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...
BREAKING NEWS 💀 Rogue The Skeptic The Great Silksong Delusion Let’s address the elephant in the room: Silksong isn't real. It’s a collective fever dream we all shared in 2019, and the sooner you accept that, the sooner you can stop refreshing Team Cherry’s Twitter like a starved pigeon. While you’ve been busy painting your face like a clown, some brave soul actually played 20+ other Metroidvanias this year. Apparently, the genre is currently in its 'experimental' phase, which is developer-speak for 'we don't have a budget, so here’s a weird gimmick instead of a map.' The Details: Innovation or Irritation? The industry is currently unspooling a fresh batch of platformers that claim to 'redefine' the genre. We’re seeing games that ditch the traditional map for 'memory-based exploration' (also known as getting lost because the dev was...