The official blog of the Saved Content site

The aim of this blog is to collect and archive my selected thoughts, ideas, feelings, reactions, and opinions on subject matters that pique my interest. These entries represent initial drafts that may contain grammatical and spelling errors and whose substance and position could still change, and which, at some point, I could decide to put together into in-depth articles that will be posted on the main Saved Content and Poverty Sucks sites.

"God save us all from that evil Satanic Nazi, Paypal."

It's Surprising That Miniclip's '8 Ball Pool' is Among the Top Apps

When I think about the top apps on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, I tend think of "Clash of Clans", "Clash Royale", "Pokemon Go", the micro-transaction laden "Game of War", or "Minecraft".  I knew nothing about "8 Ball Pool" and not much more about its developer, Miniclip.


Finally I Can Buy a Digital Copy of Swat 4: Gold Again

The last time a brand new copy of Swat 4: Gold was widely available was back in 2011.  That was the year that the online digital game store, Direct2Drive was bought by video game rental service, GameFly.  That was also the year before it was shutdown, also by GameFly.


'Fallout 4' Mod Puts Brad Bird's 'Iron Giant' in the Game

I love the animated movie "Iron Giant".  It's one of my favorite films of all time, not just of animated films but including live-action films.  It was a pleasant surprise to discover that there is a mod that changes the giant robot in "Fallout 4" into the Iron Giant.


Call of Duty World League Competition has a Prize Pool of $200,000 Offered by Activision

An esports competition involving Call of Duty Infinite Warfare is now offering a prize pool of $200,000.  I don't think Activision, the publisher of the Call of Duty franchise, has been heavily involved in esports before.


How can I get Starcraft II for Free?


Blizzard has confirmed that they are giving away Starcraft II for free.  They are giving licenses for the game to random Battle.net users.