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Publishers Pivoting To Live-Service Games Have Most Devs Worried
16.4.2024
A newly published survey shows that most game developers aren’t too sure about live-service video games—like Destiny 2 and Suicide Squad—representing a sustainable future for the industry, and think the return of paid DLC might be a better option instead. Read more
Steam Hit Ready Or Not Source Code Stolen In Massive Hack
16.4.2024
Hackers stole millions of files from the studio behind the controversial hit Steamshooter Ready or Not, including the source code and console builds of the game, Insider Gaming reports. The development team at Void Interactive has not made the data breach public yet and it doesn’t appear to have...
That Silly Crab Soulslike Hits Xbox Game Pass This Month
16.4.2024
We’re about halfway through April, which means another wave of titles is up for grabs for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. You’ve got a hockey sim, a JRPG, a tower defense action-strategy game, and more, as well as that hilariously silly crustacean Soulslike. It’s a pretty good month, to be honest,...
Report: ‘Enhanced’ For PS5 Pro Could End Up Meaning A Lot Of Different Things
16.4.2024
Information about Sony’s upcoming PS5 Pro codenamed Trinity is continuing to trickle out. Although nothing we’ve learned so far about the device makes it sound like a must-have upgrade, details corroborated by The Verge point toward several enhancements that games running on a PS5 Pro will have....
17 Hidden Secrets To Get More Out Of Your Nintendo Switch
16.4.2024
The Nintendo Switch has been around the block. To hammer that point home, Nintendo’s ultra-successful console celebrated its seventh release anniversary just last month. The little console that is still widely loved for its innovative controllers and portable form factor, so much so...
Final Fantasy 14 Benchmark Gives Fans A Taste Of Dawntrail’s New Features
16.4.2024
Dawntrail—the next expansion for Square Enix’s masterfully designed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV—doesn’t release until July 2, but fans can get a taste of what’s to come right now. The official benchmark for the game is available as of April 14, and will let players experience some of the expansion’s...
OG Bitcoin L2 Stacks Is Getting a Major Overhaul
16.4.2024
The Nakamoto update will decouple block production from Bitcoin itself, solving the problem of network congestion Stacks has had since it launched its mainnet in 2021
Solana DEX Drift to Airdrop 100M Tokens in Weeks
16.4.2024
Some surprise winners in Drift's road to decentralization include MetaDAO
Liquid Restaking Protocol Puffer Raises $18M, Led by Brevan Howard, Electric Capital
16.4.2024
The fresh round of capital will be used to help launch Puffer’s mainnet
Crypto Exchange OKX's Polygon-Powered Layer 2, 'X Layer,' Hits Public Mainnet
16.4.2024
The news about X Layer comes as other major cryptocurrency exchanges, like Coinbase and Kraken, have also pursued their own layer 2 networks over the last year
PS1 Handheld Is A Retro Gamer’s Dream Come True
15.4.2024
Whoever said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks is apparently a liar, as a Florida-based modder has taught Sony’s first PlayStation console how to do something rather unexpected. Specifically, the tinkerer turned the homebound system into a handheld console using a bunch of hot glue and magnetic...
Here's What The Original Doom Would Look Like Riddled With Microtransactions
15.4.2024
The original Doom, released in 1993, is a damn fine video game. But what if every time you picked up an item you had to pay a small fee to keep playing? That seems like a terrible way to experience this classic shooter. But someone went and made that version of Doom, just in case you were morbidly...
Solana Rolls Out Update to Tackle Network Congestion
15.4.2024
A meme coin trading frenzy and a rapid spike in users has stressed the network in recent months
Bitcoin Halving Has Crypto Miners Racing for 'Epic Sat' Potentially Worth Millions
15.4.2024
Bitcoin's once-every-four-years "halving" this week may be very different from those of earlier epochs, typically ho-hum affairs. Now, an intense competition is underway to mine the first block after the halving, which could contain a rare and collectible fragment of a bitcoin known as an "epic...
Avail, Blockchain Data Availability Project, Sketches Out Eligibility for Token Airdrop
12.4.2024
A screenshot of a document describing the eligibility criteria for the airdrop was posted on the social-media platform X by the user @Bitcoineo, and Avail’s public-relations team flagged the to tweet to CoinDesk, describing it as a "leak."
Discord Is Taking Out Nintendo Switch Emulator Developers And Servers
12.4.2024
The battle against Nintendo Switch emulation isn’t over yet. The Mario maker got the prominent emulation software Yuzu to cave in, shut down, and pay out on March 4, and now the popular chat platform Discord is reportedly nuking the accounts and servers belonging to other Nintendo Switch emulator...
Nintendo's Switch Online SNES Library Just Got Three Games Bigger
12.4.2024
If you’re paying for access to Nintendo’s Switch Online package, you too are probably perennially wondering whether you’re actually getting anything out of it, but then remembering it’s only $20 a year and it stores all your saves in the cloud. Thankfully, every so often a few more prehistoric...
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest invests in OpenAI, an exciting new AI venture
12.4.2024
Ark Invest’s investment in OpenAI through a unique financial mechanism is no longer a mystery. According to Ark’s top management, it will be the start of something extremely huge, fueled by the tremendous expansion of artificial intelligence. The new development is crucial because...
Ether.Fi Inks $500M Restaking Deal With RedStone Oracles
12.4.2024
Under its deal with RedStone, Ether.Fi will dedicate $500 million to help secure RedStone's data oracles, which are used to pass information between blockchains and the outside world
Genshin Impact Developer Mihoyo Valued At $23 Billion
11.4.2024
The tenor of conversations around mobile and gacha games has shifted over the years. Though they were first met with derision for the widespread perception that they were cheap and inferior knockoff games, not to mention predatory due to their various mechanics and features often being closely tied...