I just saw Borderlands 3 on sale for $15. It's tempting, but I'd want that Ultimate edition and haven't looked into it.

For me, I'm not feeling the "so many games to play..." but it's now they're starting to accumulate.

Did you get both season passes with it? I usually love DLC content, but sometimes I find it completely unnecessary and not worth paying for. Conan Exiles has multiple examples of this.

Speaking of the world of Borderlands, are you aware of Tiny Tina's Wonderland? Are you going to get it? Are you aware of the Borderlands movie starting Jamie Lee Curtis that's coming out eventually? Are you going to go see it?

(I don't care if this is off topic, this is my post so I get to choose to allow off topic discussion. LOL)

Thanks for answering my questions. I played the prequel as the Jack clone and realized it was DLC. Tiny Tina's game sounds interesting. I also found out about the DLC you mentioned as well. I think Vinny has Borderlands 3.

I'm not entirely sure what you mean about "film movies." The phrase sounds like a repetition of essentially the same thing. What other kinds of movies are there? Did you mean you have low expectations for all movies or perhaps ones that adapt video games? I can understand the latter for sure.

When you said, "until I see a trailer" reminded me of how I was aware of the two pieces of video game news I most recently posted, but I didn't write anything about it until I had more details (like a release date) and hopefully a trailer. Unfortunately, I didn't find a trailer for the Skyrim Anniversary Edition, but the one I included is hilarious.

I thought so. :) I understand the pessimism.

Here's some more info regarding the Anniversary Edition. It includes Creation Club content which includes 2 new quests, fishing, survival mode, some new gear, and other stuff. The article says owners of the Special Edition can buy the upgrade to the Anniversary Edition, but says a price hasn't been announced yet. I'm pretty sure the info I read before said it would be $60, but the price of the Special Edition would be deducted from that for those of us who own it. Steam currently lists the Special Edition at $40. I wouldn't mind paying $20 for the upgrade, even though my interest in Skyrim has pretty much dwindled. Steam still doesn't have any info about it yet, which comes as a surprise seeing as how 11/11/21 is 2 weeks away. I just hope they've fixed the bugs I ran into, they were really annoying. The funny thing at the end of the article includes a quote from Todd Howard regarding Skyrim, "[i]f you want us to stop releasing it, stop buying it."

This and the GTA Trilogy: Definitive Edition both come out on the same day and while 11/11/21 is numerically interesting, I thought it sounded familiar. 11/11 is Veteran's Day, so don't forget to thank a Veteran for their service, courage, and bravery, even if you're anti-war like me (I still greatly respect them for doing what I'd be to scared to do, plus my dad was in the Army, which allowed me to see much more of the world than others, hence my "world view").

Source: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/skyrim-10th-anniversary-edition-detailed-with-new-info-on-fishing-additional-quests-and-more/1100-6497550/

Here's an update on Skyrim Anniversary Edition. It's $50, but you can upgrade your Special Edition for $20. I don't see the option on Steam yet, though. I think I might be interested in paying $20 to see what's new and different. I don't really know the details of the Steam version, except for new content. I don't know if it's getting graphical updates, which I believe the current gen consoles are getting. From my memory, the game looked good enough for me, I just want them to fix the nasty bugs I ran into. Check the source for more details.

What about you? Is this something you're interested in? Are you going to get it? If so, when? I might get it right away, but I wouldn't play it for a while. JWE2 arrives on 11/9 so I'm not even sure if I'll jump into the GTA trilogy when it arrives on the 11th. This version of Skyrim could be the third in this list, I'd get to it after GTA.

Source: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/skyrim-anniversary-edition-and-upgrade-price-revealed/1100-6497764/

Cool. I tried Youngblood, but found it too difficult, so I stopped playing it. I may have spent an hour or so into it. I'm playing Ark's seasonal event now, but plan to switch to JWE2 on the 9th. I pre-ordered the GTA trilogy, but I might not play it until I'm done w/ JWE2, though I may drop in to take a look at it when it's out. I think I could see myself playing this version of Skyrim after that. I recently started replaying GTA4, but haven't finished. I got tired of gaming and took a break.

Wow, that's impressive that you've made it so far! Are you playing alone? I think the multiplayer thing was a turn off for me. I've definitely enjoyed multiplayer games, but I very rarely play with others. Have you tried multiplayer? Do you think it'd be better or if it's fine on your own?

Thanks for the advice! I'm questioning whether or not I knew about stats and weapon upgrades. I think I remember the former, but not the latter.

I hope you do write about it. I'll look forward to reading it.

Ok, if you have SE on Steam, you can find AE under it's DLC for $20. An easy way to find it is to search for "Skyrim" in the store and you'll see AE in the search results. I didn't even have to complete typing "Skyrim" before it showed up first in the list.

I played the first two GTA games, too. They were kind of enjoyable, but I didn't get into them like I did the later games. The later games gave a narrative and a direction of things to do. I didn't know what to do, but it was fun running around doing what I could do.

So, is this something you're also interested in, Travis?

Pre-ordered!

The Rockstar Games Launcher has been in "offline mode" for about (maybe more) 7 hours according to the timestamp of Rockstar's latest tweet. The tweet says it's "temporarily offline for maintenance." I'm not sure I can remember a more disappointing launch. However, I found a great video about 20 things you should know before playing. It's spoiler-free, but for those of us who've played the game it's a great friendly reminder of some great tips for each game. I'm not even sure I was aware of some of them. I strongly recommend watching it. I may have to re-watch it to remember the helpful tips. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/8-qbx5X9qeM

If you want to check up on the status see the support page. It currently has a big red note at the top displaying the "offline" status along with the different services and their status. You can check it out here: https://support.rockstargames.com/

I hate Twitter, but I've been checking to see if anything's changed (it hasn't), but if you want to check it out, you can do so here: https://twitter.com/RockstarSupport

I just found a really good "Before You Buy" video from gameranx (a channel I like). It's spoiler-free and shows game play on all platforms. Wow, the Switch version looks awful! While I haven't had the chance to play it yet (Rockstar services are still down), from what I heard in the video the most disappointing thing is the tracks that were removed. There's a link in the video's description which shows what's there and what's missing. I didn't recognize too many that were taken out, but there were at least a couple I was bummed out about. It seems GTA3 kept it's soundtrack, which is great, because I absolutely loved it. It has the Scarface soundtrack, but I didn't see Scarface until years later (and I really loved it, hearing the soundtrack that I was so used to in GTA3 was a huge bonus!). "Say hello to my little friend" and check out the video: https://youtu.be/k8xxxyppTRQ

The game is still unavailable. Yes, someone found uncompiled code that contains dev commentary. They also figured out that the removed music was simply blocked via a script. Worst launch ever, in my experience. Good thing I have something else new to play.

Finally! Now PC gamers can finally install and play it.

Mods already! The rain is horrible in the game(s), but there's a mod that supposedly fixes that. I haven't tried it yet, but you can find it here: https://www.nexusmods.com/grandtheftautothetrilogy/mods/4?tab=description

There are some others mentioned in this article: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-gta-trilogy-is-being-fixed-by-modders/1100-6498063/

GameSpot has a video on the "6Things The GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition NEEDS to Fix." You'll see the rain I mentioned as #1. Check it out: https://youtu.be/kHsEj52MePE

Damn this trilogy is looking bad (and even though I hate the word "literally" because people "literally" over use it, this could be taken literally). I found this review by GameSpot, which points out the good and bad of it and it's mostly bad if not horrible. They gave it a 4, which I assume is out of 10. All this stuff makes me want to play something else. Check it out: https://youtu.be/Ul55KpKO7b8

Due to the terrible launch of this GTA trilogy on PC, Rockstar is offering to give us a game for free. You can only pick between Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Edition, Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition, L.A. Noire,
Bully: Scholarship Edition, and Max Payne 3. Apparently, there's another choice, you can get "a Great White Shark card or 55 gold bars in Red Dead Online. The deadline for this offer is January 6, 2022, at 12 AM ET."

I'm having trouble deciding which to pick. It won't be GTA IV or V as I have them on Steam. I have L.A. Noire on PS3 and don't know if I really want to replay it. I'm also not really interested in the other two games. I know little about Bully and even less about Max Payne. Since I don't play RDO, that offer isn't very appealing to me either.

I care more about them fixing what's wrong w/ the trilogy than these free offers. I didn't run into many bugs, but one I ran into I was able to fix w/ a mod, but then that bug got patched so the mod is no longer necessary.

Also, make sure to check your notifications. I just noticed one I overlooked. They're also giving us a $10 discount on anything purchased in the store that's $15 or more. You have to buy the trilogy before 1/5/21 to get this.

What do you think about this? Did you get the trilogy? What are your thoughts? What game would you recommend getting or think you'll get?

Go here to claim your free gift: https://store.rockstargames.com/en/holiday-bonus-offer

You can find your offers here: https://store.rockstargames.com/en/offers

News source: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pc-grand-theft-auto-trilogy-buyers-can-get-a-new-game-for-free/1100-6499159/

Oh well now that's very impressive! I haven't messed with resource or texture packs, except I did find a resource pack that removes the vignette effect.

I mentioned this in the post, but I wanted to make sure to bring these things to your attention.

Don't forget to migrate your Minecraft accounts to Microsoft accounts. If you need help feel free to ask (it can be more complicated than it should). Otherwise check out this link: https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/4403183382541-How-to-Migrate-Your-Mojang-Account-to-a-Microsoft-Account-No-Images-#h_01F8B6E4ZBPXQY72Q0T3NWCVAX

I just edited this post adding the link. Once you accomplish this and get logged into the site, you can go to the "skins" part of your profile, scroll to the bottom, and select your new Migrators Cape. This only applies to Java Edition. I also noted in this post that xisumavoid mentioned Minecraft on the PC XBox Game Pass which will give Java players access to the Bedrock Edition (Windows 10 & console) and vice versa. Also note that the Bedrock Edition is cross-platform, so no matter if your playing on PC or a console, you can still play with your friends on a different platform.

Glad to hear it, Jon! Enjoy your new cape!

Depending on the game, I won't settle for much less than 60. LOL That's for modern games, but some games are locked at 30 and I usually find that acceptable. More FPS makes me happy, even though I realize it's not all that great and sometimes irrelevant. I think GE helps "optimize" your settings for 30FPS, not 60. The Ark settings it gave me pretty much limited me to around 30 FPS and it wasn't acceptable, performance was still bad. Once I switched to the "high" preset, performance greatly improved along w/ my FPS. I'm still using a 60hz monitor, though I really want to upgrade. I also don't like screen tearing, so I use VSync. I am very interested in GSync especially, though FreeSync is gaining popularity and compatibility.

Cool! Thanks for your input, Travis! I usually see if GE can "optimize" settings for a game (which it cannot do for all games) and see how that goes. I like the games that auto-detect and put me at the highest settings LOL. I've done most of my tweaking w/ Ark, as shown in my embedded screen shot. I was tweaking it years ago and I continued to tweak it even until recently.

Agreed! I have the same experience.

I haven't been keeping up, but my perception is that this console is pretty good. They're remaking GTA 5 and Skyrim for both consoles and PC. I seem to remember some games performing much better on the new generation than last. I think Cyberpunk was one example. I'm not too surprised and I think it's good that they've reached this point. They seem to be on par with PC now. I don't know if they have Ray Tracing and DLSS though.