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Final Fantasy XVI's Menu Screen Does Something Ridiculously Neat
15.6.2023
Final Fantasy XVI doesn’t hit PlayStation 5 until June 22, but players have already gotten a chance to check out the Game of Thrones-influenced action-RPG early thanks to a two-hour demo on the PlayStation Store. It’s excellent, and also reveals some cool features I hadn’t been aware of before....
These Two New Street Fighter 6 Characters Are Taking Over The Internet
15.6.2023
Capcom’s Street Fighter series has given us some of the most recognizable and iconic game characters in history. But when attached to Street Fighter V, a game with a rocky 2016 launch it never fully recovered from, those characters got relatively little attention. Thankfully, Street Fighter 6...
Lies Of P Is Giving Steampunk Bloodborne With 60 FPS Performance
15.6.2023
FromSoftware’s Bloodborne will probably linger in your mind when playing Lies of P. While the similarities are obvious, the Pinocchio Chalamet-led Soulslike is more than just a xerox of the 2015 Victorian-era masterpiece, and the recent demo makes it clear that developer Round8 Studio is more...
Seth Rogen's One Mario Movie Sequel Request: Give Donkey Kong Pants
14.6.2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is officially out on DVD and Blu-ray. To promote it, Universal Pictures has released some new behind-the-scenes videos about the blockbuster animated adaptation of Nintendo’s beloved series. The videos provide some interesting insight into how the film was created,...
10 Highlights From Classic Mega Man’s Newly Released Design Doc
14.6.2023
At the recent Summer Game Fest Capcom announced the launch of Capcom Town, its new…website…online community…thing? That will act as a hub of sorts for, er, Capcom stuff of some sort. (Capcom just turned 40, so maybe it’s a midlife crisis sort of thing.)Read more
Here's What An Armored Core VI Boss Fight Looks Like
14.6.2023
I got to see Armored Core VI in action last week, and while the game appears to be staying true to the mech action series’ roots—featuring quick combat and lots of customization—there are also some things that fans of Dark Souls, Sekiro, and FromSoftware’s other, more recent games will be happy...
2023’s Biggest Mech Game Armored Core VI Goes All In, And It’s Great
14.6.2023
I can’t tell you what it feels like to actually play Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. While FromSoftware’s new mech adventure is out in August, Bandai Namco wouldn’t let media actually get hands-on time with the game last week at Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest. But I did get to watch Armored...
Tears of the Kingdom: 11 Best Armor Sets To Loot ASAP
14.6.2023
Link’s a pretty fashionable guy. But he also has a number of needs from his threads beyond just looking great: increased defenses, the ability to withstand extreme temperatures, and now that he’s taken to jumpin’ off islands in the sky like a madman, having increased aerial maneuvers is pretty...
Stablecoin Regulation Is a Sticking Point Between the G-7 and G-20
8.6.2023
Global leaders appear to have reached a consensus on setting up universal rules and standards for most aspects of the crypto sector save for the treatment of stablecoins
Russian Finance Minister Talks Dollar Attack on Russia, Importance of Developing Alternatives for Settlements
7.6.2023
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has given his opinion on the perceived attack the Russian economy has been receiving from the U.S. dollar, and how the country has moved to keep trade going. Siluanov also remarked on the importance of developing settlements in national currencies. Russian...
Japanese Megabank Mitsubishi UFJ to Launch Stablecoin Issuance Platform in 2024
7.6.2023
The Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ says it will launch a cross-chain stablecoin issuance and interoperability platform next year.
In an official Mitsubishi UFJ announcement, the firm stated that it would work with a Tokyo-based company named Datachain to “build cross-chain infrastructure...
New Shiba Inu, China-Japan INU Meme Coin Price Explodes 40,000%, Wall St Memes Pumps to $4.5m
6.6.2023
The latest meme coin to challenge for the Shiba Inu crown by grabbing buyers’ dollars is $INU, which launched two days ago and has risen 40,000%.
$INU is trading at $0.000000008840 and reached a high yesterday of $0.000000009831, according to Dextools price data.
24-hour volume is around...
Japan Blockchain Week 2023 Supported by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
6.6.2023
PRESS RELEASE. The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has confirmed its support for Japan Blockchain Week 2023, establishing it as a significant platform for both the global and Japanese blockchain communities to convene, building upon the success of the previous year’s...
Japanese Banking Giant MUFG to Deploy Stablecoins on Public Blockchains
6.6.2023
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the largest bank in Japan, announced its plans to deploy and distribute bank-backed stablecoins on different public blockchains. The Japanese bank has partnered with Datachain, a blockchain interoperability company, and Toki, a cross-chain bridge, to allow...
A Chainsaw Man Porn Parody Apparently Outsold The Anime In Japan
6.6.2023
A live-action porn parody of Mappa’s popular shonen anime, Chainsaw Man, may have outsold the original series on Blu-ray in Japan. Read more
How regulators are mitigating the risk of extinction from AI: Law Decoded, May 29–June 5
5.6.2023
There is no shortage of regulatory efforts to mitigate the negative impacts of artificial intelligence
Japan Blockchain Week 2023 Receives Backing from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
5.6.2023
The Japan Blockchain Week 2023 in Tokyo will commence on June 18 to July 9, 2023. And according to the Chainwire report, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is backing this year’s edition.
This development comes amid the growing need for clearer regulatory pathways...
Japan Blockchain Week 2023, supported by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Japan
5.6.2023
Japan Blockchain Week 2023 will be supported by The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). This period will be a hub for the global and Japanese blockchain communities to gather as following 2022. Background & objectives The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has decided...
MUFG to facilitate Japanese bank-backed stablecoins via Progmat Coin platform
3.6.2023
MUFG hasn’t revealed what firms will be the first to utilize its platform, however a handful of banks have reportedly already opted for a separate stablecoin solution
OpenAI gets warning from Japanese regulators on data collecting
2.6.2023
Japanese privacy watchdog warned OpenAI about collection of sensitive data without permission or else further action will be taken