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10 Game Mechanics We Expected To Become Industry Standards

Sometimes, a game will introduce a mechanic that's so good that others take it and use it for their own titles. For instance, after the first Gears of War, third-person cover shooting became very popular for a while, and so many games started using open-world cities after Grand Theft Auto 3.

Sometimes, a game will introduce a mechanic that's so good that others take it and use it for their own titles. For instance, after the first Gears of War, third-person cover shooting became very popular for a while, and so many games started using open-world cities after Grand Theft Auto 3.

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