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Image: Phillip Faraone (Getty Images)We still have no idea who will play the lightning bolt-tattooed titular character in HBO’s Harry Potter series, but we do know who will be teaching him and his crew of wizards. After months of speculation, HBO has confirmed the casting of key characters for the upcoming series.The Top Ten Most Played Games On Steam Deck: April 2023 EditionAmong the new actors confirmed as part of the series are relative newcomer Luke Thallon, who will be playing Voldemort murder-puppet Quirinus Quirrell, and award-winning actor Paul Whitehouse, who will be playing Hogwarts caretaker and cat lover Argus…
Major U.S. stock indices ended Monday in positive territory, while Bitcoin reclaimed the $85,000 level and is now up 7% over the past week. Investor sentiment improved after President Donald Trump announced exemptions on smartphones, computers, and other components from his “reciprocal” tariffs. Apple (AAPL) shares gained after analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded the stock from Underweight to Sector Weight, citing optimism tied to the tariff exemption. The research firm noted that the worst-case tariff scenario is off the table – at least for now. “We’ve taken some dry powder and put it to work last week,” said Robinhood’s…
Screenshot: Koei Tecmo Games / Timothy Monbleau / KotakuIf you’re just starting out, there’s no need to overthink the difficulty options. Video games should be fun, first and foremost. Gaming the settings to maximize your gains should be a secondary objective.Having said that, once you’re in a level grind mindset (because you want to get stronger or you’re progressing through postgame), the difficulty settings become an invaluable tool for your progression. Hero mode—the standard hard mode— awards a small amount of extra rewards if you select it, so it’s a no-brainer to select if you can handle a little extra…
Decentralized exchange KiloEX has confirmed it has suspended usage of its platform and is tracing stolen funds after suffering a $7.5 million exploit. The exploit has been contained, with use of the platform suspended and an investigation underway, the KiloEX team said in an April 14 statement to X.“The team has immediately suspended platform usage and is working with security partners to trace the flow of funds,” KiloEX said. “We are analyzing the attack vector and affected assets. We are collaborating with ecosystem partners to trace and recover funds where possible.” Source: KiloEXA bounty program and a full report on how the exploit…
Yesterday, the second season of HBO’s The Last of Us premiered, and I had my gripes with this first episode. HBO’s approach to The Last of Us Part II’s story has stripped away a lot of the mystery and tension present in the game, but I do want to give some props to the team behind the show for faithfully recreating one of the best moments in Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic drama, even if it showed up much earlier than fans were probably expecting.Live Forever in the Universe of ‘New World: Aeternum’“Future Days,” the first episode of season two, takes place…
Bitcoin (BTC) drifted ever so gently upwards Monday as the broader market adjusts favorably to trade-related news.The largest cryptocurrency was up 1.6% in the last 24 hours and is now trading just shy of $85,000. Ether (ETH), meanwhile, rose 2.7% in the same period of time to $1,630. The broad-market CoinDesk 20 Index — consisted of the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization except for stablecoins, memecoins and exchange coins — advanced 1.2%, led by gains in SOL and AVAX.After a couple of wild weeks, the stock market also edged higher today, the Nasdaq closing with a 0.6% gain and…
Image: Bethesda / Sega / KotakuStarting today, over 150 Bethesda- and Sega-published games are currently on sale on the Nintendo Switch eShop. And with confirmation from Nintendo that most Switch games will work fine on Switch 2, it’s a great time to grab stuff like Doom Eternal and Sonic X Shadows Generations for less than usual. This Modern Warfare 3 Gameplay Feature Spices Up A Weak CampaignOn April 14, a few different publishers launched sales on the eShop and have discounted a whole variety of games across a wide spectrum of genres and time periods. Want some classic Doom boomer…
Solana is currently struggling to reclaim a key point of control within its trading range, leading to a weak rejection and signs of bearish compression. As the price remains below this critical volume zone, it opens up the possibility of a move below $90, a region primed for a potential liquidity sweep and swing failure pattern that could set the stage for a significant reversal.Solana’s (SOL) recent price action suggests an effort to build a base, but bullish momentum is being capped by its inability to reclaim the range’s point of control—where the majority of recent trading activity has occurred.…
Image: DisneyIn furtherance of Marvel President Kevin Feige’s Thanos-like quest to collect all of the best actors to power his Marvel money-making machine, another award-winning actor has entered his orbit. During a panel at Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), John Boyega revealed he has had conversations with the MCU mastermind about who he would be interested in playing if he just so happens to find himself in world of Marvel. And he somewhat has an answer.Live Forever in the Universe of ‘New World: Aeternum’X account @MCUFilmNews reports that during the aforementioned panel, Boyega confirmed that he has spoken with…
US President Donald Trump hosted El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele at the White House on April 14, with talks centered on trade and immigration, excluding Bitcoin from the public agenda.Pressing issues of migration and bilateral security cooperation set the tone of Bukele’s first official meeting at the White House during Trump’s second term. According to a livestream shared by Bukele’s office on X, Trump raised the possibility of transferring US citizens convicted of crimes to prisons in El Salvador, urging Bukele to expand the country’s prison system to house more prisoners. “I said homegrowns are next, the homegrowns. You gotta build…
