satire

Scalpers are attempting to sell Pokémon Oreo products for thousands of dollars

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Time Stamp: September 22, 2021 11:15 PM - Modified On: September 22, 2021 - Published By:
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Pokémon fans are unlike any other when it comes to secondary sales on collectibles and it would seem that even with something degradable like food, there is no difference. Earlier this month, The Pokémon Company and the cookie company Oreo partnered up to release a line of limited-edition Pokémon 25th Anniversary Oreo products. Since hitting stores, these products have begun being listed on the secondary market with some sellers looking for thousands of dollars apiece. Screengrab via eBay While the most expensive listings may be satire, the volume of them

Overwatch League Contract Forbids Players From Using Trampolines and Skiing Actions

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Time Stamp: April 2, 2021 1:26 PM - Modified On: April 2, 2021 - Published By:
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by Jason Parker in Overwatch | Apr, 2nd 2021 According to former Overwatch pro, Dusttin “Dogman” Bowerman, the Overwatch League contract forbids actions like trampolines and skiing. Now, in a way, we understand things like this. After all, you don’t want to break your hands mid-way through a season of competitive play. Teams have backups, but that’s a lot of money invested that goes right down the drain. Normal contracts are incredibly difficult to read, with lots of legalese jargon hidden in them. They feel more like a joke on

The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos Review – A Flawed Execution

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Time Stamp: March 23, 2021 12:08 AM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos Review on PS4 There are no shortage of DLC expansions that have sounded great on paper, but failed to fully realize their potential. The Outer Worlds‘ latest expansion, Murder on Eridanos, is one such example of this, offering some interesting and engaging concepts that don’t maintain their momentum through the duration of the experience. This is a shame, because the DLC has a novel enough concept: After the murder of prominent starlet Halcyon Helen is reported, the player is contacted by the administrator of

An October Surprise, Polimon – Political Monsters comes to Mobile

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Time Stamp: October 13, 2020 8:00 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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...once you play for more than 15 minutes, you realize the game pokes fun at everyone across the political spectrum. SAN DIEGO (PRWEB) October 14, 2020 Outside The Box Software (http://www.otbsgames.com), a small Indie game studio, releases the timely satirical Turn Based RPG Polimon – Political Monsters. At first glance it may seem like a gimmick, but after just a few minutes playing it becomes apparent there’s a lot more to this genre blending game than meets the eye. Featuring over a dozen famous and infamous U.S. politicians from the

Alien And Lord Of The Rings Star Ian Holm Dies

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Time Stamp: June 19, 2020 8:34 AM - Modified On: June 19, 2020 - Published By:
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Veteran British actor Ian Holm has died. Holm is best known by sci-fi and fantasy fans for his roles in the original Alien and the Lord of the Rings movies, as well as The Fifth Element and Pixar's Ratatouille. He was 88.Holm began his acting career on the stage, and by the 1960s was established as one of the UK's leading Shakespearean actors. In 1965, he won acclaim for playing Richard III in a BBC TV adaptation of The Wars of The Roses, a condensed version Shakespeare's historical plays, and

Is Streaming Movies To Friends Through Discord And Zoom Legal?

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Time Stamp: May 1, 2020 12:54 PM - Modified On: May 1, 2020 - Published By:
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In these exceptionally strange times, people everywhere are finding new ways to socialize while maintaining physical isolation from friends, family, and everyone else on the planet. That isolation means no more gathering to watch movies together on the couch, but users on conferencing platforms like Zoom and Discord are engaging in a smart workaround: watching movies digitally together using these platforms' streaming and screen-sharing capabilities.Streaming movies and other media through platforms like Zoom and Discord is easy and fun, and it provides a small modicum of normality in this abnormal

The Platform Review: Netflix’s Dystopian Sci-Fi Thriller Feels Very Real

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Time Stamp: March 20, 2020 5:01 PM - Modified On: March 20, 2020 - Published By:
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The Spanish dystopian sci-fi satire The Platform has been set for a Netflix release for a while. The streaming giant bought the distribution rights when the movie made its US premiere at Fantastic Fest in September 2019, and the plan was always to release it sometime in 2020. But at that stage no one could have predicted how horribly apt the release of a movie in which isolation and food shortage play a key part of the plot would be in March 2020.Like many of the best dystopian sci-fi movies--from