STG's

Far Cry 4 is basically Far Cry 3 with some new stuff. I can't say I blame them - Far Cry 3 was pretty good and there was little incentive to mess with the formula. Most differences are small, such as new mission types, and minor things like the main protagonist having his own house where you can buy upgrades. Some new things, like the ability to retake outposts, are quite nice. Overall, I really like it. I'm not sure if it is better or worse than Far Cry 3, but it is still worth playing, specially at a discount.

I just finished the third book in Neal Asher's Transformation series - Infinity Engine. The book takes place in the Polity and mostly concerns the creation, breakdown and ascension of Penny Royal (while showing a whole lot of characters from the other books). I do now wonder if Asher already had some of this in mind as Penny Royal first appeared in his books... The series was simply spectacular, and ended very, very well. It would be very confusing to start from this book, of course, but I strongly recommend it, the Polity series, and the Transformation series.