War (Nintendo DS) are 2008 video games, Activision games, call of Duty games, Japan in non-Japanese culture, multiplayer online games, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection games, Pacific War video games, video games about the United States Marine Corps, video games set in Berlin, video games set in Germany, video games set in Japan, video games set in Kiribati, video games set in Okinawa Prefecture and video games set in Palau.

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Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts

Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts is a first-person shooter video game for the PlayStation 2 console, released in November 2008. Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts are 2008 video games, Activision games, call of Duty games, cooperative video games, Pacific War video games, video games about the United States Marine Corps, video games scored by Sean Murray, video games set in 1945, video games set in Germany, video games set in Kiribati, video games set in Okinawa Prefecture and world War II first-person shooters.

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Capcom

is a Japanese video game company.

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Capture the flag

Capture the Flag (CTF) is a traditional outdoor sport where two or more teams each have a flag (or other markers) and the objective is to capture the other team's flag, located at the team's "base" (or hidden or even buried somewhere in the territory), and bring it safely back to their own base.

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Certain Affinity

Certain Affinity is an American video game development studio based in Austin, Texas.

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Commando (video game)

Commando, released as in Japan, is a vertically scrolling run and gun video game released by Capcom for arcades in 1985.

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Computer and Video Games

Computer and Video Games (also known as CVG, Computer & Video Games, C&VG, Computer + Video Games, or C+VG) was a UK-based video game magazine, published in its original form between 1981 and 2004.

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Consolidated PBY Catalina

The Consolidated Model 28, more commonly known as the PBY Catalina (US Navy designation), is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft designed by Consolidated Aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Cooperative video game

A cooperative video game, often abbreviated as co-op, is a video game that allows players to work together as teammates, usually against one or more non-player character opponents (PvE). Call of Duty: World at War and cooperative video game are cooperative video games.

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Corporal

Corporal is a military rank in use by the armed forces of many countries.

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D.I.C.E. Award for Action Game of the Year

The D.I.C.E. Award for Action Game of the Year is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the D.I.C.E. Awards.

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D.I.C.E. Award for Online Game of the Year

The D.I.C.E. Award for Online Game of the Year is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the D.I.C.E. Awards.

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Deathmatch (video games)

Deathmatch, also known as free-for-all, is a gameplay mode integrated into many shooter games, including first-person shooter (FPS), and real-time strategy (RTS) video games, where the goal is to kill (or "frag") the other players' characters as many times as possible.

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DK (publisher)

Dorling Kindersley Limited (branded as DK) is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages.

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Downloadable content

Downloadable content (DLC) is additional content created for an already released video game, distributed through the Internet by the game's publisher.

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Eastern Front (World War II)

The Eastern Front, also known as the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union and its successor states, and the German–Soviet War in contemporary German and Ukrainian historiographies, was a theatre of World War II fought between the European Axis powers and Allies, including the Soviet Union (USSR) and Poland.

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EB Games

EB Games (formerly known as Electronics Boutique and EB World) is an American computer and video games retailer.

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Echo

In audio signal processing and acoustics, an echo is a reflection of sound that arrives at the listener with a delay after the direct sound.

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Electroconvulsive therapy

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or electroshock therapy (EST) is a psychiatric treatment where a generalized seizure (without muscular convulsions) is electrically induced to manage refractory mental disorders.

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Eurogamer

Eurogamer is a British video game journalism website launched in 1999 alongside parent company Gamer Network.

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Exakt Entertainment

Exakt Entertainment was an American video game developer, founded in 1999, based in Los Angeles, California.

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Expansion pack

An expansion pack, expansion set, supplement, or simply expansion, is an addition to an existing role-playing game, tabletop game, video game, collectible card game or miniature wargame.

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Field recording

Field recording is the term used for an audio recording produced outside a recording studio, and the term applies to recordings of both natural and human-produced sounds.

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First-person narrative

A first-person narrative (also known as a first-person perspective, voice, point of view, etc.) is a mode of storytelling in which a storyteller recounts events from that storyteller's own personal point of view, using first-person grammar such as "I", "me", "my", and "myself" (also, in plural form, "we", "us", etc.).

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First-person shooter

A first-person shooter (FPS) is a video game centered on gun fighting and other weapon-based combat seen from a first-person perspective, with the player experiencing the action directly through the eyes of the main character.

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Future US

Future US, Inc. (formerly known as Imagine Media and The Future Network USA) is an American media corporation specializing in targeted magazines and websites in the video games, music, and technology markets.

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Game (retailer)

Game Retail Limited (doing business as GAME) is a British video game retailer, owned by Frasers Group since June 2019.

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Game Developer (website)

Game Developer (known as Gamasutra until 2021) is a website created in 1997 that focuses on aspects of video game development.

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Game engine

A game engine is a software framework primarily designed for the development of video games and generally includes relevant libraries and support programs such as a level editor.

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GameDaily

GameDaily (GD) was a video game journalism website based in the United States.

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GameFAQs

GameFAQs is a video gaming website that hosts guides and other resources, as well as an active message board forum.

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Gamer Network

Gamer Network Limited (formerly Eurogamer Network Limited) is a British digital media company based in Brighton.

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GameSpot

GameSpot is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games.

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GameStop

GameStop Corp. is an American video game, consumer electronics, and gaming merchandise retailer.

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Gary Oldman

Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor and filmmaker.

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General (Germany)

General is the highest rank of the German Army and German Air Force.

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Giant Bomb

Giant Bomb is an American video game website and wiki that includes personality-driven gaming videos, commentary, news, and reviews, created by former GameSpot editors Jeff Gerstmann and Ryan Davis.

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Glu Mobile

Glu Mobile LLC is an American developer and publisher of mobile games.

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Golden Joystick Awards

The Golden Joystick Awards, also known as the People's Gaming Awards, is a video game award ceremony; it awards the best video games of the year, as voted for originally by the British general public, but is now a global event that can be voted online via GamesRadar+.

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Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. Call of Duty: World at War and Grand Theft Auto IV are 2008 video games and games for Windows.

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games.

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Grenade

A grenade is an explosive weapon typically thrown by hand (also called hand grenade), but can also refer to a shell (explosive projectile) shot from the muzzle of a rifle (as a rifle grenade) or a grenade launcher.

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Handgun

A handgun is a firearm designed to be usable with only one hand.

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Hellhound

A hellhound is a mythological hound that embodies a guardian or a servant of hell, the devil, or the underworld.

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Ideaworks Game Studio

Ideaworks Game Studio (IGS) was a British video game developer based in London.

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IGN

IGN is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc.

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Imperial Japanese Army

The (IJA) was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan.

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Imperial Japanese Navy

The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun, 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Infinity Ward

Infinity Ward, Inc. is an American video game developer.

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IPhone

The iPhone is a smartphone produced by Apple that uses Apple's own iOS mobile operating system.

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IPod Touch

The iPod Touch (stylized as iPod touch) is a discontinued line of iOS-based mobile devices designed and formerly marketed by Apple Inc. with a touchscreen-controlled user interface.

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IW (game engine)

The IW engine is a game engine created and developed by Infinity Ward for the ''Call of Duty'' series.

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Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies

The Japanese Empire occupied the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during World War II from March 1942 until after the end of the war in September 1945.

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Joystiq

Joystiq was a video gaming blog founded in June 2004 as part of the Weblogs, Inc. family of weblogs, now owned by AOL.

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Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland (born 21 December 1966) is a Canadian actor and musician.

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List of World War II infantry weapons

This is a list of World War II infantry weapons.

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List of World War II weapons

World War II saw rapid technological innovation in response to the needs of the various combatants.

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M1911 pistol

The Colt M1911 (also known as 1911, Colt 1911 or Colt Government in the case of Colt-produced models) is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered for the.45 ACP cartridge.

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Marine Raiders

The Marine Raiders are special operations forces originally established by the United States Marine Corps during World War II to conduct amphibious light infantry warfare.

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McFarlane Toys

McFarlane Toys is an American company founded by comic book creator Todd McFarlane which makes highly detailed model action figures of characters from films, comics, popular music, video games and various sporting genres.

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Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books.

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Microphone

A microphone, colloquially called a mic, or mike, is a transducer that converts sound into an electrical signal.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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Minigame

A minigame (also spelled mini game and mini-game, sometimes called a subgame or microgame) is a short game often contained within another video game.

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Mitsubishi A6M Zero

The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range carrier-based fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

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Motion capture

Motion capture (sometimes referred as mo-cap or mocap, for short) is the process of recording the movement of objects or people.

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Motion controller

In computing, a motion controller is a type of input device that uses accelerometers, gyroscopes, cameras, or other sensors to track motion.

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Motor torpedo boat

A motor torpedo boat is a fast torpedo boat, especially of the mid 20th century.

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MSN

MSN (meaning Microsoft Network) is an American web portal and related collection of Internet services and apps for Windows and mobile devices, provided by Microsoft and launched on August 24, 1995, alongside the release of Windows 95.

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Multiplayer video game

A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally on the same computing system (couch co-op), on different computing systems via a local area network, or via a wide area network, most commonly the Internet (e.g.

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Music4Games

Music4Games was a video game music information site originally launched in 1999.

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N-Space

n-Space Inc. was an American video game developer founded in 1994 by Erick S. Dyke, Dan O'Leary, and Sean Purcell.

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Narrative thread

A narrative thread, or plot thread (or, more ambiguously, a storyline), refers to particular elements and techniques of writing to center the story in the action or experience of characters rather than to relate a matter in a dry "all-knowing" sort of narration.

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Nazi zombies

Nazi zombies are a horror trope found in films, video games, and comic books.

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Nintendo Power

Nintendo Power was a former video game news and strategy magazine from Nintendo of America, first published in July/August 1988 as Nintendo's official print magazine for North America.

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Official Nintendo Magazine

Official Nintendo Magazine, or ONM, was a British video game magazine that ran from 2006 to 2014 that covered the Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, and Wii U video game consoles released by Nintendo.

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Official Xbox Magazine

Official Xbox Magazine (OXM) was a British monthly video game magazine which started in November 2001 around the launch of the original Xbox.

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Operation Ten-Go

, also known as Operation Heaven One (or Ten-ichi-gō 天一号), was the last major Japanese naval operation in the Pacific Theater of World War II.

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Pacific Ocean theater of World War II

The Pacific Ocean theater of World War II was a major theater of the Pacific War, the war between the Allies and the Empire of Japan.

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Pacific War

The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II that was fought in eastern Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania.

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Peleliu

Peleliu (or Beliliou) is an island in the island nation of Palau.

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Perfidy

In the context of war, perfidy is a form of deception in which one side promises to act in good faith (such as by raising a flag of truce) with the intention of breaking that promise once the unsuspecting enemy is exposed (such as by coming out of cover to take the "surrendering" prisoners into custody).

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Petty officer

A petty officer (PO) is a non-commissioned officer in many navies.

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PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

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PlayStation 3

The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, November 17, 2006, in North America, and March 23, 2007, in Europe and Australasia.

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PlayStation Network

PlayStation Network (PSN) is a digital media entertainment service provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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Private (rank)

A private is a soldier, usually with the lowest rank in many armies.

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Project Riese

Riese (German for "giant") was the code name for a construction project of Nazi Germany between 1943 and 1945.

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Raid on Makin Island

The Raid on Makin Island (17–18 August 1942) was an attack by the United States Marine Corps Raiders on Japanese military forces on Makin Island (now known as Butaritari) in the Pacific Ocean.

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Raising a Flag over the Reichstag

Raising a Flag over the Reichstag (lit) is a World War II photograph, taken during the Battle of Berlin on 2 May 1945.

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Rebellion Developments

Rebellion Developments Limited is a British video game developer based in Oxford, England.

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Red Army

The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union.

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Reichstag building

The Reichstag (officially: Plenarbereich Reichstagsgebäude; Imperial Assembly), a historic legislative government building on Platz der Republik in Berlin, is the seat of the German Bundestag.

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Review aggregator

A review aggregator is a system that collects reviews and ratings of products and services such as films, books, video games, music, software, hardware, and cars.

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Rhine

--> The Rhine is one of the major European rivers.

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Rifle grenade

A rifle grenade is a grenade that uses a rifle-based launcher to permit a longer effective range than would be possible if the grenade were thrown by hand.

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Sean Murray (composer)

Sean Murray is an American composer who has composed for numerous films, television shows and video games, such as God, the Devil and Bob (2000), starring Alan Cumming, James Garner and French Stewart, Art Heist (2004), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), True Crime: Streets of LA (2003), Call of Duty: World at War (2008), and the record-selling game Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010).

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Sergeant

Sergeant (Sgt) is a rank in use by the armed forces of many countries.

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Shoot 'em up

Shoot 'em ups (also known as shmups or STGs) are a sub-genre of action games.

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Shuri Castle

is a Ryukyuan gusuku castle in Shuri, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Singapore Press Holdings

Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPH) was an organisation with businesses in property and aged care in Singapore.

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Single-player video game

A single-player video game is a video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session.

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Sniper rifle

A sniper rifle is a high-precision, long-range rifle.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Soviet war crimes

From 1917 to 1991, a multitude of war crimes and crimes against humanity were carried out by the Soviet Union or any of its Soviet republics, including the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and its armed forces.

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Split screen (computing)

Split screen is a display technique in computer graphics that consists of dividing graphics and/or text into non-overlapping adjacent parts, typically as two or four rectangular areas.

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Sprite (computer graphics)

In computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional bitmap that is integrated into a larger scene, most often in a 2D video game.

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Submarine base

A submarine base is a military base that shelters submarines and their personnel.

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T-34

The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank from World War II.

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Technology during World War II

Technology played a significant role in World War II.

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Telescopic sight

A telescopic sight, commonly called a scope informally, is an optical sighting device based on a refracting telescope.

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The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment

The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (Ukie) is a non-profit trade association for the video game industry in the United Kingdom (UK).

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Treyarch

Treyarch Corporation (formerly Treyarch Invention LLC) is an American video game developer based in Santa Monica, California.

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True Crime: New York City

True Crime: New York City is a 2005 action-adventure video game developed by Luxoflux for PlayStation 2. Call of Duty: World at War and True Crime: New York City are Activision games, Exakt Entertainment games and video games scored by Sean Murray.

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True Crime: Streets of LA

True Crime: Streets of LA is a 2003 open world action-adventure video game developed by Luxoflux and published by Activision for GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox in November 2003, for Microsoft Windows in May 2004, and by Aspyr for Mac OS X in March 2005. Call of Duty: World at War and True Crime: Streets of LA are Activision games, Exakt Entertainment games, multiplayer online games and video games scored by Sean Murray.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Fifth Fleet

The Fifth Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy.

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United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, artillery, aerial, and special operations forces.

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Video game

A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld devices, or a virtual reality headset.

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Voice acting

Voice acting is the art of performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice.

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Volga

The Volga (p) is the longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of, and a catchment area of., Russian State Water Registry It is also Europe's largest river in terms of average discharge at delta – between and – and of drainage basin.

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Vought F4U Corsair

The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War.

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War crimes of the Wehrmacht

During World War II, the German Wehrmacht (combined armed forces - ''Heer'', Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe) committed systematic war crimes, including massacres, mass rape, looting, the exploitation of forced labour, the murder of three million Soviet prisoners of war, and participated in the extermination of Jews.

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Wii

The Wii is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo.

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Wii Remote

The Wii Remote, informally referred to with the portmanteau Wiimote, is the primary game controller for Nintendo's Wii home video game console.

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Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile was a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft for smartphones and personal digital assistants.

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Wired (magazine)

Wired (stylized in all caps) is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Wrocław

Wrocław (Breslau; also known by other names) is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia.

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Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft.

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Xbox network

The Xbox network, formerly known and commonly referred to as Xbox LIVE, is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Gaming for the Xbox brand.

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Ziff Davis

Ziff Davis, Inc. is an American digital media and internet company.

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Zombie

A zombie (Haitian French: zombi, zonbi, Kikongo: zumbi) is a mythological undead corporeal revenant created through the reanimation of a corpse.

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12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

The 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 12th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2008.

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1st Marine Division

The 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV) is a Marine division of the United States Marine Corps headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

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1Up Network

1Up.com was an American entertainment website that focused on video games.

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3rd Shock Army

The 3rd Shock Army (Третья ударная армия) was a field army of the Red Army formed during the Second World War.

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62nd Rifle Division

The 62nd Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army, formed four times and active during World War II and the postwar period.

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6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom)

The 6th Airborne Division was an airborne infantry division of the British Army during the Second World War.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_World_at_War

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