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16.3.2021
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Former Pop Idol Arrested In Japan Over Fraud Allegations
16.3.2021
Former pop star Juna Yamada has been arrested for allegedly swindling money from a man she met through a dating site.Read more
Animator And Character Designer Minako Shiba Dies
16.3.2021
Today, both P.A. Works and Studio Pierrot announced on Twitter Minako Shiba has died.Read more
PlayStation Communities, A Service I Didn't Even Know Existed, Is Going Away
16.3.2021
This week marks the first and last time I have ever heard of PlayStation Communities, a service that apparently let users hang out in custom forums/group chats on the PS4 and talk about specific stuff.Read more
Bullish uptrend intact as Bitcoin futures open interest hits $22.5B
15.3.2021
Bitcoin may be en route to retest underlying support levels but the record $22.5 billion open interest on BTC futures shows bulls expect the uptrend to continue
Warren Spector Thinks Deus Ex Is Too Real For 2021
15.3.2021
The Game Developers Conference kicked off today as a week of virtual talks. In a live chat alongside a rebroadcast of his 2017 GDC talk, Deus Ex designer Warren Spector talked about why he wouldn’t make the game today.Read more
'Shop Contest: The Artifact Imps, Winners!
14.3.2021
Remember Artifact, that card game Valve made? No...? Well, it was killed last week. It also had two imps who helped in-game and now they need work. That’s why last week I asked for your help.Read more
Mario Kart Speedrunners Are Racing To Blow Themselves Up With Blue Shells
12.3.2021
Do you know you can hit yourself with a Blue Shell in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? Speedrunners do, and they’re going all out to blow themselves up with the first place-targeting item as quickly as possible.Read more
The PS5 Is Back In Stock
12.3.2021
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Feels From Heals: Healing In Final Fantasy XIV Is Super Rewarding
12.3.2021
The first thing I did upon setting foot in Foundation, the hub world central to Final Fantasy XIV’s Heavensward expansion, was sign up for the Astrologian and Dark Knight job class. This is extremely out of character for me because I only play damage dealers in MMOs, and Astrolgian and Dark Knight...
Loop Hero Will Soon Let You Save The Dang Game
12.3.2021
The deck-building, dungeon-making roguelite RPG Loop Hero is getting some much needed quality-of-life improvements in an upcoming update, the game’s developers announced yesterday. The most important of these fixes? Finally letting you save your game.Read more
Glitch Turns Breath of the Wild Into A First-Person Game, It Seems
12.3.2021
Mods already makes the first-person view possible in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. One player, however, has apparently figured out how to do that without one.Read more
Bitcoin futures open interest hits new ATH as traders flock to derivatives
12.3.2021
Traders are racing to speculate on Bitcoin in the derivatives markets, with open interest in BTC futures approaching $20 billion for the first time
South Korean Officials Notice a Sudden Rise in Crypto Mining Rigs Imports- Over 41 Shipments Intercepted in 3 Months
11.3.2021
Crypto adoption is a hot topic in South Korea, and recent figures have been proving it. However, crypto mining activity is also starting to gather interest across the country, per the latest reports from local media outlets. A Single Rig Should Worth $150 ‘or Less’ to Be Considered...
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10.3.2021
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Politician Dressed Like The Joker Is Campaigning In Japan
10.3.2021
Meet Yuusuke Kawai. He is running for governor of Chiba Prefecture and recently appeared on NHK to present his platform. It looks as though he wants Japan to put on a happy face.Read more
I Also Accidentally Ordered A Burger From A YouTuber
9.3.2021
In early January, Kotaku weekend editor Zack Zweizen wrote about his experience unknowingly purchasing burger delivery from popular YouTuber MrBeast. I read, laughed, shook my head, and promptly forgot it happened. Then, late last month, while home alone and hungry, I did the same damn thing with...
There Is No Love For Toad In This Cat Mario Three-Pack
9.3.2021
Following up on yesterday’s gorgeous Bowser boat, toy-maker Jakks Pacific’s second MAR10 week reveal is a $30 Super Mario 3D World three-pack featuring articulated four-inch figures of Cat Mario, Cat Luigi, and Cat Peach. Cat Toad can go straight to hell. Read more
Hades Almost Starred Theseus, Which Would've Been Boring AF
9.3.2021
Imagine playing Hades, working to escape the underworld, fighting, and succumbing to swarms of relentless enemies. Every time your character perishes, you hear the low, sinister chuckle of the King of the Dead in your ear, mocking you for your weakness. Until finally, after countless attempts,...
X-COM: UFO Defense Would Have Been Canned If Its Creators Hadn’t Secretly Revolted
9.3.2021
Monsters in the Dark: The Making of X-COM: UFO Defense tells the story of the early years of legendary strategy game designer Julian Gollop and the making of the original X-COM, and is funding now on Kickstarter. In this excerpt from the book, MicroProse’s acquisition by Spectrum Holobyte places...