AI could have some pretty cool uses as an enhancement to voice actors. Imagine all of the NPCs in an RPG being able to say the customized name of your character aloud instead of everyone using a title or nickname that you were assigned. It’s a real shame that we have to use everything for evil instead.
Happy Gilmore 2.
WTF? Why is this a thing?
Based on the size of the company and the budget for the game I’d at least call it a AA game. My real point is I paid full price for it and have absolutely no regrets.
Baldur’s Gate 3 and Elden Ring are the last 2 AAA games I bought close to launch for full price. Other than that, I picked up Hades 2 in early access. The rest of my library is all stuff that I bought on sale.
I do have Monster Hunter and Avowed on my wishlist but I think I’m going to be patient. If I do pull the trigger, it would probably be for Avowed because I want more Obsidian games. On a related note Grounded is $20 on Steam right now so I stopped that up even though I beat it back when I had Game Pass.
Damn… I thought I’d get to be the old guy with my 35 years experience.
Actually read the whole post. The launcher is already embedded and you have to link you ubi account to your steam account.
A very fair point, but alas… for better or worse, the bar has indeed been raised, and last month only proved that. February 2025 saw the release of a new RPG from one of the most beloved studios in the genre, Obsidian Entertainment. Avowed is modest by design, but nonetheless it’s polished, accessible, and visually impressive, with a rich story from some of the best writers in the business—and the backing of Microsoft, one of the most influential and well-resourced videogame publishers of all time.
Weird, I had the same reaction to this and the news that Ron DeSantis said the Tate brothers aren’t welcome in Florida. “That’s nice but you’re still a massive piece of shit.”
She looks delightfully derpy.
If Avowed is bad I’m going to be really disappointed. I love Pillars of Eternity and played hundred of hours of Grounded.
It’s OK because when you burn plastic the smoke goes up to the sky and becomes stars.
I realized recently that the only dvd drive that I still own is in an old laptop that hasn’t been used for years.
This is amazing news. I personally haven’t given them a penny in well over a decade.
How so? Is the price the only thing you think about when making a purchase?
Sure. Can you play Baldur’s Gate 3 on it?
I’ve tripled my library since getting a deck and use it more often than my PC.
You can one for under $300 if you buy refurbished.
Repugnants aka Republicans.
I’ll be switching over soon and I was leaning towards Mint until I read up on Bazzite the other day. Fingers crossed that it goes well.
Grounded is a masterpiece. One of my favorite games of the last decade. Pentiment is also fantastic but it’s not really a technical marvel.
I haven’t played Avowed yet because the somewhat mixed reviews and $70 price tag plus my backlog of games encouraged me to wait for a sale.