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GTA Online Gets First Actual Story Expansion In Years, Starring Franklin and Dr. Dre
8.12.2021
Rockstar Games just announced a new major content drop for Grand Theft Auto Online. The series of missions titled The Contract will feature Franklin, one of GTA V’s protagonists, and rapper Dr. Dre. In addition to Dr. Dre’s music, Rockstar promised sweeping updates to the game’s radio...
SBI announces crypto joint venture with Swiss digital exchange SIX
8.12.2021
The crypto venture is expected to formalize its operation by the end of 2021 and start offering its services by early 2022
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon Believes Blockchain Is More Important Than Bitcoin
8.12.2021
David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, one of the leading banking institutions in the world, has stated his opinion on the bitcoin vs blockchain dilemma. To Solomon, bitcoin is not as important as the advancements in technology that implementing blockchain and other new ledger-based tools can bring...
Ubisoft First Major Pub To Befoul Own Game With NFTs
8.12.2021
Ubisoft just announced Ubisoft Quartz, an NFT initiative which allows people to buy artificially scarce digital items using cryptocurrency. This announcement represents the AAA-industry’s first real foray into NFTs, which a lot of people absolutely hate because they are a massive scam. Other major...
Hathor Network: Making Blockchain Easy for Everyone
7.12.2021
PRESS RELEASE. The blockchain revolution has captured the attention of millions in the past decade. The advent of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin has redefined the concept of money, while smart contract networks have expanded blockchain applications towards different sectors. While crypto adoption...
Xbox Game Pass Adds Another Surprise Game
7.12.2021
Xbox has started to release games on its popular Game Pass subscription service without announcing them, and it’s starting to feel like an advent calendar. Serious Sam 4 was previously only available on the PC and Stadia, but it got a surprise launch on the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 today...
Scuf’s New PS5 Controllers Have Cool Features, Large Price Tags
7.12.2021
Atlanta-based Scuf gaming’s made a name for itself with outstanding third-party controllers for Xbox One, Series X/S, and PlayStation 4. Now the peripheral maker sets its sights on the PlayStation 5 with the new Scuf Reflex line, a trio of high-performance PS5 controllers with four rear paddles...
Amazon Web Services Outage Affects Several Major Games
7.12.2021
Amazon Web Services, upon which much of the internet is built, is experiencing issues with its biggest hub of data centers. Naturally, this means a lot of folks are having trouble logging into and playing some of their favorite games.Read more
Delaying the Ice Age — Ethereum Network Participants Prep for Upcoming Arrow Glacier Upgrade
7.12.2021
The Ethereum network will be undergoing a scheduled upgrade soon called “Arrow Glacier,” a change that aims to mimic the “Muir Glacier” upgrade. Essentially, Ethereum’s Arrow Glacier changes the parameters of the network’s Difficulty Bomb delay to June...
Tezos blockchain notes power savings after PoS switch: PwC report
7.12.2021
The switch to proof-of-stake has had noticeable energy saving effects for the Tezos network
Sony Shows The Future Of Next-Gen VR With Prototype Headset
7.12.2021
Today, Sony held an online event called Sony Technology Day to showcase different technology that the company is developing. One presentation showed Sony’s prototype for an 8K VR headset. Read more
Japan's Biggest YouTuber Bought The $10,000 Gucci Xbox
6.12.2021
With over 10 million subscribers, Hikakin is Japan’s biggest YouTuber. I’m not sure which is more amazing—that he bought the Gucci Xbox or an Xbox. Japan has long been a tough market for Microsoft, but recently this has been changing. And now, Japan’s biggest YouTuber has purchased the super...
The Week In Games: Master Chief Simulator 2021
5.12.2021
After a long wait, a year-long delay, betas, and plenty of previews and trailers too, it’s finally time for Halo Infinite. The next installment in the franchise drops this week across Xbox and PC. Read more
New Grimes Song Declares Elon Musk As 'Greatest Gamer' But Crappy Boyfriend
4.12.2021
Grimes released a new song off her upcoming album Book 1. The track is titled “Player of Games” and appears to be a not-so-subtle song about the musician’s four-year relationship and recent break up with 50-year-old Tesla CEO and internet troll Elon Musk. Read more
Blockchains need to move toward standards for interoperable asset transfers
4.12.2021
A new emerging economy, which includes blockchain-native tokens, digital tokens, stablecoins and CBDCs, requires interoperable blockchain standards
MetaGods Raises $3M Investment to Develop Play-to-Earn 8-Bit Action RPG
4.12.2021
PRESS RELEASE. MetaGods, the world’s first play-to-earn 8-bit action role-playing game built on the blockchain, has raised $3 million USD in funding from supporting investors. Numerous investors and partners have partnered with the initiative to combine blockchain technology and the fast...
British Security Think Tank’s Report Warns NFTs Could Bolster Money Laundering Schemes
4.12.2021
The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), the British defense and security think tank, questions whether or not non-fungible token (NFT) assets can be used for money laundering purposes. The report determines that in order to mitigate the money laundering risks a ‘know your...
Security Focused DeFi Project EverRise Now Live on 3 Blockchains, Staking Introduced
3.12.2021
Originally launched on June 15th, 2021, EverRise is a blockchain technology company that offers bridging and security solutions across multiple chains through an ecosystem of decentralized applications. With their RISE token, they were the first to bring the buyback to crypto. Since then,...
Report: PlayStation Planning Xbox Game Pass-Style Subscription Service
3.12.2021
Sony is finalizing a new PlayStation subscription meant to give the platform its own Xbox Game Pass-style service that’s tentatively scheduled to launch next spring, Bloomberg reports.Read more
Former Twitch Subathon Star Ludwig Suspended Days After Switching To YouTube
3.12.2021
It took mega streamer Ludwig Ahgren less than a week after abandoning Twitch for YouTube to get temporarily banned from Google’s video platform. His mistake? Briefly streaming the smash hit children’s song Baby Shark.Read more