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Obsidian's Big Survival Game Turns The Smallest Things Into Your Biggest Terrors
29.9.2022
It’s dark out, and I’m scared. I’m hiding behind a small chest and a rock. Around me are a few flimsy walls made of leaves. Outside those walls, I can hear it: a giant, angry spider. I can’t spot it directly, but I can see the massive leaves and tall blades of grass surrounding my tiny shelter...
ETH Merge Forks, Quantum Computing, Biden Draining Oil Reserves, DOJ Targets Criminal Crypto Use — Week in Review
25.9.2022
With the Ethereum Merge event now successfully completed, new proof-of-work (PoW) forks have emerged to vie for miner acceptance. This, as the United States government, has warned that the post-quantum world is getting closer, and vulnerable cryptography will need to be protected. Amidst red...
River City Girls Zero’s Charming Presentation Masks A Frustrating Vintage Beat ‘Em Up
23.9.2022
We might have to wait a little while longer before we can ora ora ora our way into River City Girls 2, but beat ‘em up fans can satiate their hunger by time-warping into the rerelease of a much older game from the ‘90s, now retitled River City Girls Zero. It’s out for just about every platform...
Beacon Pines: The Kotaku Review
22.9.2022
Beacon Pines is the tragic story of a pair of young (animal) children who fall afoul of some nefarious characters working out of an old abandoned factory. It’s also the story of those same children attempting to investigate these peculiar goings-on, until they uncover secrets that lead to their...
Videogamedunkey, YouTube's Biggest Video Game Reviewer, Now Wants To Sell Them
22.9.2022
The biggest critic in gaming is getting into publishing. Jason “videogamedunkey” Gastrow announced in his latest YouTube video that he and his wife, Leah Gastrow, will run a new indie label called Bigmode dedicated to discovering and evangelizing the best games that haven’t even been made yet. “I’m...
A Phenomenal Anime Like Made In Abyss Deserves A Better Video Game Than This
20.9.2022
Anime adaptations of video games are entering a renaissance of sorts with the critical success of Netflix’s Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Arcane, and Castlevania. Unfortunately, if we flip the process around, the same can’t be said for the latest video game adaptation of the dark fantasy anime Made...
Deathloop: The Kotaku Review
20.9.2022
Video games are inescapably intertwined with iteration and do-overs. It’s written into the technology that builds them, the development practices that craft them, and often the very rules governing how they work: win-lose, trial and error. Some games have tried to mask this artifice in the service...
NBA 2K23: The Kotaku Review
20.9.2022
After I went down the river last year, I honestly didn’t think I’d be back here reviewing NBA 2K23. What could possibly be left to say, for a series whose relentless pursuit of player’s time and money “sucks the life out of the basketball itself”, and in 2022 just keeps on doing it?Read more
Trudeau Criticizes Opponent’s Crypto Advice, Kiyosaki Pushes the Assets Ahead of the ‘Biggest Economic Crash in History’ — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
18.9.2022
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has criticized the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada for his supposedly irresponsible crypto advice, as Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki gives cryptocurrency advice of his own ahead of what he sees as the “biggest economic crash...
Examiner Appointed to Celsius Bankruptcy Case, Crypto Lender Files for Access to $23M in Stablecoins
17.9.2022
According to a recently leaked recording stemming from the bankrupt crypto lender Celsius, the business is attempting to revive the company after falling into a financial burden. Following the leak, a Southern District of New York bankruptcy judge appointed a third-party examiner to review...
Bitgo Files Lawsuit Against Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital for $100M Over ‘Intentional Breach’ of a Merger Agreement
14.9.2022
According to statements made by the digital asset custody business and financial services provider Bitgo, the firm has filed a lawsuit against the crypto company Galaxy Digital and is seeking damages for more than $100 million. Bitgo says Galaxy’s “improper repudiation and intentional...
Netflix’s Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Tells The Story I Wished For In Cyberpunk 2077
13.9.2022
The tag “Netflix original anime series” has had its fair share of ups and downs over the years, sometimes being affixed to bold, exhilarating new shows, at other times to deflating disappointments. However, Studio Trigger and CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk: Edgerunners tips the scales in a significant...
Russia Shuts Off EU Gas, Vitalik Discusses Bitcoin Security, and More — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
11.9.2022
Macro markets and geopolitics dominated the news this week, with Russia cutting off Europe’s gas supply, hedge funds betting against Italian debt, and the International Monetary Fund’s bailout for Zambia helping the kwacha overtake the ruble as the world’s best-performing...
US SEC Sets Up Dedicated Office to Review Crypto Filings
11.9.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is setting up a dedicated office to review crypto-related filings. The securities regulator stressed the need to “provide greater and more specialized support” for crypto assets. SEC’s Dedicated Crypto Office The U.S. Securities...
Steam Deck May Be The Best Way To Play Disney Dreamlight Valley (With Some Tweaks)
9.9.2022
The recently released multiplatform life-sim, Dreamlight Valley, is a bit Animal Crossing, a bit Stardew Valley, and a whole lot of Disney. It’s also the kind of game you might want to play while watching a TV show, multitasking with a handheld console. But while it did come out on Switch, that...
Splatoon 3 Review Round-Up: Nice New Polish, Same Old Gameplay
7.9.2022
Splatoon 3 reviews are popping up now that the embargo has lifted. A cursory glance at the biggest gaming publications suggests that while Nintendo’s ink-painting shooter has some of the polish the last entry needed, it still fails to innovate on a larger scale. Specifically, according to critics...
11 Hours In, Dreamlight Valley Is Way More Than A Disney Animal Crossing Knock-Off
7.9.2022
It’s almost surprising that it took this long for a game like Disney’s Dreamlight Valley to finally be made. The new game, out now in Early Access, combines the life-sim gameplay of Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley except with a deadly combination of famous Disney characters, films, and worlds....
‘No Middle Class Left,’ ‘Millions Will Be Wiped Out’ — Two Market Crash Predictions, Gas Cartels, and Whales Moving Mt Gox Coins: Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
4.9.2022
In this week’s Bitcoin.com News Week in Review, one market strategist issues a dire warning about the U.S. economy and a large market crash that could cause a “50 to 60 percent haircut” in stocks. Further, the Russian government is reportedly making moves to create a global...
The Last Of Us On PS5 Feels More Like Another Remaster Than A Remake
1.9.2022
Taylor Swift drumming up hype for a new record. Politicians trading barbs in the run-up to midterm elections. People debating the merits of The Last of Us. Ah, 2014. How nice to see you again. It’s been a while.Read more
Your Next Game Pass Obsession Is A Great Pikmin-Like
1.9.2022
It’s been years since we got news about Pikmin 4, Nintendo’s next entry in the beloved RTS puzzle franchise. But don’t worry. If you’ve been craving some minion management, puzzle solving, cute worlds to explore, and maybe even some platforming, then you should check out Tinykin. And best of...