FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER Definition & Meaning

first-person shooter

noun

a type of video game in which the player assumes the field of vision of the protagonist, so that the game camera includes the character's weapon, but the rest of the character model is not seen. : FPS

first-person shooter

noun

a type of computer game in which the player aims and shoots at targets, and the graphics displayed are seen from the viewpoint of the shooter FPS

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Origin of first-person shooter¹

First recorded in 1990–95

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In a statement addressing fans Tuesday on the Playstation blog, Ellis said his team “been listening closely to your feedback since the launch” of the team-based first-person shooter game on Aug. 23.

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The song's connection to "The Office" is a double entendre of sorts with J. Cole's opening bar going: “First-person shooter mode, we turnin' your song to a funeral/ To them ni**** that say they wan' off us, you better be talkin' 'bout workin' in cubicles.”

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