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  2. Squaw - Wikipedia

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    In 2020, Squaw Valley Academy changed its name to Lake Tahoe Preparatory School. Palisades Tahoe was the new name of Squaw Valley Ski Resort as of September 13, 2021. [48] The decision was announced after consulting with the local Washoe Tribe and extensive research into the etymology and history of the term squaw. [49]

  3. Glossary of video game terms - Wikipedia

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    Also isometric graphics. Graphic rendering technique of three-dimensional objects set in a two-dimensional plane of movement. Often includes games where some objects are still rendered as sprites. 360 no-scope A 360 no-scope usually refers to a trick shot in a first or third-person shooter video game in which one player kills another with a sniper rifle by first spinning a full circle and then ...

  4. List of computer term etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Pac-Man – a video arcade game. The term comes from paku paku which is a Japanese onomatopoeia used for noisy eating; similar to chomp chomp. The game was released in Japan with the name Puck-Man, and released in the US with the name Pac-Man, fearing that kids may deface a Puck-Man cabinet by changing the P to an F.

  5. Video game collecting - Wikipedia

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    The Super Mario Bros. game that sold for US$114,000, [2] shown in the "slab" packaging. Wata's rating (9.4) and other details are shown on the top label. With the newfound interest with particular attention to the quality of the game's packaging, the company Wata Games developed a set of guidelines in 2018 for grading a game's packaging, game media, and manuals that aligned with the 10 point ...

  6. Squaw removed from place names in US. Here’s what CA names ...

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    The federal government has removed a word long used to slur Native American women from use on federal lands including 80 sites in California, U.S. Department of Interior officials announced Thursday.

  7. History of video games - Wikipedia

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    The modern video game industry grew out of the concurrent development of the first arcade video game and the first home video game console in the early 1970s in the United States. The arcade video game industry grew out of the pre-existing arcade game industry, which was previously dominated by electro-mechanical games (EM games).

  8. New law will remove the word 'squaw' from California ... - AOL

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    In a ceremony joined by Native American tribal leaders, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bill that will remove the wordsquaw” from nearly 100 geographic features and place names across ...

  9. Square Enix - Wikipedia

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    Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. [b] is a Japanese multinational holding company, video game publisher and entertainment conglomerate. It releases role-playing game franchises, such as Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Kingdom Hearts, among numerous others.