Valve showed the Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame early. Coming in early 2026. overkill.wtf/valve-steam-mach...

dbrand's Black Friday sale starts early Also, they made fancy playing cards, that you can get for free. overkill.wtf/dbrand-black-fri...

Ads have officially been disabled (and the account with Mediavine closed down). Except for a few affiliate accounts that still need to be shut down (and the company structure, but takes time), overkill is now a hobby project.

🟪 #133: The Steam Deck finally downloads in sleep mode Also, AYANEO is teasing stuff, the Switch 2 is outselling the OG, and Sony might be working on PC/PS5 cross-buy. overkill.wtf/133/

🟪 #122: AYANEO is making a phone Retroid reworked their next handheld after backlash, Linux keeps looking like the smarter choice, and Arc Raiders is blowing up. overkill.wtf/122-ayaneo-i...

🟪 #122: AYANEO is making a phone Retroid reworked their next handheld after backlash, Linux keeps looking like the smarter choice, and Arc Raiders is blowing up. overkill.wtf/122-ayaneo-i...

🟪 #121: The Boox Palma is finally a phone, kind of Also, a few notes on a camera, my new home-server, the XBOX ROG Ally X, and more. overkill.wtf/121/

Shit! overkill.wtf/leica-m-ev1-...

Fujifilm X100VI Review: This sparks joy Gear does matter. When it sparks joy, it changes how you shoot. The X100VI reminded me why I ever picked up a camera in the first place. overkill.wtf/fujifilm-x10...

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The Boox Palma Pro 2 is real 5G, colored e-ink, and stylus support. overkill.wtf/boox-palma-p...

How I turned a Gaming Mini-PC into my first home server I turned an unused mini-PC into a home server running Ubuntu and Docker. It’s fast, useful, and became one of my favorite weekend projects. #linux #homeserver overkill.wtf/how-i-turned...

🟪 #120: The XBOX ROG Ally is not an XBOX The reviews of ASUS’s and Microsoft’s latest handhelds are live. I also shared my setup and complained about handhelds. overkill.wtf/120/

My Setup All the tools, software, gear, gadgets, and handhelds I use for life, gaming and work. overkill.wtf/setup/

I wrote a first draft for @overkill.wtf on why I created a home server, and this led to another rabbit hole: I basically watched every video on Omarchy I could find. Am I about to run Linux???

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Pokémon TCG Pocket will get some quality-of-life improvements For the one year anniversary, we can gift cards to friends and trade rarer ones. overkill.wtf/pokemon-tcg-...

A rumored leak hints at procedural generation in the next Pokémon games, but don't expect no No Man's Sky. overkill.wtf/pokemon-leaks/

ICYMI

I'm stepping away from @overkill.wtf. It's been a blast, and I can't wait to see where @cliophate.wtf takes things. More here:

Ok, here we go: 🟪 #119: overkill is dead, long live overkill We're closing shop. Kind of. Also, Battlefield is back! And the successor to the Boox Palma is coming. overkill.wtf/119/

🟪 #118: Everything is expensive now Xbox Game Pass prices rise sharply, EA is bought for $55B, and Amazon unveils a color Kindle Scribe with AI and OS updates. overkill.wtf/118/

Amazon brings color to the Kindle Scribe line-up... and AI. overkill.wtf/kindle-scrib...

You can now preorder the Xbox ROG Ally. Or a Hideo Kojima credit card, whatever you prefer. overkill.wtf/117-you-can-...

For those who, for some reason, want to play games on a camera bump...

The luxury goods maker enters the eink space with this $900 device. overkill.wtf/montblanc-di...

dbrand has fixed its Killswitch case for the Switch 2 with new grips for the Joy-Con. I tested things out: youtu.be/RpNI59pjink

A new case with 'Joy-Lock' grips promises no detachment issues. overkill.wtf/testing-dbra...

Valve trademark hints at Steam Frame, Lenovo unveils Legion Go 2, and AYANEO and AYN push budget handhelds. overkill.wtf/116-frame-in...

While all eyes are on Team Cherry’s long-awaited sequel, a handful of other games are quietly launching alongside it. overkill.wtf/hollow-knigh...

A new portable, pocketable e-ink device. overkill.wtf/remarkable-a...

Polar announces the Polar Loop, a lightweight, screen-free fitness band with no subscription, activity tracking and sleep tracking. overkill.wtf/polar-loop-a...

In case you missed it: Framework did the thing!!! Also, AYN is teasing a handheld, reMarkable a mini tablet, and Microsoft might or might not be lying. overkill.wtf/115/

What's meant to be about safety just feels like a bunch of bureaucratic busy work dressed up as morality.

Steam is the latest to ask UK users to verify their age to access mature content. overkill.wtf/platforms-pa...

Framework did the thing!!! Also, AYN is teasing a handheld, reMarkable a mini tablet, and Microsoft might or might not be lying. overkill.wtf/115/

Also, I decreased the price of a yearly sub from $70 to $50. The goal is to offer a pay-what-you-want option, but it needs some custom development work. That’s for the future!

I wrote a banger of a newsletter (if I may so myself), that goes out tonight. Subscribe now while you can! (You can also subscribe later but that’s now how marketing works.) overkill.wtf#/portal/

A mix of the Odin 2 Portal and the Retroid Pocket 5 overkill.wtf/ayn-odin-3-t...

This looks like a mini Paper Pro to me. overkill.wtf/remarkable-n...

How much crap can we pack into one app? overkill.wtf/spotify-dm/

The modern-classic Metroidvania has reached a new all-time peak player count ahead of the sequel arriving next month. overkill.wtf/before-silks...

Apologies for the barrage of posts, our RSS feed just had a moment. 🙃

I can hear Cupertino screaming all the way from Europe. overkill.wtf/dbrand-leaks...

3DS emulator says monochromatic red be gone! overkill.wtf/virtual-boy-...

We've got a date, but no pricing just yet. overkill.wtf/xbox-ally-ha...

You can't preserve what isn't there. overkill.wtf/japan-librar...

My PC is alive again, gamescom is over, and everyone is launching clamshell handhelds overkill.wtf/114/

The much anticipated Metroidvania sequel is arriving in September. overkill.wtf/hollow-knigh...