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The Week In Games: Werewolves
3.1.2021
Another quiet release week. One of the biggest games coming out later this week is the Switch port of Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest. Read more
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Hidden Ones Bureaus Hide A Great Series Callback
31.12.2020
Between One-Punch Man, baseball man, and multiple nods to popular fantasy franchises, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is basically the Metropolitan Museum of Easter Eggs. But the best surprise—or at least the one that’s sure to delight series fans the most—doesn’t show up until late in the game.Read more
Production of $2.7 Million-per-Episode: South Korean Crypto-Related TV Drama Series Is Set to Start in 2021
31.12.2020
A major South Korean TV series with crypto and blockchain-related topics is set to launch its production stage at the beginning of 2021, directed by Gemstone Film, in collaboration with firms in China and the United States. South Korean Crypto-Related TV Drama Series ‘Pumping Time’...
With Xbox Game Pass I Am Too Powerful
30.12.2020
Through a bit of luck, I managed to acquire an Xbox Series S for the holidays. I’ve only had it for about a week now, but the slim, be-speakered machine—and, more specifically, the Game Pass subscription I purchased for it—has utterly changed my gaming life in ways I’m still trying to process.Read...
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Drunk Glitch Keeps Making My Game Weirder
29.12.2020
Every time my viking hero Eivor dies in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, she returns to life drunk. This is a known bug that the developers appear primed to patch, but in trying to just bear with it last night, I somehow made it worse. Though, in this case, “worse” also means “better.” And now...
How To Get The Most Out Of Xbox Game Pass
29.12.2020
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription is about as close to “Netflix for games” as you can get. And just like Netflix, there are ways to get the most bang for your buck. Here are some tips for wringing everything you can out of a Game Pass subscription.Read more
Crust Network Launches Crust Storage Market, Decentralized Cloud Service Built on Polkadot
29.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. One of the star projects of the emerging Polkadot ecosystem, Crust Network, recently completed a several million dollar Series A financing round in September, with investors including NGC Ventures, SNZ, HashCIB, DFG, KNS Group and AU21 Capital. In 2020, Crust Network joined...
Phantasy Star III Is A Flawed, But Ambitious, Entry Into The Series
27.12.2020
Phantasy Star III was a game I wanted to love, especially since its predecessor was a science fiction classic and arguably one of my favorite games on the Sega Genesis. I still remember when I first heard about Phantasy Star III, which released for the Genesis in 1991, I was blown away by the idea...
The Best Games For The Xbox Series X And S
25.12.2020
A new console generation usually means a new library of games. That’s not exactly the case with Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, at least not yet. There are few true next-gen exclusives. Instead, several recent Xbox games were released in both last-gen and next-gen versions.Read more
The Biggest Video Game Disappointments Of 2020
24.12.2020
God, this year sucked. Video games were supposed to be a reprieve from that, and in many ways they were. But in other ways they were just as messy, ill-fated, and broken as the year itself.Read more
Continuous Performance Analysis with Lighthouse CI and GitHub Actions
23.12.2020
Lighthouse is a free and open-source tool for assessing your website’s performance, accessibility, progressive web app metrics, SEO, and more. The easiest way to use it is through the Chrome DevTools panel. Once you open the DevTools, you will see a “Lighthouse” tab. Clicking the “Generate report”...
Riot Blockchain Buys 15,000 Antminers, Operation Will Command 37,640 Bitcoin Miners
23.12.2020
Publicly listed firm Riot Blockchain has announced the company is purchasing 15,000 S19 Pro and S19j Pro Antminer mining rigs from Bitmain. According to the company, the new shipment of next-generation miners will increase the operation’s hashrate to 3.8 exahash per second (EH/s). Following...
Crypto Exchange Bitgrail Founder Accused by Italian Police of Faking Hacks That Led to Company’s Bankruptcy
23.12.2020
Italian police accused a man who ran a cryptocurrency exchange of being responsible for a series of hacks that caused millions in losses as part of an alleged massive fraud scheme. Italian Authorities Accuse Bitgrail Owner of Faking Hacks That Led Exchange’s Bankruptcy According to Reuters...
Hey Xbox Game Pass, Where Are All My Weird Old Platformers?
23.12.2020
Xbox Game Pass features a truly mind-boggling amount of content. If you’ve ever scrolled through the service you’ve probably experienced the same delirium I have. The idea that anyone can ping-pong between Gears of War 5, The Master Chief Collection, and Rainbow Six: Siege in a single sitting...
Edge Everything
22.12.2020
The series is a wrap my friends! Thanks for reading and a big special thanks to all the authors this year who shared something they have learned. Many authors really swung wide with thoughts about how we can be better and do better, which of course I really love.
Adam showed us logical properties...
Become the Deal Knight With up to 59% off Batman Animated Series/Film Box Sets
22.12.2020
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G-Wallet Ushers in New Era With Hybrid Wallet
22.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. G-Wallet, a decentralized crypto platform and wallet provider has revealed a series of updates on its blockchain ecosystem. The updates focus on the development of its hybrid wallets and other features offered by the blockchain platform. G-Wallet is Building a Sustainable...
Core Scientific Buys Over 58,000 Bitmain S19 Antminers to Expand Its Hosting Fleet in North America
22.12.2020
A major North American blockchain hosting provider announced its expansion by ordering over 58,000 additional S19 Series Antminers, as part of an agreement arranged with the Chinese mining hardware manufacturer. US Contract Miner Core Scientific Arranges Purchase of Over 58,000 Bitmain...
2020 Roundup of Web Research
22.12.2020
It’s December! Lots of things are published this time of year, like developer advent calendars and organizations reflecting on the past year. We have even our own end-of-year series where we asked folks what they learned in 2020. But we also see lots of research come out around this time....
The State Of Xbox In 2020
21.12.2020
This time last year, Microsoft’s current flagship console was little more than a swanky video spot aired during a swanky awards show. Now, it’s the capstone to one of the biggest years for Xbox in recent memory. Time sure works in funny ways.Read more