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Commentary on tech, gaming, and nerd culture. By
@cliophate.wtf
and formerly
@brandrick.bsky.social
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Valve showed the Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame early. Coming in early 2026.
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Valve showed the Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame early
The new hardware is coming in early 2026.
https://overkill.wtf/valve-steam-machine-steam-controller-steam-frame/
3 days ago
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dbrand's Black Friday sale starts early Also, they made fancy playing cards, that you can get for free.
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dbrand's Black Friday sale starts early
Also, they made fancy playing cards, which you can get for free.
https://overkill.wtf/dbrand-black-friday-anniversary/
5 days ago
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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.
5 days ago
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🟪 #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.
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🟪 #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.
https://overkill.wtf/133/
6 days ago
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🟪 #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.
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🟪 #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.
https://overkill.wtf/122-ayaneo-is-making-a-phone/
13 days ago
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🟪 #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.
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🟪 #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.
https://overkill.wtf/122-ayaneo-is-making-a-phone/
13 days ago
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🟪 #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.
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🟪 #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.
https://overkill.wtf/121/
20 days ago
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Shit!
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Leica just dropped the M EV1
The first M camera with an Electrical Viewfinder.
https://overkill.wtf/leica-m-ev1-release/
23 days ago
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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.
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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.
https://overkill.wtf/fujifilm-x100vi-review/
24 days ago
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Chris Brandrick
25 days ago
If you're not already subscribed to Switch Weekly, you can sign up to get the very first issue of Hanafuda Report right here:
hanafuda.report
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Chris Brandrick
25 days ago
After 9 years, I'm renaming my Nintendo newsletter. Switch Weekly becomes Hanafuda Report this Sunday. Same human curation of the best Nintendo links, commentary from me, plus what new games are worth playing. First issue under the new name lands Oct 26. New site goes live then too! More soon. 👋
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The Boox Palma Pro 2 is real 5G, colored e-ink, and stylus support.
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The Boox Palma Pro 2 is real
5G, colored e-ink, and stylus support.
https://overkill.wtf/boox-palma-pro-2-launch/
26 days ago
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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
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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.
https://overkill.wtf/how-i-turned-a-gaming-mini-pc-into-my-first-home-server/
27 days ago
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🟪 #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.
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🟪 #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.
https://overkill.wtf/120/
27 days ago
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My Setup All the tools, software, gear, gadgets, and handhelds I use for life, gaming and work.
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My Setup
All the tools, software, gear, gadgets, and handhelds I use for life, gaming and work.
https://overkill.wtf/setup/
29 days ago
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Kevin Wammer
29 days ago
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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about 1 month ago
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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.
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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.
https://overkill.wtf/pokemon-tcg-pocket-anniversary/
about 1 month ago
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A rumored leak hints at procedural generation in the next Pokémon games, but don't expect no No Man's Sky.
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The next Pokémon games may be procedurally generated
A rumored leak hints at procedural generation in the next Pokémon games, but don't expect no No Man's Sky.
https://overkill.wtf/pokemon-leaks/
about 1 month ago
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ICYMI
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
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Chris Brandrick
about 1 month ago
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:
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It's been overkill
After just over three years, I'm moving on from overkill.
https://overkill.wtf/its-been-overkill/
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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.
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🟪 #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.
https://overkill.wtf/119/
about 1 month ago
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🟪 #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.
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🟪 #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.
https://overkill.wtf/118/
about 1 month ago
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Amazon brings color to the Kindle Scribe line-up... and AI.
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Amazon brings color to the Kindle Scribe line-up... and AI
Amazon unveils three new Kindle Scribes: two redesigned e-ink models and the first-ever color Scribe with AI-powered notebooks.
https://overkill.wtf/kindle-scribe-colorsoft-announcement/
about 2 months ago
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You can now preorder the Xbox ROG Ally. Or a Hideo Kojima credit card, whatever you prefer.
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🟪 #117: You can now get the Xbox ROG Ally, or a Hideo Kojima credit card
Xbox ROG Ally preorders open, Spotify cracks down on AI music, and Hideo Kojima reveals a new horror game plus a credit card.
https://overkill.wtf/117-you-can-now-gebuy-the-xbox-rog-ally/
about 2 months ago
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For those who, for some reason, want to play games on a camera bump...
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Xiaomi's new iPhone clone has a second screen that you can use for cramped handheld gaming
You can play Angry Birds on the back of your Xiaomi 17 Pro...if you really want to.
https://overkill.wtf/xiaomi-17-pro-iphone-clone-handheld-gaming-case-retro/
about 2 months ago
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The luxury goods maker enters the eink space with this $900 device.
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'Digital Paper' is Montblanc's new eink writing tablet
The luxury goods maker enters the eink space with this $900 device.
https://overkill.wtf/montblanc-digital-paper-new-eink-writing-tablet/
about 2 months ago
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Chris Brandrick
2 months ago
dbrand has fixed its Killswitch case for the Switch 2 with new grips for the Joy-Con. I tested things out:
youtu.be/RpNI59pjink
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Killswitch: dbrand FIXED it?
YouTube video by overkill Media
https://youtu.be/RpNI59pjink
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A new case with 'Joy-Lock' grips promises no detachment issues.
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Testing dbrand's updated, more secure Switch 2 Killswitch
A new case with 'Joy-Lock' grips promises no detachment issues.
https://overkill.wtf/testing-dbrand-killswitch-nintendo-switch-2-update-joy-con-lock/
2 months ago
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Valve trademark hints at Steam Frame, Lenovo unveils Legion Go 2, and AYANEO and AYN push budget handhelds.
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🟪 #116: Frame in the shadows, Go 2 in the spotlight, Palma in color
Valve trademark hints at Steam Frame, Lenovo unveils Legion Go 2, and AYANEO and AYN push budget handhelds.
https://overkill.wtf/116-frame-in-the-shadows-go-2-in-the-spotlight-palma-in-color/
2 months ago
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While all eyes are on Team Cherry’s long-awaited sequel, a handful of other games are quietly launching alongside it.
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Yes, Silksong drops today — but here are 5 other games worth a look
While all eyes are on Team Cherry’s long-awaited sequel, a handful of other games are quietly launching alongside it.
https://overkill.wtf/hollow-knight-silksong-launch-today-other-games-september-4/
2 months ago
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A new portable, pocketable e-ink device.
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reMarkable announce the Paper Pro Move
A new portable, pocketable e-ink device.
https://overkill.wtf/remarkable-announce-the-paper-pro-move/
2 months ago
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Polar announces the Polar Loop, a lightweight, screen-free fitness band with no subscription, activity tracking and sleep tracking.
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Polar launches Polar Loop, a subscription-free wearable
Polar announces the Polar Loop, a lightweight, screen-free fitness band with no subscription, activity tracking and sleep tracking.
https://overkill.wtf/polar-loop-announcement/
2 months ago
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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.
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🟪 #115: Welcome to our new crib, also Framework did the thing!!!
Framework did the thing!!! Also, AYN is teasing a handheld, reMarkable a mini tablet, and Microsoft might or might not be lying.
https://overkill.wtf/115/
2 months ago
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Chris Brandrick
3 months ago
What's meant to be about safety just feels like a bunch of bureaucratic busy work dressed up as morality.
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Platforms, payment providers and nation states are the new gatekeepers of games
Steam is the latest to ask UK users to verify their age to access mature content.
https://overkill.wtf/platforms-payment-providers-and-nation-states-are-the-new-gatekeepers-of-games/
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Steam is the latest to ask UK users to verify their age to access mature content.
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Platforms, payment providers and nation states are the new gatekeepers of games
Steam is the latest to ask UK users to verify their age to access mature content.
https://overkill.wtf/platforms-payment-providers-and-nation-states-are-the-new-gatekeepers-of-games/
3 months ago
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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/
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🟪 #115: Welcome to our new crib, also Framework did the thing!!!
Framework did the thing!!! Also, AYN is teasing a handheld, reMarkable a mini tablet, and Microsoft might or might not be lying.
https://overkill.wtf/115/
3 months ago
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Kevin Wammer
3 months ago
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!
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Kevin Wammer
3 months ago
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/
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overkill Media, by Chris Brandrick & Kevin Wammer
Essays and commentary on gaming, tech, and culture. By Chris Brandrick & Kevin Wammer.
https://overkill.wtf/#/portal/
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A mix of the Odin 2 Portal and the Retroid Pocket 5
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AYN started teasing the Odin 3
A mix of the Odin 2 Portal and the Retroid Pocket 5
https://overkill.wtf/ayn-odin-3-teaser/
3 months ago
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This looks like a mini Paper Pro to me.
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reMarkable is teasing a new product
This looks like a mini Paper Pro to me.
https://overkill.wtf/remarkable-new-product-teaser/
3 months ago
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How much crap can we pack into one app?
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Spotify is adding DMs
How much crap can we pack into one app?
https://overkill.wtf/spotify-dm/
3 months ago
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The modern-classic Metroidvania has reached a new all-time peak player count ahead of the sequel arriving next month.
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Before Silksong arrives, more people than ever are playing Hollow Knight
The modern-classic Metroidvania has reached a new all-time peak player count ahead of the sequel arriving next month.
https://overkill.wtf/before-silksong-hollow-knight-new-steam-record-all-time-high-players/
3 months ago
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Apologies for the barrage of posts, our RSS feed just had a moment. 🙃
3 months ago
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I can hear Cupertino screaming all the way from Europe.
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dbrand leaks the iPhone 17, kinda
I can hear Cupertino screaming all the way from Europe.
https://overkill.wtf/dbrand-leaks-iphone-17/
3 months ago
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3DS emulator says monochromatic red be gone!
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Virtual Boy emulation gets a dash of colour
3DS emulator says monochromatic red be gone!
https://overkill.wtf/virtual-boy-gets-color-emulation-support-3ds/
3 months ago
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We've got a date, but no pricing just yet.
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The Xbox Ally handhelds arrive in October
We've got a date, but no pricing just yet.
https://overkill.wtf/xbox-ally-handheld-launch-date-confirmed/
3 months ago
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You can't preserve what isn't there.
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Japan's library doesn't consider Switch 2 Game-Key Cards as physical media, won't preserve them
You can't preserve what isn't there.
https://overkill.wtf/japan-library-doesnt-consider-switch-2-game-key-cards-as-physical-media-wont-preserve-them/
3 months ago
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My PC is alive again, gamescom is over, and everyone is launching clamshell handhelds
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🟪 #114: gamescon 2025, a new PC, and clamshells
My PC is alive again, gamescom is over, and everyone is launching clamshell handhelds
https://overkill.wtf/114/
3 months ago
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The much anticipated Metroidvania sequel is arriving in September.
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After 2380 days, Hollow Knight: Silksong finally has a launch date
The much anticipated Metroidvania sequel is arriving in September.
https://overkill.wtf/hollow-knight-silksong-release-date-confirmed/
3 months ago
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