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Madame Web Is Getting Absolutely Cooked On Social Media
16.2.2024
Madame Web, the new Sony film about the titular Marvel comics character starring 50 Shades of Grey’s Dakota Johnson, just released on Valentine’s Day. As if Johnson’s press tour (where it seemed very clear that she does not like the movie) wasn’t enough, the reviews are pouring in—and according...
MLB The Show 24 Adds First Female Player In Series History
14.2.2024
When MLB The Show 24 launches next month, it will include a female baseball player who made history in 1953. That inclusion will break new ground for the game series, too, as it’s never featured a playable woman character before. Read more
Helldivers 2 Is Too Popular For Its Own Good
12.2.2024
Helldivers 2, the third-person shooter that launched on PS5 and PC on February 8, is enjoying a fair bit of popularity. It rocketed to the top of Steam charts shortly after launch, and it quickly soared past God of War’s top concurrent player count to become PlayStation’s biggest PC launch. It’s...
PSA: FF7 Rebirth Spoilers Leak On Tiktok, Reddit, And Twitter
12.2.2024
Watch out, Final Fantasy VII fans. It looks like clips and details about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth are starting to leak out onto the internet. If you’re looking forward to the game and want to go in without any spoilers beyond the incredibly spoiler-filled trailer Square put outat its PlayStation...
Farcaster Co-Founder Critiques Twitter Clones: Innovation Over Imitation
10.2.2024
Decentralized social media protocol Farcaster has emerged as a prominent player among several burgeoning Twitter alternatives, both on-chain and off-chain. However, Dan Romero, the co-founder of Farcaster, does not view his decentralized social app as a competitor to Elon Musk’s Twitter...
Xbox Exclusivity Chaos, Suicide Squad Leaks, And More Of The Week's Biggest Gaming News
10.2.2024
It’s been a particularly notable week for gaming news, as reports indicated that Xbox exclusives like Starfield may be making their way to other platforms soon. That in and of itself generated enough rumors and speculation to fuel a week’s worth of news cycles, and we’ve gathered the details...
Deepfakes Accelerating Crypto Scams on Twitter + More Crypto News
9.2.2024
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of blockchain and crypto news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In today’s edition: Deepfakes Accelerate Cryptocurrency Scams Bitpanda Removes All Deposit and Withdrawal Fees Public Miners Stock Up BTC Reserves __________ Deepfake...
Farcaster's Dan Romero Explains How 'Frames' Did What X (Twitter) Doesn't
7.2.2024
The decentralized social network Farcaster is enjoying a breakout after last week's introduction of "Frames" – a new feature that could attract attention from developers and, eventually, mainstream users. CoinDesk's Jenn Sanasie sat down with co-founder Dan Romero in an exclusive interview
Elon Musk Will Fund Gina Carano's Lawsuit Over Star Wars Firing
6.2.2024
This is a lot so, sit down and take a deep breath. Gina Carano, the actress who was fired from The Mandalorian for “social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities” is now suing Lucasfilm for discrimination and wrongful termination. And, because the comments...
Xbox Boss Breaks Silence Following PlayStation Port Rumors
5.2.2024
After a number of high-profile leaks suggesting Xbox is looking into porting a number of first-party titles to other platforms, Phil Spencer has taken to Twitter to clear the air. The head of Xbox tells fans that they should look forward to a “business update event” next week, though he did...
PSA: Suicide Squad Spoilers Are Floating Around Social Media
30.1.2024
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is out, but only for a handful of people who paid extra money for the Deluxe Edition to play it early. For most of us, Rocksteady’s long-awaited (albeit already divisive) follow-up to the Batman: Arkham series is launching Friday, February 2. However,...
80% of Comments on Tweets from Famous Projects are from Phishing Scam Accounts: SlowMist
30.1.2024
Approximately 80% of comments on tweets from famous projects are occupied by phishing scam accounts. In a recent Medium post, the SlowMist Security Team said it has been inundated with reports of theft within the cryptocurrency community. “Upon analyzing these incidents, we discovered that...
If Publishers Want To Charge Players For Early Access, The Servers Have To Work
29.1.2024
Last year, we saw the rise of video game publishers offering a few days of early access to big AAA games for a price. This year, it’s only going to get worse as it seems every large game publisher is holding games hostage and charging players a ransom fee to play a few days early. But what happens...
Community Notice: Algorand Foundation CEO’s X Account Hacked
26.1.2024
The Algorand Foundation reported that its CEO Staci Warden’s X account was compromised, leading to unauthorized posts on the account. The compromised account posted offensive content, including derogatory language and false statements about the Algorand community. CEO Staci Warden X’s...
Report: Microsoft Cancels Blizzard’s Survival Game Amid Layoffs
26.1.2024
Microsoft slashed nearly 2,000 jobs across its gaming division on January 25, impacting staff at Activision Blizzard, ZeniMax, and Xbox. And now, we’ve learned that an in-development survival game from Blizzard, codenamed “Odyssey,” has been canceled and most of the team working on the game were...
New Game Announces Release Date And Also Shutdown Date In Same Tweet
25.1.2024
Today, Bushiroad International announced the global release date for Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live via Twitter. That same post announcing the news also revealed that the game will be shutting down in just a few months in what might be the most bizarre game announcement I’ve seen...
Nintendo DMCAs Palworld Mod That Makes Everything Pokémon
23.1.2024
Well, it was fun while it lasted. Nintendo has taken action against the Palworld mod that would have made the “Pokémon With Guns” label much more literal. So if you were hoping to play Pocketpair’s monster-taming survival game as long-time Pokémon anime protagonist Ash Ketchum capturing...
Unpacking The ‘Pokémon With Guns’ Game Palworld And Its Controversies
22.1.2024
It has been a whirlwind of a weekend for Palworld, the Ark-like survival game colloquially called “Pokémon With Guns.” Pocketpair’s latest has already sold over five million copies since launching in Early Access on January 19, and shot to the top of Steam and Twitch charts over the weekend....
SEC Shut Off Extra Security on X For About 6 Months, Letting Hacker Breeze In
22.1.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) confirmed that a hacker took over its X account through a "SIM swap" attack that seized control of a cell phone associated with the account. That allowed the outsider to falsely tweet on January 9 that the agency had approved spot bitcoin...
Elon Musk’s X Payments Feature Sparks Speculation Among Crypto Enthusiasts
22.1.2024
Elon Musk’s “everything app,” known as X, has recently created a dedicated account for its upcoming payments feature, igniting speculation within the crypto community about the possible integration of cryptocurrencies. The anticipation is that the X app will introduce in-app...