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Skyrim Is Arguably Better With A Breath Of The Wild Glider
10.8.2021
For a game that has “Sky” in its name (and prominently features giant fire-breathing monsters with wings), Skyrim doesn’t spend much time in the sky. No longer. As spotted by PCGamesN, intrepid modders have introduced a glider to Bethesda’s expansive role-playing game.Read more
Idris Elba Teases Knuckles Role In Sonic Movie Sequel
10.8.2021
After a ton of speculation about Knuckles’ inclusion in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, we now apparently have confirmation that the red echidna will appear in the upcoming movie as well as who will be voicing him: Idris freakin’ Elba.Read more
The World Of Warcraft Community Is In Shambles At The Moment
10.8.2021
World of Warcraft has been bleeding players since the start of the year. Add to that the drama swirling around a big-time streamer and the general toxicity that festers in just about every online gaming community and you have a recipe for bad stuff to happen. Simply put: It’s tough to look...
Israel’s Mossad Is Hiring a Cryptocurrency Specialist
10.8.2021
The Israeli intelligence service, Mossad, is now looking to hire someone who understands digital currencies. According to the job posting, the role requires extensive expertise in the field of financial technologies. Mossad Recruiting Expert With Fintech Background Israel’s Institute...
Final Fantasy Fan Gets Every Franchise Trophy—And It Took A Decade
9.8.2021
On November 1, 2010, Talan Kirk, who goes by Rebourne07 on Reddit and PSN, unlocked his first trophy in Final Fantasy XIII for the PlayStation 3. On August 8, 2021, he unlocked the last trophy introduced in Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade’s DLC, making him the only person in the world to have...
Four Of The Best PC Games Ever Are Free Right Now
9.8.2021
It feels like only a couple of months ago that we were reporting EA had pulled four of the all-time greatest PC games from sale on GOG. Because it was. At the time, the peculiar publisher ignored our questions as to why. Now, just over six weeks later, Ultima Underworlds 1 & 2, Syndicate,...
Genesis Report Highlights ‘Emerging Role’ of Ethereum and Defi in Q2 2021
7.8.2021
Genesis Digital, a leading cryptocurrency trading, lending, and custody desk, released its Q2 reports, where it confirms what it calls the “emerging role” that Ethereum and defi have in the industry. The report also confirms that institutional interest in crypto is still rising despite...
The 5 Best (And Worst) Dunks In Pokemon Unite
6.8.2021
Pokémon Unite, the TiMi Studio Group-developed MOBA released last month, is super fun. But the best thing about Pokémon shifting genres is getting to see the eponymous pocket monsters engage in a much different kind of competition.Read more
Pokémon Go Tries Enticing Players As They Call For A Boycott
5.8.2021
Niantic announced legendary Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta from Sword and Shield will come to Pokémon Go. In normal times, this alone would be cool news! We do not live in normal times.Read more
Pokémon Go Creators Reconsidering Rule Changes After Players Threaten Boycott
5.8.2021
Niantic, the studio behind Pokémon Go, has responded to player criticism and threats of a boycott after proposed changes to some of the game’s rules in the USA and New Zealand did not go down very well.Read more
Pokémon Unite Patch Stops Eldegoss The Murder Healer, Buffs Poor Charizard
3.8.2021
About two weeks after launch, Pokémon Unite is getting its first real patch on August 4th. Before you ask, yes, the character select menu will still have a heart attack every time you sort through your monsters. There’s nothing in the patch notes addressing that most unstable part of the game...
What Really Happened At That BlizzCon Panel, According To The Woman In The Video
2.8.2021
Xantia doesn’t spend much time on Twitter, so she learned that California was suing Activision Blizzard for years of alleged sexual harassment and discrimination a couple days late. She had no idea she became the face of discussions about Blizzard’s questionable past with women until a friend...
Fans Dismayed Niantic Removed Pokémon Go Safety Measures Despite Delta
2.8.2021
One of the most popular pandemic-inspired changes to Pokémon Go was the doubling of the distance from which players could interact with gyms and Pokéstops, making those features easier to access without venturing out into the wild. Yesterday, with Covid-19 transmission levels spiking throughout...
Mastercard Outlines Plans for Cryptocurrencies, Stablecoins, Central Bank Digital Currencies
2.8.2021
Mastercard’s CEO has outlined the company’s plans to develop products and services around cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). “We want to be playing a role across all of them … It’s obviously a vibrant space around digital...
Dorsey’s Square Strikes Afterpay USD 29B Deal, Teases Bitcoin Role
2.8.2021
The Twitter boss Jack Dorsey’s crypto-keen payments venture Square has agreed a USD 29bn all-stock deal to buy the Australian buy now, pay later player Afterpay – in a merger that some believe will “create a global transactions giant.”
Square, which last month revealed it is working on a hardware...
India Reportedly Investigating Binance in Chinese Money Laundering Case
1.8.2021
Indian authorities are reportedly investigating cryptocurrency exchange Binance in connection with an ongoing Chinese money laundering case that raked in more than 10 billion rupees ($134 million). Binance’s Regulatory Troubles Continue India is reportedly investigating whether the global...
Final Fantasy XIV Changes Hole-y Icon
30.7.2021
Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki Yoshida really wants you to know he cares. Yoshida recently apologized to players for dramatically increased queue times brought on by a sudden and almost inexplicable explosion in the game’s popularity. Today, Yoshi-P announced his team is making a slight change...
Pokemon Unite's Pay-To-Win Is A Drag, Even If It'll Even Out Later
30.7.2021
I’ve had a surprising amount of fun with the Nintendo Switch’s latest Pokémon spin-off, the free-to-play arena fighter Pokémon Unite. Coming from the dense and inconsolable world of Valve’s Dota 2, there’s plenty I could nitpick about Pokémon Unite’s controls, interface, and balance, but man if...
Pokemon Red's One Million Dollar Bicycle Made Real
30.7.2021
To celebrate reaching a million Twitter followers, The Pokémon Company has now recreated the sweet bicycle from the first generation games, Red and Blue, and their remakes. Someone will actually get this thing!In-game, the bicycle is priced at a cool one million Pokémon dollars. It wasn’t possible...
Inside Blizzard Developers’ Infamous Bill ‘Cosby Suite’
28.7.2021
Since news broke last week of widespread allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination at Activision Blizzard via a legal complaint from the state of California, many top male developers there, both current and former, have responded with shock and dismay.Read more