Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? – Issue 603
The Arc Raiders servers are going live this weekend, and I’m heading into the game! I really enjoyed playing it during the tech test earlier this year and I’m excited to jump back in.
Marvel Just Proved Doctor Doom’s Biggest Weakness After 63 Years
Doctor Doom shattered his armor, sending pieces flying at the superheroes to demonstrate his power, confident he wouldn’t seriously harm them. However, his plan backfired when his beloved goddaughter, Valeria Richards, arrived unexpectedly and was tragically struck by the debris. This accidental act is likely to bring an end to Doctor Doom’s reign of terror.
Ghost of Yotei Continues to Iron Out Its Minor Flaws with PS5 Patch
This update mainly addresses minor issues, such as a rare crash that happened with ray tracing turned on, and a few problems that interrupted gameplay progress.
Ex-God of War Producer Warns Publishers to Not Just Focus on AAA Games But on Smaller, Indie Titles as Well
During an interview with Game Developer at Gamescom Asia, Morgan Juinio suggested that studios could find success by focusing on smaller, more innovative games instead of big-budget projects.
Peaky Blinders star reveals how new series Lazarus is unlike previous Harlan Coben shows
The author is teaming up with BAFTA-winning writer Danny Brocklehurst (known for *Brassic*) to create a brand new, original thriller series specifically for television, rather than adapting one of their existing books.
There Are Big Concerns About Plants vs Zombies’ PS5, PS4 Re-Release
Rumors are starting to surface about the quality of the game, with some claiming it’s built on an outdated version of Windows Phone code transferred into the Unity game engine.
My Hero Academia’s 10 strangest characters ranked from quirky to super weird
In this world, people have special abilities called “quirks,” but that hardly describes how strange and unique they can be. Just within Class 1-A, you’ll find students with incredible powers like transforming into a frog, gaining super strength by eating sugar, and even shooting lasers from their belly buttons!
Vitalik’s Secret Sauce to Improve ZK and FHE Efficiency (Spoiler: It’s All About Ratios)
In a tweet that could make even the most die-hard crypto nerd pause and say, “Wait, what?”, Vitalik urged developers to measure “overhead as a ratio” when assessing zero-knowledge (ZK) and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) systems. Why? Because comparing operations per second is, apparently, a bit too pedestrian for Vitalik’s taste. According to him, a ratio reveals the true loss of computational efficiency when you switch from a traditional trust-based system to a fancy, cryptographic one. Seems like a good way to finally figure out how much pain you’re enduring for the sake of security.
Bitcoin’s Big Drop: $1B Gone in a Day! 🚀💸
CoinGlass says roughly $717.7 million in perpetual futures got the boot, with $372 million on BTC and $252 million on Ethereum (ETH). Nearly 290,000 traders were “rekt” as margin calls hit like a rogue mule in a china shop, turning order books into chaotic jumbles. 🛠️💥
Crypto Caught Red-Handed: UK Tax Letters Double! 🕵️♂️💸
These letters, or “nudges” as they are so charmingly called, are but gentle prods to encourage these digital daredevils to rectify their tax filings before the dreaded formal investigations commence. ‘Tis a clever strategy, non? 🎭