Diablo 4 has offered free trials in the past on Battle.net but for the first time ever you can now take it for a no-cost test drive on Steam. Until 10 am PT/1 pm ET on November 28, the forces of evil are yours to smack around across the ruined realm of Sanctuary—with certain limitations.

I suspect the timing isn’t coincidental—today is also the first day of the big Steam Autumn Sale—and it opens the door to a huge audience of potential players that Blizzard’s own Battle.net, with all due respect, just doesn’t have. It’s also an opportunity to turn around the not-great first impressions of the game on Steam, where the user rating currently stands at mixed. That’s not catastrophic (Starfield, for instance, holds the same rating), but it’s also not great for a game that was supposed to be a strong return to form for one of Blizzard’s most famous game series.

Trial players will have access to all Diablo 4 contents mentioned, but as mentioned, there is one l…

Update: As if the performance issues weren’t enough, Digital Foundry’s Alexander Battaglia has highlighted a new issue over on Twitter. Jedi: Survivor’s trigger-happy DRM is apparently so sensitive that it won’t let you install it on two computers in quick succession. Battaglia was told “Too many computers have accessed this account’s version of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor recently” when he tried to install it on a second machine.

Original story: Another month, another big game release, another shitty PC port. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor hit shelves yesterday and for all the tweaks, enhancements, and additional beards it boasts over its predecessor, its performance is leaving a lot to be desired. In Morgan Park’s Star Wars Jedi: Survivor review for PCG, he lamented its “unacceptable performance” but hoped a promised pre-release patch would improve things. If Steam reviews and social media are anything to go by, it hasn’t.

Jedi: Survivor cu…