overkill 🟪
@overkill.wtf
Commentary on tech, gaming, and nerd culture.
By @cliophate.wtf and formerly @brandrick.bsky.social.
By @cliophate.wtf and formerly @brandrick.bsky.social.
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.
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.
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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.
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/
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/
🟪 #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
November 10, 2025 at 6:16 AM
🟪 #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/
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/
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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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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
November 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🟪 #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...
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...
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
November 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🟪 #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...
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/
Also, a few notes on a camera, my new home-server, the XBOX ROG Ally X, and more.
overkill.wtf/121/
🟪 #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
October 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
🟪 #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/
Also, a few notes on a camera, my new home-server, the XBOX ROG Ally X, and more.
overkill.wtf/121/
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...
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...
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
October 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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...
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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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
October 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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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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. 👋
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. 👋
October 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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. 👋
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. 👋
The Boox Palma Pro 2 is real
5G, colored e-ink, and stylus support.
overkill.wtf
October 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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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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...
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.
overkill.wtf
October 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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...
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/
The reviews of ASUS’s and Microsoft’s latest handhelds are live. I also shared my setup and complained about handhelds.
overkill.wtf/120/
🟪 #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
October 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🟪 #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/
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/
All the tools, software, gear, gadgets, and handhelds I use for life, gaming and work.
overkill.wtf/setup/
My Setup
All the tools, software, gear, gadgets, and handhelds I use for life, gaming and work.
overkill.wtf
October 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
My Setup
All the tools, software, gear, gadgets, and handhelds I use for life, gaming and work.
overkill.wtf/setup/
All the tools, software, gear, gadgets, and handhelds I use for life, gaming and work.
overkill.wtf/setup/
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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???
October 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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???
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-...
For the one year anniversary, we can gift cards to friends and trade rarer ones.
overkill.wtf/pokemon-tcg-...
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
October 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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-...
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/
overkill.wtf/pokemon-leaks/
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.
overkill.wtf
October 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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/
overkill.wtf/pokemon-leaks/
ICYMI
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/
🟪 #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/
🟪 #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
October 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
ICYMI
Reposted by overkill 🟪
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:
It's been a blast, and I can't wait to see where @cliophate.wtf takes things.
More here:
It's been overkill
After just over three years, I'm moving on from overkill.
overkill.wtf
October 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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:
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/
🟪 #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/
🟪 #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
October 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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/
🟪 #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/
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/
🟪 #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
October 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
🟪 #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/
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/
You can now preorder the Xbox ROG Ally. Or a Hideo Kojima credit card, whatever you prefer.
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overkill.wtf/117-you-can-...
🟪 #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.
overkill.wtf
September 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
You can now preorder the Xbox ROG Ally. Or a Hideo Kojima credit card, whatever you prefer.
overkill.wtf/117-you-can-...
overkill.wtf/117-you-can-...
For those who, for some reason, want to play games on a camera bump...
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.
overkill.wtf
September 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
For those who, for some reason, want to play games on a camera bump...
