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Binance Partners With Korean Entertainment Corporation — NFT and Metaverse Collaborations Envisioned
10.2.2022
Binance and the South Korean entertainment corporation, YG Entertainment, have signed an agreement that enables the two firms to collaborate on blockchain projects that include non-fungible tokens (NFTs). They also plan to develop games that are compatible with the Binance Smart Chain (BSC). NFTs...
Binance and YG Entertainment Enter Strategic Partnership
10.2.2022
Binance, the leading blockchain network, recently announced a strategic partnership with YG Entertainment, the renowned Korean music, and entertainment company. The partnership will see both parties working together to build new NFT, gaming, and Metaverse opportunities for users. Binance released...
Artist Hit With Tracing Allegations, But Pokémon Company Says Collab Shirt Is Original
10.2.2022
In the past few weeks, popular artist Cotoh Tsumi has been repeatedly hit with tracing allegations. On 2ch and Twitter, critics have posted examples of what they say proves these charges, which the artist has denied. The criticism has become incessant, and now, some collab goods are being pulled....
Mother, EarthBound Being Added To Nintendo Switch Online
9.2.2022
During today’s Direct presentation, Nintendo announced that its classic RPGs Mother (known in the West as EarthBound Beginnings) and EarthBound are coming to the Nintendo Switch’s retro libraries for NES and SNES, respectively.Read more
Jim Sterling: From 'Pathetic Edgelord' To YouTube's 'Princess Of Pansexual Pandemonium'
9.2.2022
As a child, James Stephanie Sterling often found themselves picking apart what made games good or bad, what entertained and what left them cold. Silent Hill 2 would prove their favorite game. They adored its evocatively bleak atmosphere, and years later, that mirrors how they feel about the video...
Gundam Anime Studio Is Changing Its Official Name
8.2.2022
Founded in 1972, Sunrise Inc. is one of Japan’s most famous anime studios. The studio’s corporate name will be no more starting this spring.IT Media reports that Sunrise will become Bandai Namco Filmworks as of April 1st 2022. Bandai Namco Arts and Bandai Namco Marketing will merge with Sunrise...
Remembering Why The Jackass Video Game Was Terrible
5.2.2022
Yesterday, the world got a new Jackass film. After two years of covid-19, I’ll admit I’m happy to see the old gang back, wild and dumb as ever. It feels like a small piece of normality, one which I’m happy to have in 2022. But back in 2007, following the release of the second film and five years...
The Battle Between Anime YouTube and Japan Keeps Escalating
4.2.2022
Anime content creators on YouTube have been entrenched in a brutal fair use battle with aggressive Japanese copyright owners for a while now, but as one content creator tells it, things are starting to get out of control. Japanese companies don’t want YouTubers using their footage. YouTubers need...
Rockstar: GTA 6 Development Underway, And It's 'Significantly' More Ambitious
4.2.2022
Well, after years of rumors and fake-outs, it’s finally happened. Rockstar Games has confirmed that the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto franchise is in active development.Read more
Halo Mod Makes TV Show Canon By Adding Chevy Tahoe
3.2.2022
Chevy fans who also love Halo, rejoice. Finally, your day has arrived. A talented modder has added a Chevy Tahoe into Halo 3 after being inspired by the SUV’s recent appearance in a new Halo TV show trailer. Read more
Like Bitcoin, 'Fortune Favors the Brave' in New South Park Episode
3.2.2022
Eric Cartman, one of the four central characters of the US animated series South Park, is perhaps best known for his affinity for profanity and expletives, but in the latest episode of the show, he uses his knowledge of crypto advertisement to give his friends a motivational speech....
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The Nintendo Switch Has Now Surpassed The Wii In Sales
3.2.2022
First launched in 2017, the Nintendo Switch has now sold more units than the Kyoto-based game company’s previous top home console, the Wii.“Sales [of the Switch] rising to the second-highest level ever, despite scarcity due to delays in production and distribution (especially in North America)...
LABEL Foundation Looks to Revolutionise the Entertainment Industry in the Era of Web 3.0
3.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. As the first month of 2022 draws to a close, many would agree that NFTs became a brand new way of ownership of an asset on the internet space. As groundbreaking a year for NFTs as 2021 was however, it does beg the question as to what the future of this sector will […]
There's One, Set For Stun
2.2.2022
Yannick Stahl is a freelance artist based in Germany.Read more
Summer Wars Creator's New Anime Is Visually Stunning, But Misses The Mark
1.2.2022
The new animated movie Belle is a marvel. The latest from Mamoru Hosoda, director of 2018’s acclaimed Mirai, Belle features skilled art direction that remains coherent and focused in even the busiest scenes, and I loved the English soundtrack for its haunting beauty, which never strays from...
Kanye West Won’t Do NFTs, For Now At Least
1.2.2022
Rap superstar Ye, who changed his legal name from Kanye West last October, is not planning to roll out a non-fungible token (NFT) -- at least not for now. However, he could change his mind later, according to the artist’s recent Instagram post.
“My focus is on building real products in the real...
Xbox Game Pass Is Losing Some Of Its Best Games
1.2.2022
The Xbox hard drives of the world needed a break eventually. For February 2022, Xbox Game Pass isn’t cluttering the most jam-packed release slate in recent memory. Not only is the upcoming lineup fairly slight, but some of the best and biggest on Microsoft’s games-on-demand service will soon...
Battlefield 2042 Just Can't Catch A Break
1.2.2022
It’s been a rough few months for Battlefield 2042, and things don’t sound like they’re going to magically turn around anytime soon. EA announced today that the live service shooter won’t be getting any new content until summer, over six months after launch, with season one delayed and basic...
Meet Chiaki And Her Uncle Noboru, Acura’s New Anime Duo Who Are Ushering In a New Era of Type S Performance
1.2.2022
For years, Acura waited for the right opportunity to enter the world of anime.Read more
The Japanese Internet Reacts To Sega Leaving The Arcade Business
1.2.2022
After 56 years, Sega’s arcade history is coming to a close. In fall 2020, Sega sold off 85 percent of its arcade business to Tokyo-based Genda. Now, the company has sold off its remaining stock, and Genda is removing the Sega name from arcades. In its place, Genda will use the “Gigo” name, which...