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Africa is a popular setting for games because of its many varied climates and distinctive wildlife, but also its reputation for political upheaval and violence.
Installation 04, also known as Alpha Halo, or simply Halo, was one of seven ring-shaped superweapons that comprised the Forerunners' Halo Array, And it is located close to the gas giant, Threshold and the closest ring to human occupied space. Installation 04's monitor is 343 Guilty Spark.
Arrakis, also known as Dune, is a desert planet in Frank Herbert's Dune universe. Dune is the most valuable planet in the universe because it is the only planet where the spice melange is found.
Asia is the largest continent in the world, it spans from part of the Soviet Union all the way down to Indonesia. It goes from Japan to the Middle East.
Azeroth is the fantasy realm that is home to the Warcraft series.
An east-Asian nation, China has the largest population of any country on Earth. With a history dating back thousands of years, it is also among the oldest sovereign states still in existence.
Earth is a rocky planet orbiting the Sun, and the homeworld of Humanity. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy defines Earth as "mostly harmless."
One of the traditional seven continents, Europe is a favorite source of video game settings. In the real world, European countries have produced a host of notable developers and publishers, and compose a large gaming market.
France is a republic in Western Europe. Its capital city is Paris. It is also the origin of the baguette.
Germany is a country in Central Europe which borders eight countries and is one of the founding members of the European Union. Most World War II-themed games take place in a (mostly caricatured) Nazi-Germany (1939-1945), whether they are RTS or FPS. Frequently, Nazi villains are stereotypical Germans.
The major setting of the Halo series, these ring worlds are an array of alien devices capable of killing all sentient life.
Built around a forerunner ship, High Charity was The Covenant's holy city and main base of operations serves as both its seat of power and mobile command base.
Italy is a republic on the Appenine Peninsula in Southern Europe. Its cusine has given the world pasta and pizza. Mario, one of the most famous video game characters, is of Italian-American origin.
Middle-earth is a fictitious world created by J.R.R. Tolkien and is the setting for The Lord of the Rings.
New Vegas is the post-War remnant of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, deep in the Mojave Desert.
The third-largest continent in the world.
Russia is the largest country in the world. Formerly part of the Soviet Union, it is now a Federation with its President Vladimir Putin
The former Soviet Union was a Communist state that was founded on 30 December 1922, and ceased to exist in on 25 December 1991. It is commonly referred to as 'Soviet Russia'.
Spanning across 120,000 light years, the Star Wars galaxy has been home to the Galactic Republic, the Galactic Empire, the Jedi Order, and a multitude of star systems and inhabited planets.
This quaint, barred-spiral galaxy is home to hundreds of billions of stars and is centered around a supermassive black hole. Located somewhere in the inner-rim of the Orion Arm, Earth is merely a speck of dust in this immense celestial cloud.
The Mojave Wasteland is the setting for Fallout: New Vegas. It encompasses a large area of the former states of California and Nevada, and smaller parts of Utah and Arizona.
The United States serves as the location or the back-story of countless video games. It also plays host to some of the largest game development studios and publishers in the world.
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, and an island nation, comprising of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Its capital city is London. The country has the second largest economy in Europe after Germany.
Many games take place in the Middle East, but it is often in a fictional country or a country that is never mentioned by name. In some games, this is done in order to avoid political controversies, evident in many modern military games such as Metal Gear Solid 4. In many fantasy games, a generic Middle-Eastern setting is used.
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