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Bitcoin traders anticipate new yearly lows after BTC’s $25K rejection — Data disagrees
16.8.2022
Should traders expect further downside after BTC failed to hold above $25,000?
BitGo Lawyers Up, Hodlnaut Files for Protection, XP Launches Trading Platform, Ripple's and SBI Remit's New Project, No-Deals + More News
16.8.2022
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Read More: BitGo Lawyers Up, Hodlnaut Files for Protection, XP Launches Trading Platform, Ripple's and SBI Remit's New Project...
Tencent Halts NFT Sales on Its Huanhe Platform Amid Regulatory Scrutiny: Report
16.8.2022
Users of the Chinese tech giant's Huanhe non-fungible token platform will still be able to hold, display or request a refund on their NFT holdings
Activision Is Earning More Money From Mobile Than PC And Console Combined
5.8.2022
Here’s a sign of the times: Activision has confirmed via newly released financial documents that it made more money on its phone games last quarter than it did on all of its console and PC games combined. Read more
Report: Tencent Wants To Expand Its Empire By Becoming Ubisoft’s Biggest Shareholder
4.8.2022
Tencent appears to be doubling down on its investment in Ubisoft. While it already owns 5 percent of the Assassin’s Creed publisher, Reuters now reports the Chinese mega-conglomerate with huge investments throughout the gaming industry has its sights set on becoming Ubisoft’s single biggest...
Call Of Duty Keeps Bleeding Millions Of Players
2.8.2022
Success is relative. Many gaming companies would kill for a blockbuster franchise that’s an annual top-seller like Call of Duty. But for embattled publisher Activision anything short of top billing month after month isn’t enough, and Call of Duty has recently been falling short more and more.Read...
Have You Seen This Dog? Call Of Duty Pup Is ‘Plagiarized,’ Artist Claims
30.7.2022
If you’ve been following along with Call Of Duty lately, you’re no stranger to seeing skins that remind of something you’ve seen before, be it John McClain from Die Hard or Ghostface from Scream. A recent, very adorable, very fluffy skin, however, is looking all too familiar to one artist,...
Fired Assassin’s Creed Director Surfaces At Pokémon Unite Company As Ubi Devs Renew Calls For Accountability
28.7.2022
It’s been two years since a workplace reckoning over sexual misconduct at Ubisoft led to numerous departures, resigniations, and firings. Now one of the people investigated has resurfaced. Ashraf Ismail, previously creative director on the hit Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, is now working...
Chinese Tech Giant Tencent to Shut Down NFT Platform Amid Trading Restrictions
22.7.2022
China’s Tencent Holdings plans to shut down its non-fungible token (NFT) platform Huanhe only a year after its launch. The social media giant has reportedly made the decision because of the strict ban on the resale of NFTs imposed by the authorities in Beijing. Huanhe to Close Down a Year...
Tron’s Justin Sun Eyes ‘Acquisition’ Move for Tencent’s NFT Division
21.7.2022
The Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun says that TronDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that governs the Tron network’s development, wants to “acquire” a non-fungible token (NFT) arm of the Chinese tech powerhouse Tencent....
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Fasset Collaborates with Mastercard, New York Yankees' Bitcoin Deal, Tencent Shutters NFT Platform, Crypto Industry Donates to US Senator + More News
14.7.2022
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Read More: Fasset Collaborates with Mastercard, New York Yankees' Bitcoin Deal, Tencent Shutters NFT Platform, Crypto Industry...
Tencent shuts down NFT platform as gov policy makes it impossible to thrive
14.7.2022
While NFTs are not banned in China like cryptocurrencies, the government has warned against fraud risks associated with the nascent sector
Singapore Mulls New Crypto Rules, KuCoin Denies Rumors, Meta Closes Novi + More News
4.7.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Read More: Singapore Mulls New Crypto Rules, KuCoin Denies Rumors, Meta Closes Novi + More News
Wuxia Martial Arts Game Looks Slick As Hell
28.6.2022
Today, a Chinese AAA studio announced that it would be adapting a famous wuxia novel series into a martial arts game. The demo trailer showed off stylish combat that heavily incorporates exaggerated aerial movements, which are a common hallmark of wuxia cinema but which I’ve rarely seen...
Tencent Launches Extended Reality Unit to Tackle the Metaverse Market
27.6.2022
Tencent, the Chinese technology and entertainment giant, announced the creation of its own metaverse-driven division. The division, named the extended reality unit, will be the one tasked with encompassing all metaverse-driven efforts, including hardware and software developments. According...
Wechat to Prohibit Accounts From Providing Some NFT and Crypto Services
22.6.2022
Tencent’s Wechat intends to impose penalties on public accounts facilitating secondary trading of NFTs, a press report has revealed. Accounts offering transaction channels and guidance for cryptocurrencies have also been targeted by the new rule. Popular Chinese App to Impose Restrictions...
Gaming’s Latest ‘AI’ Woman Recycles The Usual Sexist Tropes
17.6.2022
When I first saw Ana, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds publisher Krafton’s attempt to put a face on its artificial “virtual human” technology, I was disappointed to see that this supposed Web 3.0 innovation was really just another pretty, pale girl. She’s airbrushed, but still tangible. She’s biting...
NFT platforms in China grow 5X in four months despite government warnings
17.6.2022
NFTs are still a gray area in China where unlike cryptocurrencies, there’s no official ban on its use, but the authorities have warned investors against the risks from time to time
Chinese Indexes Company Launches Hang Seng Metaverse Index
26.5.2022
A Chinese indexes company, Hang Seng Indexes, has launched a new index which tracks the performance of metaverse-related companies in mainland China. The index is calculated and disseminated in real-time at two-second intervals, the company said. Rising Popularity of the Metaverse Hang Seng Indexes...
Ukrainian Devs Moving To 'Safer Areas' With Grant Money
19.5.2022
Frogwares, a Ukrainian studio known mostly for their Sherlock Holmes games, have somehow kept working through Russia’s unprovoked invasion of their country. And now, thanks to a large injection of cash, they’ll be able to keep on doing that.Read more