My Steam Deck and recent desktop PC upgrade have turned me into a certified PC Gamer™, and with that, trying out some new games that weren’t on my radar back when I had a pretty weak laptop. Of note, I turned my attention to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim after grabbing it on sale. I […]
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