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Netflix’s One Piece Live-Action Series Delivers More Than It Disappoints
31.8.2023
One Piece is a series built on lofty promises. Chief among them: that its hallowed treasure, which still has yet to be revealed since the series began 26 years ago, will be worth the journey; that protagonist Monkey D. Luffy will someday fulfill his dream of becoming the king of the pirates;...
Meet Lifeweaver, Overwatch 2's First Hero Confirmed Queer Upon Reveal
4.4.2023
Niran “Lifeweaver” PruksaManee is Overwatch 2’s 37th hero, a support character who specializes in plant-based technology to heal and protect his teammates. He’s a fugitive on the run from the Vishkar Corporation who was close to DPS character Symettra while at the company’s Architech Academy. He’s...
GameStop Meme Stock Movie Dumb Money Out Later This Year
13.3.2023
GameStop’s Hollywood moment is finally coming this October. Sony announced its dramatization of the video game retailer’s meme stock explosion will hit theaters in October, starring Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Pete Davidson and more. It’s called Dumb Money. I hope it lives up to it.Read more
Final Fantasy VII Prequel Crisis Core Getting Remake Treatment This Winter
17.6.2022
During today’s Final Fantasy VII anniversary celebration, Square Enix announced that the game’s prequel spin-off Crisis Core will be pulled from a life of relative obscurity on a long-dead handheld device with a remake of its own.Read more
The Art Of Apollo 10½ Is A Space Age Wonder
11.4.2022
It’s kinda flown under the radar a little, maybe because it launched straight to Netfflix, but Richard Linklater’s Apollo 10½ came out earlier this month and is, if nothing else, a very cool visual record of a very certain point in time.Read more
Happy 20th Birthday, ScummVM!
11.10.2021
The Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion Virtual Machine, which we all know better as ScummVM, turns 20 this week, and anyone who has ever enjoyed a classic adventure game on a modern PC (or mobile device!) over the last two decades probably owes its creators a drink or two.Read more
Three Arrows Capital execs launch NFT fund
31.8.2021
The new fund, Starry Night Capital, plans to exclusively invest in “the most desired” NFTs on the market
We All Know Gackt’s Track, But Dirge Of Cerberus’ Other Songs Were Good Too
5.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re kicking open the vault of weird-ass Final Fantasy spin-offs and unearthing Dirge of Cerberus.Read more
Huobi Global welcomes Vincent Lau as new managing director
5.3.2021
Vincent Lau, formerly of Bitfinex and OKEx, has joined Huobi Global as its new managing director
Bitfarms Purchases 48,000 Bitcoin Miners, Plans to Increase Hashpower by 5 Exahash
3.3.2021
The publicly listed Canadian bitcoin mining operation Bitfarms has announced the firm is purchasing 48,000 Microbt Whatsminer mining rigs in order to expand capacity. Bitfarms highlights the acquisition of new miners will up the company’s hashpower by approximately 5 exahash per second...
Square Enix Is Finally Making The Final Fantasy VII Cinematic Universe Playable
26.2.2021
Yesterday’s most important Final Fantasy news wasn’t delivered at the end of Sony’s lackluster State of Play livestream presentation but was instead casually tweeted out afterward: a new mobile game called Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis is coming. This latest FFVII remix will tell the story not just...
Crypto Demand Surges on Indiegogo Founder’s Alternative Investments Platform
8.12.2020
Vincent, the investment platform founded by Slava Rubin, is seeing an 80% growth in searches for digital assets
S9 Resurrection: Higher Bitcoin Prices Allow Miners to Switch Outdated Mining Rigs Back On
14.11.2020
With bitcoin prices hovering over a certain handle, a great number of old ASIC mining rigs manufactured years ago are starting to become profitable again. Reports indicate that in China, where the average electricity cost is around $0.06 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), miners are starting to leverage...
Sichuan’s Blockchain Park: Chengdu Government Officials Welcome Bitcoin Miners
2.9.2020
In mid-August officials from the Chinese province of Sichuan approved a number of enterprises that mine bitcoin for legal hydropower consumption in the region. Following the local government of Ya’an city deciding to foster mining, officials from Chengdu recently spoke about welcoming crypto...
Sichuan Officials Continue to Foster the Relationship Between Bitcoin Mining and Hydropower
18.8.2020
The province of Sichuan is well known for being one of the largest concentrations of bitcoin miners on earth because electrical costs are extremely cheap in the region. Data shows that miners using hydropower in Sichuan are paying between 0.065-0.075 yuan or $0.01 per kilowatt-hour. According...
Ethereum Price Creates GPU Shortage, Some Manufacturers Blame Nvidia
29.7.2020
During the last four weeks, cryptocurrency markets have gathered significant value, and the crypto asset ethereum gained over 40% during the last 30-days. The price of ether moving northbound has caused a strain on the graphics processing unit (GPU) market, as ETH miners have become scarce....
Bitmain’s Cofounder Accused of Hindering Next-Gen Bitcoin Mining Rig Shipments
14.6.2020
On June 11, 2020, regional reports disclosed that the cofounder of Bitmain, Micree Zhan, is still battling with Jihan Wu in an ongoing feud. The quarrel is allegedly causing shipment problems for customers, as reports note that Zhan is prohibiting deliveries stemming from the company’s...
45 Older-Generation Bitcoin Miners Are Unprofitable After the Reward Halving
17.5.2020
On May 11, the Bitcoin network experienced its third block reward halving, which had chopped the 12.5 BTC reward to 6.25 coins following the event. It’s been close to a week later, and data stemming from mining rig profitability websites show that more than 45 older generation devices are...