In 2010, TV show host Conan O’Brien was abruptly asked to give up the time slot he’d been handed just six months earlier by his longtime employer NBC. Instead, he famously gave the network the figurative finger, taking his act to the basic cable network TBS later that same year and — embraced by legions…
Shroud just confirmed his long-anticipated return to Twitch. The streamer had moved to Mixer after signing an incredibly lucrative exclusive deal. Fan delight that Shroud is “coming home” shows why it’s so difficult to create a new Twitch rival. Ridiculously popular streamer Shroud just confirmed what we’d long expected. “I’m coming home,” he tweeted Tuesday…
“Statues to the Virgin Mary were damaged in Queens, New York, and in Boston; in Ocala, Florida, a man drove a minivan into a Catholic church before pouring gasoline in the foyer and setting fire to the building,” reports the Catholic News Agency in a story about the devastating fire at the San Gabriel Mission, a…
GTA publisher Take-Two Interactive has revealed a “light” slate of releases for the year ahead. The comments imply that GTA 6 won’t release until after March 2021 at the very earliest. There’s no impetus for Rockstar Games to expedite development due to the ongoing success of GTA 5 and GTA Online. Take-Two Interactive, the publisher…
Matt Ocko, co-founder of venture firm Data Collective (DCVC), was among a small group of VCs viewed as alarmists when they began tweeting about the coronavirus’s imminent appearance in the U.S. back in January. In retrospect, those individuals were prescient, so we spoke with Ocko last week about why he was so certain the U.S.…
Red Dead Redemption 2 is finally making its way to Xbox Game Pass. The game will be coming to the service on May 7th, according to the official Xbox Twitter account. This is a way bigger coup for Xbox than you probably realize. The moment Xbox fans have been waiting for is finally here. Red…
Bill Ackman intensified the panic on Wall Street in March while quietly collecting on his bet that the stock market would crash. Now he’s done an about-face to juice his own investments. Ackman’s abrupt pivot has raised suspicions about his motives. Bill Ackman incited mass panic among investors last month in what detractors believe was…
Optimism is gaining the stock market, as COVID-19 cases and deaths are declining globally. While lockdown measures appear to be working, we shouldn’t be too optimistic as a second wave of infections might occur. Stocks are trading at attractive valuations, but we should stay prudent since more downsides are likely. Global stock markets surged on…
Ni No Kuni is a movie entry into the video game series of the same name from Level 5. While the first game had the involvement of Studio Ghibli, subsequent entries have not. The movie is going to be terrible, and coming out on Netflix is a move that reeks of desperation. Ni No Kuni…
TRON founder hints at upcoming acquisition, which stands to benefit BitTorrent Token and TRX holders. But TRX holders express skepticism towards Sun’s optimistic claims. Now, the community fears the worst for the 33 billion TRX which is due to be released on New Year’s day. TRON’s Justin Sun repeated the trick that made him famous…
