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Some Retailers May Be Done Selling Physical Xbox Games
2.2.2024
Preservation is a nightmare in the games industry, especially as some 87 percent of retro games are swiftly vanishing with the passing of time and many recent games get unceremoniously killed off for…reasons. It seems things may only get worse before they get better, as there are now indications...
Chris Dixon Talks Techno-Optimism, Permissionless Innovation and the Need for Crypto
31.1.2024
The renowned a16z VC talks to Daniel Kuhn about his new book, “Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet.”
Ripple Exec Chris Larsen’s XRP Accounts Illicitly Accessed, Crypto Exchanges Freeze Assets
31.1.2024
On Wednesday, Chris Larsen, the co-founder and executive chairman of Ripple, publicly revealed that several of his personal xrp accounts had been illicitly accessed. Larsen explained that the team successfully persuaded crypto exchanges to promptly freeze the affected addresses. $112.5 Million...
10 Twisty Sci-Fi Movies On Amazon Prime To Watch Over And Over
30.1.2024
There are lots of reasons to re-watch movies—the obvious being you love them so much, you just want to enjoy them again. There are also situations where a movie has so much going on, or whips out a big third-act reveal that upends all of act one, that you just soak in more when you go back...
Why Is Everyone Suddenly Bearish About Bitcoin?
26.1.2024
The cryptocurrency has dipped following the most bullish recent event in crypto history, the launch of spot bitcoin ETFs, apparently causing a crisis in faith
Everything We Know About Amazon Prime’s Fallout
17.1.2024
An Amazon Prime TV show based on the post-apocalyptic Fallout games was originally announced in 2020. Coming from the creative team behind HBO’s Westworld, Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, little more was heard until 2022 when casting and filming information began to trickle through. With the show...
Tomb Raider Remaster Fixes The Worst Thing About The Original Trilogy
16.1.2024
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered will feature some spiffy quality-of-life updates, including the ability to turn on modern controls and health bars for bosses. However, the folks behind the updated collection are being careful to preserve the original games and let fans turn off most of the new tweaks...
AARP's Horrible AI-Powered Mario Hologram, Explained
10.1.2024
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is happening this week in Las Vegas and buried inside the massive convention floor—filled with new computers, a car you can drive with a PlayStation 5 controller, monitors, and other tech—is a strange, horrible, holographic Mario powered by AI and sponsored...
British TV Host Tells Teenage Tetris Whiz To ‘Go Outside’
4.1.2024
Normally, when you do something amazing like winning a tournament or beating an impossible game, you celebrate and get congratulated for your accomplishment. That was definitely true for 13-year-old Tetris master Willis “Blue Scuti” Gibson, who became the first known human to “beat” the classic...
Bankruptcy Judge Greenlights Celsius Shift to Bitcoin Mining
30.12.2023
The now-defunct crypto lender Celsius has received authorization to pivot to bitcoin mining, following approval from U.S. District Judge Martin Glenn of Manhattan for the firm’s revised strategy. This move comes after the company’s initial proposal encountered obstacles from the U.S....
Massive Game Microtransaction Company Sounds Super Shady
29.11.2023
The live-service video game economy runs on microtransactions, and Xsolla is one of the companies that helps process them. The payment platform works with Epic Games, Unity, Roblox, and others to collect money from players all over the world. Now a new lawsuit alleges that Xsolla has mishandled...
The Game Awards Is Beefing Up Security Following Stage Invasions
27.11.2023
Award ceremonies aren’t important, and if we all stopped looking at them, they’d stop existing. Anyway, The Game Awards are coming up next week, December 7, and we’re hearing news about some planned changes for this year’s outing. Will they let women on stage? Ha ha, no one’s mentioned that. But...
The Scott Pilgrim Anime Backlash, Explained
22.11.2023
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, the new animated series based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novels, is out on Netflix. The eight-episode series reunites the voice cast of the 2010 live-action movie Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and is a hilarious blend of the series’ quick wit and well-measured...
Critics Alarmed as 2 Major Mining Pools Dominate Over 50% of Bitcoin Hashrate
16.11.2023
On Wednesday, crypto analyst Chris Blec highlighted that Bitcoin’s two major mining pools now control over half of the network’s total hashrate. Blec posits this dominance could transform bitcoin mining into an industry adhering to regulatory standards, with all miners required...
The Super Mario RPG Remake Sounds Like A Faithful Nostalgia Trip
15.11.2023
Super Mario RPG was a revelation when it came to the SNES in 1996. A mashup of everyone’s favorite platforming plumber and the turn-based, stat-driven combat of a Final Fantasy game proved to be an enduring mix that spawned multiple spiritual successors. Does Nintendo’s remake of the retro gem...
Under New Leadership, Terraform Labs Acquires Cross-Chain Analytics Firm Pulsar Finance
13.11.2023
In a recent development, Terraform Labs has completed the acquisition of Pulsar Finance, a firm specializing in cross-chain analytics and portfolio management. The acquisition occurs as Terraform’s former CEO Do Kwon remains incarcerated in Montenegro and a U.S. Securities and Exchange...
A Terrible Year For Games Media Just Got A Little Better
7.11.2023
So many great video game websites have died, it’s nice to finally see some new ones being born. The latest is called Aftermath, a subscriber-funded venture by former Kotaku staffers. Full disclosure: I worked with all of these people for years and they are amazing.Read more
World Of Warcraft’s Next Three Expansions Announced At Blizzcon
3.11.2023
At Blizzcon 2023, Blizzard announced it’s preparing to enter what it’s calling World of Warcraft’s “Worldsoul Saga,” a multi-expansion story arc in the MMORPG that it plans to roll out over the course of the next three expansions.Read more
Marvel Nearly Pivoted To Dr. Doom After Kang Actor Legal Case
1.11.2023
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is in a weird place right now. Between shake-ups in upper management, Jonathan Majors’ legal trouble following domestic violence charges in March, animators unionizing, and a complete restructuring in how Marvel makes Disney+ shows, the interconnected superhero story...
Super Mario Bros. Wonder: The Kotaku Review
26.10.2023
First, the bad news: Super Mario Bros. Wonder doesn’t cure covid-19. Trust me on that. But, if you ignore that one flaw and focus on everything else—the gorgeous graphics, the immensely creative levels, the pitch-perfect music—it’s easy to see this is one of Nintnedo’s best Mario games...