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Welcome to the latest in a short series on the various campaign settings from Dungeons and Dragons. In this series we plan to outline the origins and details of the various campaign settings, the related products and whether they are still in use or not.

Rumors continue to circulate regarding unannounced entries in the Silent Hill horror franchise. The site VGC recently stated inside sources had confirmed multiple Silent Hill games are currently being worked on under publisher Konami’s supervision. Their sources claimed that there is a new mainline game, a smaller episodic series, and a Silent Hill 2 remake currently in development.

Welcome to the first in a short series on the various campaign settings from Dungeons & Dragons. In this series GameRVW plans to outline the origins and details of the various campaign settings, the related products and whether they are still in use or not. First up is Forgotten Realms, for a great many players their first experience of a D&D campaign setting. Origins If you can dream it, you can build it….

A top 10 list of games is always one of the toughest things to produce. You will inevitably forget some, not include others’ favorites, or not have played some of the console’s especially excellent games or some of its cult classics. Take this list of the top GameCube games of all time with a grain of salt, but also know that these ten hits are not to be ignored as they rank amongst the highest this underrated system has to offer.

While the COVID-19 pandemic slowed the global economy, the game industry continued to grow despite delays to many high-profile releases. Last year the industry brought in an estimated $180.3 billion in yearly global revenue, vastly outpacing the film industry’s pre-pandemic highpoint of $101 billion. And in an industry-shaking deal, Microsoft recently announced their plan to acquire the video game publisher Activision-Blizzard for $68.7 billion, a move that rivals .

The idea of a game remake is nothing new. The industry was experiencing game remakes as early as the GameCube remake of Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. However, the idea of a full-on remake of a classic and revered title has officially become en vogue. Some would argue different theories about where this revolution occurred, but ever since the release of Capcom’s remake of its seminal classic Resident Evil 2, similar efforts have seemingly been popping up everywhere.

Having received my copy of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition back at launch, I’m taking my second journey through the series at a slower pace than I’m sure most people are. I finished Mass Effect 1 back in May and found that a game that I was very down on back in 2012 when I was 17-years-old is actually a breath of fresh air whilst in the middle of the modern RPG atmosphere.

You’d be forgiven for not thinking that a famous actor would spend his free time painting tabletop figures or putting some hours into their favourite RPG, but Henry Cavill is one of the few faces in Hollywood who is so open about his love of gaming, fantasy genres, and generally nerdy topics. The numerous interviews in which he has talked about his passion for these subjects have made him a bit of a hero in the gaming community, and he has been immortalised in more than one internet meme.

Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Mandalorian up to the end of Chapter Four At first glance, I wasn’t particularly excited about The Mandalorian. While the initial trailer showcased intricately designed sets and impressive production value, it seemed as though we would be following a laconic Clint Eastwood type and his misadventures in the criminal underworld.

Gaming can run the gamut of scales. From the solo paperback RPG’s like Fighting Fantasy or a computer game, to a crowded table with seven or eight players huddled around for a session of Secret Hitler or Twilight Imperium. This can even be taken to the extreme, with special convention level games boasting tens or even hundreds of players.