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AAA Game Dev To Frustrated Fans: 'We're Human Beings'
5.3.2024
In recent years, developers have faced more and more harassment and toxic behavior from people who say they love games but seem more interested in yelling about how studios are lazy or how everything is “woke” in 2024. And one Sony studio developer has a message to all the gamers out there, telling...
Shiba Inu lead developer predicts SHIB to surpass $0.00012
4.3.2024
Shiba Inu has been soaring to new heights with the rising crypto market. The meme coin broke through several resistance levels to hit a 24-hour high of 0.00002315 dollars. Although SHIB dropped to 0.00002045 dollars, it still reached a whopping 112% price increase in one week alone. At the same...
Worldcoin Developer Acquires Solana-Based Digital Wallet Ottr
1.3.2024
Worldcoin's Tools for Humanity has acquired Solana-based Ottr Wallet to foster Worldcoin's user onboarding process.
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Spyro/Crash Bandicoot Developer Ditches Activision, Goes Indie
29.2.2024
This year has been filled with bad video game industry news. Layoffs every week. Thousands of jobs cut. Studios closing. It’s awful stuff. So I’m here to share some good news. Toys For Bob, the studio behind Crash Bandicoot 4 and the remastered Spyro collection, is leaving Activision and becoming...
ENS and Manifold Finance Reach Settlement Over eth.link Domain Dispute
27.2.2024
Ethereum Name Service (ENS) developer has agreed to settle with Manifold Finance over the ownership of the eth.link domain.
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OpenSea NFT Delisting Sparks Retaliatory Move from Game Developers
26.2.2024
OpenSea, once a dominant force in the NFT marketplace, has hit turbulent waters. The platform finds itself metaphorically shipwrecked along the digital shores of the Web3 game OpenSeason. This dramatic turn of events comes after OpenSea made the controversial decision to delist the game’s...
Starknet's STRK Jumps After Developer StarkWare Agrees to Delay Token Unlocks
22.2.2024
StarkWare, the developer behind the Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Starknet, had come under heavy criticism for the unlocking schedule for its new STRK tokens
Eigen Labs, Developer Behind Restaking Protocol EigenLayer, Raises $100M From A16z Crypto
22.2.2024
The pioneering restaking project EigenLayer, led by Sreeram Kannan, isn't even live but investors are piling in. A16z Crypto is affiliated with the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz
GoFundMe Delists Tornado Cash Legal Crowdfunding Campaign – Here’s More
16.2.2024
Popular crowdfunding network GoFundMe has pulled down the legal aid fundraiser for Tornado Cash co-founder and developer, citing a breach. In a Feb 15 X (formerly Twitter) post, Ryan Adams, an investor in Bankless Ventures alerted the digital asset community of the recent developments in...
Layer-2 Blockchain Developer StarkWare Plans ‘Cairo’ to Verify Layer-3s
8.2.2024
Cairo, which the StarkWare and the Herodotus developer team worked on together, is a key piece of technology that verifies proofs and posts them back to the layer-2 blockchain, instead of Ethereum’s mainnet
Disney Invests $1.5 Billion in Epic Games to Create New Virtual World tied to Fortnite
8.2.2024
Entertainment giant Disney and video game developer Epic Games have joined forces to build a new immersive virtual universe tied to Fortnite. In a recent press release, Disney said it also plans to invest $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games alongside the multiyear project. While...
MetaMask Partners with Robinhood to Simplify Crypto Transactions
7.2.2024
MetaMask has collaborated with Robinhood to enable direct crypto purchases for users, according to a press release shared with Cryptonews on Feb.7. MetaMask’s developer Consensys and Robinhood Markets, Inc. have jointly facilitated the integration of Robinhood Connect with the MetaMask wallet. This...
Web3 Game Developer Wemade Reports Widening Losses in Q4 2023
6.2.2024
South Korean Web3 game developer Wemade has disclosed a significant increase in operating and net losses in the fourth quarter of last year, as per its latest earnings report. According to the report released on Tuesday, the Kosdaq-listed company’s net loss surged to 189.5 billion won ($142.6...
NFT Artist Ryder Ripps Must Dish Out $9M to Yuga Labs
5.2.2024
NFT artist Ryder Ripps and associate Jeremy Cahen must pay Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) developer Yuga Labs nearly $9m in profit disgorgement. Both have been permanently banned from using the BAYC identifier in any logos or trademarks, a final court judgment on Friday showed. Additionally,...
Apple Vision Pro Launches with Blockchain-Based Metaverse Game – Next Big Thing?
3.2.2024
Apple’s highly anticipated headset Vision Pro has an upcoming metaverse app from a blockchain-related company. Victoria VR, a crypto-meets-virtual reality (VR) developer, aims to offer an immersive metaverse experience with ultra-realistic graphics, complementing the advanced technologies...
Polygon Labs Lays Off 19% of Staff Following Restructuring, Increases Workers’ Pay by 15%
1.2.2024
Polygon blockchain developer Polygon Labs has cut 19% off its workforce, according to a blog post published by CEO Marc Boiron on Thursday. Polygon Labs Lays Off 60 Employees Boiron called the decision “difficult, but necessary” to ensure the team’s “extreme focus, diligence, efficiency...
sub0 Reveals Agenda and Speaker Line-up for Next Iteration of Annual Polkadot Developer Conference in Asia
1.2.2024
  Bangkok, Thailand (February 1, 2024) – The Polkadot Developer Conference, sub0, has announced the full agenda and final speaker lineup for its annual conference at Lhong 1919, in Bangkok, Thailand on March 12th and 13th, inviting ingenuity, collaboration and further Web3 development to Asia....
Vitalik Buterin on the Challenges Between Crypto and AI, Warns ‘Tread Carefully’
31.1.2024
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has discussed the intersections between crypto and artificial intelligence (AI), warning to “tread carefully.” In a blog post published Tuesday, Buterin highlights the main challenges between the two hottest technology trends of the past decade and explains...
Web3 Gaming Firm Immutable Opens zkEVM Mainnet Early Access with Polygon
29.1.2024
Gods Unchained developer Immutable launched early access for its zkEVM Mainnet powered by Polygon on Monday. In the early access period, a mainnet deployer allowlist will be in place to guarantee operational smoothness and user security. Initially, this allowlist will include specific game studios...
Star Trek’s Jonathan Frakes Set to Direct Series for Jeff Garzik’s Web3 Production Studio: Deadline
26.1.2024
Star Trek’s Jonathan Frakes is set to direct a TV adaptation of the sci-fi book series “Deathlands” for crypto developer Jeff Garzik’s Web3 production studio NextCypher, Deadline reports. Commander turned director Known for his role as Commander William Riker in Star Trek...