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Bitcoin Sees Rise in Sell Calls Amid Expectations of Asian Institutional Boost
27.4.2024
Over the past week, bitcoin has exhibited a downward trend, with its price stabilizing at around $62,950 to $63,125 per unit as of April 27. Despite this dip, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index remains firmly in the “greed” sector. According to Google Trends, interest in the term...
PUBG Pulls A Fortnite, Revives Original Map For Limited Time
25.4.2024
While Epic Games’ now ubiquitous battle royale shooter Fortnite may dominate the genre, it was PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds that started the trend. Originally released in 2013 as a mod for military shooter Arma 2 and its sequel Arma 3, the full game was released in 2017 mere months before Fortnite...
Fidelity Digital Assets ‘Signals’ Report Revises Bitcoin Outlook to ‘Neutral’
23.4.2024
The latest quarterly report from Fidelity Digital Assets (FDA) Research reveals key insights into the bitcoin and ethereum markets as of Q1 2024. With a detailed analysis of market conditions and future outlooks, FDA’s research report provides several predictions for short and long-term...
Fortnite's Battle Royale Mode Was Designed During An Uber Ride
22.4.2024
Fortnite’s battle royale mode is so huge and popular in 2024 that most people forget the game actually launched without it. And Fortnite’s former boss, Donald Mustard, revealed in a recent interview that the popular mode was basically designed in the back of a car on the way to a meeting. Read more
Google Searches for 'Bitcoin Halving' Get Higher Than 4/20
19.4.2024
One of the closely watched indicators of retail interest is booming
NASA Is Using Fortnite And Minecraft To Teach About Today's Solar Eclipse
8.4.2024
If you somehow haven’t heard already, there’s going to be a solar eclipse today, April 8. The sun, moon, and Earth are going to be perfectly aligned for a brief window, and if you live in one of the areas where it will be visible, you’ll be able to see the phenomenon for around four-and-a-half...
60 Percent Of Playtime In 2023 Went To 6-Year-Old Or Older Games, New Data Shows
2.4.2024
A newly released game industry report by market researcher Newzoo shows that while the PC and console market grew 2.6 percent in 2023, overall playtime decreased as gamers spent more and more time in a smaller list of old games like Fortnite and League of Legends. Read more
Stephen A. Smith Knows Tilted Towers Is The Fortnite Hot Spot
6.3.2024
Everyone’s favorite out-of-pocket basketball uncle, Stephen A. Smith, knows Fortnite better than you might think. At least, that’s what can be gleaned from a breakout clip of his YouTube program, The Stephen A. Smith Show, that’s making the rounds today.Read more
That Terrible Wonka Event Has Become A Video Game Parody Gold Mine
1.3.2024
If you somehow haven’t heard about the infamous “Willy’s Chocolate Experience” event that was held in Glasgow on February 24 and canceled a day in, the entire saga is wild. The children’s event (tickets cost £35, roughly $44 USD) was promoted as “a place where chocolate dreams become reality,” only...
‘I Love Fortnite’: Lady Gaga Appears To Be Playing The Battle Royale
23.2.2024
Lady Gaga dropped into Fortnite Festival season 2 just a few days ago, and she’s already shaking up the battle royale—not only with her themed cosmetics, but also with her actual presence. Yes, it appears that Lady Gaga—the woman who once asked “what is fortnight?”—is playing Fortnite. And she’s...
April 2024 Bitcoin Halving Sparks Worldwide Curiosity, Data Reveals
17.2.2024
A recent study focusing on the search term “bitcoin” through Google Trends data revealed that curiosity remained subdued even as the price soared above the $50K mark. Yet, anticipation for the forthcoming reward halving has hit a 90-day peak. Slated for April 2024, this significant...
Bitcoin Soars Above $52K, Yet Public Interest Shows Decline, Google Trends Data Reveals
15.2.2024
As bitcoin’s value surged to $52,545 this week, the fascination with it appears subdued, with Google Trends indicating a low level of interest. Currently, global metrics from the last 90 days reveal the search term “bitcoin” holds a score of 36 out of 100, significantly less...
Socialfi’s Shining Star Friend.tech Dims: A Tale of Decline and Disinterest
4.2.2024
Just a few months back, social finance (socialfi) platforms were the talk of the town, with Friend.tech leading the charge amidst surging popularity. Yet, as the curtains closed on October 2023, this once-celebrated socialfi platform witnessed a sharp decline in user engagement, and data from...
Fortnite Is Currently Filled With Racist AI-Generated Art
30.1.2024
If you boot up Fortnite right now and start digging around through the game’s massive amount of user-created content, you’ll quickly notice a strange pattern: Many user-made maps and modes feature AI-generated artwork of large men, often shirtless, smiling, and holding food. Some of these images...
Bitcoin Hits Peak Interest on Google Trends Following SEC’s ETF Approvals
16.1.2024
In the week spanning Jan. 7th to the 13th, 2024, Google Trends revealed a peak interest score of 100 for the search term bitcoin. A closer examination of Google Trends over the past three months highlights that this interest surged to its apex on Jan. 11. This was the day after the U.S. Securities...
Minecraft Movie Director Fears The Murderous Wrath Of 10-Year-Olds
16.1.2024
We’re finally getting more details about the upcoming Minecraft movie, after years of being trapped in the bog of development hell. A Minecraft movie? Is that a thing we really want? Well, director Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) was interviewed recently, and he talkedtalking about his enthusiasm...
Console Owners Played More Fortnite Than GTA V And Call Of Duty Combined
12.1.2024
Fortnite has exploded in popularity—growing larger than ever—thanks in large part to the well-received OG Season and recent updates that added games like Lego Fortnite into Epic’s free-to-play shooter. Now data shows players on Xbox and PlayStation have spent more hours in Fortnite than Grand Theft...
Fortnite Is Still My Go-To Game Because It Avoids This Annoying Problem
9.1.2024
I ended 2023 playing Fortnite. And I’ve just kept going. We are nearly 10 days into 2024 and I’ve only played one game so far: Fortnite. I almost played some Destiny 2 at one point, but the servers were borked. I then almost played something on my phone, but it needed an update. I tried another...
Jack Black To Play Steve In 2025’s Minecraft Movie
3.1.2024
It rather beggars belief that there hasn’t been a Minecraft movie already. The Microsoft-owned behemoth is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time, and seems ripe for a guaranteed $1 billion+ box office. However, despite rumors dating back as far as 2014, it wasn’t until 2022 that...
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Crypto Google Searches Surge, Peaking in October Before Tapering Off
12.11.2023
Over the 90-day stretch from August 13 to November 11, 2023, bitcoin (BTC) along with a broad array of crypto assets have posted substantial increases. Data from Google Trends in this timeframe indicates a surge in searches for “bitcoin,” “crypto,”...