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Square Enix to Use Polygon’s Network in Symbiogenesis, Its Upcoming Web3 Experience
17.2.2023
Japanese gaming company Square Enix has announced that it will be using Polygon, an Ethereum sidechain, as a base for Symbiogenesis, its upcoming Web3 experience. Naoyuki Tamate, producer of the game, cited the high transaction speeds and low transaction gas costs as the reasons for making this...
Yakuza Producer Surprised Y’all Find Majima So Sexy
30.1.2023
Creators can’t control how their creations are received once they enter the world. Case in point, one of the key people behind the popular and long-running Yakuza series apparently had no idea how many people, especially women, found the series’ recurring, one-eyed character Goro Majima to be...
Bitcoin and Other Crypto Prices Pump After US Retail Sales and PPI Inflation Falls More Than Expected
18.1.2023
Bitcoin and wider crypto prices are getting a strong tailwind today after the release of the latest US economic data shows softening inflation and slowing retail sales.
Bitcoin at the time of writing is priced at $21,565, up 0.9% and Ethereum is currently 0.85% higher at $1,602.
The closely...
California cannabis producer adopts blockchain to track its weed
16.1.2023
Clones will be certified with a smart contract on the blockchain to verify their authenticity and genetic lineage
Final Fantasy XVI Producer Suggests PC Players Should Just 'Buy A PS5'
10.1.2023
Final Fantasy XVI, the upcoming installment in the long-running JRPG series, drops on June 22 as a PlayStation 5 exclusive. That exclusivity is a bit of a bummer as other Final Fantasy games, such as Final Fantasy VII Remake, were also available on PC. And the last mainline entry, Final Fantasy...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Consolidate to Start the Weekend
10.12.2022
Bitcoin started the weekend trading above $17,000, as traders prepare for next week’s U.S. Federal Reserve interest decision. Markets now expect that the Fed could continue hiking rates, following a higher than expected increase in producer prices. Ethereum mainly consolidated on Saturday...
Resident Evil Producer Says ‘Maybe’ To A Code: Veronica Remake
21.10.2022
This is the season of the spooky video game remake—Alan Wake got remastered, Konami is working on Silent Hill 2, and Capcom is preparing a Resident Evil 4 remake, among many other things. But you won’t find Resident Evil Code: Veronica in the latter developer’s outstanding pile of projects,...
Yakuza Producer Admits One Piece Was A 'Massive Influence’ On Like A Dragon
17.10.2022
Have you ever had the niggling feeling that Yakuza: Like a Dragon felt an awful lot like an anime, with its mixture of palpable melodramatic drama and the cognitive dissonance of its wildly entertaining “filler” side-quests? Your feelings are now validated, because the game’s head writer says...
BTC price wobbles on US PPI as Bitcoin futures open interest hits peak
12.10.2022
Bitcoin-denominated futures open interest hits 660,000 BTC despite volatility remaining comparatively flat
World’s Largest ASIC Producer Bitmain Slashes Antminer Bitcoin Mining Rig Prices
21.9.2022
The world’s largest producer of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin miners, Bitmain Technologies, has revealed the company is offering a discount on Antminer S19 Pro mining rigs. The 100 terahash per second (TH/s) machine is selling for $19 per terahash or $1,900 per unit....
Carlita, DJ Tennis, and Calamar Crew to Headline AFTER 2049, the Official Closing Event for Asia’s Largest Web3 Conference
19.9.2022
PRESS RELEASE. TOKEN2049, Asia’s premier crypto conference, announced the DJ line-up of AFTER 2049, the official closing event of this year’s September edition. Headlined by Istanbul-based DJ and producer Carlita, electronic icon DJ Tennis, and Moojo, Mo-Shi and Leon (Calamar Crew)...
Yakuza Producer Thinks The Series Is Too ‘Underground’ And Violent For Switch
14.9.2022
In a new GameSpot interview, Yakuza executive producer and Ryu Ga Gotoku studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama expressed that he’s hesitant to bring the popular franchise to Nintendo Switch. He explained that the console’s family-friendly image in Japan doesn’t fit with the franchise’s mix of combat...
GTA Producer's New Game Doesn't Have NFTs, They're Just Hiring People With Blockchain Experience
24.8.2022
The first game of Gamescom’s Opening Night Live was Everywhere, a shooting game led by the producer of the Grand Theft Auto series. However, the announcement and developer interview was so vague that many people started speculating that the game might be hosted on the blockchain. Today,...
Final Fantasy Producer Naoki Yoshida Says The Series Is ‘Struggling’
17.8.2022
Final Fantasy XVI’s producer Naoki Yoshida was very candid about the current state of Final Fantasy. In a recent interview with Inverse, he said that the long-running RPG series was not very adaptable to sea changes in the gaming industry.Read more
Report: Samsung Signs MOU to Build Galaxy NFT Ecosystem
10.8.2022
Korean electronic goods producer Samsung Electronics recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with six companies that will collaborate to build the Galaxy NFT ecosystem. Galaxy NFT Ecosystem South Korean electronics maker, Samsung Electronics, recently signed a memorandum...
Tron producer Donald Kushner creates Web3-inspired Cryptosaurs NFT collection
27.7.2022
"NFTs can aid in the documentation of the creator community through smart contracts," said Kushner
Saudi Chemicals Producer SABIC Launches Blockchain Pilot Project
22.7.2022
A Saudi Arabia-based chemical manufacturer has said its recently launched blockchain pilot is expected to uncover the possibilities of the technology “in supporting end-to-end digital traceability of circular feedstock in customer products.” The benefits expected to accrue from using...
God Of War Ragnarök Producer Asks Rabid Stans To Chill Out Over Reveal Rumors
29.6.2022
For the past week, God of War: Ragnarök has been trending on Twitter, though there isn’t any definitive news from developer Sony Santa Monica Studio. Instead, there have just been a series of tweets from “industry insiders” pointing to a potential livestream reveal of the game on June 30....
Final Fantasy XVI Will Be Darker And More Mature, Says Producer
22.6.2022
Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida said in recent interviews that the latest entry in the long-running JRPG series will tackle “more mature” themes than its predecessors.Read more
Mario Movie Producer Says Chris Pratt Won't Offend Italians, Completely Missing The Point
21.6.2022
Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri is apparently under the assumption that his studio is being criticized for casting Chris Pratt as the eponymous plumber in its upcoming Mario movie due to concerns over Italian representation and not because, you know, Chris Pratt sucks.Read more