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Recent reports show that the Japanese multinational video game company will be partnering with the Japan-based blockchain firm, Double Jump Tokyo, for the former’s first-ever blockchain game.Sega’s decision to collaborate with blockchain video game developers and companies and participate in the blockchain video game industry should not come as a surprise. The aforementioned company is only one of the many Japanese and some French video game companies that decided to shift their attention to blockchain video game technology.According to a report by 4Gamer.net, Sega’s partnership with Double Jump Tokyo will have them work with a video game that is based on Sega’s IP, Sangokushi Taisen, and provide Double Jump Tokyo with all the licenses it will need.

For gamers who have been saying that the future of video gaming involves cloud gaming services, well this news might be a good reality check that we really aren’t quite there yet (or if we’ll ever be).Google just recently announced that their own cloud gaming service, Stadia, is shutting down for good. The multinational technology giant, known for its search engine technology, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, and online advertising, among other things, has officially announced via a blog post about its decision to “begin winding down our Stadia streaming service.”The massive company, which is also known to have delved into cloud computing and quantum computing, says that while the cloud gaming service, Stadia, was built “on a strong technology foundation,” it was unsuccessful in enticing and gaining enough users to justify the costs of further development and maintenance of the service.

If you’re a Skull & Bones fan and having a bad day, I suggest you don’t continue reading this article. Unfortunately, the game is set to be delayed AGAIN for one more time. The game is supposed to launch in November this year.But according to an official statement by Ubisoft, the video game company behind the upcoming and much-anticipated action-adventure game, the new release date of Skull & Bones is on March of next year. That’s another four-month delay to the release of the game, which has been delayed multiple times in the past already.

If you’re a fan of the neighborhood superhero, then here’s a piece of good news for you: Marvel’s Spider-Man spin-off reportedly will launch this coming fall. The action-packed action-adventure video game, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, has been available on the PlayStation 4 and Playstation 5 for a while already. But finally, Sony decided to do a release on PC via Steam.

Here are the shows and movies scheduled for release from October 2 to 7. There are many exclusive Netflix Originals for this batch so be sure to mark your calendars!

September has been filled with numerous Hollywood-related controversies, however, the ongoing drama surrounding the recently released movie, Don't Worry Darling, definitely takes the cake. Since the movie's dramatic premiere at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month, social media has been awash with suggestions of off-screen drama involving the movie's cast. If you’re on Twitter often, there are high chances that you have stumbled on tweets making hilarious references to controversies surrounding the movie. This article will fill you in on the details.

Prime Video seems to be gearing up its content as the year approaches its final months. The platform's official releases for October have been disclosed, and the lineup is packed with multi-genre releases that suggest October would be pretty exciting for Prime Video subscribers. Here are some releases to expect from Prime Video in the coming weeks.

The American female rap scene used to be dominated by one artist: Nicki Minaj. Nicki Minaj maintained her reign as the most prominent female rapper in the USA (and arguably the world) for over eight years. However, things have dramatically changed in recent years. When Cardi B swung into the limelight with the hit single 'Bodak Yellow’ in 2017, Nicki Minaj’s claim to the title of the most prominent female rapper in the USA has been questioned often. Since Cardi B’s emergence, other female rappers like Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, and Latto have also become a part of the conversation. As is often the case in the music industry, when artists are often compared to each other, it sparks a rivalry that leads to unfriendliness and lots of public insults. Hence, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B have never really been friendly toward each other, as they continue to compete for the number one female rapper spot.

Horror movies have long made use of our deep, hidden fears and the existential dread a lot of us feel when watching our latest thrill seeking horror movies. Many horror films have delved into urban legends to stoke our deepest fears. From the slasher gore of films like “Scream” to bone-chilling terror of films like “The Grudge”. Urban legends are nightmare fuel.The tale of the Candyman starts in 1985. Clive Barker, creator of the “Hellraiser” series, originally created the character for a short story “The Forbidden”, which first introduced the gruesome Candyman to the horror genre.In 1992 the short-story would get it’s first film adaptation. In this rendition, the protagonist Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) is a skeptic. The story goes that Daniel Robitaille, an African-American painter, was brutally murdered after he was discovered to be in an interracial affair. His absolutely brutal and unjust death is said to have unleashed a murderous and grotesque spirit that would appear if his name is said five time in a mirror. Her skepticism leads Helen to test the legend, and a series of brutal murders begin to take place.

Isaiah Stannard is an American actor who rose to fame for his role as Ben Marks on on NBC’s runaway sensation Good Girls. Stannard got a start to his career as a voice actor, lending his voice to cartoons.  From there he would go on to dub translations for foreign films and TV shows such as the role of Young Carl Sagan in the film Star Stuff. He also landed several small parts in films including Party Dress and Brad’s Status.  Brad’s status saw him starring alongside big Jenna Fisher, Michael Sheen, Luke Wilson and Ben Stiller.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the original novel and season 5 episode 4. The philosopher Plato once told a story about a group of prisoners who had been trapped inside a cave their entire lives. All they could see were the shadows dancing on the walls. Those shadows were their reality. They represented the ideas and objects that humans use to define everything around them. According to him, that was all most humans were capable of seeing. Should a prisoner venture outside the cave, the light would hurt their eyes, and they would be blinded by it, unable to perceive the outside world. The pain would be too much and they'd retreat back into the comfortable darkness. This story, commonly referred to as the Allegory of the Cave, is mostly meant to outline our limited perception. We don't understand the world around us, and we certainly can't look inside ourselves and perceive our own nature. The public would never accept the science behind why we do things and the way we think. It goes against our most ingrained beliefs about who and what we are. That is a light we cannot withstand. It's like when someone insults us. We get defensive and shield ourselves from the truth because it hurts.Fiction reflects that. There are all sorts of rules that writers follow to avoid the darkest aspects of human nature and the world around us. Some truths are too uncomfortable, so they we skip those parts, focusing instead on beautiful lies. Margaret Atwood doesn't gloss those things over. She grabs a mirror, shoves it in our faces, and demands that we look. That's why so much of her work seems outlandish and counterintuitive. It's real. She refuses to give us anything other than an objective view of what we are and what we're capable of. She doesn't write about heros or heroines. She doesn't do happily ever afters. She gives us probable conclusions--decades of Gilead, no hope, and very little chance of escape. She lives in our world, not the world of fiction. 'The Handmaid's Tale' series reproduces Atwood's blinding objectivity, and it can be overwhelming. They challenge our notions of what it means to be good and evil. They go to places fiction doesn't go. Sometimes it's uncomfortable and unfamiliar, but that's because it's realistic. If we take a step back, focus our eyes, and see it for what it is, we can begin to understand it better.

Fans of the roguelike role-playing video game and sequel to Darkest Dungeon, Darkest Dungeon II, are in for a treat! The game’s official website just announced an upcoming big update to the game, titled “Altar of Hope.”

The well-known Japanese video game developer, publisher, and distribution company, Atlus, is suing fans for hosting servers intended to keep their MMO alive. The MMO in question is the Shine Megami Tensei MMO, Imagine Online, which is set in post-apocalyptic Tokyo.

In a tweet posted by Sean Murray, the founder and current managing director of Hello Games, which is the studio behind the popular action-adventure survival game, No Man’s Sky, the game’s 4.0 version will be focusing mainly on the Switch release. He said that “Switch is a real labour of love for us, and the whole team is fully focused on delivering that technical mini miracle”.You can read his full tweet below:

Netflix looks to further expand its share in the video game industry as it is set to open a new Netflix Games studio in Helsinki, which will be led by Marko Lastikka, co-founder of the Zygna Helsinki game development studio. This move, however, is far from unprecedented.The massive subscription streaming service and production company has been participating in the video games market for at least several months already, with official reports about its decision breaking in July of last year (2021).