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The Japanese Internet Reacts To Sega Leaving The Arcade Business
1.2.2022
After 56 years, Sega’s arcade history is coming to a close. In fall 2020, Sega sold off 85 percent of its arcade business to Tokyo-based Genda. Now, the company has sold off its remaining stock, and Genda is removing the Sega name from arcades. In its place, Genda will use the “Gigo” name, which...
Circle Launches USDC on Flow Blockchain
1.2.2022
Circle, the operator of USDC, one of the biggest stablecoins by market cap, has launched USDC as a native asset on top of the Flow blockchain. Flow is a blockchain project made to host NFT and game-based initiatives, aiming for low fees and a high volume of transactions. With this launch, USDC aims...
GensoKishi Online’s MV (Metaverse) Token to Be Listed on QuickSwap (DEX)
1.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. GensoKishi is pleased to announce that the MV (Metaverse) token has been listed on QuickSwap (a decentralized exchange) at 10:00 UTC on January 29, 2022. GENSOKISHI Online, is a GameFi project that evolves from an award winning Nintendo Switch/PS4 game called “Elemental...
Activision VP Posts Anti-Union Message In Company Slack
1.2.2022
Raven’s QA workers winning the right to unionize was a short-lived victory; in the days since returning from their strike Activision has announced plans to split everyone up, and then reveal a larger strategy that’s aimed at crushing this movement before it’s allowed to take hold.Read more
The Best NES Game Turns 30 Years Old Today
31.1.2022
January 31, 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of a fantastic Sunsoft platformer known as Gimmick, released for the Famicom all the way back in 1992. Excuse me while I spend a few paragraphs gushing about it.Read more
Destiny 2 Won't Become A PlayStation Exclusive Post-Acquisition, Sony Says
31.1.2022
Since it acquired Activision Blizzard, we’ve heard a lot of hedged words from Microsoft about potential Xbox exclusivity for Call of Duty in the years to come. In contrast, Sony is being much more upfront regarding its newly announced plan to acquire Bungie: Destiny 2 will remain multiplatform,...
Make Shopping Online Better With The Wii Shop Channel Song
31.1.2022
It’s a universally agreed-upon truth that the Wii Shop Channel music is a banger. No doubt about it. One of the best pieces of music humanity has ever created. And now, thanks to a nifty and clever little browser add-on, you can have this wonderful song play wherever you go, provided it’s on...
Sony Buys Bungie, Makers of Destiny 2 For $3.6B
31.1.2022
Sony has responded to Microsoft’s record-shattering deal to buy Activision Blizzard with acquisition news of its own, announcing today it plans to buy Destiny 2-maker Bungie for $3.6 billion.Read more
Play-to-Earn Game Studio Attack Wagon Launches On-Site Staking Program
31.1.2022
Attack Wagon, a Blockchain game studio, has announced the launch of Attack Wagon token ($ATK) staking on its platform. According to the company’s update, platform users will now stake their funds in three staking pools: Silver, Gold, and Platinum. All of them have a staking window of 30 days....
The Week In Games: The Zombies Are Coming
31.1.2022
Zombies! Love or hate ‘em, they are still a big part of pop culture. And later this week the next big zombie game, Dying Light 2, releases for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. Read more
NES Zelda Map Recreated By One Person Using 25,000 Lego Bricks
30.1.2022
If I dumped 25,000 Lego bricks and pieces in front of you and gave you a few months to build something with them, what would you make? You’d probably be more concerned that I dumped all that plastic on you. But one Zelda fan and Lego builder took all those blocks and created a marvelous looking...
First Proper Trailer For Halo's TV Series Drops
30.1.2022
While it was teased in December, the first full trailer for the upcoming Halo TV series was just released and it looks, if nothing else, very expensive.Read more
Nintendo Hits YouTube Soundtrack Channel With Over 1300 Copyright Blocks
30.1.2022
A YouTube channel that uploads video game soundtracks has reportedly been sent over 1300 copyright blocks in one day. This news isn’t shocking if you know Nintendo’s track record when it comes to fan creations and communities, but it’s still a frustrating situation as much of the music that...
Position Exchange: Crypto Bonds Powered by Smart Contracts
30.1.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Position Exchange is pleased to announce the release of its Bonds feature. Dive deeper into this game changing DeFi product. What is a Bond? A bond is a fixed-income instrument that represents a loan made by an investor to a borrower (typically corporate or governmental). A bond...
Report: Nvidia’s Lite Hash Rate Tech to Stop Crypto Miners ‘Was Pointless’
29.1.2022
In mid-May 2021, the American multinational technology company Nvidia Corporation revealed that it added a hashrate limiter to curb the use of cryptocurrency mining with its graphics processing units (GPUs). However, crypto miners now say the move was pointless, and the mining organization Nicehash...
Steamed Hams Is Now A Playable Point-And-Click Adventure Game
29.1.2022
The internet’s favorite Simpsons scene, often referred to as “Steamed Hams,” has been recreated in hundreds of strange ways over the years. Now someone has turned the whole thing into a playable point-and-click adventure game, not unlike classics like Monkey Island.Read more
Xbox Game Pass Will Soon Stop Taking Money From Inactive Accounts
29.1.2022
Thanks to an investigation into online gaming subscriptions by the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Microsoft will soon improve the ways in which its Xbox Game Pass service handles auto-renewal, refunds, and inactive memberships. (h/t PC Gamer)Read more
Fans Are Harassing Top Twitch Star xQc For ‘Too Much’ GTA Role-Play
28.1.2022
If you’ve frequented Félix “xQc” Lengyel’s Twitch channel recently, you’ll have noticed he’s doing a lot of Grand Theft Auto Online role-play and reactions to video content. That’s fine. It’s his channel, so he can do whatever he wants with it…or maybe not? A small but vocal portion of...
Elden Ring Director On Game's Difficulty: 'More Players Will Finish It'
28.1.2022
We are less than a month out from the release of Elden Ring. Some are already planning to take off from work to play it. Others are planning to take off from the internet to avoid what will likely be another round of game difficulty discourse. Director Hidetaka Miyazaki has broached the subject...
The Best Uncharted, Out Now For PS5, Doesn't Star Nathan Drake
28.1.2022
The best Uncharted game doesn’t open in media res with hero Nathan Drake hanging, gutshot, off a derailed train in the Himalayas. It doesn’t start with him tearing through 12-foot Pacific swells in a speedboat on a stormy night. No, it kicks off with a focus on his sporadic companion Chloe Frazer...