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Apple’s Not Happy With Epic’s Xbox Witness
7.5.2021
On Wednesday, vice president of Xbox business development Lori Wright testified in the ongoing trial between Epic and Apple. Now, Apple wants the court to make an “adverse credibility finding,” due to Microsoft withholding pertinent documents in her testimony.Read more
Fintechs Invited to Work on Georgia’s Central Bank Digital Currency
7.5.2021
National Bank of Georgia (NBG) has issued a call for companies in the fintech sector, financial institutions and technology firms to support its efforts to create a digital currency. Georgia’s central bank wants to employ new technologies to raise the efficiency of the country’s payment...
Democratizing Defi Data- Dechart DAO Launches Version 1.0 Trading Platform
6.5.2021
On May 6, 2021, the total locked value (TVL) held by decentralized finance (defi) is more than $77 billion. Much of this money is used by decentralized exchange (dex) platforms and liquidity pools. With dex platforms capturing over $2 billion in trade volume daily and $18 billion during the last...
An Ode To Google Chrome’s Dinosaur Game
6.5.2021
This morning, I faced a problem you can probably relate to: my internet went out. As many of us working from home would, I scrambled to let my co-workers know and restarted my router hopefully. But, just as my heartbeat started racing, I was met with a familiar dinosaur friend.Read more
Last Year Was Nintendo's Most Profitable One Ever
6.5.2021
In 2020, Nintendo saw huge profits with people quarantined at home, playing video games.Read more
Sony Sued For Restricting Its Digital Game Sales To PlayStation Store
6.5.2021
Two years ago, Sony stopped selling digital download codes for its games through retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart. And now the gaming giant has been hit with a class-action lawsuit.Read more
Super Mario 64 On PC Looks Like An Entirely Different Game
6.5.2021
We’ve taken a glance at Super Mario 64's PC port before, as recently as February, but this very extensive look by Digital Foundry shows just how damn good the thing can look when given the right amount of love and attention.Read more
It’s Time: UFC to Launch Fan Token for Millions Around the World
6.5.2021
UFC, the world’s largest MMA promotion, is preparing to mint its own token. The company, which has played a key role in the rise of the combat sport’s popularity, now wants to provide a growing fan base with access to exclusive content, rights, and rewards using blockchain technology....
Huh, The New Fable Runs On The Forza Engine
6.5.2021
The next installment in the Fable franchise is being built with the ForzaTech engine, which as the name implies, is the foundation beneath Xbox’s popular Forza racing games.Read more
Apple To Epic: What's A Kotaku?
6.5.2021
Today, as part of the ongoing Epic v. Apple court case, Apple counsel Rich Doren, while cross examining Epic engineer Andrew Grant about a Minecraft Earth-related email chain between Epic employees, asked a very important question.Read more
Nintendo Just Very Quietly Announced A Brand New Game
6.5.2021
Nintendo doesn’t always need a big Direct to announce a new first-party game. Sometimes they can just drop a trailer and say, hey, here’s a new thing, which is exactly what just happened with Game Builder Garage.Read more
Bitcoin Cash Slated for May 15- Upgrade to Bring Improvements for Users and Merchants
5.5.2021
On May 15, 2021, the Bitcoin Cash network will undergo the process of an upgrade that will bring a handful of improvements. These updates include the removal of the unconfirmed transaction limit, enabling multiple OP_RETURNS, the implementation of double-spend proofs, and the inclusion of a...
Will Blockchain Technology Disrupt or Rebuild the Banking & Financial Sector?
5.5.2021
This May 20th, Blackarrow Conferences brings together more than 25 blockchain experts to discuss and debate the adoption and implementation of blockchain technology in banking & financial services. The Disruption: The financial industry today faces a potential disruptor and it comes in the form...
Star Wars Collectibles Go Digital as Collections Embrace NFTs
5.5.2021
More than 800 limited edition collectibles, some from shooting scenes, are set to go to auction on the Starcoll NFT marketplace, as a large collector leverages blockchain technology for one of the most storied movie franchises in history. Early Registration Timed for May The 4th (Be With You) In...
Google Stadia's Head Of Product Has Left The Company
5.5.2021
Vice President and Head of Product at Stadia John Justice, who only joined Google in early 2019, has not just left his role at the streaming game platform but the company itself.Read more
Apple's Tim Cook On Epic's Tim Sweeney: I Do Not Know This Man
5.5.2021
Another day, another collection of very funny and insightful documents being released as part of the Apple vs Epic lawsuit. For tonight we have a 2015 email from Epic’s Tim Sweeney to Apple CEO Tim Cook, where one executive issues an impassioned plea for marketplace reform, and the other says “who...
Crypto community remembers Hal Finney's contributions to blockchain on his 65th birthday
4.5.2021
The cypherpunk was one of the first people besides Satoshi Nakamoto to mine Bitcoin blocks, and reported many of the early bugs
Epic Tried To Convince Xbox To Make Multiplayer Free Alongside Apple Fight
4.5.2021
An email between Epic CEO Tim Sweeney and Xbox head Phil Spencer, made public today as part of the ongoing Epic versus Apple trial, shows Sweeney trying to entice Spencer to take “free-to-play” multiplayer out from behind the Xbox Live paywall to coincide with Epic’s war against the App Store.Read...
Funding Roundup: Derivatives and Defi Draw a Fresh Influx of VC Firms and Private Investors
4.5.2021
As blockchain technology disrupts traditional industry standards, the list of progressive investors willing to stake their money has increased significantly. Leveraging this ongoing investment trend, both upcoming and ongoing projects are attracting millions of dollars from private investors...
Xbox 360 Emulation Is Coming Along Nicely
4.5.2021
It was only a few months ago that we were taking a look at positive steps Xbox emulation has been making on the PC, but boy, Xbox 360 emulation is also looking very good in 2021.Read more