There's a new contest, this time from bit-tech.net & BeQuiet!, with two prices that are:

1. Silent Base 801 Window (Silver) case and Pure Power 11 700W CM, plus an ugly sweater that only a brit could wear
2. Silent Base 601 Window (Orange) case and PurePower 11 600W CM PSU

https://www.bit-tech.net/competitions/tech/competition-win-be-quiet-cases-and-psu-and-xmas-jumper/1/

The contest is sadly limited to residents of the UK, EU, and North America.

The 9900k has dropped to a baseline around 600€ with sales going even lower. Meanwhile my monitor got 20-30€ more expensive for some reason.

The very thing I hated about AC2 is exactly what you described - being able to kill so many guards that all the running and hiding from the first game became almost unnecessary is what put me off of it very quickly (I had the same problem back in days with original Hitman 2, after stealth of first Hitman). Origins was ridicoulusly easy and almost no staelth was required, Odyssey is pretty much the same  - only real chalange is you play at hardest diificulty.

As for improvements..well, there's only one type of bow and you can sort of be more free to explore without handholding (but just barely), story seems more interesting and those light RPG elements give you way to somewhat customize your gameplay experience. But absolute crap they pulled is that regions and enemies level up with you, so whenever you level up, your gear is automatically oudated until you uprade it...not so much grinding for resources at the beggining, but it's getting there as you progress.

World is gorgeous, Athens is stunning, and as always I pitty artists at Ubi that made this game world so beautiful, only to have game designers put such a repetitive and dull game-loop into it. For the time being, I quit after some 20 or so hours, not sure I'll come ever back, though if it was possible to go through main quest only, I would do it, but if reviews and reports are correct, you can't do that due to main quest level requirements, so you have to grind side missions...or buy XP via micro-transactions.

Hi! I just want to let you know that I have a very annoying and painful headache that only gets worse the longer I stand in front of my monitor.

With that in mind, it's entirely possible that I end up not doing the news or just a reduced version of it.

And now it's instantly trash. Thanks for saving me 60€.

I've seen raucous about enemy leveling online, I'm fairly certain they've put that intentionally as only option (as opposed to Origins), so that you either have to grind or buy XP.

All this talk makes me really want to finish Origins though. It's a great game but it wore me out after I got my open world fix. I think I was at about 60% completion before I just stopped.

Ok, here's a quick, dirt and cheap recap of what should have been yesterday's news:

SALES & DEALS

+Yooka-Layle has sold one million copies on all platforms: https://www.dsogaming.com/news/yooka-layle-has-sold-one-million-copies-on-all-platforms/

SOFTWARE/DRIVERS

+NVIDIA GeForce 417.01 WHQL available for download, optimized for Darksiders 3: https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-417-01-whql-available-for-download-optimized-for-darksiders-3/

+System 3 has removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Constructor: https://www.dsogaming.com/news/system-3-has-removed-the-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech-from-constructor/

MODS/EMULATORS

+Watch Pokémon: Let's Go running on PC thanks to Yuzu emulator: https://www.pcgamer.com/watch-pokemon-lets-go-running-on-pc-thanks-to-yuzu-emulator/

+Someone is working on a Digimon World Remake in Unreal Engine 4 that looks really cool: https://www.dsogaming.com/news/someone-is-working-on-a-digimon-world-remake-in-unreal-engine-4-that-looks-really-cool/

+Pokemon Fire Red 3D fan remake in Unreal Engine 4 not cancelled, new development video released: https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pokemon-fire-red-3d-fan-remake-in-unreal-engine-4-not-cancelled-new-development-video-released/

+Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines unofficial patch 10.1 is available for download : https://www.dsogaming.com/news/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-unofficial-patch-10-1-is-available-for-download/

+New gorgeous screenshots released for Resident Evil 4 HD Project, showing improved characters & animals: https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-gorgeous-screenshots-released-for-resident-evil-4-hd-project-showing-improved-characters-animals/

+Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories PC Edition Final Version 1.0 is available for download: https://www.dsogaming.com/news/grand-theft-auto-liberty-city-stories-pc-edition-final-version-1-0-is-available-for-download/

GAMING NEWS

+Crackdown 3 will not feature any microtransactions or loot boxes : https://www.dsogaming.com/news/crackdown-3-will-not-feature-any-microtransactions-or-loot-boxes/

+Call of Duty Black Ops 4 November 23rd patch adds Auto Mantle option, fixes various crashes : https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-black-ops-4-november-23rd-patch-adds-auto-mantle-option-fixes-various-crashes/

+New Alien game, called Alien: Blackout, may be announced next month at The Game Awards 2018 : https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-alien-game-called-alien-blackout-may-be-announced-next-month-at-the-game-awards-2018/

+Prodeus is an old-school first-person retro shooter using modern rendering techniques : https://www.dsogaming.com/news/prodeus-is-an-old-school-first-person-retro-shooter-using-modern-rendering-techniques/

+Obsidian’s Roby Atadero on video-game bugs: “Generally you’re going to have a lot of bugs.” : https://www.dsogaming.com/news/obsidians-roby-atadero-on-video-game-bugs-generally-youre-going-to-have-a-lot-of-bugs/

+You can have kids in Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord : https://www.pcgamer.com/you-can-have-kids-in-mount-and-blade-2-bannerlord/

+The Fortnite 'Chicken Trooper' co-created by an eight-year-old is now an official skin : https://www.pcgamer.com/the-fortnite-chicken-trooper-co-created-by-an-eight-year-old-is-now-an-official-skin/

+The UK Gambling Commission has not connected loot boxes with gambling : https://www.pcgamer.com/the-uk-gambling-commission-has-not-connected-loot-boxes-with-gambling/

+Maia, one of the first Early Access games, launches today : https://www.pcgamer.com/maia-one-of-the-first-early-access-games-launches-today/

+Cyanide and Happiness-based battle royale Rapture Rejects hits Early Access next week : https://www.pcgamer.com/cyanide-and-happiness-based-battle-royale-rapture-rejects-hits-early-access-next-week/

+Shenmue 3 fundraising finishes with nearly $7.2 million : https://www.pcgamer.com/shenmue-3-fundraising-finishes-with-nearly-dollar72-million/

+The Council's fifth and final episode arrives next month : https://www.pcgamer.com/the-councils-fifth-and-final-episode-is-out-next-month/

+Euro Truck Simulator 2's Baltic expansion is out next week : https://www.pcgamer.com/euro-truck-simulator-2s-second-eastern-europe-expansion-is-out-next-week/

+The Haunted Island is a cute detective game about a frog and a scared sloth : https://www.pcgamer.com/the-haunted-island-is-a-cute-detective-game-about-a-frog-and-a-haunted-sloth/

+Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2's RTS battles will be much larger than in the original : https://www.pcgamer.com/battlefleet-gothic-armada-2s-rts-battles-will-be-much-larger-than-in-the-original/

+Free battle royale Ring of Elysium finally boots up European servers : https://www.pcgamer.com/free-battle-royale-ring-of-elysium-finally-boots-up-european-servers/

+Cyberpunk 2077 devs promise explorable tall buildings with 'a lot of activities' : https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-devs-promise-explorable-tall-buildings-with-a-lot-of-activities/

+The reveal trailer for retro FPS Prodeus revels in '90s hyper-violence : https://www.pcgamer.com/the-reveal-trailer-for-retro-fps-prodeus-revels-in-90s-hyper-violence/

+This Fallout 76 bug has created a monster to rival the Mothman : https://www.pcgamer.com/this-fallout-76-bug-has-created-a-monster-to-rival-the-mothman/

While I still have headache, I hope I'll be able to do the today news, in its usual form, later.

Thanks JEMC.
Have you seen a doctor yet regarding your headache?

You're welcome.

Thanks for taking interest, but there's no need for a doctor, I've had migraines my whole life (it runs in the family). This one was only more painful than usual because it was a combination of two situations, a regular migraine and my stupid sleepy me that moves a lot and sometimes puts the pillow in such a way that causes another kind of headache. It's an inusual situation, for sure, but nothing to worry about. I already feel much better, with only some "hangover" from it.

By the way, in today's news there will be something that may help you (and maybe future viv) with AC Odyseey .