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Got my first Anran POTG! She's very fun. #overwatch #anran
February 11, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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Night Colosseo #overwatch
Overwatch screenshot of Colosseo at night, which features Rome-inspired architecture with yellow mortar-work and other ancient stone buildings beyond. There is a giant colosseum lit up behind the arches and statues, and everywhere hangs big red Talon banners. Overwatch screenshot of Colosseo at night, with a detail shot of the sky. There is a swirling purple and green galaxy beyond the clouds, and you can also see fireworks over an arena in the distance. Overwatch screenshot of Colosseo at night, looking down the main corridor of the map. Everything is elaborate Roman-style arches and there is a pushbot in the center.
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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Overcast King's Row #overwatch
Overwatch screenshot of King's Row, as an overcast map. It is looking up at several of the buildings near the first attacker spawn, with red and white brick and ornate pediments and corner details. There is a red double decker bus front and center and some trees. The sky is hazy and overcast with rain. Beyond is Big Ben. Overwatch screenshot of King's Row, overlooking the back part of the map that has more gothic architecture from a cathedral and many types of row house-style buildings. The air is somewhat hazy with smog.
February 11, 2026 at 4:57 AM
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Evening Hollywood
Overwatch screenshot of Hollywood map, which is the imaginary of Hollywood with a TCL Chinese theater-esque building, typical LA art deco architecture, and palm trees, leading into a studio backlot. The sun cascades golden down the street, casting long shadows. Overwatch screenshot of Hollywood map, which is the imaginary of Hollywood. It overlooks the Goldshire Studios backlot, which has a Wild West set with constructed Western-style buildings for movies, and then some other more Spanish Revival type buildings, leading into a soundstage.
February 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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Morning Shambali Temple
Overwatch screenshot of Shambali Temple, a village and temple run by Omnics high in the Nepal mountains. The buildings are clustered together on the side of a mountaing, with brick walls and tiled roofs, flags waving inbetween many of the structures. Everything is dusted with snow. Overwatch screenshot of Shambali Temple, a village and temple run by Omnics high in the Nepal mountains. There's a large Omnic temple nestled against the rock, covered in snow. There's ornate golden Omnic statues over entrances. Overwatch screenshot of Shambali Temple, a village and temple run by Omnics high in the Nepal mountains. The buildings are clustered together on the side of a mountaing, with brick walls and tiled roofs, flags waving inbetween many of the structures. Everything is dusted with snow.
February 11, 2026 at 4:52 AM
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Morning Rialto, with some additional changes from Vendetta, including a massive submarine.
Overwatch screenshot of Rialto in the early morning. It is a large Venetian-esque city with white stone buildings with terracotta tile roofs. The air is crisp in the morning sun and shines on the water ways. There are several clock towers and other tall buildings. Overwatch screenshot of Rialto in the early morning. It is a large Venetian-esque city with white stone buildings with terracotta tile roofs.
February 11, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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They added several new times of day to the maps in #Overwatch and Junkertown got a sunset version and it is UNREAL
Overwatch screenshot of Junkertown at sunset, the entire outdoor area set in a hazy red light. The buildings are piles of rusted and scrapped metal and wooden shacks, leading to the entrance of a walled off metal city. There are several smoke stacks in the distance. Overwatch screenshot of Junkertown at sunset, the entire outdoor area set in a hazy red light. The buildings are piles of rusted and scrapped metal and wooden shacks. There's a bright spotlight coming from a water tower and it highlights a worn dirt road. Overwatch screenshot of Junkertown at sunset, from a high angle over the first walled in area of the Junkertown city. The buildings are piled high with scrap metal, and there's a large round building at the center which is the arena. There's several moving spotlights.
February 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM
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run little horsie
A very badly drawn horse done in black digital ink, running with other handdrawn horses on a pink and mint gradient background.
February 10, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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Made some beef and broccoli while watching some pals stream Nightreign
A white bowl of beef and broccoli with sesame seeds on top of rice. Beyond it is a tablet with a game stream on it.
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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I needed this. Chicken was off so just made egg fried rice. Did not have any msg left so I just used chicken powder. I'm so happy
A giant pile of egg fried rice, with little eggy bits in a bowl.
February 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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🔥 playing with fire 🔥 // anran

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Overwatch screenshot of Anran, the newest DPS hero. She is a young college-aged Chinese woman with a long, brown, fluffy pony tail, and a futuristic take on traditional Chinese fashion with flowing sleeves. She holds two fans. Her entire face is lit up with flames. Overwatch screenshot of Anran, the newest DPS hero. She is a young college-aged Chinese woman with a long, brown, fluffy pony tail, and a futuristic take on traditional Chinese fashion with flowing sleeves. She holds two fans and stands in a battle pose. Behind her is the warm glow of fire. Overwatch screenshot of Anran, the newest DPS hero. She is a young college-aged Chinese woman with a long, brown, fluffy pony tail, and a futuristic take on traditional Chinese fashion with flowing sleeves. She holds two fans and stands in a battle pose, with flames leaving the edge of the closest fan to the camera. Overwatch screenshot of Anran, the newest DPS hero. She is a young college-aged Chinese woman with a long, brown, fluffy pony tail, and a futuristic take on traditional Chinese fashion with flowing sleeves. She holds two fans is dashing forward with fire behind her.
February 6, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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This is cool, Anran's burn DoT has it's own visible icon, which is something I've wanted for fire effects (like from Mauga/Ashe) even though the fire is visible. I think Anran's DoT is a different burn though.

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Overwatch 2 screenshot of a practice bot with a little red fire icon over its head. It is also glowing orange as it burns.
February 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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time to post one of my fave tiktoks of all time
February 3, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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Everdawk Wibwa is witewawwy dead

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Nightreign screenshot of three players in a sandy expanse. One is in the far background, one is the Duchess, drenched in blood with her arms out in a T-pose. She has an elegant blue coat with a ruffly skirt. In the foreground is a Wylder, drenched in blood and dressed in the armor of Artorias from Dark Souls. He is praying at the sky.
February 3, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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Erdtree/Germanier
Promotional art of the Erdtree glowing sickly yellow and gold over the Lands Between and buildings in Limgrave, a slanting highlands of grass and rock and trees. Dress from Germanier for Spring/Summer 2026. It is a huge hat that obscures the face of the model, completely covered in ostrich feathers died a lurid green-yellow. Her body is wrapped in cloth like a deconstructed present in the same color with a weird encrusted broach of silver on her right shoulder. The rest wraps around same colored underpants and then draped tulle and folded over ribbonesque skirt parts.
February 2, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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Grace/Elie Saab
Image of a Grace from Elden Ring, it is a glowing humanesque light on the ground, and a player character is seen walking away from it, in armor. Elie Saab, Spring/Summer 2026 dress. It is a long, yellow-gold dress that has a slight striated pattern to it and flows off the wearer, only pinched in at the waist in places. It is one shoulder.
February 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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anyways my two favorite house lounges are Bryant's Cocktail Lounge and At Random, and you cannot fucking tell me these aren't rad as hell
Bryant's Cocktail Lounge, which is an unassuming white house with siding, and a black and white striped awning. There are also flowers in window boxes and for a bar, it seems quite cozy. Bryant's Cocktail Lounge interior, which is pristinely preserved from the 1970s, with leather seating, drop ceiling, and tons of fake plants with red and orange lights strewn around the windows. At Random, which is a specialty cocktail bar dating from the 1950s, and is a tiny rectangular building with white siding and green and white awnings. The At Random logo is done in a beautiful script. Interior of At Random, all suffused in red light. There's tons of kitschy pendant lamps over the very long bar, that ends in a circular area for the cocktail bar tender. There's also leather seating at the bar, as well as a few long booths with continuous seats.
February 1, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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Got my Ana galaxy weapon from Twitch drops 🙏

[ #overwatch | #Ana | #gamephotography | #virtualphotography ]
Overwatch 2 screenshot of Ana in the Demon skin, which is a purple and teal recolor of her Oni skin. It is a long kimono-esque jacket with white ornate hair and two oni horns curving out of her head. She also has geta sandals that show off her demon feet. She's shooting a sleep dart at the camera, and there's a blurry tracer of the dart. Overwatch 2 screenshot of Ana in the Demon skin, which is a purple and teal recolor of her Oni skin. It is a long kimono-esque jacket with white ornate hair and two oni horns curving out of her head. She is holding up her sniper rifle which is swirling blue/purple with stars. Behind her is a cloud of teal spirit magic.
January 31, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Got an Everdark Augur kill for our friend!

#nightreign
Nightreign screenshot of 3 players standing on a sandy expanse under a twilight galaxy sky, full of swirling pinks and blues and purples.; one player has a large shield and is a bird, another is wearing the armor from Dark Souls 3, and one that looks like Artorias is splayed out on the ground, looking dead.
January 31, 2026 at 5:26 AM
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I never noticed that Heolstor's "opening the sky" for status effects attacks shows off an ACTUAL Nightlord map, this is Dreglord!

#nightreign
Nightreign screenshot of a Wylder player wearing Artorias armor, which is a rotting set of armor with tattered blue cloth and a feather in the helm. He's standing with a greatsword over his shoulder, looking at Heolstor, a boss that looks eerily similar to him. Beyond him there is a tear in the night sky, and it shows an oval that has a far-off version of the Dreglord boss room, which is pillars of trash with a rotting sky.
January 30, 2026 at 4:08 AM
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January 29, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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Trixie Mattel from the documentary, "Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts". She is doing her stage makeup in a mirror and the camera is looking at her in profile as she talks, in a pink dressing gown. The captions say, "The point isn't whether or not I can continue to have" Trixie Mattel from the documentary, "Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts". She is doing her stage makeup in a mirror and the camera is looking at her in profile as she talks, in a pink dressing gown. The captions say, "a career without her" Trixie Mattel from the documentary, "Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts". She is doing her stage makeup in a mirror and the camera is looking at her in profile as she talks, in a pink dressing gown. The captions say, "I didn't like being on my own as much as I liked being friends with her."
January 29, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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want to know what made me sob (positive) last week
Trixie Mattel from the documentary, "Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts". She is doing her stage makeup in a mirror and the camera is sitting behind her so her reflection shows her as she talks. The captions say, "It was never about getting famous enough so that..." Trixie Mattel from the documentary, "Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts". She is doing her stage makeup in a mirror and the camera is sitting behind her so her reflection shows her as she talks. The captions say, "you can survive on your own." Trixie Mattel from the documentary, "Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts". She is doing her stage makeup in a mirror and the camera is sitting behind her so her reflection shows her as she talks. The captions say, "I preferred surviving with her."
January 29, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree screenshot of the Primordial Crucible, the great bowl-like creation that once held all of the energy and life essence of the Lands Between. Around it are the ashen husks of Shadutree Sunflowers, and there are bits of the Scadutree floating down into the dried up roots of the Crucible.
January 21, 2026 at 4:46 AM
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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree screenshot of Enir-Ilim, with a detail of the bottom of one of the floating pillars. It is created out of the petrified bodies of hundreds of Shaman, all seemingly frozen trying to climb up into the sky. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree screenshot of Enir-Ilim, the sacred city of the Hornsent. It is tall spiralling columns that drip down from the looming floors above, and the sun is shining in an ill-at-ease way.
January 21, 2026 at 4:44 AM