Late last year, reports indicated the game developer was facing financial difficulties and had to lay off employees. According to co-founder Sean Velasco, the success of their game, Mina the Hollower, was crucial for the company’s survival, requiring approximately 200,000 copies sold to avoid further problems.
Their latest X post, a masterpiece of technical jargon and cautious optimism, reveals the impending upgrade to Protocol 25. Deadline? June 18th. Mark your calendars, folks, and maybe sacrifice a goat to the blockchain gods while you’re at it.
The animated series based on the popular Dungeons & Dragons web show, Critical Role, continues to attract well-known guest stars. The latest addition joins a fantastic group that already includes David Tennant, Dominic Monaghan, Stephanie Beatriz, Billy Boyd, and the late Lance Reddick.
Following his period of isolation at Harrenhal last season, Daemon and Rhaenyra are reunited, and appear to be much more in agreement with each other at the start of this season.
Last week, I watched this incredibly tense scene where George finally faced off with Eddie, the man who’d haunted his life for forty years. It turns out Eddie was responsible for the death of George’s dad, Henry Asare, all those years ago. It was a really powerful moment, seeing George finally confront him.
Considering what we know, Port Desire is essentially a ticking time bomb. Its delicate peace and important location make it a central hub for the game’s conflicts, and it’s filled with details – both significant and trivial – that can lead to all sorts of stories. Even something simple, like a lost dog poster, could be a lead if you choose to follow it.
There was some initial misunderstanding, but it’s now been clarified. In an interview with IGN, Gattis explained that he didn’t confirm Amazon Game Studios would publish a sequel. He said the rumor spread quickly and was difficult to stop. He praised IO Interactive as a fantastic partner, mentioning he recently visited them in Copenhagen, and emphasized the importance of letting the current game thrive before focusing on a follow-up.
“Notably, sustained breaks below this level have historically coincided with forced selling events,” they added, as if we needed a reminder of 2022’s financial sob fest.
I saw that Geoff Keighley tweeted about what Mike Ball said during the event, and it was pretty shocking! Apparently, the service lost millions of subscribers after the decision was made. If you needed any evidence that players really didn’t like it, that’s it right there – a huge number of people cancelled their subscriptions!
Binance launched Pre-IPO perpetuals May 21. Within days, it captured >60% category share; cumulative volume now ~$400M, with SPACEX dominating at 79%. (I still have no idea what any of this actually does, if I’m being completely honest, but it sounds important, probably.)