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The Boy and the Heron is legendary director Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece. The 2023 Studio Ghibli film is a triumphant work of art that revisits and interrogates every theme Miyazaki has spent his lengthy career digging into across numerous animated features that have become classics across the globe. Now a companion piece to the film, a documentary called Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron, is available to stream on Max, and it’s an impressive feat in its own right. As it chronicles the animated feature’s production, the doc reflects that film’s interrogative spirit, examining the past and future of both Studio Ghibli…
Solana’s blockchain has surpassed previous records for daily network users. According to Artemis.XYZ data, Solana (SOL) recorded the highest number of daily active addresses in blockchain history, despite the fifth-largest cryptocurrency revisiting its lows from April and January. As of this writing, a single SOL coin was worth around $136. Artemis noted that SOL’s 24-hour users exceeded the five million mark on Sept. 10, while the chain’s closest competitor hovered just above 2.5 million daily active wallets on the same day. 24-hour Solana daily active addresses – Sept. 10 | Source: Artemis.XYZ Solana’s activity surges, but memecoin sector slips Solana’s…
Image: UbisoftLast year, Ubisoft yanked The Crew from digital stores and a few months later killed its servers, making it impossible to play the driving game even if you bought it on disc. People didn’t like this and now Ubisoft is promising not to kill its sequels, The Crew 2 and The Crew: Motorfest. Why This Under-the-Radar AAA Title Is More Than Just A Far Cry CloneLate in December 2023, with no real warning, Ubisoft delisted the open-world driving game The Crew and announced its servers would be shut off a few months later. This effectively killed the game and…
Metaplanet’s stock has jumped 480% since it unveiled its Bitcoin strategy in April, but the firm is down 13% on its investment.
Microsoft has officially rolled out Game Pass Standard, the Netflix-like subscription service’s new middle tier, and with it revealed which games will and won’t be included at the start. Among those missing are Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Diablo IV, and some other notable blockbusters like Starfield. The Week In Games: What’s Coming Out Beyond StarfieldAnnounced earlier this summer, Game Pass Standard is $15 a month and includes access to online multiplayer as well as a library of hundreds of games that can be downloaded and played on-demand. The big difference between Game Pass Standard and Game Pass Ultimate,…
As if your job wasn’t hard enough, you’ve also got the gatekeepers to contend with; the regulators. From the justice system, through government agencies, to your company’s legal team, they hold the keys to the game. Whether it’s regulating securities, derivatives, and futures, dealing with tax implications, anti-money laundering (AML) protocols, know-your-customer (KYC) regulations, or ensuring custody and monitoring to prevent deceptive financial practices, the spectrum of oversight is vast. Like it or not, they’re here to stay, and they wield significant power. In some countries more than others, but in every case, you can’t afford to ignore them. The…
Photo: Mensent Photography / Sony / Kotaku (Getty Images)The long wait is over: we now know what the PS5 Pro looks like, what it does, and what it will cost. So far it’s not going over too well.This Cool New Retro Console Is A Great Gift For Atari FansFirst let’s take a look. We knew based on leaks that the mid-generation refresh wouldn’t be reinventing the wheel of the PS5’s industrial design, but it’s not helping win over any skeptics. What the console does is also not quickly blowing fans away. While playing new PS5 games with high visual fidelity…
Decentralized finance defenders argued against imposing stringent anti-innovation rules on the fledgling digital asset industry. At a U.S. House Finance Services Committee hearing titled “Decoding DeFi: Breaking Down the Future of Decentralized Finance,” a roster of DeFi proponents testified to protect the sector from stricter rules focused on anti-money laundering and introducing total surveillance on web3 users. Crypto skeptics like Representative Bill Foster and other Democratic Congress members claimed DeFi developers should be held liable for criminal uses of blockchain technology. Rep. Foster and other anti-DeFi legislators reiterated proposals to tighten the regulatory noose around crypto activity. Specifically, Committee members…
Image: Square EnixThe PS5 Pro boasts more powerful components and a new AI-upscaling method for better visuals, but games will needed to be updated in order to take advantage of all the bells and whistles on the pricey new hardware. So far, Sony has confirmed at least 13 games that will feature better resolutions, frame rates, or other improvements when the PS5 Pro launches on November 7. This Cool New Retro Console Is A Great Gift For Atari FansAmong them is Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, a sprawling open-world RPG that looked gorgeous at times but also struggled at points on…
The FCA is throwing the book at the head of GidiPlus Limited for operating an ATM network after being denied registration.
