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The Fashion Legend That's Influenced Some Of Your Favorite Games And Manga
9.1.2023
In Final Fantasy XV, you push boyband-haired protagonist Noctis through the city of Altissia just to get a glimpse of a Vivienne Westwood bridal couture dress, which heroine Lady Lunafreya is meant to get married in. As rain falls, Noctis, Prompto, and Ignis stare at the Westwood store window with...
You Should Watch This ‘90s Movie That’s Basically Just Cyberpunk 2077
3.1.2023
In the bright afternoon hours of New Year’s Day 2023, I squint through hungover eyes at my phone screen. My Twitter feed is blowing up about some movie I’ve never heard of before: Strange Days, a ‘90s Katheryn Bigelow sci-fi flick starring Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, and Juliette Lewis. Read more
I Hope You Didn't Just Buy Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Because It's January's PS Plus Game
28.12.2022
Respawn’s excellent action-adventure adaptation Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order leads another loaded month of free games for the cheapest tier of Sony’s PlayStation Plus subscription service. This is great news for everyone who still needs to finish it ahead of Jedi: Survivor’s launch in March. It’s...
Hogwarts Legacy Transphobia Controversy Fuels Reddit Drama
28.12.2022
The Harry Potter books, and the universe they spawned, are beloved by millions. It’s so unfortunate, then, that the franchise’s creator, author J.K. Rowling, has repeatedly proven herself to be the worst kind of anti-transgender bigot. That bigotry is in the spotlight once again as the big-ticket...
New Amazon series explores NFT culture: Nifty Newsletter, Dec. 14–20
21.12.2022
A new Amazon documentary will explore NFT culture and aims to become the MTV of NFTs
Spain Will Provide 8 Million Euros in Grants to Develop Video Game and Metaverse Experiences
21.12.2022
The Ministry of Culture and Sports of Spain has decided to direct 8 million euros ($8.5 million) toward the development of video games and narrative metaverse experiences. The program, part of the Spanish “Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan” will give grants directed...
4th Quarter Market Outlook: The CoinDesk Culture & Entertainment Index (CNE)
20.12.2022
Among the constituent indexes making up our main market measure (CMIX), the CNE performed worst, losing 35% over the period
Ashley Bardhan's Top 5 Games Of 2022
19.12.2022
I only consider myself a “gamer” in a literal sense—I play video games every year, but only a modest handful of those already familiar to me, like my darling Bloodborne or Super Smash Bros. I started working at Kotaku this year, though, and by demand, 2022 became my most “gamer” year ever, with...
Amazon's new series 'NFTMe' explores NFT culture and disruption worldwide
18.12.2022
The show features artists, collectors, and industry professionals across the world
Our Favorite Cosplay From Anime NYC 2022
14.12.2022
Anime NYC, held last month, is one of the few major events taking place this year that we haven’t had to welcome back, since it went ahead in 2021 and over 50,000 attendees went through the turnstiles. Of course it was also one of the earliest recorded cases of the spread of the Omicron Covid...
Cyberpunk 2077's First Big DLC Stars Idris Elba
9.12.2022
This year’s Game Awards brought us gonks a brand new trailer for the upcoming, and only, DLC expected for CD Projekt Red’s adaptation of the classic Cyberpunk tabletop roleplaying game. The first trailer for Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty expansion arrived three months ago with a giant dose...
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Gameplay Shows Cal Is Back And More Badass Than Ever
9.12.2022
Respawn Entertainment’s next Star Wars game is almost here. A new trailer showed off Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’s upgraded gameplay and finally made the March 17, 2023 release date, previously leaked on Steam, official. Plus Cal has a beard!Read more
Witcher 3 Next-Gen Update Will Include Some Fan-Made Mods, Break Loads Of Others
7.12.2022
The good news is that The Witcher 3, already a very good-looking game, is about to get even more good-looking when its next-gen update is released. The bad news is that, for anyone playing the game on PC, loads of your favourite mods from the last seven years aren’t going to work anymore.Read more
Cyberpunk 2077 Multiplayer Abandoned As CDPR Focuses On Its ‘Single-Player DNA’
6.12.2022
If you’ve been holding out hope that Cyberpunk 2077 will see its once-promised multiplayer features sometime soon…you might be better off waiting for the game’s sequel. In the hot mess of a saga that is Cyberpunk’s blistering fall and recent redemption arc, CD Projekt Red has had its hands full...
Miladys NFT Community Is the Counterculture to Cancel Culture
5.12.2022
The uncanny, anime-inspired, profile pictures invite conversations about whether the sins of the creator are laid upon the creation. That’s why the Miladys NFT community is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022
Festivals in the metaverse: How Web3 projects are taking culture virtual
30.11.2022
As the metaverse becomes a place to hang out, more large-scale events will pop up to entice users into digital reality
Black Friday Isn’t Worth It, Not If You Really Want To Play Games
23.11.2022
I remember being disturbed by the talking mannequin while watching the 2009 rom-com Confessions of a Shopaholic who convinces Isla Fisher that a $120 Henri Bendel scarf is all she needs to conquer a job interview. It was disturbing because I, aching for anything loose and glamorous in the West 34th...
Go Into Hibernation With Steam’s Giant Autumn Sale
22.11.2022
Valve’s massive autumn Steam sale is officially underway and includes steep discounts on some of the best and biggest PC games, from atmospheric adventure In Other Waters to action Souls-like Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Now’s the time to fill in any major holes in your gaming library and expand your...
New Vampire Horror Evil West: A Modern PS2 Action Game, In All The Best Ways
21.11.2022
Depending on how old you are, you might remember the concept of “The Weekend Game,” as in the title you rented or borrowed from a friend and beat in like 2 or 3 sittings between Friday and Sunday. And that was it. Maybe you replay a few levels to grab some collectibles, but nothing more than that....
Our Favorite Cosplay From New York Comic-Con 2022
15.11.2022
New York was able to hold its biggest Comic-Con since 2019 last month, and fans certainly turned up for it; around 200,000 people went through the turnstiles between October 6-9 at the Javits Center, many of them cosplayers. Read more