The story of the Infinity Stones came to a head with Thanos, who used their power to wipe out half of all life in the universe. But Thanos wasn’t the first to collect all six stones. Whoever controls such immense power always faces huge consequences, and often makes significant personal sacrifices – sometimes more than others.
Unlike those tortoise-paced trades that take a full day and involve so much counterparty risk it might as well be a reality TV show, Ethereum performs an atomic settlement instantly. That means collateral goes poof, and rent-seeking third parties-basically those freeloaders taking a cut just for holding the clipboard-are out of luck.
The Borderlands games are known for being great to play with friends, and the latest installment continues that tradition. However, some players are running into issues when trying to join each other’s games, and are instead seeing an error message.
Such turbulence bursts forth from frantic flows to exchanges-an unbearable torrent of selling! Most likely the handiwork of grumbling airdrop recipients, awakened on the ninth day of September, who saw their 12.5% token gifts vanish like crumbs in a ravenous crow’s beak. But behold! The blockchain whispers secrets of a faction battling valiantly-a faction of “mega whales” gulping these tokens as if dinner were at stake!
The pretense of acceptance is broken yet again by public displays of joy over pain and loss. This is putting pressure on platforms like BlueSky, which say they’re trying to limit violent speech, to prove they’ll take action.
There was so much excitement surrounding the game’s announcement that some independent developers delayed their own releases to avoid competing with it. But others decided to launch their games around the same time, choosing to go head-to-head with Team Cherry.
The Lift is a new game that feels like a mix of the SCP Foundation, Pacific Drive, and Control. You play as a maintenance worker – fixing things like benches and lights – within a strange and unsettling facility. I’ve even started calling it “The Oldest House Flipper”! A free demo is available on Steam today, and I recently got a chance to play about three hours of it. It takes inspiration from games I love, but combines those elements in a fresh and interesting way.
Neuro is a virtual streamer, or VTuber, powered by artificial intelligence. She uses a sophisticated AI system that lets her respond quickly and even interact with viewers in her Twitch chat. In December 2024, Neuro broke records with a massive ‘subathon’ event, achieving the largest ever Twitch Hype Train – reaching level 111 with over 84,000 new subscriptions and 1.2 million bits gifted to the channel.
Fantastic Four: First Steps was Marvel’s most successful movie of the year, earning $519 million worldwide. This outperformed other Marvel films like Thunderbolts* ($382 million) and Captain America: Brave New World ($415 million).
This Kabuto card is from the 1999 Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion called Fossil. Fossil was one of the first sets ever released and featured Pokémon inspired by prehistoric creatures. It’s still a popular choice for collectors of older cards.
