Free Games
– Epic Games
– Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
– 2019
– Described as a combination of cinematic 3D games with the tight design and satisfaction of 2D Zelda-like adventures, it has you exploring an island, shrinking inside the bodies of infected people, and rescuing them from a mind-warping plague
– A Short Hike
– 2019
– Described as one part Animal Crossing, one part Breath of the Wild, it’s a little exploration game about hiking up a mountain. You can follow marked trails, explore the backcountry, meet other hikers, discover hidden treasures, and just take in the world around you
– Mutazione (Mu-tat-zio-ne)
– 2019
– A mutant soap opera where small-town gossip meets the supernatural, it’s a narrative indie gardening game set on a beautiful island inhabited by mutants
The COVID-19 Coronavirus is continuing to have impacts on the world as more people and governments are opting out of social contact
– In the workplace many are working from home as much as possible
– Google and Microsoft have made some changes to provide free teleconferencing tools for the next few months
– Anyone using G Suite or G Suite for Education is getting access to premium features like meetings for up to 250 participants, live streaming for up to 100,000 viewers, and the ability to record meetings and save them to G Drive – features that would normally cost $25/user/month
– And Microsoft is offering a six-month trial for the premium version of Microsoft Teams, letting anyone using it schedule video calls and conferences with other registered users
– For those that can’t work from home, Apple is even giving their retail and hourly workers unlimited paid sick leave if they’re experiencing relevant symptoms
– I mean, this should be the norm but in today’s society it’s newsworth
– And E3 has officially been cancelled for the first time since 1995, joining Apple’s WWDC as the latest victim of measures being taken to limit large gatherings of people in the midst of COVID-19
– Really I don’t blame them, especially after Penny Arcade Expo 2016 when the swine flu made the rounds and became known as the Pax Pox. Conventions aren’t really known for hygiene in the best of circumstances
– The team behind E3 will be reaching out directly to exhibitors and attendees with info about full refunds, and they’re exploring options for an online experience this June
Sensor Tower, an analytics platform that gathers app download and usage data for developers, has been secretly gathering data from millions of iOS and Android users
– Apparently the company owns a batch of about 20 VPN and ad-blocking apps like Adblock Focus and Luna VPN that have been downloaded over 35 million times
– When installed the apps prompt users to install a root certificate from an external website, which lets them get around App Store restrictions and monitor all traffic and data passing through the phone
– This serves as a good reminder to be wary of VPN and ad-blocking apps from unknown developers, and definitely ask questions when apps as for certificates to be installed
The Nintendo Playstation, the prototype CD system for the Super Nintendo, has officially sold at auction for a grand total of $380,000
– Apparently the initial spike we saw in online bidding was Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey deciding he wanted to be the highest bidder early on, but once it went to a live action there was only one bid made, and it seems that Luckey either didn’t or couldn’t follow up with one of his own
Lifehacker has a nice tip for people sharing a Netflix account- you can now avoid giving out your password by using DoNotPay
– DoNotPay is a Chrome extension that lets you send out a link that will privately share the authentication cookie from your computer with whoever you send it to, allowing them to get into your Netflix account without having to log themselves in
– Time will tell how streaming companies react to this, but since simultaneous streaming is specifically a feature of many memberships they can’t be too angry
There’s a new streaming site on the internet, and it takes you back to the days of cable with a twist
– allthestreams.fm is calling itself pirate radio for internet streaming, offering videos from Hulu, Disney+, Netflix, HBO Now, Prime Video, and Showtime
– The catch is that you don’t get to pick what’s on- you get a slider to chose which service you’re watching and then get to join whatever stream they currently have in progress
– At the moment they have a number you text any requests to, but that’s pretty much it for user accessibility. Otherwise you get what you get with very few controls
– It’s a pretty interesting experiment, with things like Avengers Endgame, The Witcher, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine being shown when I checked it out, but you can bet that it has lawyers salivating and will soon be hit with takedown notices left and right
It looks like a batch of third-gen iPad Airs has a defect that makes the display go permanently blank, with no way to recover
– The good news is that Apple has acknowledged the defect and if offering free repairs to anyone that see the issue in the first two years. Affected models were manufactured between March and October 2019, but there may still be devices from those dates sitting unopened on store shelves so keep an eye out
Overwatch Archives is out a week early!
March 12th to April 2nd
Missions are back with some extras this year!
First week is Overwatch Uprising
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RELIVE TRACER’S FIRST MISSION
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Journey seven years into the past and join an Overwatch strike team fighting through the streets of King’s Row to quell an uprising led by Null Sector, a rogue group of omnics. There are no reinforcements. Failure is not an option. The future depends on you.
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Play as one of four Overwatch agents in Story Mode
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Tracer, Torbjörn, Reinhardt, or Mercy
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New Challenge missions
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Molten Cores: evade deadly lava discharged by felled enemies
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Glass Cannons: survive the omnic incursion of King’s Row with limited health and exponential damage.
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Second week is Overwatch Retribution
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TAKE CONTROL OF BLACKWATCH
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After the terrorist organization known as Talon launches an attack on an Overwatch facility, the peacekeeping force is unable to respond. But Blackwatch, Overwatch’s secretive strike force, plays by its own rules. Travel eight years into the past and join Blackwatch as they seek to capture one of Talon’s highest-ranking members.
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Play as one of four Blackwatch agents in Story Mode
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McCree, Moira, Genji, or Reyes before he becomes known as Reaper
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New Challenge Missions
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Surgical Strike: hone your headshot skills with critical strikes
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Close Quarters: get up close and personal with your enemies
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Third week is Overwatch Storm Rising
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A NEW THREAT LOOMS ON THE HORIZON
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As thunderclouds gather, four Overwatch operatives pursue the devious entrepreneur Maximilien through the streets of Havana. A clever and calculating omnic, Maximilien handles finances for the international terrorist organization Talon.
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Play as one of four Overwatch agents in Story Mode
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Tracer, Genji, Winston, or Mercy
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New Challenge Missions
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Blood Moon Rising: without support heroes, become your own vampiric support by dealing damage
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Storm Raging: take down enemies enraged by the deaths of their comrades
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There are skins exclusive to weekly unlocks
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Win 9 games in Quick Play, Competitive or arcade to unlock the player icon, spray and epic skin
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Week 1
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Holi Symmetra
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Holi is a famous Hindu festival that is celebrated in every part of India with utmost joy and enthusiasm. The ritual starts by lighting up the bonfire one day before the day of Holi and this process symbolizes the triumph of good over the bad. On the day of Holi people play with colours with their friends and families and in evening they show love and respect to their close ones with Abeer, a red dye.
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Week 2
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Rustclad Torbjörn
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Torb is looking worse for wear, his amour has a green patina, and has rust buildup.
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Week 3
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Snowbear Mei
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Similar to Mei’s regular outfit, but Snowball and a few patches on her outfit have a cute white bear look
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And of couse some new Legendary skins to work for!
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Aviator Pharah
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Pharah has a leather jacket, jeans, aviator sunglasses, and the attitude to pull it off
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King Jamison Junkrat
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Shows what Junkrat will blow his earnings on a heist with. Crown, gold plated and jewlencusted arm and peg leg, expensive clothes, too much jewelry, his bandoleer is replaced with gold bars, and his riptire is a sack of other trophies
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Militia Roadhod
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Roadhog looks like the kind of doomsday prepper that bought the tactical axe, has an army helmet as his pauldron, large rounds of ammunition on his wrist, tactical belt slung over his shoulder, camo coveralls, and a grenade with a piggie on it
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Sniper Ana
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This may be my new favorite Ana skin, she has tan tactical gear. Her jacket has ghilie like flair, and Ana is quite young, and has a cute bob haircut. Her rifle, looks more like a sniper rifle than a tranq gun as well.
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Workout Zarya
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Zarya shows how beefy she is in these workout clothes. She has a workout sweater without sleeves, and shorts with compression shorts underneath. She also has support with an elbow and knee brace. And a handy mp3 player strapped to he bicep.
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