Chance to Score $1 Million with Xbox’s Half-Court Shot Sweepstakes

by Chris Munson, Sr. Global Xbox Sports Partnerships Manager - April 18, 20220

Calling all ballers! Xbox is bringing the thrill and skill of NBA 2K22 to the hardwood by giving participants a chance to take a shot to win big bucks in the Xbox $1 Million Half-Court Shot sweepstakes challenge. One lucky participant will win a trip to New York City, along

Shin Megami Tensei V Tops 1 Million Sales Worldwide

by HendrikWiese - April 18, 20220

With new art to celebrate.Atlus' Switch-exclusive (for now) Shin Megami Tensei V has surpassed 1 million sales worldwide in under six months, Atlus has announced today.As the latest entry in the Shin Megami Tensei series, fans had to wait over four years to get their hands on the game, which

The Witcher 3 Has Sold More Than 40 Million Copies, Cyberpunk 2077 Surpasses 18 Million

by Wesley LeBlanc - April 17, 20220

A $620 million hack? Just another day in crypto

by HendrikWiese - April 15, 20220

The FBI said on Thursday that the Lazarus Group, a prolific hacking team run by the North Korean government, is responsible for the March 2022 hack of a cryptocurrency platform called Ronin Network. The hackers stole $620 million in the cryptocurrency Ethereum. That’s an eye-catching number in almost any context. But

A climate-focused venture firm plans to invest $350 million into carbon removal startups

by James Temple - April 14, 20220

The venture capital firm Lowercarbon Capital has raised a $350 million fund dedicated to carbon removal startups, in another sign of the surging interest in a space that barely existed a few years ago. The goal of the new fund, which MIT Technology Review is reporting exclusively, is to accelerate the

Pokémon Unite Surpasses 70 Million Downloads On Switch And Mobile

by HendrikWiese - April 14, 20220

A MOBA powerhouse.When Pokémon Unite was originally revealed in June 2020, it didn't go down well with the Pokémon community at the time. The reveal trailer generated 150,000 dislikes in less than 24 hours and even managed to outdo the reveal of Metroid Prime: Federation Force, which had over 90k

Pokémon Unite Has Now Surpassed 70 Million Downloads On Switch And Mobile

by HendrikWiese - April 14, 20220

Sonic 2 Movie Speeding Towards $65 Million In Its US Opening Weekend

by HendrikWiese - April 9, 20220

Expected to outpace the first movie.The Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie has now officially been released in the US, and the opening weekend is currently on track to be bigger than the blue blur's first film.According to Deadline, the Sonic 2 movie is currently racing towards a $60-$65 million opening

The Download: Deception, exploited workers, and free cash: How Worldcoin recruited its first half a million test users

by Rhiannon Williams - April 7, 20220

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Deception, exploited workers, and free cash: How Worldcoin recruited its first half a million test users On a sunny morning last December, Iyus Ruswandi, a 35-year-old furniture maker in the

Deception, exploited workers, and cash handouts: How Worldcoin recruited its first half a million test users

by Eileen Guo, Adi Renaldi - April 6, 20220

On a sunny morning last December, Iyus Ruswandi, a 35-year-old furniture maker in the village of Gunungguruh, Indonesia, was woken up early by his mother. A technology company was holding some kind of “social assistance giveaway” at the local Islamic elementary school, she said, and she urged him to go. Ruswandi