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Call Of Duty CEO Says Activision Never Had A 'Systemic Issue With Harassment'
31.5.2023
Ahead of the two-year anniversary of Activision Blizzard being on the receiving end of an unprecedented video game industry lawsuit accusing the publisher of widespread sexual harassment and discrimination, CEO Bobby Kotick has appeared on the cover of Variety to loudly proclaim the innocence...
Why did Gary Gensler call Algorand ‘great technology’? AI analytics may hint at the reason
30.5.2023
Gary Gensler, the Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), once referred to Algorand as “great technology” during a 2019 talk. Gensler’s recent claims in a lawsuit of Algorand being a security have sparked interest among investors, analysts, and enthusiasts...
That Is An Excellent Portable Computer Design
30.5.2023
Timur Kvasov is a veteran concept artist based in Serbia who has done work for companies like Tencent and 5518 Studios.Read more
Bitcoin price hangs in the balance — Friday’s $2.26B BTC options could result in more downside
24.5.2023
Bitcoin bears benefit from the current macroeconomic uncertainty and are aiming for a $270 million profit if the BTC price falls below $25,000
UK Lawmakers Call for Crypto Trading to Be Regulated as Gambling
21.5.2023
A committee of British lawmakers has recommended regulating crypto trading as gambling. Viewing retail trading of cryptocurrencies as more akin to gambling rather than a financial service, the U.K. Treasury Committee stated that “Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin have no intrinsic value and serve...
Chamber of Digital Commerce Pens Call to Action for US Congress To Pass Crypto Legislation
18.5.2023
The Chamber of Digital Commerce is calling on the US Congress to get it together and pass legislation for digital assets.
The advocacy group with members such as Binance, Circle, Fidelity Investments and others, say they want lawmakers to organize a “Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology...
SEC to Judge: Deny Coinbase's Call for Cryptocurrency Rule Explanation
16.5.2023
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has asked a judge to reject Coinbase’s request to compel the commission to respond to a rule-making petition that asked for clearer crypto regulation guidelines.
In a court filing Monday, the SEC said it is not mandated to meet the requirements outlined...
One Of Call Of Duty 4's Most Beloved Maps Was Only Left In By Accident
15.5.2023
2007’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was a smash hit, and many of its beloved maps have continued to pop up in subsequent CoD entries over the last 15 years. Classics, I’m sure you agree. But it turns out that one of the most popular (and smallest) maps in Modern Warfare only accidentally...
Microsoft Activision Deal Might Not Be Dead After All, Approved In Europe
15.5.2023
Last month, regulators blocked Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard in the UK, seemingly spelling doom for the $69 billion deal. On May 15, however, European Union regulators announced it has been approved on the continent, giving the gaming companies some fresh momentum as they seek...
Tears Of The Kingdom Is Smaller Than A Call Of Duty Patch, And That’s Great
12.5.2023
Like many others, I just bought the digital version of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on my Switch. I paid for the game, exited the eShop, and then it just…started downloading. No prompt to delete something else to make room. No minor crisis over deciding which of the half-dozen...
Letošní Call of Duty se bude zřejmě jmenovat Modern Warfare 3
12.5.2023
Is The Next Call Of Duty In Fact Modern Warfare 3? Maybe, Actually
11.5.2023
With the way 2022’s Modern Warfare II’s campaign ended and everything about Call of Duty’s regular stream of releases, it hasn’t been unreasonable to expect a follow-up game. But so far, the tea leaves on what to expect have been a little hard to read—that is, until today. According to some...
Activision Boss Hyped About AI, Suggests It Could Be Used In A New Guitar Hero
11.5.2023
There’s always a new tech trend being billed as the future. In 2021, it was NFTs. Last year, it was the metaverse. And now it’s AI. Some of gaming’s biggest companies are already getting excited about the prospect of computer generated graphics and scripts fattening their bottom lines. This week...
Coinbase Reports Increased Earnings in First Quarter, While Making the Call for “Crypto Specific Rules”
4.5.2023
Crypto exchange Coinbase reported higher revenue in its first quarter, while also pushing for “crypto specific rules,” in its latest earnings report.
Total revenue grew 23 percent quarter over quarter to $773 million, according to a Coinbase shareholder letter released on Thursday afternoon.
The...
Call Of Duty Adding Very Tall NBA Player Kevin Durant Is Hilarious
4.5.2023
The three main Call of Duty games available right now—Modern Warfare 2, Warzone 2.0, and Mobile—are gearing up for a new season of content, which will include all the usual additions: blueprints, skins, weapons, and the like. Tucked in this May 10 content drop, however, is a rather unique operator...
Ron DeSantis Vows to Prohibit CBDC, ‘Woke Politics,’ and ‘Financial Surveillance’ in Florida
3.5.2023
Florida governor Ron DeSantis reiterated his call for a ban on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) during a visit to Jacksonville on Tuesday. Last March, DeSantis pushed for legislation to prohibit a CBDC in Florida. At Tuesday’s event called “Government of Laws, Not Woke Politics,”...
10 Of The Best Ways Games Put Dirty Cheaters In Their Place
2.5.2023
In most games, when a cheater gets caught in the act, they receive their just desserts in the form of a swift ban. Goodbye! But sometimes developers want to have a little more fun at the loser’s expense, go an extra mile to do something a little more memorable and elaborate. Maybe they disable...
Institutional investors call for more clarity, per a Coinbase Survey
2.5.2023
The US was once a technological hub. Now, it was once a technology. In other words, there are other regions gaining dominance in the segment. While it is not exactly the fault of the US, there is a sector where the country needs to tighten its grip. The digital asset industry is growing faster...
Blockbuster Game Development Costs Are Out Of Control
1.5.2023
The production of big-budget games has felt unsustainable for a while now, and all evidence points to major blockbusters only getting more expensive in the years to come. Testimony in the regulatory fight over Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard shows that game publishers are spending...
The Reason Regulators Blocked Microsoft's Activision Deal Makes No Sense
28.4.2023
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) potentially torpedoed the biggest tech acquisition in history this week and hardly anyone understands why. There are plenty of reasons to prevent a giant corporation from trying to buy huge competitive advantages just because it can flood the zone...