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Direct Storage starting loading time, on an NVMe-equipped PC:

The PC demo has gone live on Steam, EGS, and Microsoft Store.

ISW analysis for 23 January 2023: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 23, 2023 | Institute for the Study of War WWW.UNDERSTANDINGWAR.ORG Ukrainian intelligence assessed that Russian forces are preparing for an offensive effort in the spring or early summer of 2023, partially confirming ISW’s standing assessment that Russian troops may undertake a decisive action in the coming months. U

Ah gotcha.

I honestly don't know what the "obvious answer" to this situation is. (Note: I philosphically don't consider this to be an actual "problem").

I really would love to show the white writers of this game the post on ResetERA from a black father who wanted to play this game with his daughter to show her that black girls can also be the super-powered fantasy heroes of video games and save magical lands. But when he learned that Frey was written as a criminal and is held up at gunpoint during one of the scenes in the real world, he decided against subjecting his daughter to yet another negative media depiction of young black people. Well done, Forspoken writing team. There are innumerable ways to depict the adversity faced by young black women in this society with out having to resort to playing the "criminal card" and somehow you successfully managed to avoid each and every one of them. Bravo.

And speaking for myself, it's the "retrograde" transition from an interactive visual medium to a non-interactive visual medium.

7 Dead, 1 Injured in Half Moon Bay Shootings; Suspect in Custody WWW.NBCBAYAREA.COM Seven people were shot and killed at two separate scenes in Half Moon Bay Monday afternoon, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.

Forspoken (Video Game 2023) - IMDb M.IMDB.COM Forspoken (Video Game 2023) “Writing credits” credits

The thing that really sticks in my craw about this game's premise is that a group of white writers deliberately chose to make their black female protagonist a criminal to illustrate the adversity and difficult circumstances in which she exists as a shorthand means of explaining her personality. They honestly couldn't think of anything better or more creative than making her a criminal. That's great. Just great.

All of them. In fact, the Lithuanians are very wary of Poland as the Poles still refer to Kaunus (the second largest city in Lithuania) by its Polish name of Kowno and use the phrase "our Kowno" when talking about it.

I'm almost certain that Poland's tanks are in far better working order than Germany's. Hell, Poland could probably pull a reverse 1939 and actually come out the victor!

That's exactly what most people think it is.

They are absolutely trolling.

This is a pretty thoughtful review from Writing On Games: His conclusion is that because he can't tell whether he actually likes the game or not makes it a more intriguing/interesting proposition than most mainstream releases.

Japan PM says country on the brink over falling birth rate WWW.BBC.COM Fumio Kishida says Japan is on the verge of not being able to function.

Digital Foundry analysis: What works and what doesn't in Forspoken on PS5 WWW.EUROGAMER.NET The Digital Foundry verdict.

Right - "influencers" had no problem receiving codes, but "traditional" review outlets receiving one appears to be hit or miss.

From what I can tell, no review codes were sent to PC Gaming-centric outlets like PC Gamer or Rock Paper Shotgun.

ISW analysis for 22 January 2022: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 22, 2023 | Institute for the Study of War WWW.UNDERSTANDINGWAR.ORG Wagner financier Yevgeny Prigozhin’s star has begun to set after months of apparent rise following his failure to make good on promises of capturing Bakhmut with his own forces. Russian President Vladimir Putin had likely turned to Prigozhin and P

Game Information Game Title: Forspoken Platforms: PC (Jan 24, 2023)PlayStation 5 (Jan 24, 2023) Developer: Luminous Productions Publisher: Square Enix Review Aggregator: OpenCritic - 69 average - 29% recommended Critic Reviews Gaming Nexus - 9.5 / 10 GamingTrend - 90 / 100 NoobFeed - 90 / 100 Atomix - Spanish - 85 / 100 CGMagazine - 8.5 / 10 DASHGAMER.com - 8 / 10 Easy Allies - 8 / 10 Everyeye.it - Italian - 8 / 10 Gamepur - 8 / 10 Hobby Consolas - Spanish - 80 / 100 PSX Brasil - Portuguese - 80 / 100 PlayStation LifeStyle - 8 / 10 RPG Fan - 80% Saudi Gamer - Arabic - 8 / 10 Spaziogames - Italian - 8 / 10 TechRaptor - 8 / 10 We Got This Covered - 4 / 5 Gamersky - Chinese - 7.9 / 10 Digital Chumps - 7.5 / 10 Game Informer - 7.5 / 10 God is a Geek - 7.5 / 10 IGN Italy - Italian - 7.5 / 10 Press Start - 7.5 / 10 Prima Games - 7.5 / 10 Tom's Hardware Italia - Italian - 7.5 / 10 INVEN - Korean - 7.3 / 10 GAMES.CH - German - 72% But Why Tho? - 7 / 10 COGconnected - 70 / 100 Destructoid - 7 / 10 Digital Trends - 3.5 / 5 GamingBolt - 7 / 10 IGN Spain - Spanish - 7 / 10 Inverse - 7 / 10 Niche Gamer - 7 / 10 Screen Rant - 3.5 / 5 TheGamer - 3.5 / 5 Wccftech - 7 / 10 Worth Playing - 6.9 / 10 GamePro - German - 65 / 100 LevelUp - Spanish - 6.5 / 10 MMORPG.com - 6.5 / 10 TrueGaming - Arabic - 6.5 / 10 Game Rant - 3 / 5 GameSkinny - 6 / 10 IGN - 6 / 10 Paste Magazine - 6 / 10 Shacknews - 6 / 10 Sirus Gaming - 6 / 10 TheSixthAxis - 6 / 10 Tom's Guide - 3 / 5 VG247 - 3 / 5 Attack of the Fanboy - 2.5 / 5 ComingSoon.net - 5 / 10 GameSpot - 5 / 10 Gameblog - French - 5 / 10 GamesRadar+ - 2.5 / 5 XboxEra - 5 / 10 PowerUp! - 4.5 / 10 AusGamers - 4 / 10 Hardcore Gamer - 2 / 5 The Outerhaven Productions - 2 / 5 ACG - Rent Chicas Gamers - Spanish - Unscored Eurogamer - No Recommendation GameXplain - Liked GamesBeat - Unscored Polygon - Unscored Washington Post - Unscored gameranx - Unscored

Goddamnit.

The suspect is dead, allegedly from a self-inflicted gunshot.

The Norwegian Chief of Defence, General Eirik Kristoffersen, gave these casualty estimates on Norway's TV2 today, though with caveats: Russian military: 180,000 KIA/WIA Ukrainian military: 100,000 KIA/WIA Ukrainian civilian: 30,000 killed

For the record, I personally know the "Phil" quoted in the original story from The Economist that the PC Gamer article references: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-root-45ba696?