And it all comes back to the Forgotten Realms. I don’t think it’s too hyperbolic to say that without games like Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II, you wouldn’t have things like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, World of Warcraft, or even Knights of the Old Republic. Heck, even if you’ve never heard of any of those, if you’ve ever played a video game RPG, you’ve been influenced by it. In those lists you can find the names of legends: Icewind Dale, Neverwinter, Water Deep, the windswept coastline of the Sea of Swords, and Candlekeep. It’s no surprise, really–Faerûn is the setting for literally hundreds of stories spread across novels, comics, video games, magazines, and campaign books. How does one land hold so much adventure? Even if you’ve never rolled a d20, odds are good you’ve at least heard of the Forgotten Realms. Welcome to Faerûn – the home of the Forgotten Realms! Faerûn. I think the sport is alive and well.Today we delve into one of the most iconic settings in all of D&D. “We still have the largest one-day sporting event in the world with the Indy500 and almost 400,000 people in one spot. the sights, the sounds, even the smells that will engage you,” he said. “The biggest thing is when you go to an Ind圜ar race and see. households subscribed to a streaming service than those that paid for traditional TV.ĭespite the changing landscape, Dixon is optimistic that the sport of race car driving is still heading in the right direction. In Deloitte's 13th survey of digital media trends, which surveyed more than 2,000 people, it found that more U.S. If he’s not alone in that opinion, then the decision made by the NTT Ind圜ar Series to stream on multiple platforms may be right on track. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)ĭixon also says it is “tough to engage millennials” and it could be even harder to engage the younger generation that follows them due to the overwhelming media landscape. LONG POND, PA - AUGUST 18: Scott Dixon driver of the #9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda during driver introductions prior to the Ind圜ar Series - ABC Supply 500 on Augat Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. “The partnership with NBC has been huge for us to create the continuity between other formulas that we race with,” Dixon adds, “especially with the Olympics coming up.” But Dixon says the partnership with NBC has been an important opportunity for the NTT Ind圜ar series. While the Ind圜ar race can be viewed on traditional television on NBC Sports Network, viewers can also tune in online on NBC and on NBC’s subscription service Sports Gold, in addition to international platforms and on the Ind圜ar mobile app. “It is a difficult time, I think,” Scott Dixon, defending Ind圜ar champion, told Yahoo Finance’s YFi AM this week, “especially with the difference between digital media and the transition to streaming and many other platforms. Car racing and other sports are in a “little bit of limbo” as streaming platforms ramp up, according to one Ind圜ar champion. The Ind圜ar Grand Prix of Monterey, which is set to take place Sunday, Sept 22, is available to live stream on NBC Sports Network ( CMCSA). The streaming wars are hitting the speedway to compete for users’ attention.
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