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Magic: The Gathering YouTuber Says Pinkerton Threatened Him With $200k Fines, Jail
25.4.2023
Yesterday, Kotaku reported that Magic: The Gathering maker Wizards of the Coast had sent Pinkerton detectives after a YouTuber after he had erroneously purchased an upcoming booster box for the collectible card game ahead of its release date. Today, the streamer revealed more details about exactly...
Lord of the Rings Fanfic Writer Sues Amazon, Tolkien Estate For $250M
21.4.2023
Some guy is currently suing Tolkien and Amazon to the tune of $250 million. That alone takes serious bravery. But what’s notable about this lawsuit is the reason he’s suing: Copyright infringement over his Lord of the Rings fanfic. Specifically, he’s arguing that Amazon lifted elements of...
Everything We Know About The Legend of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
18.4.2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is just under a month away, and Nintendo has been pretty tightlipped about the game, even after several trailers. The mystery of it all has been exciting, and has led to a ton of speculation and theory-crafting around Link’s next adventure. But because...
Veteran Halo, Destiny Director Joins Netflix Games
17.4.2023
Halo and Destiny veteran Joseph Staten just announced that he is joining Netflix Games as its newest creative director, and that he’ll be helming “a brand-new AAA multiplatform game and original IP.” Read more
Elon Musk reportedly plans AI start-up to rival ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
15.4.2023
While Musk left the board of OpenAI in 2018, the launch of the new AI start-up will place Musk among other tech giants such as Google and Microsoft to build the next-gen AI
Amazon launches new Bedrock AI service to take on Google and OpenAI
13.4.2023
AWS is launching Bedrock, an AI service that will allow users to build out generative models from AI21 Labs, Anthropic, Stability AI, and Amazon
Report: Only 37% Of Viewers Finished Amazon’s Lord Of The Rings TV Show, The Most Expensive In History
4.4.2023
Last year’s massively expensive Lord of the Rings show on Amazon, Rings of Power, had a lot of hype going into it. Yet after Amazon spent over $450 million on the lavish production, a report claims that fewer than half of the viewers who watched the first episode finished the entire series. Read...
8+ Action-Packed Games To Play After Resident Evil 4 Remake
4.4.2023
Ever since its 2004 debut on GameCube, Resident Evil 4 has been one of the highest points in Capcom’s long-running survival-horror series. Its fresh third-person camera perspective and more action-oriented gameplay meshed perfectly with the careful resource management and horrifying creatures...
Amazon Drops NFT Bombshell: Official Email Teases Digital Tokens and Platform Gallery
27.3.2023
The e-commerce giant Amazon has officially jumped on the NFT bandwagon, an email sent out to at least one customer suggests.
According to the email, Amazon has already launched some type of “digital token” that can be stored in a “gallery.” The digital tokens also appear to be something that...
Amazon's NFT Plans Teased in a Receipt Mailed Friday Afternoon
24.3.2023
In an email to CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De, Amazon appeared to confirm that digital tokens, an NFT gallery and resale opportunities are coming to the site
PS5 Bundle Finally Goes On Sale For The First Time Ever, But It Won't Last
24.3.2023
The PS5 sold out for years. Now it’s in stock and, shockingly, currently on sale for the first time since the latest-gen hardware was released. But the discount only goes until April 6, and who knows how long these cheaper bundles will last.Read more
Twitch Says It’s The Best Place For Creators Right After A Series Of Disasters
22.3.2023
Twitch is shedding employees and talent. Conversations about the platform are mired in scandals about deepfake porn and gambling. It’s the perfect time, in other words, for the Amazon-owned streaming platform to go on the offensive and pretend things have never been better.Read more
FTX Debtors Reveal $6.8 Billion Hole in Balance Sheet Amidst Financial Discrepancies and Payments to Insiders
18.3.2023
According to a presentation recently submitted by the FTX debtors on March 16, Sam Bankman-Fried’s companies had a $6.8 billion hole in their intercompany balance sheet when they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. FTX and its conglomerate of firms have debts of around $11.6 billion...
Twitch CEO Steps Down After 16 Years
16.3.2023
Emmett Shear is no longer the boss of Twitch. After 16 long, controversy-filled years, the co-founder and only CEO the Amazon-owned streaming platform has ever known announced he’s stepping down to spend more time with his family. Read more
Bitcoin Becomes 12th Largest Asset Worldwide by Valuation, Surpassing Visa
15.3.2023
After dropping below $26,000 per unit, the price of bitcoin, the leading digital asset by market capitalization, is still up 9.6% since last week. However, its price has decreased by 6.5% in the last 24 hours. Out of the 7,316 companies, crypto assets, precious metals, and exchange-traded funds...
Report: Michael B. Jordan Wants To Make A Creed Anime Spin-Off
10.3.2023
Creed III, the latest Rocky spin-off starring (and this time directed by) Michael B. Jordan, is currently killing it at the box office. So it’s not surprising to hear that MGM and its parent company Amazon have big plans for the franchise. However, it’s a little odd that those plans might include...
NFTs May Soon Be Available on Amazon With Reported Plans for New Platform Launch – Crypto Adoption on the Rise?
7.3.2023
Amazon is poised to launch its NFT and Web3 initiative by next month, with around fifteen collections expected to be available from the launch.
According to a report by TheBigWhale, the countdown has begun for the launch of Amazon's Web3 and NFTs initiative, which is set to go live on March...
Redditors Find Popular YouTuber Ludwig's Stolen Rare Car In 24 Hours
2.3.2023
When you work hard, you’re entitled to, in the immortal words of Parks and Rec, treat yo self. That’s what YouTuber Ludwig “Ludwig” Ahgren did in August 2022 when he imported a 1997 Subaru Sambar from Japan for roughly $7,000. It was his “dream car,” as he put it. A few days ago the prized mini...
IOST Network's Token Surges Over 8% on Deal With Amazon Web Services
2.3.2023
IOST, the native token of the IOST Network, has surged by 8.65% after the company announced a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) on the development of web3 technologies
Death Stranding Is Secretly A Stealth Retelling Of This Japanese Legend
28.2.2023
Death Stranding is undeniably an odd game. It has floating spirits, rain that makes you older, ghost-detecting babies, and pee bombs. That’s not to say that the weirdness makes it bad, though. Even its harshest critics, who deride it as a “massive failure” or (gasp!) a “walking simulator” will...