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Biden's pick for Fed vice chair for supervision calls for congressional action on stablecoins
19.5.2022
Fed nominee Michael Barr said that the government agency potentially releasing a central bank digital currency was an issue that required “a lot more thought and study."
Saints Row Previews Say Reboot Offers Bonkers Action, Deep Customization
19.5.2022
Volition’s rebooted Saints Row isn’t out yet, but some sites got some time with it via a recent hands-off preview. Impressions of the 40-or-so minutes of gameplay, full of the explosive and wacky hijinks series fans have grown to expect, are making their rounds online and the sentiment seems to...
God Of War Ragnarök Will Fix The First Game’s Biggest Smallest Problem
19.5.2022
People widely hailed 2018’s God of War as a near-perfect action game. But it stumbled in one way: Its text was too damn small! Even a post-release patch, intended specifically to increase the font size, didn’t really do much. Thankfully, that issue won’t be the case with its sequel, God of...
Coinbase launches new crypto think tank to help shape policies
19.5.2022
Coinbase’s new “crypto native think tank” features an advisory board of finance and law academics from top United States universities and will publish original research to shape policies around crypto
An Anime Action Adventure: YOANN․IO Seed Launch on KICK․IO
18.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Metaverses are here, and they are the next generation of gaming. That’s why KICK.IO launchpad is excited to be hosting the public sale of YOANN.IO, an Anime Action Adventure. YOANN.IO empowers players to go on exciting adventures, interact with other players, as well as earn...
The Zelda-Inspired Indie Game That's Causing A Commotion
18.5.2022
A recent entry in IGN’s peculiar indie developer-funding competition, Rogue Jam, has raised eyebrows for its obvious visual similarity with Nintendo’s 2019 Switch remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. In response, many are attempting to whip up some sort of controversy, as if this isn’t...
Turns Out A Short Yakuza Is A Very Good Yakuza
18.5.2022
If the Yakuza (and its spin-off Judgment) games are famous for one thing, it’s that you can smash a dude’s face in with a bike and that it looks very funny. If they’re famous for two things, it’s that they are really long, and that their stories and cutscenes go forever.Read more
Real Lego Figures Vs Skywalker Saga’s Digital Recreations
17.5.2022
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is excellent. It’s one of my favorite video games of 2022 and is probably my favorite Star Wars game ever made. It’s also one of my favorite Lego games, too. As a big Lego fan and someone with many sets and minifigs, I decided to use some of my expensive plastic...
Biggest Movers: AVAX Rebounds on Tuesday, AAVE up Over 10%
17.5.2022
Global crypto markets are up over 2% during Tuesday’s session, with AAVE and AVAX two of the biggest tokens to rise. Both of these cryptocurrencies rebounded from losses during yesterday’s session, with AAVE trading as much 10% higher. Aave (AAVE) AAVE rebounded during...
Iran Blocks 9,200 Bank Accounts Over Suspicious Foreign Currency, Crypto Transactions
17.5.2022
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence has reportedly blocked almost 10,000 bank accounts over suspicious foreign currency and cryptocurrency transactions. The action was carried out in collaboration with the country’s central bank. 9,219 Bank Accounts Blocked Iran’s Ministry...
Take-Two CEO Acknowledges Frustrated Red Dead Online Players, But Offers Nothing Else
16.5.2022
It’s been nearly a year since Red Dead Online’s last major update. The long wait for new content has led to a growing movement among some players to #SaveRedDeadOnline, putting pressure on developer Rockstar using social media and emails. Today, Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Rockstar’s parent company...
The Best Lord Of The Rings Video Games
16.5.2022
Tolkien’s influence on video games stretches back decades. Fans have been playing games based on The Lord of the Rings (and The Hobbit) for almost as long as there have been video games, and for every misguided flop there has been a game that has been surprisingly OK for a licensed product. And...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Back Below $2,000, BTC Down 6% to Start the Weekend
14.5.2022
Following a strong rebound on Friday, crypto prices moved back into the red today, with BTC falling below $30,000 to start the weekend. ETH also moved lower, as its own price slipped below the $2,000 level during Saturday’s session. Bitcoin On Saturday, bitcoin’s price fell below...
Lego Star Wars Becomes First Non-Nintendo Game To Top Switch Charts In Over A Year
13.5.2022
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga did something very few games have done over the last few years: It topped April’s NPD Switch sales chart, becoming the first non-Nintendo published game to do so in over a year. And Skywalker Saga not only topped the Switch sales charts last month, but the charts...
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
Six Months Later, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Still Needs Some Work
13.5.2022
When Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition launched last year, it was a disaster. Three of the most beloved video games of all time had been officially re-released on modern hardware and not only looked like shit, but ran like it too. Things were so bad, in fact, that Rockstar had...
Alan Wake Is Coming To Switch And Also TV Via AMC Show
12.5.2022
Today, in honor of the 12-year anniversary of Alan Wake’s original release this week, Remedy provided some fresh news about the franchise. Included was the announcement that the remastered Alan Wake is coming to Switch this year, as well as some more details about the barely-talked about TV show...
Looks Like Alan Wake 2 Concept Art Is All We’re Getting For A While
12.5.2022
After previously promising to show off Alan Wake 2 this summer, Remedy Entertainment explained today that folks will need to wait a little longer for more info on the sequel to the beloved (and recently remastered) 2010 thriller.Read more
Russian Crypto Mining Giant Bitriver Considers Challenging US Sanctions
12.5.2022
Russia’s Bitriver, one of the largest operators of crypto mining data centers, may take legal action against the U.S. over the decision to place it under sanctions. The company insists it does not help the Russian government to circumvent international restrictions. Bitriver Rejects...
Assassin’s Creed Streamer Beats All 12 Mainline Games Without Taking Damage
11.5.2022
An Assassin’s Creed streamer didn’t just beat one game on the highest difficulty without taking any damage, he beat the entire 12-game series, from the first Assassin’s Creed to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. On April 11, Hayete Bahadori uploaded the second half of his Valhalla no-damage...