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Lawsuit Accuses Korean Crypto Exchange of $3.5 Billion Scam, Tens of Thousands Defrauded
5.6.2021
A class action lawsuit has been filed in South Korea accusing cryptocurrency exchange V Global of defrauding investors. The police reportedly estimate that 69,000 people have invested with the crypto exchange and the damage amounts to 3.8 trillion won. Crypto Exchange Sued for Defrauding Investors...
Report: Quantic Dream Executives Cry, Ask If They Can Lie During Recent Court Appearance
4.6.2021
Quantic Dream executives recently appeared in a Paris court as part of its ongoing defamation lawsuit against French publications Le Monde and Mediapart. But according to a May 31 report, things didn’t go smoothly for the studio behind games like Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human.Read more
Report: Balan Wonderworld Creator Yuji Naka Is No Longer With Square Enix
4.6.2021
Yuji Naka, former Sonic Team head and recent creator of the platformer Balan Wonderworld, is no longer with Square Enix, according to reports in Sonic Stadium and IGN. He apparently departed the company in the twilight of April.Read more
God Of War Sequel Pushed To 2022
2.6.2021
The next God of War game will miss its original 2021 release window and instead come out sometime next year, Sony’s Santa Monica Studio announced today.Read more
Bitcoin Stock-to-Flow Model Still Intact — ‘Starting to look like 2013’ S2F Creator Says
1.6.2021
The creator of the popular bitcoin price model called stock-to-flow (S2F or S2FX) has added a new dot to his notorious chart. Plan B said on Tuesday that “we knew bitcoin would not go up in a straight line” and added that the market action is “starting to look like 2013.”...
Why Did No One Tell Me About Uncharted 4's Climbing?
31.5.2021
I am, after extensive research, willing to concede that I might not be the first person to bring the Uncharted series to your attention. However, it seems everyone else has failed me by not letting me know just how utterly wonderful the fourth game’s climbing is.Read more
US Senator Urges Treasury Secretary Yellen to Take Action on Cryptocurrency Scams to Protect Investors
30.5.2021
U.S. Senator Rick Scott has urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to take action on cryptocurrency scams, which he said have risen 1,000% in the past year and cost consumers at least $80 million. “This is an unregulated industry, and the alarming amount of criminal activity surrounding...
Ubisoft Insists Latest Game, [INSERT NAME], Isn’t Political
28.5.2021
Today, Ubisoft showed off some new gameplay from the upcoming [INSERT GENRE] game [INSERT NAME]. The footage shows that the game’s setting and story seem to be politically charged and potentially filled with commentary about [INSERT CURRENT EVENT]. However, as usual, Ubisoft has been quick...
Charlie Guillemot, Son of Ubisoft’s CEO, Is Leaving The Company
27.5.2021
Charlie Guillemot, co-head of Ubisoft mobile studio Owlient, is stepping down based on a new report from Axios. Back in August of last year, his studio faced controversy when a Tom Clancy branded mobile game used Black Lives Matter imagery in relation to a fictional in-game terrorist group. Charlie...
You Still Don't Need A PlayStation 5
27.5.2021
It’s been six months since the PlayStation 5 came out, and yet the Seto Kaiba action figure that can also run high-end video games remains comically hard to come by. For a while, this irked me. I wanted to be part of the new console generation—the zeitgeist. So I obsessively watched a Twitch...
The Sonic Diamond Necklaces Are Cool, Actually
27.5.2021
Soon, rappers, jewelry enthusiasts, or nerds with money to burn can buy their own Sonic-themed diamond necklace. Tucked into today’s Sonic news stream was a gem (heh) of an announcement—a collaboration between Sega and jewelry maker King Ice to create four gold chains featuring...
Ubisoft's Second Movie Is Looking Much More Entertaining Than Assassin's Creed
27.5.2021
In theaters on June 25 and on demand July 2, Ubisoft Film & Television’s Werewolves Within is a supernatural whodunnit described in its trailer as “a good old-fashioned sleepover with guns.” Judging by the trailer it might just be a lot of fun. See for yourself. Read more
Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Expansion Has A Great Throwback To Older Games
27.5.2021
The change of direction Assassin’s Creed took between Syndicate and Origins has long divided fans, some of whom aren’t as into open world adventuring as they were the series’ older, sneakier trademarks. If you’re in the latter camp, you might be interested to know that Valhalla’s new expansion...
Sony Report Says Uncharted 4 Is Coming To PC
27.5.2021
Sony’s latest investor relations report is full of numbers and promises, but also some actual video game news, in that it is somehow the first place to officially mention that Uncharted 4 is coming to the PC.Read more
Virtua Fighter 5 Coming To PlayStation 4 Next Week
25.5.2021
After teasing the classic fighting game franchise’s return last fall, this morning Sega announced Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, a PlayStation 4-exclusive update to a game that’s almost 15 years removed from its original release at this point. Oh, and it’s launching June 1, also known as next...
Report: Watch Dogs Started Out As A Driver Sequel
25.5.2021
Watch Dogs started life as a Driver game, according to a new report from VG 24/7. But through development it grew beyond what that series was about and into something pitched to Ubisoft’s CEO as their “own GTA.”Read more
Biomutant: The Kotaku Review
24.5.2021
Some four years since open-world action RPG Biomutant was first revealed to the world with a cool trailer, it’s finally out. Although for those who’ve waited so patiently to play it, they may well be disappointed to discover a gorgeous but janky mess, overly ambitious but under-achieving,...
Rich Dad Poor Dad’s Robert Kiyosaki Urges Crypto Investors to Buy the Dip, Says ‘Stop Whining and Take Action’
23.5.2021
Robert Kiyosaki, the best-selling author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” says now that bitcoin is “crashing,” it is a buying opportunity, especially for those who said that they could not afford it before. Alternatively, he said they can “Buy coins that outperform bitcoin...
Four Inches Is A Great Size For A Batman Figure
23.5.2021
A 12-inch Batman is great for kids or serious collectors, depending on the toy line. Six inches is a good size if you want a nice amount of detail and articulation and don’t want Bruce Wayne to get lost under the couch. But for my money and purposes, the four-inch Batman of Spinmaster’s Bat-Tech...
NYU Professor Says Elon Musk Is Attracting Regulators to Crypto — Regulatory Action Expected in 30 Days
23.5.2021
NYU Professor Scott Galloway says that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is drawing additional scrutiny and regulators to the crypto space. He expects the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to respond to Musk’s action in the next 30 days. Furthermore, the professor expects to see a Musk coin...