today developer scs software announced that the longawaited oklahoma dlc for american truck simulator will launch on august 1 just two days before the pc launch of baldurs gate 3 on august 3 yes i am probably the only person on earth affected by this announcement but what am i supposed to dosee i thought i dodged a bullet when the pc launch of baldurs gate 3 was brought forward a month niftily giving rpg fans a lengthy span of time with the game before starfield shows up to dominate our hearts and minds i thought my gaming schedule was clear i just needed to wrap up zelda and pikmin 4 check out a couple of indies and then my plate would be clear for the rpgfest of the next few monthsbut lord help me im an midwestern truck sim fan whos been waiting years for ats to hit the states im actually familiar with see american truck simulator launched back in 2016 with just a few states california nevada and arizona the games slowly been adding the rest of the us westtoeast in regular dlc packs and now seven years later the devs are finally starting to reach the types of farmland and gentle hills ive been waiting forever to see properly recreated in a video gamethen weve got baldurs gate 3 an extensive rpg that probably needs far less introduction here the kind of mesmerizing choicedriven narrative that only coalesces into a major game once in a great great while this is like my own personal barbenheimer except these are both things that are going to take me dozens of hours to get throughthe list of new games for 2023 is already comically massive and arguably the best part of gaming in the modern age is that you can find all kinds of little niches to enjoy on top of the big aaa blockbusters godspeed to each and every one of you who like me are trying to balance your extremely dedicated tiny interests with the proper gaming zeitgeistim fairly confident american truck simulator wont let you have sex with a bear