Here are a couple of extra hardware news that may interest you:

AMD RX 9070 XT Update: Transition to Samsung GDDR6 Memory for Improved Thermal Performance
https://www.guru3d.com/story/amd-rx-9070-xt-update-transition-to-samsung-gddr6-memory-for-improved-thermal-performance/
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT has recently undergone an update involving a change in the type of memory used. Historically, the model has faced criticism for high temperatures associated with its GDDR6 memory, particularly in configurations that adhere closely to the manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP). Previously, many custom variants of the RX 9070 XT used SK Hynix memory modules, which were known to reach temperatures exceeding 85°C under heavy load, nearing the critical threshold for component safety. However, this new update introduces Samsung's GDDR6 memory, which has shown promising improvements in thermal management, particularly in markets such as Asia.

>> Just a quick reminder that VRAM can reach 105º and still be fine. There's no need to worry for those with SK Hynix modules.

And for those of you that like to tinker with things and have a powerful enough GPU

NVIDIA's Project G-Assist Plug-In Builder Explained: Anyone Can Customize AI on GeForce RTX AI PCs
https://www.techpowerup.com/335870/nvidias-project-g-assist-plug-in-builder-explained-anyone-can-customize-ai-on-geforce-rtx-ai-pcs
AI is rapidly reshaping what's possible on a PC—whether for real-time image generation or voice-controlled workflows. As AI capabilities grow, so does their complexity. Tapping into the power of AI can entail navigating a maze of system settings, software and hardware configurations. Enabling users to explore how on-device AI can simplify and enhance the PC experience, Project G-Assist—an AI assistant that helps tune, control and optimize GeForce RTX systems—is now available as an experimental feature in the NVIDIA app. Developers can try out AI-powered voice and text commands for tasks like monitoring performance, adjusting settings and interacting with supporting peripherals. Users can even summon other AIs powered by GeForce RTX AI PCs.

And it doesn't stop there. For those looking to expand Project G-Assist capabilities in creative ways, the AI supports custom plug-ins. With the new ChatGPT-based G-Assist Plug-In Builder, developers and enthusiasts can create and customize G-Assist's functionality, adding new commands, connecting external tools and building AI workflows tailored to specific needs. With the plug-in builder, users can generate properly formatted code with AI, then integrate the code into G-Assist—enabling quick, AI-assisted functionality that responds to text and voice commands.

>> The article has the Github link where you can grab it and toy with it.

NVIDIA to launch $299 GeForce RTX 5060 on May 19

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-to-launch-299-geforce-rtx-5060-on-may-19

Intel faces weak Core Ultra “AI PC” demand, Raptor Lake sales surge and cause shortages

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-faces-weak-core-ultra-ai-pc-demand-raptor-lake-sales-surge-and-cause-shortages

Gigabyte acknowledges excess Thermal Gel in early GeForce RTX 50 Series batches, says it’s not a cause for concern

https://videocardz.com/newz/gigabyte-acknowledges-excess-thermal-gel-in-early-geforce-rtx-50-series-batches-says-its-not-a-cause-for-concern

Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan Reportedly Met With TSMC’s CEO To Discuss Foundry Partnership; Raising Possibility of a Deal

https://wccftech.com/intel-ceo-lip-bu-tan-reportedly-met-with-tsmc-ceo-to-discuss-foundry-partnership/

Global PC Shipments Saw A Good 6.7% Year-on-Year Growth In Q1 2025 Despite Looming US Tariffs

https://wccftech.com/global-pc-shipments-saw-a-good-6-7-year-on-year-growth-in-q1-2025-despite-looming-us-tariffs/

So kind of interesting thing that happened.

Yesterday I was trying to play the new Oblivion remastered game as well as Tempest Rising for the first time with the latest driver and it kept crashing on me at startup. I tried reinstalling the driver, doing a clean driver install, restarting pc, verifying files and etc but nothing will make it work. So I thought maybe this is all the bad drivers from Nvidia that people have been reporting and it happened to me too. Older games run just fine and so does Marvel rivals but these two games kept crashing at startup for some reason. So I tried reverting back to the old recommended driver of 566 but the issue was still the same at which point I thought, well these two games came out after that driver so maybe that's why.

But before I gave up, I was thinking to myself, you know what I haven't updated in a long time? The CPUs chipset driver and there have been interesting cases in the past where even though the issues were technically GPU related, CPUs were to blame as with Intel. So I was like, f it, let me install the recent X670E chipset driver and try it out. And would you know? That fixed the issues and now both games are running smooth af without any crashes.

The quirks of pc gaming lol

Here come the Friday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

The Humble Store has new deals on its On Sale This Week page: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/on-sale-now/.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Mod removes the 30FPS lock from its cut-scenes
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/clair-obscur-expedition-33-mod-removes-the-30fps-lock-from-its-cut-scenes/
Kepler Interactive has just released Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on PC. The game is powered by Unreal Engine 5 and, surprisingly enough, its cut-scenes are locked at 30FPS, even on PC. Thankfully, though, a mod has just been released that removes this ridiculous 30FPS cap.
This is a must-have mod that everyone needs to use. I really don’t know why the devs have locked the cut-scenes at 30FPS. However, in just a matter of hours, PC gamers can enjoy the cut-scenes with an unlocked framerate.
You can download the mod from this link. Once you’ve downloaded it, you’ll have to extract its contents into the game folder. And that’s it.
>> The article doesn’t have any media about this mod.

Modders have torn apart Oblivion Remastered and found 'potential' for proper modding, but without tools from Bethesda we'll need 'a lot of reverse engineering work… before modding can be fully realised'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-elder-scrolls/modders-have-torn-apart-oblivion-remastered-and-found-potential-for-proper-modding-but-without-tools-from-bethesda-well-need-a-lot-of-reverse-engineering-work-before-modding-can-be-fully-realised/
As we speak, countless modders are currently buzzing away in the file system for the Oblivion Remaster, trying to figure out how to make the original game's library of 30,000+ mods make the leap to the new version and its thick Unreal Engine 5 wrapper. Or, at the very least, how to create brand new mods for it.
Now, the good folk over at Nexus Mods have put out their community's early findings after a few days of investigation, and the news is… mixed, I'd say, though Nexus emphasises that—since these are early findings—you should "Take everything you read with the biggest pinch of salt."

Oblivion Remastered modder has already fixed its awful levelled loot system, after very reasonably blacking out in an 'incomprehensible fury'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-elder-scrolls/oblivion-remastered-modder-has-already-fixed-its-awful-levelled-loot-system-after-very-reasonably-blacking-out-in-an-incomprehensible-fury/
Oblivion Remastered fixes many of the original game's crimes. You no longer have to grind your minor skills to level efficiently, for instance. Alas, it's left one of them intact: levelled loot. Fortunately, modder Trainwiz—who you probably know either from adding working trains to New Vegas or turning all of Skyrim's dragons into Ohio—has already put in the work to fix it
If you don't have a clue what 'levelled loot' even is, here's the skinny. Time was, RPGs (like Morrowind, Oblivion's beautiful predecessor) didn't tiptoe around trying to make sure you only ever got loot that was appropriate for your level. Outside of random gear on dead enemies and in certain barrels and chests, which was pulled from levelled loot tables, if a cave or quest was meant to have a Ring of Reflect All Damage and Win Every Fight at the end of it, that ring would be there whether you were level 1 or level 100.
In an attempt to make itself more accessible and slightly harder to break over your knee, Oblivion changed that kind of loot to also be levelled. Take the Blade of Woe, for example: if you get it at level 1 to 4, its enchantment will do a piddling 5 points of damage to health, willpower, and magicka while demoralising enemies up to level 2. Get it when you're over level 30, and it'll do 35 points of damage and demoralise enemies up to level 10.
It's a frustrating and clumsy system that can make quest rewards feel a bit naff, or else force certain kinds of brains (mine) to plan out a particular route through the game's quests in order to optimise the rewards you get at the end, and it's still in the remaster. That's where Trainwiz comes in. Their mod, Unleveled Item Rewards, fixes the issue by just making every quest reward the best possible version of itself, regardless of your level when you get it. Just as God intended, even if it's not as Todd intended.
>> This article doesn’t have any media of the mod.

GAMING NEWS

First gameplay footage from Cralon, a new 3D dungeon crawler with RPG elements from ex-Piranha Bytes devs
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-footage-from-cralon-a-new-3d-dungeon-crawler-with-rpg-elements-from-ex-piranha-bytes-devs/
Pithead Studio has showcased for the first time its new 3D dungeon crawler with RPG elements, Cralon. This gameplay video is from the Gamestar “Find Your Next Game” show. So, if you are a fan of Piranha Bytes’ games – or of Arx Fatalis – you should definitely check it out.

Remedy’s FBC: Firebreak will be released on June 17th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/remedys-fbc-firebreak-will-be-released-on-june-17th/
Remedy has announced that its three-player cooperative first-person shooter, FBC: Firebreak, will be released on June 17th. This FPS is based on the Alan Wake/CONTROL universe, and is set within a mysterious federal agency under assault by otherworldly forces.

STALKER 2 Title Update 1.3.2 Released, Full Patch Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/stalker-2-title-update-1-3-2-released-full-patch-notes/
Now here is something that passed under my radar. Last week, GSC GameWorld released Title Update 1.3.2 for STALKER 2. So, let’s see what this patch brought to the table.

First gameplay trailer for the PvPvE extraction shooter, HUNGER
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-trailer-for-the-pvpve-extraction-shooter-hunger/
GOOD FUN CORPORATION has released the first official gameplay trailer for HUNGER. HUNGER is yet another PvPvE extraction shooter that will be coming to PC in Early Access later this year.

New Doom: The Dark Ages Gameplay Trailer Gives Us a Glimpse at the Cosmic Realm
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-doom-the-dark-ages-gameplay-trailer-gives-us-a-glimpse-at-the-cosmic-realm/
Bethesda has released a new 5-minute gameplay trailer for Doom: The Dark Ages that gives us our first look at the Cosmic Realm. The gameplay footage featured in this trailer was captured on a PS5 Pro. As such, it does not showcase the PC-only Path Tracing effects. Hopefully, NVIDIA will release a trailer to showcase them prior to the game’s release.

The second part of the Friday news:

I've got some great news for Malkavian fans: Bloodlines 2 is going to put one right in your brain
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/ive-got-some-great-news-for-malkavian-fans-bloodlines-2-is-going-to-put-one-right-in-your-brain/
The World of Darkness features a multitude of distinct vampire clans, each with their own unique cultures and powers. In The Chinese Room's Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, you can prowl Seattle as one of four: the Brujah, Tremere, Banu Haqim and Ventrue. It's a strong selection, and from what I experienced in my exclusive Bloodlines 2 hands-on, they're all shaping up to be a lot of fun to play.
But there's a notable omission in this list: the fan-favourite Malkavian clan. These tormented seers were the standout clan in the first Bloodlines, with their eccentric dialogue options and penchant for seeing what others cannot. So it's a shame, then, that protagonist Phyre won't be Malkavian, but I've still got good news for fans of the clan.
If you've been keeping up with The Chinese Room's dev diaries, or you read my hands-on, you'll know that Phyre has a constant companion: Fabien. He's a vampire, a private investigator, and he's stuck in your head, serving as your guide and confidant. He's also a Malkavian.

White Knuckle is a grimy, Buckshot Roulette-looking game about fast-climbing your way out of industrial hell, and I can't put its demo down
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/white-knuckle-is-a-grimy-buckshot-roulette-looking-game-about-fast-climbing-your-way-out-of-industrial-hell-and-i-cant-put-its-demo-down/
The scientific community is still trying to work out what my body was made for, but it sure as hell isn't climbing. An awkward experience with some crampons and a harness convinced me at a young age that I wasn't built to free solo my way through life, and that conclusion has never steered me wrong in the decades since.
Consider me surprised and suspicious, then, that I've gotten really into the demo for White Knuckle, a grimy, minimalist, industrial game about clambering out of what-looks-like-an-Oddworld-level at high speed.

Here's how to watch FGS Live at Gamescom LATAM this May 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/events-conferences/heres-how-to-watch-fgs-live-at-gamescom-latam-this-may-2/
Well, it's finally happened. The Future Games Show is officially large enough that it can't be confined to one hemisphere, so tune in on Friday, May 2 for FGS Live from Gamescom LATAM. It's a bit like the other Future Games Show productions but the weather's a lot nicer.
Festivities kick off at 2 pm BRT/10 am PT/1 pm ET/6 pm BST across a ludicrous number of channels (more on those below), and will feature all sorts of glitzy premieres, new trailers, and interviews to bring you all the goss on the games you care about. Which games, you ask? I was going to get to that, hold your horses.

All System Dance developer announces layoffs 'due to financial challenges'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/all-system-dance-developer-announces-layoffs-due-to-financial-challenges/
Indie studio Mighty Yell, developer of the 2021 comedy crime adventure The Big Con and the upcoming dance-battler All Systems Dance, says it has laid off "a few" of its employees "due to financial challenges."

Fallout 3 developer says a remaster would have to improve the 'not good' gunplay
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/fallout-3-developer-says-a-remaster-would-have-to-improve-the-not-good-gunplay/
This week's big news was the reveal and simultaneous release of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, a remaster-slash-remake of the 2006 classic that's immediately shot to the top of the Steam charts.
The remake was a co-production between Bethesda and Virtuos, and prior to the official announcement had been one of the worst-kept secrets of recent years, thanks to its appearance on a list of upcoming titles revealed during Xbox’s FTC negotiations in 2023. It wasn't the only Bethesda remaster on there: hello Fallout 3.
A Fallout 3 remaster now seems inevitable, even if it might be some ways off. And one of Fallout 3's original designers has been chewing over the areas of the game that any spruced-up version would look to target.

After Hyper Light Breaker players loved a secret one run, one life mode sneakily included in an update, Heart Machine is completely overhauling the game to match
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/after-hyper-light-breaker-players-loved-a-secret-one-run-one-life-mode-sneakily-included-in-an-update-heart-machine-is-completely-overhauling-the-game-to-match/
Hyper Light Breaker has been in a weird place since its early access launch in January: It's a great action game with a gorgeous neon sci-fi art style, but the hybrid roguelike/extraction shooter structure surrounding that core has been roundly criticized by players.
But despite taking it on the chin in the Steam user reviews, developer Heart Machine is responding to those critiques constructively, with its upcoming Buried Below update set to completely revamp the game's progression and the balance between its roguelike and extraction shooter elements.

Ubisoft is keeping its promise to add an offline mode to The Crew 2, and testing begins next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/racing/ubisoft-is-keeping-its-promise-to-add-an-offline-mode-to-the-crew-2-and-testing-begins-next-week/
It's kind of funny, in hindsight, what an absolute self-own Ubisoft's decision to kill The Crew turned out to be. You would reasonably think that pulling the plug on a 10-year-old racing game would annoy a few dozen people; instead, it sparked an entire uprising against always-connected games, a class action lawsuit, a new California law and subsequent Steam disclaimer, and eventually, a promise that the publisher would never ever ever do this again—at least for The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest.
Today, seven months after that promise was made, Ubisoft says it hasn't forgotten its promise and that work is progressing, and in fact "selected players based on their configurations and previous involvement in the community" will be invited to take part in a playtest set to begin on April 30.

Marathon alpha players surprised by heavy aim assist on mouse and keyboard, and Shroud really hates it: 'PC players would rather improve their mechanics than have an assist'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/marathon-alpha-players-surprised-by-heavy-aim-assist-on-mouse-and-keyboard-and-shroud-really-hates-it-pc-players-would-rather-improve-their-mechanics-than-have-an-assist/
The Marathon alpha has only been live a day, but the slowly expanding player pool has already ignited its first major discourse. It's an evergreen topic among FPS enjoyers, and a personal favorite to complain about until someone tells me to shut up: That's right, baby, we're talking about aim assist.
Marathon has aim assist for controllers, which is entirely normal for an FPS launching on PlayStation and Xbox. What's not so normal is that mouse and keyboard also gets aim assist, and it's extremely noticeable. In the alpha's settings it's called "Aim Magnetism," and it's on by default.

World of Warcraft's latest patch is a bugstravaganza the likes of which I haven't seen in my 21 years playing WoW
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcrafts-latest-patch-is-a-bugstravaganza-the-likes-of-which-i-havent-seen-in-my-21-years-playing-wow/
World of Warcraft's latest patch launched Tuesday in North America, and players are still encountering massive, gamebreaking delays and bugs in nearly every aspect of the update more than 48 hours later.
Originally, the 11.1.5 content update appeared to be packed with new features:
(… click the link or read the article for them …)
Unfortunately some of those features are delayed, nearly all of those left weren't functional, and additional tweaks and bugfixes that went live over the past couple of weeks were reverted with the patch. In addition, a whole crop of bugs not related to the new content popped up.

Capcom's wonderful Breath of Fire 4 is finally available digitally thanks to GOG—I just wish it wasn't quite so faithful to a 22-year-old port
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/capcoms-wonderful-breath-of-fire-4-is-finally-available-digitally-thanks-to-gog-i-just-wish-it-wasnt-quite-so-faithful-to-a-22-year-old-port/
GOG's game preservation program has been busy since its November launch last year. Over 100 games are currently included in the company's noble effort to not just get Good Old Games working on modern hardware but actively maintain them and even offer tech support for anyone who buys them. This protective promise covers everything from the revered ancient texts of '80s Ultima to the gruesome 3D pleasures of the 2000s System Shock 2 and Silent Hill 4.
Now Capcom's old and oft-forgotten PC port of beloved PlayStation RPG Breath of Fire 4 is joining this legendary lineup. The game has it all: a great story, beautiful art, frightening enemies, and a fishing minigame to enjoy (unless you're PC Gamer's Lauren Morton).

For the first time this week, here’s a third part of the news:

If your Oblivion Remastered save files are mysteriously disappearing or not syncing between devices, don't worry: It's not your fault, they're just getting sent to the wrong place
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-elder-scrolls/oblivion-remastered-save-file-issue/
One of my favourite things about owning a Steam Deck is the fact I can get away from the shackles of my desk when playing a game, and pick up where I left off portably. I was looking forward to doing the same with Oblivion Remastered, until disaster struck: My save files were nowhere to be seen.
Turns out I'm not the only one, as my meticulous research (Googling my issue and adding "Reddit" on the end like any good netizen) pointed me to loads of folks facing the same issue. Turns out the way Oblivion handles save files is a little skewiff right now, and Bethesda says it's "investigating" the issue.
>> What isn’t a bug, but rather a feature, is the same glitched door of the original that takes you to the end.

All Genshin Impact 5.6 livestream codes
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/genshin-impact-codes-5-6-livestream/
The Genshin Impact 5.6 codes have arrived, giving you another bump to your Primogem hoard that you can use when pulling for new or rerunning characters in the latest update. For those who might have just started playing, miHoYo holds a livestream every six weeks in which it runs through the latest content arriving in the game—missions, events, new regions, but most importantly, what characters are coming.

Water is so precious in the Dune: Awakening beta I wound up treating innocent scavengers like my personal juice boxes
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/water-is-so-precious-in-the-dune-awakening-beta-i-wound-up-treating-innocent-scavengers-like-my-personal-juice-boxes/
As a survival fan, I appreciate what Funcom has done with Dune: Awakening's water and hydration system. I played about 25 hours of the beta over the past couple of weeks, and water is a major concern right out of the gate—not a surprise on the desert planet of Arrakis. And each time you solve the problem of hydration, another wrinkle in the system presents itself.

Dune: Awakening will host a massive beta weekend in just a couple of weeks: 'Tens of thousands of beta keys will be unleashed'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/dune-awakening-will-host-a-massive-beta-weekend-in-just-a-couple-of-weeks-tens-of-thousands-of-beta-keys-will-be-unleashed/
The survival MMO Dune: Awakening is set to release June 10, but just before that, some players will get the chance to bask in the harsh sun in what sounds like an absolutely massive beta weekend.
"From May 9 until May 12, the largest beta yet will take place, with a huge number of new players joining compared to previous closed Betas," a press release says. "Tune in May 10 for the Global Dune: Awakening LAN Party Broadcast—live from London and PAX East—where tens of thousands of beta keys will be unleashed!"

And these are the weekend deals at Steam (GOG has no new deals):

+Steam

• DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO will be 25% off until the 1st of May: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1790600/DRAGON_BALL_Sparking_ZERO/
• The Long Dark will have a massive 90% discount until the same May 1st: https://store.steampowered.com/app/305620/The_Long_Dark/
• Realpolitiks 3: Earth and Beyond is going to be 20% off until the 5th of May: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2298690/Realpolitiks_3_Earth_and_Beyond/
• SpellRogue gets a 30% discount until May, the 8th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1990110/SpellRogue/
• AirportSim, that has a demo, will be 60% off until May 8: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1715280/AirportSim/
• Anonymous Hacker Simulator features a 60% discount until the 8th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2487060/Anonymous_Hacker_Simulator/
• And these are the new sales:
  • For the Alien Day 2025, the games of the franchise are on sale, up to 80% off. Since the games come from different publishers, the length of the deals vary, between April 28 to May 5: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/AlienDay2025
  • Publisher Ironhide puts its games on sale with up to 65% discounts until May 1: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/IronhideGameStudioPublisherSale
  • The Sins of a Solar Empire franchise is on sale, up to 75% off until the 1st of May: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/28974/sale/sinsfranchisesale
  • The Monster Prom franchise is on sale with up to 75% discounts unitl May 8: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/monsterpromfranchisesale
  • Sega presents its Golden Week Sale with up to 75% discounts until the 8th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32528477/sale/GoldenWeek2025
  • NIS America brings its Golden Week Sale with games up to 80% off until the 8th of May: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32623015/sale/golden25
  • Koei Tecmo also has launched its Golden Week Sale, also with up to 80% discounts that will also last until the 8th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33016879/sale/GW2025
  • Another Golden Week Sale from KOMODO, also featuring games up to 80% off until May the 8th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/42579597/sale/Golden25
  • And then there’s the Xbox Game Studios Publisher Sale, that has up to 90% deals… but it doesn’t say when they’ll end: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/XboxPublisherSale2025

And that’s it. Until the next time, on Monday if nothing happens, I wish you a happy and gaming weekend.

Good thinking!

Lately I've been playing a couple of games, Arcade Paradise and the last (at least for a long time) Saints Row. Well, I've finished the first one and it won't be long before I beat the second one, and that made me start thinking about what to play nest. I only know one thing for sure, that I want a game with a proper story.

So, checking the games I have on the Epic Store (i'm giving Steam a rest), I found two that I think could fill the bill: Dragon Age Inquisition and Pillars of Eternity. Plus they're also very different from the two games I've been playing, which is a plus.

And now comes the reason I'm posting all this: have you played any of them? Any thoughts, recomendations, Pros & Cons?

^I've played Pillars of Eternity, and I feel like if you've played Baldur's Gate, it's kind of much the same, in both the good and the bad. If you're much into the D&D mechanics, I think I've read you're going to disagree, but I'm not, so whatever. Anyway, I think it's a great game, but sadly I've yet to finish it because I got distracted years ago by... something. Judging by the release year, I think I got distracted first by Cities: Skylines and then Metal Gear Solid V, so for me, it's no wonder I got distracted.

Sadly I can't remember pros and cons very well anymore. I just remember it's quite reminiscent of the Baldur's Gate games. It's been a really long time since I played it very much, although I've made a short return a few times along the years. I did like it enough to back the development of the sequel too, though, and get Tyranny from a sale - neither of which I've even started, because I want to finish the first Pillars of Eternity first.

And now we know for sure why the 9060XT release got made a couple days earlier: To preempt the 5060 release day.

Despite looming tariffs? More because everybody trying to get their hands on the new hardware before those kick in...