Nidhogg

American  

[need-hawg] / ˈnidˌhɔg /

Also Nidhug

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. a serpent in Niflheim who gnaws upon the lowermost root of Yggdrasil.

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Etymology

Origin of Nidhogg

< Old Norse Níthhǫgg, equivalent to níth evil + hǫgg hewer

Example Sentences

Control drew 12 watts at 30fps, Max Payne 2 drew 10W at 60fps, and Nidhogg drew only 6W.

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And if the game you’re playing really doesn’t need the juice — say Hotline Miami or Nidhogg — you can throttle the frame rate, GPU clockspeed, or even the processor wattage to prolong the Deck’s battery life.

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The Link offers practically lag-free gaming in crisp 1080p, 60 fps, and is reliable enough to play Twitch-tastic games like Nidhogg, Duck Game, and Speedrunners, not to mention competitive fighting games, so long as your router can handle it.

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Also available are some of the less-graphically intensive games from the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, like Nidhogg, The Unfinished Swan, and Don’t Starve.

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The compilation was funded on Kickstarter back in 2012, but now finds itself launched into a very different climate — one where indie games like TowerFall, Nidhogg, and Samurai Gunn have managed to find success focusing on local multiplayer.

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