Genres
Boomer Shooter
Old-school FPS design resurrected with more speed, less hand-holding, and zero respect for your blood pressure.
Audio & Music
Music Layering
Building a full soundtrack from separate instrument tracks that can be added or removed in real time.
Mechanics
Curse Management
Taking bad effects on purpose because the reward might be worth the damage to your dignity.
Engines
Frostbite
EA's in-house engine — originally a shooter engine, then forced onto every EA studio with mixed results.
Iconic Games
Alan Wake
The flashlight thriller that turned writer's block into a monster-of-the-week nightmare.
Based on infomaxxxing codebase