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Nintendo’s Thinking About How Fans Will Move To Its New Console
27.6.2023
Nintendo seems to be conceptualizing its long-awaited successor to the 2017-released Nintendo Switch, but it isn’t giving much details to what it might be, or when it might actually exist. The Legend of Zelda developer is, however, willing to say that whatever and whenever the new console releases...
The Week In Games: What’s Releasing Beyond Lara Croft
27.6.2023
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Tears Of The Kingdom: Fast Travel Anywhere With These Items
27.6.2023
If you’ve spent a decent amount of time in Tears of the Kingdom, then you know the world is vast and filled with tons of fast-travel points by way of Shrines and Skyview Towers. Still, even with all those options, sometimes you need to get back to a specific location, and it doesn’t always...
Every Legend of Zelda Visual Aesthetic, Ranked From Worst To Best
27.6.2023
Every game in The Legend of Zelda series is defined, in part, by its aesthetics, the visual design choices coalescing every element into one cohesive vision. Even during the Hylian hero’s original 8-bit journey, strong art direction transformed simple sprites into sprawling labyrinths, mysterious...
The Problem With Tears Of The Kingdom Clumsily Giving Sidon A Fiancée
27.6.2023
When Tears of the Kingdom finally released this past May, reactions were mostly rapturous. People marveled at all the things players could build with Link’s new Ultrahand ability, and delighted in discovering the mysteries lurking in Hyrule’s new regions. However, one aspect did have a number...
Yakuza Games Scrub A Bunch Of People From The Credits, Including Series Creator Toshihiro Nagoshi
27.6.2023
The Yakuza Complete Series dropped on retailer Good Old Games last week, bundling the first seven games in the franchise in the one offering. It is a great deal, but fans testing out the release to see if there was anything different about it have turned up something weird.Read more
Tears Of The Kingdom Players Determine Link’s Weight Is 10 Apples
27.6.2023
The clever minds over at r/HyruleEngineering have done it again. This time, instead of building something entertaining like a veritable hamster wheel for Yunobo, or devastating drones that would land Link in trouble with the ICC, one fan has taken to building an in-game scale to weigh objects...
Tears of the Kingdom: Best Weapons To Fuse Right Away
26.6.2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sure has a lot of weapons of varying shape, size, durability, and, of course, attack power. As you come across various weapons in your trip across the lands, depths, and skies of Hyrule, the game sometimes feels like a bit of a lottery. So where can...
Diablo IV’s Secret Endings May Tease The Game’s Future
26.6.2023
Diablo IV has been out since June 5, so folks have had enough time to beat the game and see its final cutscene. However, it seems there are some secret post-credit scenes that only a few players have been able to see. And now, folks lucky enough to witness those brief secret endings (it seems there...
Upcoming Horror Game Shows What’s Driving Big Releases Away From Physical Copies
26.6.2023
Last month, Remedy announced Alan Wake II, the long-anticipated sequel to its 2010 action game, won’t be released on a disc when it launches on October 17. This news was upsetting to those who prefer to have a physical game on their shelf, but in an interview with Eurogamer, creative director...
Diablo IV Has Six Ultra Rare Pieces Of Gear You’ll Never Find
26.6.2023
Diablo IV is about vanquishing evil and pressing the same buttons over and over to demolish enemy hordes in the hopes they drop a new sword or pair of boots that are stronger than the ones you already have. But what’s the rarest, most powerful gear you can possibly get in the action-RPG? A Blizzard...
Crypto travel rule implementation ‘remains relatively poor,’ says FATF
26.6.2023
The United Nations body called on all member states to implement the Travel Rule “without delay” to close “loopholes” not currently protected by regulation
Paris FATF Plenary: Global Implementation of Virtual Asset Standards Remains ‘Relatively Poor’
25.6.2023
The third plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), held in Paris, found a lack of global adoption of the virtual asset recommendations established by the institution. According to evaluations, almost three-quarters of the jurisdictions are partially compliant or non-compliant with these...
The Alan Wake Intro Only Exists Because Stephen King Sold His Quote For $1
23.6.2023
The opening shot of Alan Wake, the 2010 action-adventure horror remastered fairly recently, in 2021, finds us winding around a dusky mountain pass. As we watch spruce trees come and go and the orange sunset give way to chalky fog, protagonist Alan Wake says the following in a voiceover: “Stephen...
The Hideo Kojima Documentary Is The Worst Kind Of Fan Service
23.6.2023
Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds—PlayStation Studios and Kojima Productions’ hour-long documentary on Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima—is too in awe of its subject to see him clearly. Premiered at Tribeca Festival on June 17, the documentary inflates Kojima’s mythology as an untouchable auteur...
Grand Theft Auto V PC Players Are Getting Left Behind Thanks To Updates
23.6.2023
Technically, Grand Theft Auto Online is alive and well on PC, receiving all the same updates the console versions of the popular online crime sim get, as they get them. Well, most of them. Because see, Rockstar has begun sneaking more and more exclusive features into the two next-gen console ports...
Coinbase Wins Supreme Court Ruling in Arbitration Lawsuit
23.6.2023
Crypto exchange Coinbase won a reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, after the high court ruled that a lawsuit filed by one of the exchange's users couldn't proceed until Coinbase defends an appeal of a lower court ruling
Final Fantasy XVI's RPG Elements Are Barely There
23.6.2023
For three decades the Final Fantasy franchise has been known for reinventing itself, whether it’s the cyberpunk-esque stylings of Final Fantasy VII or the push into online multiplayer with Final Fantasy XI. The next watershed moment for the franchise is here, with Final Fantasy XVI trying to push...
Tears of the Kingdom Is Another Zelda That's Low Key A Horror Game
23.6.2023
Though The Legend of Zelda franchise often dips into the eerie and the occult, its dominant mode is one of high adventure. Rather than associating the Japanese series with horror, we imagine a blonde boy swinging his sword in service of rescuing the princess against a backdrop of soaring music....
CFTC Takes Action Against New York Resident for $21M Crypto Pooling Scam
23.6.2023
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed an enforcement action against a New York city resident, William Koo Ichioka, for fraudulently misappropriating over $21 million from over 100 commodity pool participants' funds