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Is Justin Bieber’s Ape Really Worth $59,000? The Nuances of Valuing NFTs
7.7.2023
Last week, the floor price of popular NFT collection Bored Ape Yacht Club fell to a 20-month low. But determining the value of an individual NFT requires a more nuanced understanding of floor price, rarity traits and cultural significance
Hot New Steam Shooter Is The First Good Battlefield Game Since 2016
5.7.2023
A simple new low-poly online PvP military shooter that plays a lot like Battlefield 3 and only costs $15 might not seem like the next big thing. But in fact, it is, and after playing it for a week I get why: It’s just a really good shooter focused on gameplay and chaos. Read more
Hollywood Legend Steve McQueen Honored as 'King of Cool' in New NFT Collection
5.7.2023
The racing-themed, 1,000-edition art NFT collection will give holders access to token-gated content, events and games celebrating the actor's love of motorcycle racing
The Sandbox recounts Steve Aoki’s metaverse success
21.6.2023
The Sandbox has shared the story of how Steve Aoki witnessed success in the metaverse. The interaction was with Jaime Olaez, the Digital Marketing Manager at YMU talent agency, and was part of the Unbox Series. Grabbing attention is the fact that Steve Aoki has been able to register more than 150k...
Reddit Is Forcibly Removing Mods Over NSFW Protests
21.6.2023
In the wake of sitewide protests, ostensibly over some API changes but really about an increasingly corporate squeeze of a historically community-run site, some Reddit moderators have decided to hit CEO Steve Huffman in the only place it seems to hurt: the site’s wallet.Read more
Economist Steve Hanke Warns of an ‘Ugly’ Recession Looming and Accuses Federal Reserve of Directionless Policies
17.6.2023
Steve Hanke, an economist and professor of Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University, as well as a former member of Ronald Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisors, recently expressed his belief that the U.S. Federal Reserve is lacking direction and “doesn’t know what it is doing.” Hanke...
Reddit's CEO Is Just Making Everything Worse
16.6.2023
As you may have seen over the past week, Reddit—the “last page of the internet”—has not been having a good time, after the company’s CEO decided to oversee some changes that affected some very popular apps that people were using to access the site. That CEO, Steve Huffman, is now doing some...
Steve Cho, Partner at Mechanism Capital, on Web3 VC funding and the Current Crypto Market Landscape | Ep. 233
26.5.2023
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com, Steve Cho, Head of Mechanism Play and Partner at Mechanism Capital, talks about the state of the Web3 gaming industry, the current crypto market landscape and its impact on VC funding for crypto projects....
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Take Care Of This House Now That I’m Leaving, OK?
19.5.2023
Before I became a game reviewer, an investigative reporter, and an all-around troublemaker, I was an award-nominated game designer who put stories in video games. Alas, that didn’t pay very well or consistently. So, as I ran out of my parents’ healthcare, I moseyed over to this website thinking...
Latam Insights: Bolivia Mulls Chinese Yuan for Trade Settlements, Steve Hanke Proposes 30-Day Solution for Venezuelan Inflation
15.5.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week. In this issue, Bolivia mulls using the Chinese yuan in international trade settlements, inflation reaches 108.8% in Argentina, and Steve Hanke states he...
Upcoming Annapurna Game Parts Ways With Gone Home Studio Following 'Toxic' Workplace Report
12.5.2023
Almost two years after Gone Home developer Fullbright was in the news following a report alleging co-founder Steve Gaynor made the studio a toxic cesspool of bullying and harassment, the studio known as Fullbright is officially no longer developing Open Roads.Read more
Steve Curran, CEO of Burn Ghost Games, on Play-to-Earn Gaming, and Why Some Games Go Viral | Ep. 227
5.5.2023
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com, Steve Curran, CEO and Co-Founder of Burn Ghost Games, talks about the future of P2E gaming, the power of casual gaming, and how video games are the biggest use case for Web3....
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Latam Insights — Steve Hanke Advocates Dollarization in Argentina, Bitcoin City Plans Unclear in El Salvador, Sunacrip Implicated in Venezuela Layoffs
1.5.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week. In this issue, economist Steve Hanke calls to dollarize Argentina, Bitcoin City plans are still not formalized in El Salvador, and Venezuelan crypto watchdog...
Angry Birds Account Plays Smash Or Pass With Video Game Characters
24.4.2023
Existing on the internet means continuously watching popular culture get remixed and recycled until it’s memed into oblivion and still having the courage to log on each day and see what new delights, curiosities, and abject horrors await. Today it’s the Angry Birds mascot being horny on main...
The Best (And Worst) Video Games To Play High
20.4.2023
Throughout the years, stoner culture and gamer culture have become enmeshed, occasionally being mistaken for each other. While it may be a somewhat tired cultural connection (stoners are lazy, gamers are lazy, blah blah), there’s no denying that the two are quite complementary. They work well...
Destiny 2 Fights Back Cheating Devices, Sends Out Warning
14.4.2023
Bungie is cracking down on Destiny 2 players using third-party peripherals to cheat in the game’s competitive and cooperative modes.Read more
Minecraft Legends: The Kotaku Review
14.4.2023
The writer O. Henry is alleged to have said of New York City, “It’ll be a great place if they ever finish it.” I have a very similar feeling about Minecraft Legends. Its mix of real-time strategy and third-person action seems like it could be a splendid game, should Mojang ever get around...
Tech Industry Leaders Call for AI Labs to Pause Development for Safety, Coinbase CEO Disagrees
1.4.2023
This week, 2,600 tech industry moguls and entrepreneurs, including Elon Musk, Gary Marcus, and Steve Wozniak, signed an open letter requesting artificial intelligence (AI) labs to pause research and development for six months. The signatories believe that safety programs and regulations need to...
Tekken 8 Has Special Character Intros For Lore Nerds
29.3.2023
Fighting game fanatics got their first real look at Bandai Namco’s newest entry in its long-running Tekken series during last year’s PlayStation State Of Play. Now a bunch of hands-on previews for Tekken 8 have dropped, and among the revelations is the fact that Tekken is taking a page out of...
Steve Hanke Blasts Bitcoin: It Is ‘Not a Currency’ and Has a ‘Fundamental Value of Zero’
28.3.2023
Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, has criticized bitcoin, stating it is not a currency. The economist, known for his vocal opinions about crypto and for the promotion of dollarization initiatives in Latam, blasted bitcoin, saying it has a “fundamental...