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China’s Credit Agency Downgrades US Credit Rating Over Debt-Ceiling Standoff and Looming Default
27.5.2023
China’s oldest credit rating agency, Chengxin International Credit Rating (CCXI), made headlines this week by downgrading the United States’ credit rating. The agency lowered the rating from AAAg to AAg+ and attributed this decision to the escalating political discord, rising inflation...
Nintendo Seemingly Goes After Switch Emulation Following Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Leak
8.5.2023
When The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom began leaking online, Nintendo initially fought back with standard copyright takedowns of screenshots, video streams, and entire Discord servers hosting links to pirated versions of the game. Now it appears to be ramping up the offensive, going after...
Discord Announces Forced Name Changes, Pisses Everyone Off
4.5.2023
Discord is a pretty good product. It’s an easy way to communicate with friends, find realtime communities around topics of mutual interest, and crucial for making use of voice chat across most online multiplayer games. And now Discord’s decided to muck it all up by forcing everyone to switch to...
Stop. Closing. Forums. For. Discords.
2.5.2023
As technology advances, and online communities shift to adapt, we take it as a kind of default proposition that new sites and platforms should be better than old ones. Reality, of course, has different plans.Read more
The Big Discord Military Secrets Leaker Was, Surprise, A Racist
13.4.2023
Last week, a ton of military documents leaked onto popular social media platforms. It originated from a smaller Discord server, and was eventually reposted in a Minecraft community. New details just came out about the original leaker and he’s not exactly a swell guy.Read more
Russian Agents Are Trying To 'Penetrate' Gaming Communities
13.4.2023
In a chat on stage at at Semafor’s World Economy Summit, Microsoft President Brad Smith has said the company is currently dealing with attempts by various types of Russian agents to “penetrate” online gaming communities, with particular emphasis on those associated with Minecraft.Read more
Discord Users Are Using The Soundboard Update To Troll Each Other, Like God Intended
11.4.2023
Discord rolled out Soundboard, a new voice call feature to a small number of users at the end of last month, allowing you to play a short audio clip to use as a reaction or add custom sounds to your server. Unfortunately, Discord hasn’t set a hard limit on how frequently you’re allowed to react...
Nintendo Demands Discord Reveal The Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Leaker
10.4.2023
A massive The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom artbook leaked in February, and Nintendo hasn’t forgotten. The Switch maker is currently trying to subpoena Discord, where images from the artbook first started making the rounds, to force the social media platform to disclose the identity of...
Report: U.S. Military Documents Leaked To Minecraft Discord Server
10.4.2023
This weekend, the U.S. military was faced with a massive document leak that could have a significant impact on the war in Ukraine, and officials say that it’s one of the “most damaging in decades.” The leaks originated from a small Discord server, and then spread to a popular Minecraft one.Read more
PC Game Pulled From Steam For Apparent Theft Gets Even Messier
5.4.2023
Following a police raid of its offices and a delisting from Steam, Ironmace, developer of the upcoming MMO Dark and Darker, is once again at the center of confusion and chaos. This time, miscommunication and a false launch of a now-pulled GoFundMe campaign continue to make the whole ordeal a...
Blockchain messaging is going to replace Telegram and Discord
22.3.2023
Your crypto wallet will become your mailbox and offer functionalities that Web2 messaging platforms like Discord and Telegram can only dream about
A Ton Of Lowkey Features Just Made The PS5 Way More Convenient
18.3.2023
I spend a lot of time putzing around my PlayStation 5: deleting games here, downloading them there, looking for old saves, and trying to talk to friends. It’s made me appreciate every new firmware update, no matter how small or niche the improvements it makes are. And earlier this month, Sony...
Plagiarism, Fork, or Simple Mistake? Shiba Inu Community Debates the Origin Story of Shibarium
16.3.2023
SHIB is down 8% and millions have been unstaked over allegations that the Shibarium code was stolen
Discord Introducing 'AI' Stuff Nobody Asked For, Or Needs
10.3.2023
In a blog post published earlier today, Discord—a communications platform, and nothing more—announced plans to introduce what they call “AI” (but which should more accurately be called “machine learning”) to the service’s moderation, support and chat.Read more
Luxor Technologies Acquires Ordinalhub to Provide Tools for Bitcoin-Based NFTs
22.2.2023
With Bitcoin-based digital collectibles becoming a popular trend, the full-stack bitcoin mining services company Luxor Technologies has acquired the platform Ordinalhub, a project that provides tools to buy, sell, and track Bitcoin-issued non-fungible token (NFT) assets. Luxor Plans to Address...
Genshin Impact Voice Actor Apologizes After Accusations Of Sexual Misconduct
9.2.2023
The voice actor of a popular Genshin Impact character was recently accused of being in relationships with multiple fans, some who claim to have been underage at the time, and pressuring them for nude photographs. The voice actor, Elliot Gindi, further confirmed in a TwitLonger post Wednesday that...
Massive Pokémon Discord Owner Banned For Allegedly Sexually Preying On Minors
3.2.2023
The r/Pokémon subreddit Discord is one of the bigger online meeting places for players and fans of the hit Nintendo series. It boasts over 300,000 users who use it to battle, trade, or just hang out in between work, classes, or whatever else is going on in their lives. And this week its owner...
Arbitrum-Based Vest Exchange Emerges, Aims to Democratize Perpetual Futures
31.1.2023
A new decentralized exchange (dex) on Arbitrum, called Vest Exchange, was announced this past weekend, and the team that created the project said the platform aims to focus on democratizing perpetual futures. The team behind Vest further detailed that the new Arbitrum dex is backed by firms such...
British Ministry Launches Discord Channel, Are Promptly Called 'C**ts'
16.11.2022
The current British government, now onto its third Prime Minister since 2019 and rocked by a combination of scandals and gross, malicious incompetence, is facing an uphill battle to simply avoid complete destruction at the next general election, let alone win it. What better time, then, for one...
The Anti-Fan Game: PlayStation Developer Defies 4chan Harassment Troll Project
2.11.2022
Don’t be fooled: the image above is not from Goodbye Volcano High, the yet-to-be-released queer-representing visual novel from indie studio KO_OP. It is in fact a screenshot from a fan project, Snoot Game, created by an anonymous developer, and released last November. Although “fan” might not...