Month: December 2021
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will no longer have NFTs after fan outcry
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl will no longer include NFTs, developer GSC Game World announced Thursday. The news arrives after a heavily criticized announcement Wednesday and after the studio posted and then deleted an explanation on Thursday that initially tried to explain it would, in fact, still have NFTs. “Based…
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Read the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 developer’s deleted explanation for why you’re getting NFTs
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl developer GSC Game World posted a now-deleted statement on Twitter elaborating on its widely criticized plans to add NFTs to the game. In short, the company said it will be using funds earned from the NFTs to help with development. “S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl…
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DJI in the US government’s crosshairs again – could their drones leave US markets?
Audio player loading… DJI is among eight Chinese companies officially sanctioned by the US Department of Treasury for their alleged support of China’s tracking and surveillance of the country’s Uyghur ethnic minority. The Treasury Dept. on Thursday identified “SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.,”, along with Cloudwalk Technology Co., Ltd.; Dawning Information…
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Peloton rival Echelon’s new connected bike is fit for the club
While Peloton is the most familiar name in connected fitness, Echelon’s bikes are probably the ones you’ve seen before without noticing. Echelon’s bikes are among the first that pop up when you google “cheaper Peloton alternative,” and it’s also the company behind Walmart’s $497 connected bike. (You might also remember…
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Babble Royale turns Scrabble into Fortnite
There used to be a joke that every game was turning into a Fortnite-style battle royale, and here to make that bit a reality is Babble Royale, a new Scrabble-style competitive online multiplayer game from designer Frank Lantz’s Everybody House Games (best known for Universal Paperclips and Hey Robot). Despite…
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Meta says 50,000 people were targeted by ‘surveillance for hire’ companies
Meta has banned seven “surveillance for hire” companies that targeted at least 50,000 people around the world. The company also banned more than 1,000 accounts associated with these companies. The companies targeted in the takedowns include Cobwebs, Cognyte, Black Cube, Bluehawk CI, BelltroX and Cytrox. Facebook’s security researchers also identified…
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