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Video Game Abbreviations

This Glossary lists common video game abbreviations. Please see this forum thread to discuss additions/modifications to this Glossary. Only with your help can this Glossary be updated and improved - thank you!

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Common Tags - Definitions of commonly used tags.
BGG Glossary - Board Gamer's Glossary
- BG Abbreviations - List of board game acronyms.
- BG Publisher Abbreviations - List of board game publisher acronyms.
RPG Glossary - Role-Play Gamer's Glossary
VGG Glossary - Video Gamer's Glossary
- VG Abbreviations - List of video game acronyms.

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7DtD - 7 Days to Die

A

AoE - Any game in the Age of Empires franchise.

B

BG - Any game in the Baldur's Gate series.

BG:SoA/BG2 - Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
BG:ToB - Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
BG:TotSC - Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast

BS - Any game in the Banner Saga series.

BS1 - The Banner Saga
BS2 - The Banner Saga 2

BS - Any game in the BioShock series.

BS1 - BioShock
BS2 - BioShock 2
BSI/BS3 - BioShock Infinite

BS - Any game in the Broken Sword series.

BS1 - Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
BS2 - Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror

C

CoD - Any game in the Call of Duty franchise.

CoD:BO - Any game in the Call of Duty: Black Ops series.
CoD:MW - Any game in the Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare series.

CoH - Any game in the Company of Heroes series.

CS:GO - Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

CT - Chrono Trigger

D

DA - Any game in the Dragon Age series.

DAH - Destroy All Humans!

D&D/DnD - Any game in the Dungeons & Dragons franchise.

DMC - Any game in the Devil May Cry franchise.

DS - Any game in the Dark Souls series.

DS2 - Dark Souls II
DS3 - Dark Souls III

E

ESO - Elder Scrolls Online

ESO - Elder Sign: Omens

F

FF - Any game in the Final Fantasy franchise.

FNV - Fallout: New Vegas

G

GH - Any game in the Guitar Hero franchise.

GoW - Gears of War

GoW - God of War

GTA - Any game in the Grand Theft Auto franchise.

H

HL - Any game in the HλLF-LIFE franchise.

HoN - Heroes of Newerth

I

IHNMaIMS - I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

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K

KCD - Kingdom Come: Deliverance

KH - Any game in the Kingdom Hearts franchise.

L

LiS - Life is Strange

LLtQ - Long Live The Queen

LOZ - Any game in the Legend of Zelda franchise.

M

M&B - Mount & Blade

MCotD - Mordheim: City of the Damned

ME - Any game in the Mass Effect series.

ME1 - Mass Effect
ME2 - Mass Effect 2
ME3 - Mass Effect 3
MEA - Mass Effect: Andromeda

MGS - Any game in the Metal Gear franchise, specifically those with "Metal Gear Solid" in the title.

MH - Any game in the Monster Hunter franchise.

MHFU - Monster Hunter Freedom Unite

MTGO - Magic: The Gathering Online

N

NMS - No Man's Sky

NWN - Neverwinter Nights

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P

PES - Any game in the Pro Evolution Soccer series.

PoE - Path of Exile

PoE - Pillars of Eternity

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R

RDR - Red Dead Redemption

RE - Any game in the Resident Evil franchise.

S

SoM - Secret of Mana

SoM - Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

SotC - Shadow of the Colossus

SSZ - Strike Suit Zero

T

TES - Any game in the Elder Scrolls franchise.

TftB - Tales from the Borderlands

TitS - Any game in the The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky series.

TLG - The Last Guardian

ToCS - Any game in the The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel series.

TW3 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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W

WoW - Any game in the Warcraft franchise, specifically those with "World of Warcraft" in the title.

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Z

ZOE - Any game in the Zone of the Enders series.

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