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Could These Be The Real Nintendo Switch 2 Specs?
10.5.2024
While a follow-up to the Switch is as inevitable as night following day, its existence was only finally made officially official earlier this week. At the same time, we’ve seen dribs and drabs of leaks about screen sizes, controller changes, and other minutiae for months, if not years. But today...
ByBit to launch Notcoin trading and withdrawals next week
10.5.2024
The community is anticipating the trading launch of Notcoin, although no one knows its price at or after listing
In Company First, Nintendo Nominates Three Women To Board Of Directors
9.5.2024
Nintendo, founded in 1889, is perhaps the longest running gaming company around and, perhaps due to this fact, it has largely remained a boys’ club. This began to change for the better in 2020, when it nominated its first woman to the board of directors. Since then, the company has vowed to hire...
Web3 Games in Focus: Nyan Heroes’ Epic Games Return, Shrapnel’s Card Integration, and The Sandbox’s Coach Battle
9.5.2024
Web3 gaming is having an excellent week, with The Sandbox, Nyan Heroes, and Shrapnel making major moves.
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Meet The Guy Who Just Nuked Xbox Boss Phil Spencer In Fallout 76
9.5.2024
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer is taking a lot of heat online for recent decisions to close beloved studios like Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks. Last night the long-time gaming exec was apparently exploring the wasteland in Fallout 76 when another player nuked his entire campsite. Read more
Soon Your Nintendo Switch Won't Connect To Twitter Any More
9.5.2024
Elon Musk continues to run X (formerly Twitter) in a variety of questionable ways, and surely one of the oddest is the decision to charge vast amounts of money for access to the site’s API. As such, major firms are dropping integration with the hellsite, the latest being Nintendo. From June 10,...
Web3 Games on Telegram: Inco and Privy Develop Non-Custodial Dapps on the Social Media Giant
9.5.2024
Thanks to a recent partnership between Inco and Privy, developers can now build non-custodial, on-chain products as Telegram Mini Apps (TMAs).
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Virtual coaches unite as The Voice enters the metaverse
9.5.2024
The Voice debuts its first metaverse gamified experiences that lets fans coach singers on virtual stages, win NFTs for their predictions for the real-time show, and score exclusive experiences
Funtico connects with Avalanche to enhance Web3 gaming space
9.5.2024
Funtico connects with Avalanche to reinforce the Web3 gaming arena. Together, they will introduce a limited number of games that will be active on their platform. Funtico honed in on Avalanche to gain from customized subnet blockchains and the upgradability factor necessary for gaming. The games...
Are Bitcoin futures options unlocking new opportunities for gaming?
9.5.2024
Bitcoin was initially invented by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009 and is used for peer-to-peer transactions without the interference of any third parties like banks due to its decentralized nature. Due to the scarcity in supply, limited to 21 million coins, these coins have qualities similar to those of...
Report: Xbox Closing Studios Blamed On Too Many Games
8.5.2024
After shutting down multiple Bethesda studios, Xbox and Bethesda leadership held a town hall meeting with staff to discuss the closures, explaining that the company’s studios had been spread too thin and that it wanted to focus on fewer projects moving forward.Read more
Hades 2 Is A Good Time On Steam Deck (Here’s How To Make It Better)
8.5.2024
Hades 2 arrived via Early Access on Steam and the Epic Games Store on May 6 and already it’s been stirring up a ton of excitement. If you’re looking to take its Greek-mythos-inspired roguelike action-RPG gameplay on the go with the Steam Deck, there are a few settings you may wish to tweak. Read...
Xbox’s Shift To ‘High-Impact’ Games Is Misguided At Best, Reckless At Worst
8.5.2024
Earlier this week, Xbox announced that it would be shuttering several studios it had attained as part of its $7.5 billion purchase of Bethesda, including Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games, and Roundhouse Studios, the last of which is being absorbed into another team. Collectively,...
What’s Even The Point Of Xbox Game Pass Now?
8.5.2024
On May 7, Microsoft closed down four first-party development studios it had acquired from Zenimax Media in 2021 including Tango Gameworks, developer of The Evil Within series and 2023’s surprise hit Hi-Fi Rush. It’s the latest round of layoffs and closures that the gaming industry, and Xbox...
EA Considering In-Game Ads (Because It Went So Well Last Time)
8.5.2024
Electronic Arts, the publisher of most sports games on the market, Battlefield, Mass Effect, and plenty of other huge franchises, is considering putting ads inside its video games as another source of revenue. This isn’t the first time the company has done this, but given how poorly it’s gone...
A Rare Piece Of Nintendo History Is Currently On Auction For Over $3 Million
8.5.2024
An original prototype of Nintendo’s Super Famicom, Japan’s (superior) version of the SNES, is currently up for auction and recent bids have already pushed the grey piece of gaming history north of $3.2 million. The “god-tier” nostalgia bait shows the market for retro collectibles can still be...
Ancient8 partners with Supra to enhance Web3 gaming on Ethereum
8.5.2024
Ancient8 forges an exclusive collaboration with Supra, which will strengthen gaming studios by providing tools for games on Ethereum. The incorporation has been done with Supra’s DORA price feeds within Ancient8’s chain, offering connectivity with correct and dependable price data related...
Sophon ZKSync hyperchain raises $60 million in node sale
8.5.2024
The entertainment-focused Hyperchain aims to provide a robust infrastructure for gaming, AI, and SocialFi-related protocols
OKX Ventures invests in Wild Forest, a pioneering Web3 RTS game
8.5.2024
OKX, a well-known cryptocurrency exchange that has moved into venture capital through a subsidiary called OKX Ventures, has stepped in to back Wild Forest with a new investment. This Web3-enabled game is free and does not require a regular membership. It’s a real-time strategy game....
Are competitive gaming dynamics shifting with the crypto boom?
8.5.2024
Esports, also known as competitive gaming, traces its roots back to the early 1970s, when small-scale tournaments, like the one at Stanford University in October 1972, attracted around 20 researchers and students. Fast forward to 2022, and the global esports industry boasts an estimated revenue...