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Hardcore Halo Infinite Fans Are Frustrated With State Of Shooter Despite Updates, Events
2.2.2022
Yesterday, Halo Infinite’s samurai-themed “Fracture: Tenrai” event returned for a third round, looking much like it did for its second outing. For some players, it’s another excuse to hop into a fun event with meaningful rewards. But for others, it’s an underbaked game spinning its wheels.Read more
JRPG-Style Prayer Alter For Your Dead, Gaming-Loving Relatives
2.2.2022
In Japan, butsudan (仏壇) are small shrines found in Buddhist temples and homes. They certainly don’t usually look like this!Read more
Sony Acquires Bungie and Possibly Planning a Metaverse
2.2.2022
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), the Japanese video game and online entertainment company, has decided to pay $3.6 billion for Bungie, the largest independent games developer. The PlayStation manufacturer’s statement comes two weeks after Microsoft announced its acquisition of Activision...
Shovel Knight Devs’ Next Game Is A Mash-Up Of Link’s Awakening And Castlevania
2.2.2022
Yacht Club Games is working on a new project which, for the first time in the indie studio’s history, has nothing to do with Shovel Knight. It’s called Mina the Hollower, it’s a retro-homage to Game Boy classics like Link’s Awakening, and in a weird twist, Yacht Club is going back to Kickstarter...
Worms Studio Ditches NFT Scam After Only 24 Hours
1.2.2022
Yesterday Team17—the studio behind the classic Worms series—announced it was getting into the NFT space, teaming up with a third party to release “collectible digital artwork based on one of the most beloved IPs in indie games”. A day later, that plan is in the bin.Read more
Metaverse - Hype Versus Reality
1.2.2022
Max Shannon, Digital Asset Analyst at major European digital asset investment firm CoinShares.____...
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Battlefield 2042 Just Can't Catch A Break
1.2.2022
It’s been a rough few months for Battlefield 2042, and things don’t sound like they’re going to magically turn around anytime soon. EA announced today that the live service shooter won’t be getting any new content until summer, over six months after launch, with season one delayed and basic...
The Japanese Internet Reacts To Sega Leaving The Arcade Business
1.2.2022
After 56 years, Sega’s arcade history is coming to a close. In fall 2020, Sega sold off 85 percent of its arcade business to Tokyo-based Genda. Now, the company has sold off its remaining stock, and Genda is removing the Sega name from arcades. In its place, Genda will use the “Gigo” name, which...
DeFi Land, a GameFi Subsidiary, Announces Land NFT Seed Sale
1.2.2022
The token launch, the opening of the DeFi Land public beta, the brand-new Edit Mode, and many sneak peeks into how DeFi Land plans to gamify everything else in the cryptocurrency community all happened in 2021. The group keeps adding innovative features even though they work towards one of DeFi...
Sony Buys Bungie, Makers of Destiny 2 For $3.6B
31.1.2022
Sony has responded to Microsoft’s record-shattering deal to buy Activision Blizzard with acquisition news of its own, announcing today it plans to buy Destiny 2-maker Bungie for $3.6 billion.Read more
Ubisoft Executive Thinks Players Reject NFTs Because They Don’t Understand Benefits
31.1.2022
Nicolas Pouard, an executive at Ubisoft, one of the leading videogame companies in the entertainment world, has issued his take on the backlash from gamers regarding the inclusion of NFTs in traditional franchises. The VP at Ubisoft’s Strategic Innovations Lab stated that this reaction could...
The Week In Games: The Zombies Are Coming
31.1.2022
Zombies! Love or hate ‘em, they are still a big part of pop culture. And later this week the next big zombie game, Dying Light 2, releases for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. Read more
Eth2 rebrands to consensus layer, Elon Musk fails to boost DOGE, YouTube gaming head switches to Polygon Studios: Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 23-28
29.1.2022
Ubisoft executive responds to the backlash over new NFT platform
28.1.2022
Players took offense to the suggestion that gamers may not yet fully understand the benefits of NFTs
Pokémon Legends: Arceus Gives You A Shiny Ponyta With A Special Legacy
28.1.2022
Even if shiny hunting in Pokémon games isn’t your cup of tea, it’s always exciting to randomly happen upon one of these uber-rare, alternately colored pocket monsters. Fortunately, Pokémon Legends: Arceus makes achieving this feat easy by reviving an old series tradition and giving players...
Polygon (MATIC) sees a strong oversold bounce after $250B crypto market rebound
26.1.2022
MATIC price secured a near 40% gain as crypto market sentiment improves in the wake of a notable $250 billion relief rally
Microsoft Looks To Hybrid Work, Gaming To Boost Its Metaverse Coverage
26.1.2022
Microsoft is aiming to benefit from the rapid spread of hybrid work, looking to extend its presence within the social connection-focused virtual world to companies whose employees are working remotely. The company also seems determined to use its forthcoming acquisition of game developer...
Samsung Provides a Glimpse Into the South Korean Metaverse and NFT Craze
26.1.2022
At the very beginning of 2022, South Korean tech giant Samsung announced its foray into the metaverse and a new “NFT Aggregation Platform” designed for its smart TVs. In addition to the NFT TVs, Samsung also launched a virtual experience inside of Decentraland, one of the most popular...
YouTube head of gaming Ryan Wyatt to resign and join Polygon Studios as CEO
25.1.2022
"I am fascinated by blockchain app development and am beyond thrilled to enter the Web3 space," says Wyatt
Latest Nintendo Switch Online Update Also Reduced Ocarina Of Time Input Lag
25.1.2022
Last week, we reported that the Nintendo Switch Online’s emulation of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time saw a small graphical tweak with the service’s latest update. It signaled potential good news for the quality of emulated games on NSO, which players have decried for some time. In another...