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Fortnite Players Are Bummed About Solid Snake’s ‘Nerfed’ Ass
4.12.2023
Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 has begun, introducing new locations, skins, and weapons to unlock. One of the skins, Metal Gear Solid’s Snake, is buried deep within this season’s battle pass, and while folks are figuring out how to unlock the bonus cosmetic, it seems everyone’s bummed by his newfound...
Lightspark’s CEO David Marcus Recognizes Current Non-Custodial Lightning Network Solutions Imply ‘Some Form of Compromise’
22.11.2023
David Marcus, co-founder and CEO of Lightspark, an institutional Lightning Network (LN) payment solutions provider, referred to the state of custodial and non-custodial transactions on the network. While Marcus believes that custodial LN for institutions is ready for prime time, he acknowledged...
New Starfield Patch Finally Adds Those Graphics Options You Wanted
20.11.2023
After some beta testing, Bethesda has released Starfield’s latest patch for PC and Xbox. This new update adds DLSS support, the ability to eat food you find in the world instantly, some much-needed graphical options, and plenty of bug fixes, too. Read more
Accused Pelosi Hammer Attacker Confirms In Court He Was A Gamergater
15.11.2023
On November 14, the man accused of a 2022 hammer attack on former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband pleaded not guilty, apologized in court for his actions, and explained that Gamergate first exposed him to right-wing conspiracies. Read more
Suicide Squad Publisher Promises Even More Live-Service Games
9.11.2023
During Warner Bros Games’ 2023 Q3 earnings call, WB Discover CEO David Zaslav explained that the publisher behind games like Batman: Arkham Knight and Suicide Squad will focus on creating more always-online, free-to-play, live-service games. Read more
Alan Wake 2: The Kotaku Review
6.11.2023
I put off writing this Alan Wake 2 review because I was scared. Scared that I’d look into myself and find I wasn’t up to the task, that I lacked the right words, with nothing to offer but emptiness and failure. It’s not at all uncommon, though, for writers to be wracked with doubt. Many years...
Twitch’s AI Seinfeld Show Has Devolved Into Existential Horror
31.10.2023
Twitch’s first big artificially generated show Nothing, Forever is not the same anymore. Although it’s been running nonstop since December 2022, with just a handful of changes here and there, the Seinfeld-like broadcast almost broke late last week. Now, after getting fixed, it’s somehow even...
2023 Is The Best Year For Games In A While (And Maybe Ever?)
30.10.2023
When Hi-Fi Rush shadow-dropped on January 25, it was a shockingly pleasant surprise. Beautiful, vibrant, playful, the rhythm action platformer quickly won players over. A day later, Hitman World of Assassination appeared, deploying clever roguelike mechanics to reinvent the best stealth game...
US SEC Obtains Default Judgment Against David Chin and Thor Technologies for Offering Unregistered Securities
20.10.2023
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has secured a default judgment against Thor Technologies and its Chief Executive David Chin.
In an Oct 19 statement on its website, the SEC disclosed the current status of the case after it notched the judgment against the defendants...
Ripple Executive and Community Slam Charles Hoskinson Over ETHgate Comments
13.10.2023
David Schwartz, Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer has hit back at Charles Hoskinson over his defense of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) comments on Ethereum (ETH) over other projects.
Popularly called ETHgate in digital asset circles, the issue sparked off following the SEC’s case...
Ex-PayPal President David Marcus Labels Bitcoin as Sole 'Neutral Internet Money'
13.10.2023
On Wednesday, David Marcus, the former president of PayPal and ex-vice president of Facebook, stated that Bitcoin stands alone as the only form of "neutral internet money" in existence during an episode of the What Bitcoin Did podcast....
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Overwatch 2 Players Raise Hell Over Moira's Pricey Lilith Skin
11.10.2023
Overwatch 2’s Halloween-infused seventh season, Rise of Darkness, went live on Monday, bringing with it a swath of creepy new skins for its heroes, including a hotly anticipated skin based on Diablo IV’s Lilith for sardonic healer Moira. Unfortunately, players who eagerly dived into the season...
Exclusive: Reserve Bank of Australia’s Approach Towards Issuing eAUD is “Multifaceted,” Says Canvas Head David Lavecky
9.10.2023
A recent report from the U.S.-based Atlantic Council think tank revealed that a total of 130 countries are now exploring central bank-issued digital currencies (CBDCs). Over half of those are already in advanced development, pilot or launch phases.
However, when it comes to Australia, the process...
Revisiting Konami’s Messy, Misguided Saw Games On The Eve Of Saw X
28.9.2023
I’m seeing Saw X tonight. The ever-wearier death game horror movie franchise has been toying with soft reboots since 2017’s Jigsaw and 2021’s Chris Rock-led Spiral, but neither really got the series back off the ground. Saw X is a prequel injected between the 2004 original and its 2005 sequel,...
Cyberpunk 2077's New Edgerunners Easter Egg Brings The Waterworks
22.9.2023
Cyberpunk 2077's massive 2.0 update introduced a bunch of additions and changes to the open-world first-person shooter RPG. Alongside new combat enhancements and a revamped police system that makes cops far more aggressive when hunting you down for committing crimes, the latest patch also...
Ahsoka Episode 6 Review: The Threads Of Destiny
20.9.2023
If last week’s episode of Ahsoka—which featured lengthy, surreal scenes centered on Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano—was showrunner Dave Filoni catering to both Clone Wars and prequel fans, then the newest episode, “Far, Far Away,” is for Rebels loyalists. But not just Rebels loyalists, as Ahsoka...
It’s Time To Start Killing Your Subscriptions
18.9.2023
These companies are bleeding me dry. Starfield on Game Pass. Sea of Stars on PS Plus. Ahsoka on Disney Plus. The Last of Us on (HBO) Max. Subscription services used to make me feel like I was getting away with something. Cheaper, easier entertainment at the click of a button. No commercials, Fewer...
Cyberpunk 2077’s 2.0 Update Has Edgerunners Perks, Here’s What They Do
14.9.2023
Cyberpunk 2077’s 2.0 update is coming on September 21, and it completely overhauls the game’s skill trees to give you a more defined playstyle. It rules. But if you’re a fan of the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime (which is very good), you’ll notice the new skill trees include perks based on characters...
What Is XRP? A Brief History of the Real-Time Gross Settlement System
13.9.2023
While Ripple has its critics, there exists a passionate ‘army’ of XRP advocates who firmly believe it represents the future of decentralized finance and cross-border settlement. In this Learning and Insights guide, our objective is to walk you through a brief history of Ripple and...
Lightspark CEO David Marcus Profiles Bitcoin as Global Payment Network
13.9.2023
David Marcus, CEO of Lightspark and co-creator of Diem, Meta’s failed cryptocurrency project, explained his intentions of turning Bitcoin into a global payments network. Marcus explained that there was no universal protocol for sending value over the internet and that we were still in...