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Mintable app to support minting NFTs on the layer 2 Immutable X protocol
14.12.2021
By integrating Immutable X's technology into its marketplace, Mintable hopes to tackle gas and scaling limitations for NFT traders
Final Fantasy VII Remake Is $70 On PC And People Are Freaking Out
13.12.2021
The launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S provided companies with an opportunity to charge more for their console games and many jumped at the chance. With Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and Forespoken, that new $70 price tag is making a controversial appearance on PC, a platform that’s...
YouTubers Are Making Roblox Sound Even Shadier Than Before
13.12.2021
Earlier this year, documentary group People Make Games reported that game creation platform Roblox was deceiving some of its young users. Roblox allows users to monetize their creations, but very few become popular enough to make the time investment worthwhile. All the while, Roblox promises users...
Analogue Pocket: The Kotaku Review
13.12.2021
The Analogue Pocket is the ultimate Game Boy. It can play nearly any Game Boy, Game Boy Color, or Game Boy Advance game, on a bright and colorful LCD with 10 times the resolution of the original Nintendo Handheld, sound piping through a pair of superb stereo speakers. That’s just for starters. Read...
Solana on-chain development increases after a recent DDoS attack
13.12.2021
Solana’s daily Github submission has spiked after a recent DDoS attack
The Week In Games: Yay, More Shovel Knight
13.12.2021
Shovel Knight might be everywhere, but I can’t be mad about it. The pixel art hero is back again in a brand new game. This time, however in Shovel knight Pocket Dungeon, the tough shovel-wielding warrior has to solve puzzles to proceed. I assume with a shovel, of course. Read more
Peter Molyneux's Next Game Is A 'Blockchain Business Sim' Featuring NFTs Because The Future Sucks
12.12.2021
Have you been wondering what ol’ Peter Molyneux has been up to lately? Well, in a move that very few will find surprising, the infamous designer is jumping into the world of blockchain gaming and NFT bullshit. His next game, Legacy, is built entirely around the technology and “crypto gaming.”Read...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Proposes Creating a Cryptocurrency Payment System for State Fees
11.12.2021
The American politician and attorney serving as the 46th governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, announced the state’s 2022-23 budget proposal last week and proposed an idea to let businesses pay state fees with crypto assets. The governor’s “Freedom First Budget” suggests...
Enterprise blockchain to play a pivotal role in creating a sustainable future
11.12.2021
Companies are turning to enterprise blockchain-based solutions to meet environmental sustainability goals as well as business demands
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Publishes ‘Plausible Roadmap’ Addressing Scalability
11.12.2021
In recent times the Ethereum network has received a lot of criticism about the protocol’s data transfer fees and scalability. In a blog post called “Endgame,” published on December 6, the co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin discussed plans to improve scaling, the upcoming...
Why the world’s largest museum is embracing NFT technology
10.12.2021
The head of the contemporary art department at the State Hermitage reveals his vision of the future of NFT art
Xbox Game Pass PC Gets A New Name And Four More Day One Games
10.12.2021
Xbox Game Pass is a good name for a subscription games service. Xbox Game Pass for PC is not, so Microsoft got together with rappers Lil Dicky and GaTa last night during The Game Awards to announce the PC version’s new name, the much more sensible PC Game Pass. The ad spot also revealed four...
Ex-Telltale Devs Are Making A Star Trek Game
10.12.2021
The best Star Trek games are adventure games, and one of the best makers of adventure games was the original Telltale Games. Tonight at The Game Awards, Dramatic Labs, a studio made up of over 20 ex-Telltale folks, announced Star Trek: Resurgence, an interactive narrative adventure set just after...
Steelrising Game Says What If Victorian Times But With Robots?
10.12.2021
Steelrising got a new trailer tonight during The Game Awards 2021, showing off its wild mix of robots and a Victorian-era world. The game is coming out next year to PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PS5.Read more
Inside The Revolt That Led To Activision Blizzard Workers' Historic Unionization Push
9.12.2021
Several Call of Duty developers have revealed to Kotaku that Activision Blizzard’s internal unwillingness to directly respond to the recently announced Raven Software layoffs was what ultimately sparked the just-revealed, broader labor organizing effort at the troubled publisher. Read more
Central Banks of France, Switzerland and BIS Complete Cross-Border CBDC Trial
9.12.2021
Bank of France, the Swiss National Bank (SNB), and the Bank for International Settlements have successfully tested the application of wholesale central bank digital currency in cross-border payments. The project used distributed ledger technology and was realized with help from private firms....
Why a securities specific blockchain is needed, explained
9.12.2021
Security tokens deployed on a purpose-built blockchain may be the solution to financial institution adoption
Puerto Rico wants to combat corruption with blockchain technology
9.12.2021
A mayor in Puerto Rico pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe of more than $100,000 in cash last week
U.S. Government Curious Why Teslas Allow Gaming While Driving
9.12.2021
When Tesla expanded its growing list of dashboard touchscreen games last winter, the update inexplicably allowed drivers to play them while the electric car was in motion. Almost a year later, the United States government is finally asking the company why.Read more
Ubisoft's NFT Announcement Has Been Intensely Disliked
9.12.2021
As we reported yesterday, Ubisoft is getting right into the business of NFTs, a space that is both an environmental catastrophe and an enormous pump-and-dump scam. And because that’s a shitty space to be in, people have been quick to let the company know their feelings.Read more