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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...

Finally, A Trip To California That Doesn't Involve Stepping Over A Tech Bro: The Computer History Museum Goes Virtual

BREAKING NEWS 💀 Rogue The Skeptic The 'Innovation' of Looking at Old Crap from Your Couch Look, I get it. You were planning on spending your life savings on a flight to Mountain View just to see a Xerox Alto and smell the faint, lingering scent of unwashed genius and venture capital. But thanks to the Computer History Museum (CHM) , you can now save that money for... well, definitely not a pre-order of the next broken 'Aaaa' title. They’ve opened up their massive collection of digital artifacts for the public to view online. It’s like a graveyard for ideas that actually worked, unlike the 'live service' roadmap of your favorite shooter. For those of you who think 'retro' means the PS4, buckle up. We’re talking about punch cards, vacuum tubes, and source code that was written by people who didn't have the luxury of a 100GB day-one patch...

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