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Overwatch Spotlight: A Shiny New Countdown for the Same Old Wallet-Drain

BREAKING NEWS 💀 Rogue The Skeptic The Hook: Here We Go Again Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Blizzard launches a flashy countdown, drops a trailer that looks like a Pixar fever dream, and promises a 'new era' of content while simultaneously checking if your credit card is still on file. The Overwatch Spotlight is the latest attempt to distract us from the fact that we’re still playing a sequel that feels more like a glorified patch notes update. If you’re sitting there with your finger over the 'Pre-order' button for whatever battle pass or skin bundle they’re about to shill, do us all a favor—put the mouse down and go outside. The sun doesn't have microtransactions. Yet. The Details: Shiny Trailers and Empty Promises So, what exactly is the Overwatch Spotlight? According to the hype machine over at Esports.gg, we’ve got a countdown ticking a...

Kizuna AI in Fortnite: Because Epic Games Ran Out of Marvel Characters to Sell You

BREAKING NEWS 💀 Rogue The Skeptic The Hook: Another Day, Another Digital Doll Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A massive, multi-billion dollar corporation decides it hasn't quite extracted enough lunch money from teenagers this month, so they dig up a piece of internet culture, slap some cell-shading on it, and call it a 'must-have' event. Welcome back to the Fortnite item shop, the place where dignity goes to die and V-Bucks go to evaporate. This time, the victim of Epic’s relentless collab-machine is none other than the 'Original Virtual YouTuber,' Kizuna AI . Because apparently, we didn't have enough anime girls running around with rocket launchers already. Read Also: Ustwo Games Pivots to PC-First Strategy: Analyzing the Business Shift from Mobile Exclusivity If you’ve been living under a rock—or perhaps playing games that actually re...

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