This week in PC Gaming: The Ascent, The Forgotten City, and cyberpunk kitties

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Welcome to This Week in PC Gaming, a show where we take a look at the new games, updates, events, and more coming at you over the next week, every week. Expect a new episode every Sunday morning and expect it to tell you something you didn't know or already forgot about.

This week one of the best Skyrim mods finally gets a standalone release, we finally find out what's going on with that cyberpunk cat simulator, and some beloved Ace Attorney prequels hits the PC.

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James Davenport
James Davenport

James is stuck in an endless loop, playing the Dark Souls games on repeat until Elden Ring and Silksong set him free. He's a truffle pig for indie horror and weird FPS games too, seeking out games that actively hurt to play. Otherwise he's wandering Austin, identifying mushrooms and doodling grackles. 

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