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Tabletop roleplaying game content blog Gnome Stew is currently publishing a curious and interesting series on Israeli RPG Game Theory. The series launched in late November, and as of this writing consists of two rather intriguing articles, with word that at least a third article is planned and in the works. The two Intro Into Israeli Theory series articles posted so far are titled Your Character Does Not Exist, and Everyone Is A GM....

Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us: Remastered gets an update that provides the game with HDR visuals and preps it for the forthcoming release of the PlayStation 4 Pro. It’s safe to presume that when Naughty Dog put out the upgraded version for its seminal post-pandemic title with The Last of Us: Remastered on the PS4 that the majority of those who purchased it were blown away by the graphical enhancements at the time....

Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us and Telltale’s The Walking Dead franchises are no stranger to fans of survival horror games. Both games give an immersive experience to the apocalyptic world in a way that no other games could. Interestingly, the two have many things in common, including the ups and downs of its characters’ father-and-daughter relationship, with Joel and Ellie on The Last of Us & Lee and Clementine on The Walking Dead....

With the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity demo fully out, one thing that players noticed were locations that were present in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but happened to be completely destroyed and abandoned. In return, seeing the destroyed locations gave modders the idea to recreate and restore the locations to their former glory. As fans of the series may already know, the events in Age of Calamity take place 100 years before the events in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which would explain why the locations and structures are fully intact....

This article contains Black Panther: Wakanda Forever spoilers. The Ancestral Plane is a personal thing for each person who accesses it. This truth was made explicitly clear in the original Black Panther movie. During that 2018 landmark superhero epic, the metaphysical space is revealed as a destination reserved for members of the Wakandan royal family. New arrivals to the afterlife (or simply visitors stopping briefly by, thanks to the Heart-Shaped Herb) see a uniquely individual paradise that best suits the events and memories from their own lives....

Next year, when The Eternals finally hits cinemas across the world (COVID permitting, of course) it will introduce the first out-LGBTQ+ superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Phastos is an immortal, an alien race of celestials who existed long before humans, and will be played by Brian Tyree Henry (Joker). The character, who isn’t LGBTQ+ in the comics, spent time in Ancient Greece and was often mistaken for a god until his memory was erased and he became Phillip Stoss, working in a garage in Germany....

There are many powerful items in the giant open world of Skyrim. Most adventurers only ever experience a fraction of the game, so they don’t know about all the secret pieces of jewelry that you can obtain through quests and locations within the large world. This list will show you some of the most powerful amulets in the world of Skyrim, and how you can obtain them. From those created for the gods to vampiric necklaces that spawn gargoyles, Skyrim has it all....

When Bungie announced last week that the Destiny 2 Companion app would be getting new features to coincide with the next-gen update of the game, everyone’s major takeaway seemed to be that the app would let you purchase bounties. While I love this feature, I’ve got to say: that’s not even in the top ten list of amazing things this app can do. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a companion app as comprehensive and fully featured as the Destiny 2 app....

Mild spoilers ahead for Discovery Season 4, but only what’s in the trailer! Although it seems like Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 just finished, by the end of 2021, Discovery Season 4 will already be rocking that spore drive through the known galaxy. On April 5, 2021, “First Contact Day,” Paramount+ dropped an unexpected teaser trailer for Discovery Season 4.While most fans noticed the new colorful uniforms, there were plenty of other deep-cuts that you may have missed....

The Star Trek franchise may continue to expand with new characters and legacies-in-the-making, but it hasn’t forgotten where it came from either. Following the success of Star Trek: Picard Season 1, Paramount greenlit two more seasons featuring the beloved Starfleet captain. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming Season 2… Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Release Date Star Trek: Picard Season 2 is right around the corner, with its premiere episode slated to drop on Paramount+ on Thursday, March 3rd....

This Obi-Wan Kenobi article contains spoilers. The Star Wars shows just keep coming. Obi-Wan Kenobi takes place 10 years after Revenge of the Sith, almost evenly between the Prequel and Original Trilogies. This setting provides plenty of opportunities to connect the show to other parts of the saga, including with some very surprising cameos. In just the first two episodes, Obi-Wan reluctantly leaves his mournful vigil over Luke Skywalker to help out an old friend from the Prequels, finding himself in the crosshairs of both bounty hunters and ruthless Imperial Inquisitors who serve Darth Vader....

Star Wars has one prolific history in video games. Well over one hundred titles bear the series’ name, dating all the way back to ancient times (which, in video game terms, means the Apple II). This is no surprise, really. After all, the release of Episode IV: A New Hope came in the late seventies, around the time when gaming was just starting to become A Thing™. To be precise, it’s been forty years since the original movie hit theaters....

Star Wars Episode 7 star John Boyega shares his love for Star Wars Battlefront, but also questions developer DICE as to why there is no story mode in the game. Star Wars actor John Boyega has unintentionally put the developers of Star Wars Battlefront on the spot by asking them if any offline campaign for the game would be forthcoming. The actor, who plays Finn in The Force Awakens, sent out a tweet to Electronic Arts inquiring about the lack of a campaign mode in Battlefront, and the tweet has since been retweeted thousands of times....

Star Wars: Squadrons, which was finally revealed today, sets itself apart from EA’s other titles using the Star Wars license as a smaller, budget title, priced only at $40. Despite this, and unlike 2016’s Star Wars: Battlefront, the first-person flight combat title will feature a single-player campaign. Following the trend of recent single-player campaigns from EA’s Star Wars title, this story will likely also be part of Disney’s official Star Wars canon timeline....

There was a time when the only way to find tips and tricks for a game was to consult a strategy guide. However, the rise of the Internet has brought with it tons of free online guides and videos, making it easier than ever to navigate through games that would otherwise have players stumped. This mountain of free guides has now claimed a major casualty, Prima Games. The company produced physical guides for years but has now announced plans to shut down....

Cheating has always been a problem in Call of Duty: Warzone. Over the summer, the issue was so bad that some Twitch streamers were even achieving affiliate status while openly running wallhacks during their streams. But the problem of cheaters has only gotten worse in recent months. The Twitch Rivals Doritos Bowl, for example, saw an entire team disqualified for cheating. And now, prominent Warzone streamers are taking a step back....

Having developed several major games during its over 25-year tenure as a video game staple, Team Ninja has worked on everything from Dead or Alive and Metroid to Marvel Ultimate Alliance and Hyrule Warriors. However, what most fans will remember the studio for is its creation of the Ninja Gaiden and Nioh series, which have since become renowned within their respective fandoms. Speaking on what Team Ninja is working on next in an interview with TheGamer, Nioh director Fumihiko Yasuda talked openly about the fact that several projects are in the works at the studio....

Namco Bandai releases a trailer for the first Tekken 7 downloadable character and pre-order bonus, Eliza, an immortal vampire with supernatural and projectile attacks. This year is already shaping up to be a great one for fighting game fans. Injustice 2, the next entry in the popular DC super hero fighting game, is planned for a Spring release, and later this year marks the long-awaited return of the crossover fighting series, Marvel vs Capcom Infinite....

The developer behind the Pokemon-inspired MMO Temtem has apologized for pushing back the development of future updates, calling the game’s roadmap “outdated.” Temtem launched in Early Access last year and developer Crema very quickly put together a roadmap of upcoming features coming to the game in the future, including new islands to explore and dozens of new monsters. A month later, the pandemic swept the globe and has derailed Crema’s plans for Temtem....

In real life, mirrors are a pretty dull part of everyday life. People walk by them without a second thought or check their hair or makeup. But in the horror genre, mirrors are the way that spirits or villains show themselves to the characters who they are haunting or about to kill, and it’s not possible to stare into the mirror in the middle of the night without something bad happening....