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Considering what a monster BG3 was, I don't think Obsidian is interested in such a massive game. It seems like they are sticking to mid-sized games to minimize risks. They want to be open for another 100 years, they said.

Tyranny 2 is off the table because believe it is owned by Paradox. PoE3 seems unlikely because of sales numbers of PoE2, although it could be a small team working on it. A NWN product would be interesting. I'm not sure how much name recognition the IP still has. Also I'm not sure what the relationship with WotC and Microsoft is at this point. They own a lot of IP's already, so I doubt they want to deal with rights they don't own. I'm also not sure that Obsidian is really an isometric developer anymore. I think anything they do will be FPS or 3rd person. Unless it is a smaller team, aka Pentiment and Tyranny.

Dune: Awakening - I built a cozy starter home on a desert bluff. My swordmaster kneed some folks and is off to a good start. Although I've almost died a few times, which is more than I did in the beta. Got super close to getting eaten by a worm and then almost dehydrated to death. I think I'm probably just rushing more, since I've done this part already. Game is running well and my server isn't too crowded. Full release will be interesting.

I'd buy a Tony Hawk Obsidian game for sure.

My guess is it is not a unique IP. With Grounded, Avowed, and TOW, they are pretty set on their own IP's. So I'm guessing they are tackling something in the MIcrosoft library.

That looks a bit different than the Mel Brooks version.

Yeah, I love the setting of Starfield. I like the ship designer. There is some good exploration moments. But no argument for me on the majority of the quests. Bethesda has always struggled with story and characterization. I thought the corp storyline was fun. It was the only one where you didnt end up just killing a bunch of people.

Did everyone skip the lesson on balance of power in 8th grade?

Enshrouded updated their graphics, and it looks pretty good. I started a new world on the lighter difficulty, because I think I just like to wander around and rebuild all the cool stuff. The game has come a long way.

It was a trainwreck from the moment Perrin killed his wife in the first episode. I mean, they departed from the book on so many levels, why did they even bother calling it Wheel of Time? The characters were all a mess. I understand that the book gets messy as well, but the first one is a pretty solid introduction to the world, and they didn't need to manufacture a bunch of other garbage to make it engaging. Plus the Trollocs looked dumb. edit: I think the real shame is that Amazon has been hitting it out of the park on so many other IP's. Reacher, The Boys, Good Omens, Jack Ryan...all of them did a good job with the source material. Meanwhile WoT was basically my High School reading list, and they butchered it out of the gate.

And nothing of value was lost...

Today I reviewed habeas corpus with my students so they don't look like Kristi Noem if they end up in front of congress. I played the clip. It was fun to watch a senator ask a question that is on my unit exams every year.

My 7th graders know what habeas corpus is. It is a foundational part of my curriculum. We run through scenarios regularly in almost every unit that relate to the precedent.

I also like mature melons.

Havoc - Tom Hardy plays a detective in the new Max Payne movie. Wait, this isn't based on Max Payne? Huh. You could have fooled me. It had some good bits. Very crime noir and graphic novel-ish.