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‘Buy Bitcoin’ sign that photobombed Janet Yellen sells for $1M
25.4.2024
The original scrawled sign was auctioned off by “Bitcoin Sign Guy” Christian Langalis for 16 BTC after apparently sitting in his sock drawer for years
Fortnite’s Next Big Musical Guest Is Billie Eilish
22.4.2024
Between in-game concerts, skins based on pop stars, and the addition of a rhythm game, Fortnite has been courting musicians and music lovers for years. I have to give props to Epic for specifically adding updates that spotlight pop queens like Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga, which has extended to full...
Here's What The Original Doom Would Look Like Riddled With Microtransactions
15.4.2024
The original Doom, released in 1993, is a damn fine video game. But what if every time you picked up an item you had to pay a small fee to keep playing? That seems like a terrible way to experience this classic shooter. But someone went and made that version of Doom, just in case you were morbidly...
Troy Baker Says He’s Not The GTA 6 Guy
9.4.2024
Troy Baker’s voice is in a lot of games. He’s Booker DeWitt in Bioshock Infinite and Delsin Rowe in Infamous Second Son. He’s Shadow of Mordor’s Talion, Joel in The Last of Us, even Indy himself in the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. His acting career is as long as a grocery receipt...
A New Mainline Spyro Game Is Reportedly In Development
28.3.2024
Remember Spyro the Dragon, the lovable, purple-colored flying lizard that collected gems and spat fire? It’s been a minute since he’s had a brand-new game of his own, huh? Well, it seems that’s going to change, as developer Toys for Bob appears to be working on a new, mainline entry in...
The Family Guy AI Stream Became Unwatchable Due To All The Screaming
26.3.2024
An automated YouTube stream that broadcasts AI-generated Family Guy “episodes” based on user-submitted pitches was recently broken and made unwatchable after someone realized they could make the characters scream gibberish endlessly using a few specific commands. Read more
Genshin Impact’s Lantern Rite Festival Is A Heartfelt Homage To The Game’s Roots
23.2.2024
This year, I returned to Liyue Harbor to find paper kites flying alongside strings of vermillion lanterns. I couldn’t help but reminisce on the first time I wandered these docks, grinding through mini-games and coaxing a certain antisocial mask-wearing warrior into the city. Like Genshin Impact’s...
Palworld vs. Nintendo, Holodeck Tech, And More Of The Week's Biggest News
28.1.2024
It’s already been eight whole years since Final Fantasy XV, and its ending still gets us all choked up just thinking about it. Read on for all things Palworldand the highly unusual tale of mobile gameLove Live! School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live.Read more
Family Guy Creator Reveals Why Peter Griffin Is Buff In Fortnite
12.1.2024
Peter Griffin, from the animated Fox show Family Guy, was added to Fortnite recently. But he wasn’t the same rotund father fans known from the series. Instead, he was turned into a strange buff version of Peter Griffin. And now, series creator and Griffin voice actor Seth MacFarlane has seemingly...
Let Me Dress You For The Game Awards 2023
24.11.2023
Hey, remember me? I’m the girl who, right before the 2022 Game Awards, said Xbox head Phil Spencer dresses like my dad when he goes on a Sunday morning bagel run. (We squashed the beef at Summer Game Fest, don’t worry.) Though I was being playful and pointed with my fashion critiques, I wasn’t just...
Behold: Glorious Mario Kart Player Avoids An Endless Onslaught Of Blue Shells
19.7.2023
Every Mario Kart player knows the pain of the blue shell (or spiny shell, as it’s technically called). When used, the flying, homing projectile will jet for the racer currently in first place and slams down on them with a concentrated explosion. It’s a menace. Anyone who’s winning a race in these...
Banking is 'slowly dying' — Former TradFi execs on reasons for joining crypto
22.6.2023
Cointelegraph spoke to former senior executives in traditional finance who've made the move to crypto. Would they ever go back?
Street Fighter 6 Lets You Fail At Thirst Texting, And It's Amazing
6.6.2023
Street Fighter 6 already has a lot going for it as a return to form for Capcom’s marquee fighting game, but one of the best parts of the game has very little to do with fighting. Instead, one of the most memorable parts of the experience is the World Tour mode’s social elements that let you become...
Google searches for ‘crypto’ fall to 2020 levels as BTC sentiment neutral
5.6.2023
With a score of 17 out of 100, online interest in crypto has taken a big hit from its highest levels reached in May 2021
Street Fighter 6: The Kotaku Review
30.5.2023
To say Capcom fumbled Street Fighter V is an understatement. SF5 launched in an incomplete state, going all-in on “esports” to the point that it shipped without even basic single-player modes, and the flat, offense-heavy combat came off so canned, so rote, that it almost felt turn-based. (Also,...
ChatGPT and AI the newest vector for malware: Meta security team
4.5.2023
Security researchers at Meta said “bad actors” have flocked to generative AI because it’s the latest tech to capture “people’s imagination and excitement.”
Report: US Revenue Collector IRS to Send Four Crypto Crime Investigation Agents Abroad
24.4.2023
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is planning to send investigators to four countries where they are expected to tackle the use of crypto and decentralized finance products in global financial and tax crimes. According to the tax collector’s spokesperson, the IRS will be able to determine...
Report: Billionaire Says Britain May Be Forced to Seek Bailout From IMF if It Does Not Renegotiate Brexit Deal
25.10.2022
British billionaire investor Guy Hands has reckoned that Britain will become “the sick man of Europe” and may be forced to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if it does not renegotiate its Brexit deal. The billionaire insisted the United Kingdom’s current...
Big Minecraft YouTuber Dream Reveals Face After Three Years, Gets Bullied For It
3.10.2022
The 23-year-old Minecraft streamer and YouTuber with over 30 million subscribers, Dream, has only ever appeared to the public wearing a smooth, egg-colored smiley face mask. Other than some blowout cheating allegations that begrudgingly subsided after he admitted wrongdoing, Dream’s three-year-old...
Tekken 7 Player Competes In Tournament With Big-Ass Buster Sword Controller
22.8.2022
Fighting game tournaments are always exciting events. When attendees aren’t being wowed by the amazing announcements or stellar combos on display, they can enjoy the parade of copious controllers people bring to compete in their favorite games. Such controllers often have interesting artwork...