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Forums - Gaming Discussion - The relevant game abbreviation thread.

Or the TRGAT if you prefer.

Plain and simple the constant use of abbrvs. whn naming games can get a little confusing so I think this thread can be used as a reference. I'll start and update with games you suggest. Just make sure the game is actually relevant and used in forums regularly.

Games

GeoW- Gears of War

NMH- No More Heroes

MGS4- Metal Gear Solid 4

GOW- God Of War

TWEWY- The World Ends With You

GT5P- Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

SMG- Super Mario Galaxy

TOV- Tales Of Vesperia

MP3- Metroid Prime 3

DMC 4- Devil May Cry 4

GTAIV- Grand Theft Auto 4

SCIV- Soul Calibur 4

PES- Pro Evolution Soccer

RE5- Resident Evil 5

LBP- Little Big Planet

AoE- Age of Empires

LoZ- Legend of Zelda

KOTOR- Knights of The Old Republic

BG- Baldur's Gate

FO- Fallout

BF- Battlefield

WC- Warcraft

WoW- World of Warcraft

Civ- Civilization

CS- Counter Strike

WAR- Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning

FF- Final Fantasy

FFXIII- Final Fantasy 13

FFVXIII- Final Fantasy versus 13

SSBB- Super Smash Brothers Brawl

ME- Mass Effect

HS- Heavenly Sword/ Hot Shots

SMT- Shin Megami Tensei

SO- Star Ocean

IU- Infinite Undiscovery

WKC- White Knight Chronicle

 

Gaming Terms

DLC- Downloadable Content

FPS- First Person Shooter

RPG- Role playing game

JRPG- Japanese Role Playing Game

WRPG- Western Role Playing Game

ARPG- Action Role Playing Game

SRPG- Strategy Role Playing Game

MMOG- Massively Multiplayer Online Game

MMORPG- Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game

XMB- Xross Media Bar

XBL- Xbox Live

PSN- Playstation Network

PS3- Playstation 3

360- Xbox 360

PC- Personal Computer

Wii- Wii

DSL- DS Lite

PSP- Playstation Portable

M$(MS)- Microsoft

Ninty- Nintendo

VC- Virtual Console

WW- Wii Ware

BD- Bluray Disc

TPS- Third Person Shooter

FW- Firmware

SE- Square Enix



Around the Network

PES- Pro Evolution Soccer
RE5- Resident Evil 5 

LBP- Little Big planet



F.U. Fun University.

I will also begin listing common gaming terms.



This would of been very useful to me when I first started going to this site



AoE= Age of Empires



Around the Network

LOZ = Legend Of Zelda



KOTOR = Knights Of The Old Republic



XMB- Cross Media Bar
XBL- X Box Live
PSN- Play Station Network



F.U. Fun University.

Instead of using abbreviations for a numbered game from a series, why not just list an abbreviation for the entire series? Example, instead of MGS4 we could just put MGS, because it includes all the games from that franchise.



This thread should do pretty well, i've walked into many a threads and wondered what games the people were talking about.