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Ghostface arrives in Mortal Kombat 1 later this month. The iconic killer from the Scream films is a bit of a horror movie oddball as each one has been a different person, often working with others. And that’s true in Mortal Kombat 1, too. Plus two of the killers are actually mysterious Mortal Kombat characters. The Week In Games: What’s Coming Out Beyond Mortal Kombat 1Released in 2023, Mortal Kombat 1 is a fine entry in the franchise with all the blood, gore, and wacky hijinks you’ve come to expect from the long-running fighting game series. As has been the…
While an incoming chairman appointed by Trump, a recent crypto convert, could effectively clear the decks of future enforcement actions, dealing with the many cases already being litigated is a stickier prospect. Turning the SEC ship could take several months into 2025 — maybe longer. And even then, the lawyers say, dramatic case dismissals might not even happen.
A confused Fortnite player noticed something while playing the popular free-to-play battle royale shooter and posted a screenshot on Twitter. In the shared image, it looked as if a weird picture of mold had popped up in the game. Why was there mold in Fortnite? Turns out, you can blame Epic CEO Tim Sweeney and a decision he made decades ago. Live Forever in the Universe of ‘New World: Aeternum’On November 14, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney replied to a player who posted an image on X (formerly Twitter) of Fortnite with what looks like mold in the game’s newsfeed.…
Donald Trump’s promise of a U.S. SEC without Gary Gensler may be realized ahead of schedule amid state lawsuits and resignation chatter. Wall Street’s top cop-on-the-beat has been accused of “unconstitutional overreach” and “unfair persecution” of the $3 trillion cryptocurrency industry, according to a lawsuit signed by 18 Republican Attorneys Generals. The lawsuit alleges that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and its commissioners, led by chair Gary Gensler, overstepped their jurisdiction and disregarded state economic autonomy. JUST IN: 18 US states are suing the SEC for unconstitutional overreach and unfair persecution of the crypto industry under Gary Gensler…
Image: Infold Games Infinity Nikki was cutting it close, but it turns out the cozy open-world game will sneak out right in time to close out 2024. The game looks like Just Cause inside an anime cottagecore feed and it’s coming out on December 5. The Top 10 Most-Played Games On Steam Deck: August 2023 EditionThat’s the release date for the PlayStation 5, PC, and mobile versions of the game which brings the Nikki Up2U dress-up RPG series into a Genshin Impact-style open world. Infold Games first revealed Infinity Nikki back in 2022, and has been touting the involvement of former…
According to EDX Markets, its average daily volume rose by 59% over the third quarter of 2024.
Image: Blizzard Entertainment / NBA / KotakuOverwatch 2 is running a limited-time event called Overwatch Classic that reverts the game to its original roster, rulesets, and hero kits. It’s miserable to go back to, especially if you have no nostalgia for Overwatch as it existed in 2016. However, it is bringing back some old meme-y strategies from back in the day, and those throwbacks are spreading through the Overwatch community. One that is extremely funny to see back in the game eight years later is the strategy that lets you kill enemies with a basketball. Literally. Symmetra’s basketball tech is…
The price of bitcoin (BTC) fell about 1.5% to $88,300 in the minutes following Powell’s comments. The price at press time had dipped a bit further to $88,000, down 3.2% over the past 24 hours. Ether (ETH) is down by a similar amount. The broader CoinDesk 20 Index, however, is up 0.5% over the same time frame. It’s being led by a 13% advance for Ripple’s (XRP), perhaps cheered by remarks from Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler which could be interpreted as his planning to quietly exit his job in wake of the Trump victory.
Image: AppleMythic Quest season 4 finally has a release date. Apple TV’s workplace comedy starring Rob McElhenney and Charlotte Nicdao about a video game studio and its lovable but emotionally stunted staff returns for another raft of episodes in January. This time around, however, the show is also getting a micro-spin-off series to expand its story. Mythic Quest’s Charlotte Nicdao On How Gaming Is Like ActingApple announced season 4 of Mythic Quest will debut on January 29 with two new episodes. Subsequent ones will drop every Wednesday after that until March 26. At that point, four anthology episodes called Side…
How deep did crypto’s influence go in this election? Did Bitcoin and blockchain backers help push Trump back into the Oval Office? A crypto-powered return to the White House The recent election handed Donald Trump a strong victory with 312 electoral votes, returning him to the White House. But what stands out this time isn’t just the numbers or campaign talk — it’s crypto. Over the past year, crypto has evolved from a niche interest to a major topic on the political agenda, with crypto-friendly candidates now holding key seats in Congress. In the Senate alone, pro-crypto candidates claimed 18…
