Summary Worldbuilding and campaign creation are essential aspects of any greatDungeons & Dragonsadventure. As a Dungeon Master, or DM, you’ll want to make sure you’re carefully fleshing out your world, populating it with interesting characters, locales, and so much more. But, if you’re creating a DND world for a group of expert players, and as a veteran DM, what should you focus on? That’s why we’ve created this list. For this list, we’re going to break down some of the most important worldbuilding elements every expert DM should think about, and why they matter for your campaign....

Summary Remember Bandersnatch? ThisBlack Mirrorspecial got a whole lot of attention back when it hitNetflixin 2018. Bandersnatch was billed as a choose-your-own-adventure interactive film, in which the player made decisions for the main character, which impacted his career as a game developer and his life as a whole. Its ambition saw it scoop up a bunch of awards, including two Emmys. There was evena follow-up episode in the latest season of Black Mirror, although this is not interactive....

Borderlandsreturns in 2025 viaBorderlands 4. It’s been six years since the last numbered entry in the series, a period during which we have had a relatively popular spinoff viaTiny Tina’s Wonderlands, and a wildly unpopular movie adaptation that everyone involved with it, and the series as a whole, is desperately trying to erase from history. A big new Borderlands game will certainly help do that, and there’s not long to go until we get one....

Summary Mario Kart Worldis the first new mainline entry in the beloved series since Mario Kart 8 originally launched on the Wii U in 2014. It includes stunning new tracks and exciting modes like Knockout Tour, as well as a large roster of familiar characters from across the Mushroom Kingdom who are eager to throw banana peels at each other. Everybody in Mario Kart World is clearly capable of driving themselves across dangerous environments, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they would be someone you would want to drive you across town....

Elden Ring: Nightreignis a very fast-paced game, as you dart back and forth across Limveld in a desperate attempt to collectas many Runes and powerful weaponsas possible for your final showdown with the Nightlord. Speed is the key to victory, so any way to cut down on the time it takes to acquire powerful items is an absolute game-changer. And when it comes to powerful items and buffs, you can’t go wrong withgoing through a Shifting Earth event and grabbing the reward at the end....

Summary A Minecraft Movie has been a bigger hit than anyone could have possibly imagined. With more than $900 million at the box office, it has solidified itself as the second-highest-grossing video game movie ever. That number will probably stagnate a little starting today, as you may now watch A Minecraft Movie at home. The gap between films hitting theaters and being available to watch at home has closed significantly in recent years, and a little more than a month after its theatrical release, A Minecraft Movie is now available on select streaming platforms....

People die in every mainlineFinal Fantasy.It’s just a thing that happens. Knowing how quickly it happens, however, is the kind of knowledge that is utterly useless and generally uninteresting. Note that I saidgenerally. For a solemn few, myself included, meaningless statistics about favourite media franchises are an oddly exhilarating source of intrigue. Are you my friend? Do you, too, thrive on minutiae? Do you want the internet to have an unrivaled repository of data illustrating the precise point upon whicha named character perishes for the very first time within Final Fantasy,from the first to the sixteenth?...

I played about two hours ofGame of Thrones: Kingsroadbefore realising something fundamental: I just don’t care about this anymore. I haven’t for many years now. Most people turned on the show hard following its widely disappointing final season, and though there’s buzz aroundHouse of the Dragon, it’s a far less significant cultural force. The first novel in the Song of Ice and Fire series began in 1996, and following the HBO adaptation in 2011, the next eight years saw an incredibly popular run for the TV show....

Riot’s upcomingLeague of Legendstrading card game, Riftbound, came together unbelievably fast. The original pitch was presented at the beginning of last year, and at the time, it was intended to be released exclusively in China. But thanks to the enthusiasm of League fans around the world and overwhelmingly positive feedback about the game, Riot decided Riftbound had what it takes to compete, and succeed, in the global TCG market. The first Riftbound set, Origins, will release in China this August, with a worldwide launch to follow in October, less than two years from the start of development....

Movies and TV shows adapted from video games are better than ever in the modern landscape. Gone are the days of the cyberpunk nightmare Super Mario Bros or ‘director’ Uwe Boll being allowed to make Postal movies. We’ve entered the prestige era of the genre, thanks to the likes of the far better animatedSuper Mario Bros.film, the wackyFalloutseries on Prime, and, perhaps most notably, HBO’sThe Last of Us. Warning:The following will contain spoilers for Season 2 of The Last of Us....

Gamers have been complaining about the Steam Summer Sale being mid this year. Despite deep discounts on plenty of games, including those that precede upcoming games and games that were launchedthis year,Reddit has complaints aplenty about how the Summer sale is worse than the Spring sale and that game prices aren’t low enough. Sure, discounts aren’t as steep as they used to be, butgames also cost more to make nowadays. Even in the case of older games, studios have to make up for ballooning costs somehow, and selling old classics is a way to do that....

Quick Links Sentient Pest is the third major boss ofElden Ring Nightreign, and it’s no pushover. Evening the playing field, Sentient Pest is actually two bosses, meaning your advantage in numbers is no longer the strength you thought it was. Just like with Gladius, you’ll have to balance your attention between multiple aggressive fronts. Thankfully,Sentient Pestbecomes an easy fight once you know its weaknesses and how to use its own size and number against it....

Quick Links The Sims 4:Enchanted By Naturefinally allows Sims to embrace the much-loved fairy life. This new occult form, fairy, sees Sims able to sprout wings and embrace some new opportunities. The status works in a similar way to Vampires and Spellcasters, with abilities used allowing Sims to generate points and customize their occult powers. Fairies can be good and harmonious peacemakers, neutral nature lovers, or fans of mischief and mayhem....