Definitions
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- noun video games A competitive mode found in
first-person shooter games in which competitors attempt to assassinate one another. - verb video games, transitive To compete against in a deathmatch.
- verb video games, intransitive To take part in deathmatch gaming.
Etymologies
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Examples
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It's not clear, however, if Fox is aware of the distinction between a narrative-led single-player campaign and a "deathmatch" - style multiplayer mode in which players are able to take on both enemy and allied roles in essentially context-free shootouts.
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Anytime I want to shoot, I have to take the same stop, plant, shoot method that plays out in the single player, which totally goes against the main principals of deathmatch, which is keep moving.
Aeropause Games 2009
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Anytime I want to shoot, I have to take the same stop, plant, shoot method that plays out in the single player, which totally goes against the main principals of deathmatch, which is keep moving.
Aeropause Games 2009
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Anytime I want to shoot, I have to take the same stop, plant, shoot method that plays out in the single player, which totally goes against the main principals of deathmatch, which is keep moving.
Aeropause Games 2009
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Anytime I want to shoot, I have to take the same stop, plant, shoot method that plays out in the single player, which totally goes against the main principals of deathmatch, which is keep moving.
Aeropause Games 2009
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Anytime I want to shoot, I have to take the same stop, plant, shoot method that plays out in the single player, which totally goes against the main principals of deathmatch, which is keep moving.
Aeropause Games 2009
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Employing the new Facebook feature Place, which lets you see where your friends are, it speaks of a future in which shopping becomes a multiplayer "deathmatch" against rival players.
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All TypePad interviews from here on out will contain a "deathmatch" question ...
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Halo 3 Turns French Cathedral Into Electronic Battleground : Virtual Worlds Halo 3 Turns French Cathedral Into Electronic Battleground By Clive Thompson 09.26.07 Screenshot: Courtesy of Bungie View Slideshow One of Halo 3 's multiplayer "deathmatch" arenas, called Epitaph, is a huge, corroded building with vaulted ceilings and gorgeous, luminescent-blue data panels.
Halo 3 Turns French Cathedral Into Electronic Battleground 2007
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There's a WWE "deathmatch" for you, kudzu versus loosestrife.
Tuesday roadkill report jhetley 2007
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