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Deep dive: Steam's top-grossing releases of 2022
4.1.2023
Also: more on that 'Fortnite vs. kids' FTC fine, and lots more news
Fortnite Fined $520 Million For Invading Kids’ Privacy And Tricking Players
19.12.2022
Epic Games will pay a whopping $520 million combined settlement after an Federal Trade Commission investigation found it invaded children’s privacy and tricked some players into buying stuff in Fortnite that they didn’t want. The FTC announced on Monday that it’s the largest penalty ever assessed...
Former FTX Boss Speaks at Dealbook Event, Says He ‘Didn’t Knowingly Co-Mingle Funds’
1.12.2022
On Nov. 30, 2022, the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) discussed FTX’s collapse at the New York Times’ Dealbook Summit with Andrew Ross Sorkin in his first live-appearance interview since the crypto exchange’s downfall. SBF told the Dealbook Summit host that he was “deeply sorry about what...
Topps Sells out Crypto-Themed Garbage Pail Kids ‘Non-Flushable Token’ Cards
18.11.2022
Amid the craziness tied to the FTX collapse, the latest Garbage Pail Kids (GPK) non-fungible token (NFT) collection takes aim at the crypto industry, roasting subjects like the LUNA collapse, Bored Ape Yacht Club, and Cryptopunks. Following the release, GPK’s parent company Topps explains...
Biden Accuses Twitter of Spewing Lies Across the World as Elon Musk Rolls Out Twitter Blue Subscription
7.11.2022
Elon Musk has started rolling out a $7.99-a-month Twitter Blue subscription service. U.S. President Joe Biden, however, is concerned that the billionaire has bought a social media platform “that spews lies all across the world.” Stating that there are “no editors anymore...
All the other kids with the pumped-up Shibs: Dogecoin and Shiba Inu skyrocket as Big Eyes prepare for take-off
2.11.2022
Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) have recently been skyrocketing in price. In the past week, Dogecoin has gone up 250% and Shiba Inu by 150%. In this article, we will examine why this is and also look at a newer meme coin on the block, Big Eyes (BIG). A Blessing from the Dogefather Dogecoin...
The Games That Scared The Hell Out Of Us As Kids
27.10.2022
As Halloween draws near, more and more people are loading up their favorite scary games to enjoy some digital frights. But this isn’t a new tradition. In fact, many of us here at Kotaku have been playing spooky, creepy games since we were old enough to pick up controllers or mash keyboards....
Halo Devs Team Up To Make Master Chief Prosthetics For Kids With Limb Loss
19.10.2022
Halo developer 343 Industries announced on October 18 that it will expand its partnership with Limbitless Solutions, a nonprofit that creates free custom prosthetics for children with limb loss, which it initiated in 2018. In addition to its existing prosthetic collaborations, a Master Chief...
To HODL or have kids? The IVF Bitcoin Babies paid for with BTC profits
14.10.2022
A Bitcoiner in London brings new meaning to the phrase “generational wealth.” Noodle sold some Bitcoin to pay for IVF treatments for two babies
NFT Collection Veefriends Physical Collectibles to Debut at Macy’s and Toys’R’Us
5.10.2022
In recent times, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and their physical counterparts have started to debut at well known retail stores and luxury boutiques. On October 4, the NFT project called Veefriends revealed that the team is launching its limited edition series of collectible characters exclusively...
YouTube Declares Mega Man 2 Documentary Too Sexy For Kids
4.10.2022
YouTuber Summoning Salt’s videos on the history of speedrunning are some of the most popular in the hobby’s space and beyond, and now one of them has fallen prey to the Google platform’s notoriously confusing and opaque moderation process. “This video may be inappropriate for some users,” reads...
Funko Partners With Walmart to Drop DC Digital Collectibles and Physical Twin Counterparts
22.9.2022
Funko has teamed up with the multinational retail corporation Walmart and the American film and entertainment studio Warner Bros. to bring digital collectibles to the retail space, the pop culture collectibles firm announced on Wednesday. According to Funko, the digital collectible offering...
MMO For Kids Shuts Down Temporarily After Hacker Fills It With Nasty Swears
20.9.2022
Kid-friendly PC MMO Wizard101 was released back in 2008 and for the past 14 years, it has quietly chugged on, successfully staying afloat while many other games have shut down. But recently, this old MMO found itself thrust into the spotlight after a series of bizarre and expletive-filled in-game...
The Basics of Remix
13.9.2022
You’ve probably heard a lot of hype around one of the newest kids on the framework block, Remix. It may be surprising that it got its start back in 2019, but it was originally only available as a subscription-based premium …
The Basics of Remix originally published on CSS-Tricks, which...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Villains Are The Bad School Kids, New Switch Hardware Coming
7.9.2022
Two professors. A true open-world. Legendary Pokémon that can turn into freakin’ motorcycles. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are incrementally shaping up to be some of the most intriguing role-playing games of the fall. Today, the Pokémon Company made that even more clear with a new trailer that...
'I have Bitcoin for the benefit of my kids,' says Gibraltar MP
28.7.2022
In an interview with Cointelegraph, MP Isola detailed Gibraltar’s crypto regulatory landscape and his interest in Bitcoin
Satoshi milkshake experiment shows kids can HODL Bitcoin too
7.7.2022
The famous Stanford Marshmallow Experiment takes the orange pill during a study of 25 school kids on the Isle of Man
Pokemon's Kids Are All Grown Up
30.6.2022
Brahim Bensehoul is an illustrator, character artist and creature designer who has worked on stuff like League of Legends and Call of Duty.Read more
Zigazoo, a Social Network for Kids, Raises $17M to Further Web3 Ambitions
28.6.2022
The app recently sold out four NFT drops tied to top children’s brands and talent
How the Metaverse could impact the lives of kids
15.5.2022
The effects of social media on the mental health of kids and teens have been bad enough — will the Metaverse be a safe place for them?