Games

Beckett, a leading trading card company, teamed up with Dragon Shield to launch a highly valuable Black Label Pokémon card into near space. The card was secured in several Dragon Shield sleeves and sent 120,000 feet above Earth using a special setup created by Sent Into Space. Despite facing strong winds and extremely cold temperatures—as low as -94°F—during its three-hour journey, the card remarkably returned in perfect condition.

The game launched in Japan, but the Western release faced delays and was eventually canceled without much announcement. Shortly after, Bandai Namco completely shut down the game globally. Like many similar online games, Blue Protocol struggled to gain traction and was ultimately discontinued.

Okay, so I was checking out the latest numbers for the company that makes those Funko Pops, and things aren’t looking great. They brought in about $250.9 million in sales last quarter, but that’s down 14% from last year. Even worse, they actually lost around a million bucks! They’re saying people just aren’t buying as much stuff right now, import taxes are hitting them hard, and stores are being careful about how much they order. Basically, it’s a tough time for retail, and it’s impacting them big time.

The game launched in Japan, but the Western release faced delays and was eventually canceled without much announcement. Shortly after, Bandai Namco completely shut down the game globally. Like many online games of its type, Blue Protocol struggled to gain traction and was ultimately discontinued.

It’s fitting that the upcoming shooter ’83, set during a particularly tense year of the Cold War, has been perpetually ‘just around the corner’ without ever actually launching – it mirrors the game’s theme of constant, looming threat.

On September 13th, a 19-year-old was accused of damaging a sculpture called Cast in Blue, which is valued at AU$136,000 (around $88,000 USD).

Halo Studios recently posted a message on the official Halo website thanking fans for their support of Infinite. They explained that the team will now focus on several Halo games currently in development – something Microsoft has been discussing for over a year.

Okay, so figuring out the right word to describe this texture? It could’ve been tricky, but thankfully it wasn’t a huge list of options. This Cookie Jam puzzle wasn’t too bad, honestly – I figured it out pretty quickly!

If you follow sports or the Olympics, you likely knew the answer immediately. But if not, it might have taken a little more thought. Here’s the solution:

In a statement on November 7th, the platform acknowledged it didn’t protect streamer Emiru and failed to prevent the attack. It expressed deep regret for the distress caused to Emiru, other streamers, and the community as a whole.