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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...

Rest in Pieces: Why Divinity’s Best Mechanic is Dying While You Pre-Order Garbage

BREAKING NEWS 💀 Rogue The Skeptic The Funeral Nobody Invited You To Gather 'round, children, and put down your overpriced controllers for a second. We’re here to talk about a corpse. Not the kind of corpse you find in those generic 'open-world survival' games you keep pre-ordering like a mindless lemming, but a mechanical one. I’m talking about the Divinity: Original Sin 2 armor system . You know, that thing that actually forced you to use your brain instead of just clicking 'Attack' until the shiny loot dropped? Yeah, that one. Apparently, it’s gone for good, and honestly, we probably deserve this mediocrity. Read Also: Arc Raiders: Embark Promises to Fix the Cheater Plague While Your Wallet Stays Firmly Closed Larian Studios, the current darlings of the industry because they actually finished a game before selling it (what a concept!), have moved on...

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