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Sonic The Hedgehog 2's First Trailer, And Knuckles, Debuts At The Game Awards
10.12.2021
Tonight at The Game Awards Jim “Dr. Robotnik” Carrey and Ben “The Hedgehog” Schwartz took the stage to introduce the world premiere trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Somehow the First One Worked. Who’s ready for some hot Sonic and Tails action?Read more
Sonic The Hedgehog 2's First Trailer, And Knuckles, Debuts At The Game Awards
10.12.2021
Tonight at The Game Awards Jim “Dr. Robotnik” Carrey and Ben “The Hedgehog” Schwartz took the stage to introduce the world premiere trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Somehow the First One Worked. Who’s ready for some hot Sonic and Tails action?Read more
Netflix Cancels Cowboy Bebop After One Season
10.12.2021
The Hollywood Reporter has the news this evening that Netflix’s live-action adaptation of classic anime series Cowboy Bebop has been cancelled after just one season.Read more
This Senior Couple Were The MVPs Of A Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Tourney
9.12.2021
The 2021 CEO Fighting Game Championships tournament last weekend had plenty of surprising announcements, but nothing quite as surprising as the participation of Tinker and Arachius. Tinker and Arachius are a senior couple who competed at CEO to understand how a professional fighting game tournament...
Login Hassles Aside, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Is Off To A Fantastic Start
9.12.2021
One of the first areas you visit in Final Fantasy XIV’s Endwalker expansion is the tropical island of Thavnair. The locals of Thavnair paint their buildings in bright colors, combinations of blues, reds, yellows, and purples. It’s some of the prettiest scenery I’ve encountered in a video game.Read...
SBI announces crypto joint venture with Swiss digital exchange SIX
8.12.2021
The crypto venture is expected to formalize its operation by the end of 2021 and start offering its services by early 2022
Speedrunners Beat Pokémon Shining Pearl With No Fights, Only A Fishing Rod
7.12.2021
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have been called “totally broken” by some speedrunners, and that brokenness has reached its logical conclusion: a sub-20 minute record time for the finishing game. About a week ago, that record time was 51 minutes.Read more
Bowser Agrees To Pay Nintendo $10 Million In Hacking Lawsuit
7.12.2021
Gary “GaryOPA” Bowser pleaded guilty to federal piracy charges in October. Now he’s agreed to pay Nintendo a massive $10 million settlement for his reported role in designing and selling devices to circumvent Switch security measures as part of Team Xecuter.Read more
Japanese Regulator Eyes Stablecoin, Wallet Provider Regulations in 2022
7.12.2021
Japan’s top financial regulator will block firms outside the world of conventional finance from issuing fiat-pegged stablecoins, a leading media outlet has claimed.
Per reports in both Japanese and English from Nikkei, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), the government organ that oversees...
Japanese Anime Fans Are Baffled By Demon Slayer Season 2's English Title
7.12.2021
The English title for Demon Slayer’s second season is Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc. The Japanese word used for the arc is yuukaku (遊廓), and that word has a much more pointed meaning than “entertainment district.”Read more
Japan to Propose Restricting Stablecoin Issuers to Banks and Wire Transfer Companies
7.12.2021
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), is reportedly planning to propose legislation to restrict stablecoin issuance to banks and wire transfer companies. Crypto service providers involved in stablecoin transactions, including wallets, will also be brought...
Japan's financial regulators may propose legislation in 2022 restricting stablecoin issuance
6.12.2021
The move comes as the Bank of Japan wants to roll out a digital yen CBDC by the end of next year
The Best Moment In Final Fantasy XIV’s Endwalker Launch So Far
6.12.2021
Saving the world over and over again is nice, but when are we going to eat? In one of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker’s more intimate scenes, our hero of light and her friends share a scholarly fast food feast, and catboy G’raha Tia is delighted to learn that yes, he can has cheeseburger.Read more
Japan's Biggest YouTuber Bought The $10,000 Gucci Xbox
6.12.2021
With over 10 million subscribers, Hikakin is Japan’s biggest YouTuber. I’m not sure which is more amazing—that he bought the Gucci Xbox or an Xbox. Japan has long been a tough market for Microsoft, but recently this has been changing. And now, Japan’s biggest YouTuber has purchased the super...
After Long Server Queues, Square Enix Will Give Final Fantasy XIV Players Free Game Time
4.12.2021
Popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV launched its latest expansion on Friday. Since then, folks have struggled to play due to a huge influx of players, frequent disconnects, and long server queues. To compensate players for all this, Square Enix and FFXIV’s devs have announced a plan to give...
Final Fantasy XIV Hits Over 90k Active Players On Steam, Breaking Its Past Record Of 67k
4.12.2021
Final Fantasy XIV might be nearly a decade old (or over a decade old if you count the original version released in 2010) but the MMORPG is more popular than ever. After the early access release of its latest and highly anticipated expansion, Endwalker, FF XIV has set a new record for active players...
Animal Crossing Nude Horizons Glitch Has Villagers Go Naked
3.12.2021
Thanks to a glitch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, K.K. Slider isn’t the only nudist in the game.Read more
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Glitch Makes Pokémon Look Like They’re Boning
3.12.2021
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have each seen their fair share of major glitches since release, ranging from Pokémon cloning to the random renaming of beloved friends. Now you can add inadvertent depictions of simulated sex to the list. Bibarels appear to be, likely much to the chagrin...
This Steam Chart Topper Is A Rare Treat For Western Mech Fans
3.12.2021
We don’t get many Super Robots Wars ‘round these parts. It’s one of the biggest series in Japan, with around 50 games to its name, but only a handful of Super Robot Wars games have been released in North America during its 30-year run. The latest, Super Robot Wars 30, was one of Steam’s top sellers...
In Japan, Snacks Keep Getting Smaller And It Sucks
3.12.2021
In fall 2020, Kit-Kats were released in Japan at a smaller size. At the time, as YouTuber PDS points out, Nestle said the smaller size was for customers worried about sugar and calories. Maybe that’s true, but in Japan, snacks have been getting smaller and smaller for years, while prices haven’t...