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Current Cycle Less Speculative, Users Moving Beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum - Coinbase
11.11.2021
The adoption curve of crypto starts with bitcoin (BTC), before moving to ethereum (ETH), decentralized finance (DeFi) and other cryptoassets, the US-based crypto exchange Coinbase said in an earnings call this week. They also noted that the current market cycle “feels less speculative” than past...
Retro Horror Steam Shooter Nails That Unsettling Halloween Vibe
30.10.2021
Don’t let the highly stylized art fool you. The first-person shooter Forgive Me Father is unsettling because of its flat comic-book graphics, not in spite of them. At first, I was charmed by how the art style made the game feel like a distant cousin to Paper Mario. By the end of the second level,...
Netflix's First Witcher Season 2 Trailer Sees Yennefer's Return
29.10.2021
Toss a coin to your Witcher-song-singing friends. Netflix released the first official trailer for The Witcher’s second season, which debuts on December 17. No other way to put this: It looks bonkers. It also kinda muddies the suspenseful setup from the end of the first season.Read more
Thai Prime Minister Cautions Investors Getting Into Crypto as Interest in Digital Assets Soars
24.10.2021
The prime minister of Thailand has cautioned investors getting into cryptocurrencies, noting that they are volatile and highly speculative. Recently, interest in cryptocurrencies has soared as young investors in the country discovered that they could make money quickly by investing...
ECB President Christine Lagarde Insists Cryptos Are Not Currencies, Calls Them Highly Speculative, Suspicious
17.9.2021
The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, says cryptos are not currencies, adding that they are “highly speculative, suspicious occasionally, and high intensity in terms of energy consumption.” She also discussed the need for stablecoin regulation...
This Howl's Moving Castle Model Is Made Almost Entirely From Trash
20.8.2021
YouTuber Studson Studio is known for his incredible models and dioramas. Previously, he made the house from Kiki’s Delivery Service and the bathhouse from Spirited Away. But his latest is, perhaps, the most impressive one yet.Read more
Cyberpunk Western Looks Endearingly Absurd
19.8.2021
After a month of teasing on social media, the small team behind ExeKiller released a full reveal trailer for their upcoming action-adventure game earlier today, and believe me when I say it’s a lot.Read more
The Ascent Is Gorgeous But Its Signs Are Nonsense
9.8.2021
The Ascent is a pretty dang good twin-stick shooter, but some Korean-speaking players have taken issue with the cyberpunk game’s liberal (and sometimes downright incorrect) use of the language.Read more
The Ascent Makes Good On Cyberpunk 2077's Promise
29.7.2021
Every now and again, a game comes along that simply blows you away.Read more
Warhammer 40K: Battlesector: The Kotaku Review
23.7.2021
I said in April that there were too many Warhammer games, and I stand by that, but this month we at least got a good one to add to the list, something we haven’t been able to do for a while. Read more
For Cyberpunk 2077 Fans, Dunking Has Become A Sport
14.7.2021
The Cyberpunk 2077 saga has been a long one but it’s still far from over. The latest development? Fans co-opting the game’s social media marketing campaign to dunk on things missing from the sci-fi RPG’s open world.Read more
BIS: Cryptocurrencies Are Often Used in Financial Crimes, Money Laundering, Ransomware Attacks
24.6.2021
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) says that it is now clear that cryptocurrencies are not money but speculative assets, emphasizing that in many cases they are used “to facilitate money laundering, ransomware attacks, and other financial crimes.” BIS Criticizes...
Junji Ito's Uzumaki Manga Looks Incredible As An Anime Series
16.6.2021
We already knew that Junji Ito’s horror story Uzumaki was being turned into an animated series, but today we got our first good look at it, as well as word of a new release date.Read more
Huge Fallout 2 Mod Finally Translated From Russian Into English
8.6.2021
Olympus 2027, a famous Fallout 2 mod that completely replaces the original game with a new setting and storyline, is now finally available to play for those of us who can’t read a word of Russian.Read more
Necromunda: Hired Gun Will Be Fun Once It Runs Better
4.6.2021
It’s hard being a mercenary in the Warhammer 40k universe. Even though you get a cool hound and can upgrade your powerful guns, everything you encounter is deadly and dangerous. Most things are covered in big spikes and probably packing some weapons too. But it’s even harder to be a hired gun...
Bank of Japan governor slams Bitcoin, calls BTC a speculative asset
28.5.2021
The BOJ governor says Bitcoin is a speculative play while issuing warnings over price volatility
I Guess A Warhammer Streaming Service Was Inevitable
25.5.2021
Games Workshop is launching a new streaming service called Warhammer Plus (also stylized as Warhammer+). The service was revealed by Games Workshop staffers Adam Troke and Eddie Eccles on May 22 during a Twitch stream on the company’s official channel.Read more
Final Fantasy XIV Players Mourn Berserk Creator’s Death With Touching Tribute
20.5.2021
Kentaro Miura, creator of seminal dark-fantasy manga Berserk, died on May 6 of an aortic dissection. When his death was made public on May 19, Final Fantasy XIV players paid tribute with spontaneous memorials honoring Miura, Berserk, and its impact on the Final Fantasy franchise itself.Read more
Ghostrunner Is Getting A Sequel
13.5.2021
Good news for fans of wall-running and paint-by-numbers cyberpunk themes (so, everyone). Ghostrunner, the first-person cyborg parkour game, is getting a sequel, publisher 505 Games announced today. It’ll be called [drum roll] Ghostrunner 2.Read more
BTC Is 'Speculative' Store of Value, 'A Lot' of Alts - Securities, Says SEC Chair + More News
7.5.2021
Gary Gensler. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Bloomberg Markets and Finance
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