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Turkish Referee Flips Bitcoin at Istanbul Derby Kick-Off, Soccer Authority Launches Probe
16.5.2022
A soccer referee’s decision to toss a bitcoin before the start of a recent match between Istanbul giants Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe has sparked controversy in Turkey. The country’s football authority is trying to establish why a crypto coin was used for the ritual when...
New Cloud Technology Warns You When Not To Play Kingdom Hearts
14.5.2022
Once, long ago, buying and playing a video game was pretty easy. You bought the disc or cart, stuck it in the console, and hit play. Not so much anymore. Case in point: The not-so-great cloud-streaming-only versions of Kingdom Hearts released on Switch earlier this year recently got an update,...
A Cyberpunk Game That's Blade Runner Meets Groundhog Day
13.5.2022
Loopmancer is what would happen if a cyberpunk Sleeping Dogs was made into a Groundhog Day-esque roguelite. Read more
After Terra's Collapse, Cryptoverse Reflects on ‘Ponzi-like Assets’, Role of VCs, and 'Ignorant' Crypto People
13.5.2022
It’s time for some self-reflection in the crypto community after the spectacular collapse of the terraUSD (UST) stablecoin and the entire Terra (LUNA) ecosystem.
A debate about what crypto investing should be like, how crypto projects are promoted and whether ‘bitcoin-only’ is the best strategy...
PS5, Xbox Delays Are Setting Switch Up To Dominate The Rest Of 2022
13.5.2022
Following yesterday’s delay of Redfall and Starfield, Microsoft’s two big blockbusters for the year, the release slate for the back half of 2022 might seem especially barren. Pop quiz: Have you been paying attention to the Switch?Read more
New York Man Arrested, Charged With Fraud For Alleged Role in $59M Crypto Pyramid Scheme
12.5.2022
A New York man has been arrested and charged with fraud for his role in alleged crypto investing scheme “EminiFX."
Blackrock, Citadel, Gemini Deny Involvement in Terra Collapse
12.5.2022
The world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, and hedge fund giant Citadel Securities have denied claims that they had a role in the fall of terrausd (UST) and terra (LUNA). In addition, crypto exchange Gemini has denied making a bitcoin loan that resulted in the terra collapse. Blackrock...
Citadel Securities, BlackRock Claim They Had No Role in the UST Collapse
12.5.2022
Global market maker Citadel Securities and major asset manager BlackRock have denied involvement in the collapse of Terra's algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD (UST).
The assertions came after a conspiracy theory that alleged Citadel Securities and BlackRock made a coordinated attack on UST...
Final Fantasy XIV Players Sent To In-Game Jail As Devs Mull Mod Controversy
12.5.2022
At least two Final Fantasy XIV players pulled into an in-game jail by moderators while streaming the massively multiplayer online game this week. Many believe this was done to reprimand them for using third-party modifications to optimize HUD details for high-level raiding, a frequent pain point...
Let's All Retire To The Happiest Village In Video Games
11.5.2022
Nara is an artist from Korea who, as a fun side project, has imagined a game with the visuals of Link to the Past or an early Pokémon title, but with none of that combat or danger messing up the vibes.Read more
Pokémon x Converse Sneaker Collab Looks Lovely
11.5.2022
Pokémon and Converse Japan have announced a collaboration that will see four pairs of Chuck Taylors released, each one—appropriately, given the shoe in question—paying a coloured homage to the series’ earliest roots.Read more
Mass Effect 4 Merch Has Fans Talking About Commander Shepard’s Return
11.5.2022
If there’s one thing Mass Effect’s Commander Shepard has earned, it’s some goddamned rest.Read more
Pokémon Legends Arceus Outsells Classic Games, Proves Risks Pay Off
10.5.2022
According to the fiscal report that Nintendo released today, Pokémon Legends: Arceus sold 12.64 million units last year. While it doesn’t usurp Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl’s combined sales figure of 14.65 million, it’s nevertheless impressive for an original title that deviated...
Final Fantasy XIV Mod Drama May Prompt Official HUD Upgrades, Director Says
9.5.2022
As part of a larger blog reiterating the Final Fantasy XIV team’s disapproval of mods following their prevalence in a high-profile raid event, producer and director Naoki Yoshida promised to improve the massively popular game’s HUD to match the functionality of these unofficial tools.Read more
Meet The Only Person Keeping Action RPG Babylon’s Fall Alive
9.5.2022
Babylon’s Fall, the troubled live-service action-RPG from action game luminaries Platinum Games, has seemingly hit life support. After two months on the market and a lukewarm reception at launch, Square Enix’s latest effort was reduced to just one player on PC last week. They revealed themselves...
Crypto mixer sanctioned by US Treasury for role in Axie Infinity hack
6.5.2022
The crypto mixer is said to have processed $20.5 million out of the $620 million taken by North Korean Lazarus Group hackers
Outriders, Square Enix's Answer To Destiny, Didn't Turn A Profit In Its First Year
6.5.2022
According to a recent operations report from the development studio People Can Fly, the online loot shooter Outriders didn’t make any profit by the end of 2021. Read more
Bungie Defends Abortion Rights Even As People Urge It To Stick To Games
5.5.2022
A studio best known for blockbuster games about shooting aliens now increasingly has a reputation for not taking shit from the people who play them. Creator of Halo and Destiny 2, Bungie, took fire from angry gamers this week, for coming out in support of abortion rights. Instead of flinching like...
Wario's First Big Speaking Role Was For...A British Supermarket
4.5.2022
The inhabitants of the Mushroom Kingdom aren’t big on speeches. They’ll write long-ass letters, sure, but when it comes to speaking out loud most of them will restrict themselves to the odd soundbyte or celebratory quip. Except, that is, for Wario.Read more
Square Enix Will Hold On To A Few Western-Made Franchises
3.5.2022
Yesterday, Square Enix announced that it was selling its Western studios, like Crystal Dynamics—and much of the intellectual property (IP) connected to those studios, like the Tomb Raider franchise—to Swedish holding company Embracer Group for $300 million. But while this move seems to signal...