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Six Months Later, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Still Needs Some Work
13.5.2022
When Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition launched last year, it was a disaster. Three of the most beloved video games of all time had been officially re-released on modern hardware and not only looked like shit, but ran like it too. Things were so bad, in fact, that Rockstar had...
GTA V’s Next-Gen Ports Remove Some Transphobic Content
19.4.2022
The recently released PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of Grand Theft Auto V seem to be missing some content that was considered by many to be transphobic. These elements had received criticism from some journalists and players, though Rockstar Games has not commented publicly on what motivated...
NFT of Nelson Mandela’s Arrest Warrant Raises $130,000
29.3.2022
A South African museum, Liliesleaf Museum Heritage Site, recently raised $130,000 via the auction of a non-fungible token (NFT) created from an arrest warrant issued against Nelson Mandela in 1962. Proceeds From NFT Sale to Fund Museum Activities A non-fungible token (NFT) minted from the former...
Internet Angrily Descends On Wrong Will Smith and Chris Rock After Oscars Slap
28.3.2022
The internet is a mess, especially after something big happens that pierces the online zeitgeist and bleeds it dry. Right now, that’s the fact that newly-minted Oscar winner Will Smith seemingly slapped two-time Oscars host Chris Rock over a poor ‘joke’ regarding Jada Pinkett Smith at last night’s...
Rockstar: GTA 6 Development Underway, And It's 'Significantly' More Ambitious
4.2.2022
Well, after years of rumors and fake-outs, it’s finally happened. Rockstar Games has confirmed that the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto franchise is in active development.Read more
The Year In Video Game Companies Buying Other Video Game Companies
30.12.2021
The video game industry went on a shopping spree in 2021. Throughout the year, a handful of larger companies consistently bought up a boatload of smaller ones, at a rate where it seemed a new acquisition was announced every few weeks.Read more
Tencent Buys Up Back 4 Blood Devs Turtle Rock, Its Sixth Studio Purchase In 2021
17.12.2021
Today, one of the largest companies in the world, Tencent, announced it acquired Turtle Rock Studios, the developers behind the recently released zombie shooter Back 4 Blood. The deal is just the latest in a long list of acquisitions over the last few years for the Chinese tech giant, including...
Lamar Is Still Roasting Franklin In New GTA Online Missions
15.12.2021
The scene early on in Grand Theft Auto V where Lamar stands outside Franklin’s aunt’s house and has a moment has entered meme folklore, to the point where the actors responsible recently re-filmed the sequence as homage.Read more
Rockstar Delays Physical Editions Of GTA Trilogy
1.12.2021
Rockstar Games has announced via Twitter that the physical editions of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition have been delayed to December 17 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Nintendo Switch owners will have to wait until sometime in early 2022. The physical...
Epic Buys Rock Band Creators To Make ‘Musical Journeys’ For Fortnite
23.11.2021
Epic Games recently acquired Rock Band developer Harmonix, the two companies revealed in separate announcements today. Here we go again.Read more
Sports Illustrated Awards Sweepstakes Sponsored by FTX to Give Away 1 Bitcoin
20.11.2021
The annual Sports Illustrated (SI) Awards have just revealed the line-up for the firm’s 2021 awards show that will broadcast live from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. This year, fans will be able to win a whole bitcoin from FTX as the crypto exchange...
Rockstar Apologizes For Busted GTA Trilogy, Offers Free Games To Owners
19.11.2021
Today, Rockstar Games released a statement where the publisher apologizes for the various technical and visual issues players have documented in the recently released Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition. More importantly, Rockstar is promising updates to fix these issues. ...
Skate 2 Servers Killed Just As Game Makes Comeback
16.11.2021
The good news first: EA’s classic Skate 2 is one of the over 70 games coming to the Xbox Series X/S’s backwards compatibility list. The bad news? It’s going to be missing its online multiplayer shortly afterwards, because EA is turning off the game’s servers next month.Read more
70+ Classic Games Are Coming To Xbox, Some of Them With Performance Boosts
15.11.2021
Today during Microsoft’s 20th anniversary Xbox event, the company announced that 76 new games are being added to the Xbox backwards compatibility library, including the entire Max Payne franchise, F.E.A.R series, multiple Star Wars games, and more. Xbox also announced that some of these classics...
Leading African Conservancy to Raise Funds for Rhinos via Auction of Horn NFTs
3.11.2021
Black Rock Rhino, a leading rhino conservancy in South Africa, is set to raise funds for the endangered species via the auction of rhino horn non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Auction Proceeds to Pay for Sanctuary’s Expenses In what has been billed a first, the rhino conservancy — which...
More People Are Playing Left 4 Dead 2 Than Back 4 Blood
1.11.2021
A quick perusal of Steam-tracking sites indicates that players returned to Left 4 Dead 2 in droves following the October 12 launch of spiritual successor Back 4 Blood, so much so that the older game is now more popular than the newer one.Read more
The GTA Remastered Trilogy Sure Seems Imminent Now
30.9.2021
Last month, we reported that Rockstar Games was planning to release a collection of remastered versions of some classic Grand Theft Auto titles later this year. Now it appears that the (still unofficially announced) collection has received an age rating in Korea. This lines up with new information...
GTA Fans Are Starving, And Rockstar Keeps Giving Them Nothing
10.9.2021
Yesterday, during a big PlayStation Showcase event that featured a bunch of new games like God of War Ragnarok, we got a new trailer for the next-gen release of Grand Theft Auto V. It wasn’t very good, and the GTA community is letting everyone know about it. At one point on Thursday, GTA...
Rammstein Vocalist in Conflict With Russian Museum Over Unauthorized NFT Sale
15.8.2021
Till Lindemann, lead singer of the German metal band Rammstein, has angered Russia’s renowned Hermitage Museum with a crypto initiative. The musician seeks over a hundred thousand euros for an NFT collection containing footage and imagery shot in the cultural institution. The tokens have been...
Mila Kunis’ ‘Stoner Cats’ NFT Sale Pulls in $8M — Animated Series Can Only Be Watched by NFT Holders
30.7.2021
A new non-fungible token (NFT) project crafted by the American actress and producer, Mila Kunis, has made millions selling NFTs tied to an animated series called “Stoner Cats.” The project is a show that will only allow token holders the ability to watch the upcoming series produced...