Assassin’s Creed Infinity has a new name and no microtransactions
Addressing some rumors, Ubisoft confirmed that Assassin's Creed Infinity has an official name, along with some details about microtransactions......»»
Liam Neeson on playing a professional assassin with Alzheimer"s in "Memory"
Liam Neeson, Guy Pearce, and Monica Bellucci talk about the realism they worked to bring to Memory......»»
Battlefield 2042 looks to be getting more microtransactions
A dataminer has found details of a new in-game store coming to the multiplayer FPS......»»
Microtransactions are more complicated in the metaverse
This is how buying a Fortnite battle pass kicked off an existential crisis about cosmetic microtransactions......»»
Xbox Game Pass is getting more Ubisoft games
Xbox Game Pass will get Assassin's Creed Origins and For Honor soon, as Microsoft ramps up its partnership with Ubisoft......»»
North Korea pulled huge $600 million crypto heist, feds say
The U.S. Treasury Department tracked down the culprit of the Axie Infinity hack that resulted in a loss of $600 million. It was carried out by North Korea......»»
Token"s Price Drop Illustrates Challenge in Play-to-Earn Gaming
The long decline in the price of Axie Infinity's Smooth Love Potion (SLP) token illustrates the challenge of play-to-earn (P2E) gaming: players need more than a way to earn some random token, the token needs mechanics that enable it to hold value. Fr.....»»
Built without wheels, this infinity bike looks to start a revolution
Inspired by the question of 'What makes a bicycle a bicycle', designer Stephen Henrich reverse engineered one of humanity's most universal designs and created an award-winning, all-wheel alternative. The Infinity Bike consists of one large caterpilla.....»»
Axie Infinity raises $150M to help reimburse hacked user funds
Dev promises enhanced security, launches free-to-play NFT-free version. Enlarge / New funds to replace Sky Mavis' hacked funds are... in the cards. Sky Mavis, the developer of non-fungible token-based game Axie Infinity, an.....»»
"Axie Infinity" publisher raises funds to reimburse users after $625 million hack
Sky Mavis, makers of the crypto "play-to-earn" game "Axie Infinity," announced on Wednesday it had raised a $150 million investment. The news comes on the heels of recent and widely-publicized hack of the company in which around $625 million in asset.....»»
Call of Duty 2022 could feature NFTs
Infinity Ward is reportedly considering introducing the blockchain tokens to this year's release......»»
Pegasystems Announces Low-Code Capabilities in Launch of Pega Infinity Update
Pega has announced the release of the newest edition of its Pega Infinity platform targeting improved low-code options. Continue reading........»»
Axie Infinity Was Losing Gamers Even Before Record Crypto Hack
The popular play-to-earn Axie Infinity game had been losing users even before the record cryptocurrency hack disclosed last week restricted the ability of players to move digital money out of the virtual world. From a report: The number of daily acti.....»»
After a $625 million hack, the party must go on
Earlier in the day, Axie Infinity, the play-to-earn crypto game in which players collect digital pets, had announced that the Ronin Network was the victim of a hack of $625 million — a monumental amount, even in the era of mega crypto heists......»»
Game dev group says addressing NFT gaming’s “ethical issues” is a “priority”
IGDA director tells Ars the space is a "socio-political explosion waiting to happen." Enlarge / While some see NFT games like Axie Infinity as the future of gaming, the IGDA is increasingly worried about the ethical issues inherent to.....»»
How did a hacker steal over $600 million from a crypto gaming blockchain?
Axie Infinity's use of a centralized "sidechain" opened up an avenue of attack. Enlarge / Artist's conception of Sky Mavis tracking down the hackers behind the $600+ million breach. Axie Infinity developer Sky Mavis today ann.....»»
Hackers steal over $600 million from video game Axie Infinity"s Ronin network
The latest crypto hack has targeted a gaming-focused blockchain network that supports the popular video game Axie Infinity. Hackers made off with about $625 million worth of Ethereum and USDC, two cryptocurrencies, in one of the largest crypto hacks.....»»
Hackers Steal $600M From Play-to-Earn Game Axie Infinity"s Ronin Network
A cryptocurrency affiliated with the popular free-to-play blockchain game Axie Infinity has been hacked in one of the largest crypto heists in history. From a report: The Ronin network is a blockchain launched in February 2021 to make interacting wit.....»»
Sony Addresses Troubled Gran Turismo 7 Launch, Gives Angry Fans One Million Free Credits
bbsguru writes: Sony/PlayStation has been taking a lot of heat for making the new Gran Turismo 7 more dependent on microtransactions. Gamers say the well-reviewed game had taken advantage of those reviews by waiting until after it was released to jac.....»»
Gran Turismo 7 players use PC Remote Play to automate the in-game grind
PC script avoids microtransactions by earning millions of credits per day. Enlarge / Why spend time or money earning in-game currency when a PC script can do it for free? (credit: Sony) In our review of Gran Turismo 7, we warn.....»»
Hogwarts Legacy On PS4, PS5 Will Not Have Any Microtransactions
Hogwarts Legacy is not going to have microtransactions, the community manager for WB Avalanche has revealed. The post Hogwarts Legacy On PS4, PS5 Will Not Have Any Microtransactions appeared first on PlayStation Universe. Warner Bros. Avalanche.....»»