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<title>However popular you think the Fallout games are right now, you’re wrong – the numbers are astonishing</title>
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Hello there. You might be aware that, following the arrival of Amazon’s <a href="https://www.vg247.com/tv-shows/fallout">Fallout TV show</a> lots of people have been, well, <a href="https://www.vg247.com/everybody-is-playing-fallout-4-new-vegas-thanks-to-amazon-fallout">playing Fallout games</a>. It’s a trend that’s been <a href="https://www.vg247.com/fallout-fever-nexus-mods-two-skyrim-worth-of-data">pushing modding sites into new territory</a> when it comes to serving folks ways to spice up their favorite Fallout, and now Bethesda’s casually revealed some of the actual player numbers involved.
It’s important to note that – <a href="https://www.vg247.com/fallout-tv-show-season-two-officially-confirmed">while hype for the second season of Amazon’s Fallout is already building</a> – <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/fallout-4">Fallout 4’s</a> next-gen update <a href="https://www.vg247.com/fallout-4-next-gen-update"> hasn’t even dropped quite yet</a>. So, there’s probably a chance the numbers I’m about to chuck at your face have a chance to climb at least a little bit further soon.
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In a couple of tweets form the offical Fallout account, Bethesda revealed that “almost five million” players were recorded in total across all of the titles in the Fallout series during a single day recently. To put that in context, that’s almost a million more people than the entire estimated population of Croatia as of 2022 – which was just over 3.8 million – playing the likes of Fallout 4, New Vegas, and probably like five people playing Fallout: Tactics.
We did get an idea of exactly how much one game in the series contributed, Bethesda celebrating the fact that Fallout 76 attracted over a million vault dwellers to drop in over the course of that sole day, a very good thing, even if it probably leading to a lot of folks logging in to see that their usual C.A.M.Ping spots were already occupied. It’s certainly a stark contrast – both in terms of popularity and public opinion – from the game’s well-documented rocky launch, though <a href="https://www.vg247.com/after-fallout-series-fallout-76-worth-your-time">as we recently highlighted</a>, if you dig its premise, 76 has been pretty good for a while now.
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Also, because we all care about putting numbers in context here, one million is roughly a hundred times as many people as have downloaded <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/46870/?">this Fallout New Vegas mod that lets you recruit a Deathclaw in a business suit</a> – called Mr Claw, because of course – as a companion. I’m taking a small liberty there, because I’m using the mod’s total downloads number, which includes people grabbing it more than once, but you get the point.
If you’re currently planning on getting back into Fallout soon, possibly to patrol the Mojave alongside Mr Claw, make sure to check out <a href="https://www.vg247.com/best-fallout-games-ranked-list">our very serious ranking of all of the games in the series</a>.
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<title>KPMG survey reveals significant uptick in institutional adoption of crypto in Canada</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
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The Canadian financial sector witnessed a significant uptick in crypto adoption in 2023, according to a recent <a href="https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/canada-s-investment-sector-re-embraced-cryptoassets-in-2023-new-poll-shows-854875368.html#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20bi-annual,cent%20more%20institutional%20investors%20included">survey</a> by KPMG in Canada.
Financial firms offering crypto products and services increased by 22% from 2021, while institutional investors incorporating crypto into their portfolios rose by 26% during the same period.
<h2>Resurgence</h2>
Financial Services: 50% of respondents now provide at least one type of cryptoasset service, increasing from 41% in 2021. Crypto trading, custody, clearing, and settlement services saw substantial growth, with 52% of firms now offering trading services, up from none reported in the previous survey.
Meanwhile, 39% reported either direct or indirect exposure to crypto, marking an increase from 31% in 2021. Notably, direct ownership of digital assets has more than doubled, with 75% of investors now holding these assets compared to 29% two years ago.
Kunal Bhasin, partner and co-leader of KPMG in Canada’s Digital Assets practice, remarked,:
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“After the setbacks in previous years, including market instability and high-profile frauds, 2023 has emerged as a year of strong recovery and confidence in cryptoassets. The growing US debt and inflation have driven investors towards cryptocurrencies as a protective hedge and a dependable store of value.”
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Kareem Sadek, Emerging Technology Risk leader and co-leader of the practice, cited regulatory advancements as a key driver of the resurgence. He said:
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“Canada has established itself as a frontrunner in the crypto market by approving the first Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs and by supporting innovative strategies like derivatives and Ethereum staking.”
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<h2>Outlook</h2>
The survey also highlighted a shift towards more <a href="https://cryptoslate.com/bitwise-reveals-major-institutions-will-start-investing-in-bitcoin-etfs-starting-q2/">diversified investment strategies</a> in the financial services sector. The average number of services offered per firm increased to two or three from one to two in 2021.
The expansion is largely driven by <a href="https://cryptoslate.com/bitwise-cio-expects-institutions-to-inject-over-1-trillion-into-bitcoin-via-etfs/">rising client demand</a> for crypto services, which now influences 80% of financial services firms — up from 50% two years ago. Institutional investors are diversifying their portfolios further, with one-third now allocating at least 10% to crypto, up from one-fifth in 2021.
The maturation of the market and enhanced custody solutions have encouraged 67% of investors to initiate their first crypto investments, a significant rise from 14% in the previous survey.
According to Sadek, the approval of an Ethereum ETF will continue to drive institutional interest and investment in 2024. He said:
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“The recent approval of <a href="https://cryptoslate.com/products/category/bitcoin-etf/">spot Bitcoin ETFs</a> by the US SEC in January 2024 marked a pivotal moment for the industry, attracting established asset managers to the sector.”
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<title>Quentin Tarantino has changed course on his final film, but it sounds like it would have been a meta, cameo-filled oddity</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 23:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Quentin Tarantino recently announced he’s no longer making The Movie Critic as his final film, but some details about it have now come to light.

 
Last week, <a href="https://www.vg247.com/quentin-tarantino-no-longer-making-the-movie-critic-as-final-film">Tarantino put The Movie Critic on the chopping block</a> after previously stating it would be his 10th and final film. Details about the film are slim, though it had been reported that Brad Pitt would return as Cliff Booth from the 2018 Tarantino-directed Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but it was unclear in what capacity. Now, a new report from <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/quentin-tarantino-movie-critic-what-happened-1235879479/">The Hollywood Reporter</a>, has offered some more details on what the film might have been like, painting a clearer picture as to how Pitt’s character would have been involved.

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According to sources familiar with the project that spoke with THR, The Movie Critic would have been somewhat of a meta, crossover kind of film that would have placed Tarantino’s films within the 70s, as if they had been made then, allowing the director to bring back some of the big names he’s worked with over the years to reprise their characters in “movie within a movie” moments. This potentially would have had the actors playing fictional versions of themselves as the actors who played those characters.

 
This apparently wasn’t the only idea Tarantino had, another being that the film might feature a movie theatre where certain characters might interact with a “budding future auteur,” with a 16-year-old Tarantino being touted as an example. Tarantino had originally said that The Movie Critic was “based on a guy who really lived but was never really famous, and he used to write movie reviews for a porno rag,” so it sounds like he’s been workshopping all sorts for his final outing.

 
There’s still no real confirmation as to why he’s abandoning the project, but sources did also say that it mostly seemed like he had just become more excited by other ideas. Whatever it ends up being, I’m sure it’ll feature some feet. 


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<title>Sonic 3 producer says it “takes a lot from Sonic Adventure 2” so I have to ask: what’s going to happen to that 12 year old?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 22:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
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It probably won’t surprise you that, despite the numbers, Sonic 3 is borrowing a lot from Sonic Adventure 2, but I really am wondering what will happen to Maria.


Can’t believe I have to write this, but spoilers ahead for Sonic Adventure 2 and potentially Sonic 3 I guess? 

 
Sonic fans around the world jumped for joy when the <a href="https://www.vg247.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-3-movie-live-and-learn">very short first teaser was released for Sonic 3</a>, as it featured an orchestral rendition of Live and Learn, the main theme from Sonic Adventure 2. Fans have been desperate for some Adventure-era recognition, and obviously with Shadow’s introduction it was always going to borrow from it somewhat. As shared in a new interview with <a href="https://www.gamesradar.com/sonic-3-tease-sonic-adventure-2-inspiration/">GamesRadar</a>, Sonic 3 producer and Knuckles showrunner Toby Ascher spoke a bit about the upcoming film, and how it’s drawing upon Sonic Adventure 2.

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“It’s going to be this giant, fun, incredible movie that obviously takes a lot from Sonic Adventure 2 and some of the games that I know the core Sonic Team grew up loving,” Ascher said. Of course, that leaves one important question: are they going to kill Maria, an actual 12 year old child, like the game’s did? To offer some context for non-Sonic fans, in Sonic Adventure 2, it’s implied that Maria, Eggman’s cousin (stay with me here) died after sending Shadow (her best friend) down to earth. In Shadow’s own game from 2001, it’s explained that she quite literally got shot, something that was also shown in the Sonic X anime, though both were unsurprisingly censored.

 
That is, obviously, messed up, and not particularly kid-friendly, so you have to assume that when Ascher says it “takes a lot” from Sonic Adventure 2, it doesn’t mean everything. We won’t know until the film actually comes out on December 20 what their plan is for Maria (they have cast an actual child in the film in an undisclosed role, so she’s likely present), but at least we know that Shadow will be voiced by <a href="https://www.vg247.com/sonic-3-reportedly-casts-keanu-reeves-as-shadow-the-hedgehog">real-life ultimate life-form Keanu Reeves</a>.


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<title>Authorities shut down Samourai Wallet, arrest founders over money laundering charges in $2 billion DOJ case</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rover Jones]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 22:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
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International authorities collaborated to shut down Samourai Wallet and <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/founders-and-ceo-cryptocurrency-mixing-service-arrested-and-charged-money-laundering">arrested its two founders</a> on April 24 after the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed criminal charges against the privacy wallet over allegations of facilitating money laundering.
Samourai’s website currently displays a seizure notice that notes Icelandic law enforcement, Interpol, and Europol were involved in the seizures of Samourai’s web servers and domain, with one agent noting that the project is “now closed for business.”
Authorities also issued a seizure warrant for the mobile app on Google Play, noting that the app will “no longer be available to be downloaded” in the US.
Samourai Wallet was among the most popular privacy-focused Bitcoin wallets. Authorities said the mobile app was downloaded more than 100,000 times.
<h2>Founders arrested</h2>
The DOJ has charged the project’s founders, Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business.
According to authorities, the two individuals administered and marketed Samourai Wallet, through which they allegedly operated a crypto mixer that handled over $2 billion worth of <a href="https://cryptoslate.com/coins/bitcoin/">Bitcoin</a> in illegal transactions. The two are also charged with facilitating over $100 million in money laundering transactions on dark web markets.
Samourai Wallet included two privacy services — a coin mixer called Whirlpool and a “hopping” feature called Ricochet. The operators allegedly earned $3.4 million and $1.1 million in fees from each service, respectively, over several years.
US FBI agents arrested Rodriguez in the US the same day, while Hill was arrested in Portugal and is facing extradition to the US.
<h2>Acknowledged illegal activity</h2>
Law enforcement alleged Hill and Rodriguez included features “intended to assist individuals engaged in criminal conduct” and openly invited illegal activity.
The DOJ included several social media statements from the founders and their project accounts.
In one statement, Rodriguez invited sanctioned Russian oligarchs to use the service. In another, Hill implied Samourai was unconcerned about Europol’s allegations.
Samourai’s operators allegedly knew the wallet’s applications in dark web markets. Hill described Samourai as having a “focus” on the “black/grey circular economy.” Samourai’s marketing materials similarly mentioned features aimed at “dark/grey market participants” and acknowledged uses in restricted markets and illicit activity.
<h2>Past actions</h2>
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken action against several other coin mixers and their operators, typically on the grounds of money laundering and related charges.
The DOJ currently has <a href="https://cryptoslate.com/tornado-cash-developer-gets-help-in-court-from-blockchain-advocacy-groups/">cases open</a> against two Tornado Cash operators — one of whom, Roman Sterlingov, has already been convicted in connection to another mixer called Bitcoin Fog. Other past DOJ cases targeted ChipMixer and Helix.
The US Department of the Treasury has separately sanctioned certain coin mixers, including Tornado Cash and related crypto addresses.
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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While <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/helldivers-2">Helldivers 2</a>‘s latest Major Order is proving a bit of a tough one, especially compared to <a href="https://www.vg247.com/helldivers-2-players-have-managed-to-kill-two-billion-terminids-so-quickly-that-people-are-er-actually-trying-to-do-maths">some of the other stuff</a> that the forces of Super Earth have been tasked with recently, folks are still finding ways to keep their sprits up. In a couple of cases the soultion to boosting morale looks to have been a simple one – try some Factory Strider parkour.
Yup, forget about <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/helldivers-2">trying to convince all of your casual pals that they need to pitch in and help out with defense of a bunch of planets</a>, the clever – if as risky as you’d expect – tactic of landing on the big Automaton not quite-AT-ATs looks to getting more and more popular. To be fair, it looks a bit more fun than pummeling these tough foes with artillery from ground level.
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A couple of different players have shared clips of them essentially goofing off atop Factory Striders to the game’s subreddit recently, but the one I think really shows the potential of Factory Strider parkour as something that could be included as an event if the Terminids can ever be held off long enough to organise some kind of Helldiver Olympics comes from user CrzyDonkey.
Basically, as you can see below, having landed atop one Strider, they spotted another in close proximity and reckoned they’d try jumping from one to the other – they even managed to pull it off, despite nearly clipping through the second strider’s head. Naturally, overconfidence then kicked in and they ended up plummeting to the ground after botching a follow-up jump to an iceberg, but for two seconds, things were very cool.
The clip’s left me thinking – getting any more than two Striders together at the same time and lined up in a manner that might allow for a longer parkour sequence than this would probably be a very tough – maybe even impossible – task. But if it were doable, hoo boy, the fun that could be had as folks try not to casually break their ankles by plummeting to the surface.
Though, odds are the casualties wouldn’t be limited to minor scrapes if that could be managed mid-battle – as <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1cbdpso/yeah_youre_cool_but_are_you/">this clip from Nikolajov_</a> demostrates pretty well, even if it is also quite cool.
No matter how you’re having fun in Helldivers 2 these days, hopefully you won’t have to deal with any more Galactic War tracking outages any time soon, though Arrowhead did <a href="https://www.vg247.com/helldivers-2-minor-outage-stopping-major-orders-from-being-tracked-properly">deal with the recent one pretty rapidly</a>.
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SEGA has revealed new details on multiplayer and battle modes for Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble, both of which feature local and online play and a host of features.
In Battle Mode, up to two players locally or up to 16 players online can play together as they battle their way across five different modes. You can also have up to 15 bots (16 players in total) join you.
You can race against other players and reach the goal before they do but be careful because if you fall off the stage, you’ll have to start again at the last checkpoint.
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With Banana Hunt, the goal is to collect as many bananas as possible. There will be a Banana Cloud that will randomly appear and rain down lots of Banana Bunches, and during the last 30 seconds of the match, Fever Time will activate and Banana Bunches will appear all over the stage.
Ba-BOOM tasks you with passing a bomb to your opponent and rolling far away before things go kaboom. If you’re not holding onto a bomb by the end of a round, you’ll be rewarded with points. Whoever has the most points after five rounds wins.
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Then, there’s Goal Rush, a team-based mode. Here, the objective is to roll through goals to gain points while working together to outscore the opposing team. At the end of the match, each team will receive points for every goal that matches their team color.
Robot Smash has you destroying bots. In this mode, two teams will compete against each other by hitting giant robots. How much damage you do depends on the weight of your character and how fast you’re moving. The team with the most points at the end of the match wins.
In each of these modes, you will also encounter item boxes. Roll into one, and you’ll be given one of many different items such as banana peels to make someone slip, a bat to knock your opponent away, a missile you use to blast opponents, and a heavy ball that will slow down anyone it hits. Some are even unique to certain characters.
Alongside these competitive options, the game’s Adventure Mode allows up to four players to team up in cooperative play, either online or locally.
Here’s a list of features for Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble:
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<li>Experience thrilling gameplay that is easy to pick up and play yet challenging and fulfilling to master.</li>
<li>Go bananas with your favorite bunch and drop into online multiplayer for up to 16 players or local multiplayer for up to 4 players!</li>
<li>Slip into a wonderfully crafted story either locally or online in the all-new Adventure Mode, where you will journey through 200 newly crafted stages either in 4-player co-op or solo.</li>
<li>Show off your style by customizing your character with over 300 fashionable items to choose from.</li>
<li>Use the new Spin Dash technique to sprint past rivals or create new shortcuts to victory.</li>
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Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble releases for Switch on June 25. There will be a physical <a href="https://www.bananarumble.com/index.html?lang=en">Legendary Banana Edition</a> or the <a href="https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble-digital-deluxe-edition-switch/">Digital Deluxe Edition</a> available and you can find out more about those through the links.
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Hey pal, grab a chair. Sit down a while. I’ve spoken to your parents, and they’re worried about you, mate. They’ve been telling me that you’re thinking about buying <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/stellar-blade">Stellar Blade</a> on the PS5 – don’t get up! It’s okay, this is a no judgement zone, bud. Don’t look embarrassed, it’s just me and you having a conversation here. Now, let me tell you something…

Ignore those bozos. Stellar Blade is a downright shocker of a release. An uppercut to the “best games coming in April” videos who could not see past feeble aesthetics to the pack-a-punch action extravaganza behind Stellar Blade, like a fool hiker missing the forest for the trees. Stellar Blade asks a question that sat steadfast in even Plato’s mind: “Can too much cake ruin a party?”

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For those blissfully unaware of what I’m waffling about, Stellar Blade is a third-person action game made by South Korean developer Shift Up. With roots firmly buried in the mobile market, the studio is taking a Fenway Park level swing at a true triple-A experience. We’re talking PS5 console release, shiny graphics, and money splashed all over the place.

Against all odds (and perhaps even your own expectations), the Shift Up team understands how to make an exciting action game. You, as Eve, are tasked with taking down monstrous forces overwhelming earth, the odds stacked against you. The Stellar Blade team’s soaring success when it comes to nailing what the fundamentals of a good hack n’ slash made my 24-hour-long playthrough a genuine delight. 

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The core to Stellar Blade’s success <a href="https://www.vg247.com/stellar-blade-faint-sekiro-resemblance-action-combat">is its combat</a>. It’s the engaging engine that keeps the whole thing moving. Eve explodes onto the game with a basic selection of normal and heavy attacks as well as a defensive kit that lets her navigate a way out of even the direst engagements. If it weren’t for this well-crafted centre, Stellar Blade would be a middling experience.

It gets better over time too, courtesy of several major upgrades to your moveset. A kind of temporary boost mode with its own unlockable abilities and damage invulnerability provides that short-lived punch, in addition to a suite of ranged attacks for a safer approach to combat; all are lovingly crafted. At first, Stellar Blade challenges you to find gaps in enemies’ attacks to survive. Near the end, you soar through them like electric. A dance of dodges and counter attacks, parries and devastating blows.

But it leaps to even greater heights thanks to some exceptional audio design. Combat in Stellar Blade is this audio/visual feast. The clank of a perfect parry and the synthetic swoosh of dodges add emphasis to your proudest moments.

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<img decoding="async" alt="" class="content_image" height="360" loading="lazy" src="https://i0.wp.com/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/stellar-blade-action-shot-1.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/stellar-blade-action-shot-1.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1 1x, https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/stellar-blade-action-shot-1.jpg?width=690&quality=70&format=jpg&dpr=2&auto=webp 2x" width="640" data-recalc-dims="1" /> </a><figcaption>The fighting is electric. | Image credit: <cite>Shift Up, Sony Interactive Entertainment</cite></figcaption></figure>
There are flaws too, however. Some people won’t be a huge fan of the ‘Simon Says’ flow to combat that appears when you get good. Each attack has a clear answer and it’s tempting to sit back and just wait for it. On one hand, a new player getting the hang of parry and dodge timings may struggle, especially as those two options are the go-to solution to almost anything that ails you. On the other hand, once you get used to it, one-on-one fights become simple. Save for the final few fights in the game, all content on the regular difficulty is a cakewalk.

It can also feel a bit slow. Not sluggish, but heavy. There’s a second-ish delay when switching from melee to ranged attacks, meaning that weaving between the movesets isn’t as streamlined as I’d ideally like. Also, the game forces you to use the D-Pad to switch between ammo types via a hold-down menu, briefly killing momentum. This is the only hype blocker in otherwise stellar (wahey) combat.

That’s a permanent problem. The game’s slower nature can be fixed with certain character upgrades – such as gears. These apply modifiers such as attack speed (a must equip in my opinion) which can turn the game on its head. There’s also one particular ability you unlock in the game’s later hours that achieves a similar effect. Both soften the edges of Stellar Blade’s sharper issues, but if the action was 25% faster and some of that weight was added to the oomph behind Eve’s heavy attacks and burst abilities, it would be damn near perfect.

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<img decoding="async" alt="Stellar Blade gears" class="content_image" height="360" loading="lazy" src="https://i0.wp.com/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Stellar-Blade_20240424101730.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Stellar-Blade_20240424101730.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1 1x, https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Stellar-Blade_20240424101730.jpg?width=690&quality=70&format=jpg&dpr=2&auto=webp 2x" width="640" data-recalc-dims="1" /> </a><figcaption>Try out some of the ranged ones too! It’s easy to ignore ’em, but they’re good! | Image credit: <cite>VG247</cite></figcaption></figure>
Having sunk a lot of time into Stellar Blade, I felt that it ultimately offered little challenge to me – it’s quite easy to make yourself an unkillable powerhouse with just a little bit of investment and treasure hunting – but that’s what the game’s hard mode is for. You unlock this after hitting credits and I believe that is where those of you looking for an opportunity to really push yourself will find the most enjoyment. The base game feels like a style simulator. The hard mode is that blood and bone, big-brain action game I was hungry for.

You want to know one of the best parts of Stellar Blade? The music. I’m 100% serious. The trio behind the soundtrack deserve a round of applause, drinks, and bonuses. The game weaves between plasma-charged electronic high BPM beats, to growling metal battle bangers, back to electronic tracks with a splash of classical choir, then to a chill melody that accompanies you as you venture across the barren wastes of earth. The whole package is outstanding. The best track? You’re not ready for the best track.

All I’ll say is this – I sat in the pause menu during the penultimate boss fight just to hear the boss theme play on repeat. I went on with my day, headphones pumping a genuine game highlight from my PS5 controller into my ears. You should be as excited for the Stellar Blade release on Spotify as you are on the PlayStation.

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<img decoding="async" alt="Stellar Blade four alpha cores" class="content_image" height="360" loading="lazy" src="https://i0.wp.com/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Stellar-Blade_20240413162655.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Stellar-Blade_20240413162655.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1 1x, https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Stellar-Blade_20240413162655.jpg?width=690&quality=70&format=jpg&dpr=2&auto=webp 2x" width="640" data-recalc-dims="1" /> </a><figcaption>I was plugged in for a good handful of boss fights down to soundtrack alone. Kinda like this guy! | Image credit: <cite>VG247</cite></figcaption></figure>
There’s a hub, of course. Xion is the last major bastion of humanity and your one-stop shop for any haircuts, tips, and bounty board missions you may wish to acquire. It’s also where the vast majority of side quests can be found – tucked away neatly in the alleyways and hole-in-the-wall shops. It’s a techno slum baby, with its own collection of broken vending machines and even a dead cat to set the tone. There are a few secrets here and there, scattered around, but for the most part it’s just a place you rush in and out of.

The world itself is different and provides multiple reasons to travel back and gorge yourself on its fruits. Stellar Blade is split between two major open maps with various linear missions sandwiched between them. When it comes to the open worlds, you could probably run from one end of the biggest area to the other in a matter of minutes, sure. But you’d be missing out, as both are sprinkled with a cavalcade of collectables, side mission objectives, and chests filled with various currency and upgrade materials.

As a rule of thumb it’s the linear levels where the majority of story is found, presented to you through cinematics in a form you can’t exactly wall run past. Whereas the open world is where you’re left to your own devices, to backtrack endlessly looking for goodies you may have missed.

When you’re sprinting across the open world the drone can fall back behind the camera as to be unseeable, forcing you to slow down to see if it flashes. Straight up useless – if you get to the end of the game and are keen for a collectable hunt just Google a guide. I spent hours searching for the last two cans in the game and obviously collapsed in anguish when I found them tucked away in an area I’d passed a million times.

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Stellar Blade is a pure sci-fi post-apocalyptic world. It’s got that depression juice with all the pulp still inside, buildings submerged way underwater, a lone guitar in a sewer, dead bodies strewn around. Hark sailor, there be no happiness here. The result is a somewhat dire world, ample in lovely scenery but scarce of friendly life. Packaged around that is straight up galactic sci-fi goodness, in which vast pale warships essentially shoot ODST drop pods filled with models directly into saw blades in a dire forever war.

You know what I really like about Stellar Blade? Smart asset reuse. Yeah, it’s a nerdy thing to point out but the dev team was really smart when it came to keeping the world full of stuff to explore without needlessly breaking the bank on unique models. Do you really need fifteen different destroyed buildings buried in the sand? No. You can even see the entrance to one of the linear missions gated off within the second open world map! I had these nice little “aha, I recognise you” moments playing Stellar Blade, which again, is dorky. In this era of high development costs and bloated demands, I think you should celebrate teams who take a smarter approach.
Hilariously enough the same cannot be said for puzzles, which the Shift Up team seem more than happy to create, use once, then throw to the wind. Two mathematics puzzles, thrown in to torture those who didn’t do well in school, and even a riddle. These are fun little surprises, but I have to wonder if Shift Up just has a puzzle guy barricaded away in a cupboard somewhere, creating puzzles endlessly through the night.
I’d also like to shout out the enemy design. Stellar Blade has more enemy variety than I had expected to be honest! It’s this neat box of chocolates packing flavours you may not expect – there’s a decadent mix of organic and mechanical foes for you to feast on. Special shout out goes to boss design – where you can tell the Shift Up team really had a lot of fun. They get truly funky with it – and paired with that lush soundtrack I mentioned earlier – you’ve got some real winners here.
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<img decoding="async" alt="Stellar Blade meaningless choice lol" class="content_image" height="360" loading="lazy" src="https://i0.wp.com/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Stellar-Blade_20240413161637.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Stellar-Blade_20240413161637.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1 1x, https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Stellar-Blade_20240413161637.jpg?width=690&quality=70&format=jpg&dpr=2&auto=webp 2x" width="640" data-recalc-dims="1" /> </a><figcaption>I’m sad to report that saying no doesn’t immediately trigger credits. How could you say no, anyhow? | Image credit: <cite>VG247</cite></figcaption></figure>
Finding hope, even in this worldwide death fiesta, is the message established early on in Stellar Blade. Eve, left stranded from her comrades on this derelict earth, is faced with an insurmountable task. Along the way, she’ll meet people in just as bad a spot as her, if not worse. If a cyber torso splayed up in a bar is the sole source of music on earth, why is she able to stay positive? Where does that hope come from? Voila – the reoccurring question that threads Stellar Blade together.

For Eve’s part, she’s not bad. I think the whole game suffers a little bit from voice direction issues – some lines are said in an odd fashion by otherwise good voice actors – but even then the arc of Eve going from a random solider in a absurd uniform doing sick flips on monsters to an actual human with a personality is a steady and rewarding process.

I wish the characters had time to sit down and actually communicate more. Early in the game you literally crash for a while on a couch and look out over the sunset, providing this nice cinematic conversation between Eve and Adam (get it) as they discuss the world around them. This was great – but you could count the number of times this happened on one hand, and that’s not for lack of seats or opportunity. Eve touching a piano for the first time, seeing a fish swim around in water – that’s where the sauce is. That sauce is scrumptious, but reduced to a meager portion rather than flowing over the game.

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<img decoding="async" alt="Stellar Blade conversation" class="content_image" height="360" loading="lazy" src="https://i0.wp.com/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Stellar-Blade_20240413135425.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Stellar-Blade_20240413135425.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1 1x, https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Stellar-Blade_20240413135425.jpg?width=690&quality=70&format=jpg&dpr=2&auto=webp 2x" width="640" data-recalc-dims="1" /> </a><figcaption>I wanted more of this! If there is a Stellar Blade 2, this kind of chat should be widespread. | Image credit: <cite>VG247</cite></figcaption></figure>
Is it time to address the <a href="https://www.vg247.com/stellar-blade-will-stay-uncensored-no-matter-where-you-live">elephant in the room</a> yet? Go on, sure. The developers of Stellar Blade – Shift Up – made a little ol’ game called Goddess of Victory: Nikke. While actually quite good, it’s also essentially the horny little brother of Time Crisis – a great game drowning in boundless buns. From this bountiful venture, Shift Up has leaped to Stellar Blade, but has by no means left their love for the bakery at the door.

There’s no way to shy away from it and it’s made fairly obvious from looking at the game for even a minute. Eve is packing plenty of cake, and the game is more than happy to reward your exploration and completionist tendencies with progressively more lewd outfits. Some of them are tasteful. Some of them are a bit much for my taste, to be honest.

This, as you can imagine, has spurred on a discussion on objectification of female bodies in games, and drawn comparisons to various other releases over the years including <a href="https://www.vg247.com/bayonetta-3-review">Bayonetta</a> and <a href="https://www.vg247.com/nier-automata-review">Nier Automata</a>. Whereas Bayonetta embraces her sexual side in-game through actions and flirtatious dialogue that some see as empowering, in Stellar Blade, you are basically dressing up your doll in skimpy outfits. If that’s a deal-breaker for you, then I’m afraid it’s comprehensively strewn around Stellar Blade from corner to corner.

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<img decoding="async" alt="Stellar Blade costume example" class="content_image" height="360" loading="lazy" src="https://i0.wp.com/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Stellar-Blade_20240424103940.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Stellar-Blade_20240424103940.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1 1x, https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Stellar-Blade_20240424103940.jpg?width=690&quality=70&format=jpg&dpr=2&auto=webp 2x" width="640" data-recalc-dims="1" /> </a><figcaption>This is one of the more revealing examples. It’s very Kill la Kill, without the themes of Kill la Kill to back it up. | Image credit: <cite>VG247</cite></figcaption></figure>
Aside from costumes and Eve’s ass being bang smack in the middle of the screen, Stellar Blade is quite on-point. You haven’t really got characters being creepmasters or weird pervy morons. The only character who flirts with you, at all, is a lady called Roxxane. I was able to slap on a punk rock outfit I really liked and just enjoy the action and narrative. Your mileage may vary, of course.

Stellar Blade, ultimately, is a pleasant surprise. It is a better action game than I expected, with better art, audio, and action than I had hoped for. As far as first attempts at making an action game go it’s a damn good effort. I don’t know what Shift Up’s sale expectations are for Stellar Blade – the part of my brain that reads video game industry news on the regular is worried that they’ll compare the income they get from Nikke to the profits they’ll make from Stellar Blade and decide it’s not worth it. I hope they decide against that. There is gold in these hills.

Improvements can be made to the Stellar Blade formula. Make it a bit smoother, a bit faster. A tweak here, and tweak there. A greater emphasis on character interaction, maybe a few new weapons here and there? Wilder build upgrades that really push the game to its limit? I don’t know about you, but I think that’s a recipe that would make Paul Hollywood blush.

If you can stomach that pesky cake-carrying elephant, Stellar Blade is well worth your time. It’s not perfect – there’s room for improvement, sure – but having experienced Shift Up’s first venture into a triple-A console release I’m along for the ride from here on out.
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In a recent investor note, <a href="https://cryptoslate.com/companies/bitwise/">Bitwise</a> CIO Matt Hougan provided a comprehensive outlook on Bitcoin’s trajectory towards the 2028 halving, predicting a 50% decrease in volatility and heightened institutional investor engagement.
Bitcoin (<a href="https://cryptoslate.com/coins/bitcoin/">BTC</a>) hit a new all-time high weeks before the 2024 halving in an unprecedented surge. Hougan believes this trend will continue post-halving and cause Bitcoin’s price to escalate dramatically, as it has in the past since its $13 valuation at the time of its first halving in 2012.
Hougan reaffirmed previous price predictions and said Bitcoin is still on track to hit $250,000 in the coming years.
He added that this consistent growth in value points to Bitcoin’s increasing acceptance within the financial sector, especially after the launch of <a href="https://cryptoslate.com/products/category/bitcoin-etf/">spot Bitcoin ETFs</a>, which have seen record-breaking performance in the first three months of trading.
<h2>Institutional money</h2>
Hougan emphasized the <a href="https://cryptoslate.com/bitwise-reveals-spot-bitcoin-etfs-outperformed-pre-release-predictions-by-a-significant-margin/">transformative impact</a> of spot Bitcoin ETFs on the market, as these instruments have been crucial in attracting a new wave of institutional investors, such as financial advisors and large financial entities, who bring a more disciplined trading approach to the volatile market.
According to the Bitwise CIO, this shift is expected to contribute significantly to the predicted 50% reduction in Bitcoin’s volatility by the next halving.
Hougan said the entry of institutional investors through Bitcoin ETFs is introducing a stabilizing force to the market. These investors tend to employ strategic rebalancing and steady, incremental investments, which differ markedly from the speculative actions of retail investors that have characterized Bitcoin trading in the past.
He also predicted that by 2028, Bitcoin will become a standard component in diversified investment portfolios, with allocations potentially reaching or exceeding 5%. The projection is supported by a growing comfort with and recognition of Bitcoin’s maturing market and reduced price swings.
<h2>$200 billion AUM</h2>
Further bolstering Bitcoin’s appeal, Hougan forecasts that institutional capital inflows into Bitcoin ETFs could <a href="https://cryptoslate.com/bitwise-cio-expects-institutions-to-inject-over-1-trillion-into-bitcoin-via-etfs/">exceed $200 billion</a>, spurred by broader market access and deeper financial integration.
He noted that this would promote market stability and solidify Bitcoin’s position as a mainstream financial asset. The optimistic outlook for Bitcoin is tempered by reminders of the inherent risks associated with crypto investments, such as market volatility and regulatory uncertainties.
Nevertheless, Hougan outlines a future where Bitcoin could achieve widespread institutional adoption and acceptance as a staple in investment portfolios, fundamentally altering its market trends and perception by the 2028 halving.
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Klei Entertainment’s upcoming roguelike online co-op game Rotwood has entered Early Access on Steam.
In Rotwood, you will take on many challenges against corrupted monsters living in the woods. Luckily, you don’t have to go it alone, unless you want to, because three friends can come along for the ride.
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The goal is to get better and stronger to take on challenges once thought impossible. This is possible thanks to varied fighting mechanics, upgradable gear, weapons, and skills.
Speaking of weapons, you can choose from a collection or play to your strengths and stick to your favorite. Each weapon offers unique and interesting ways to bash, smack, skewer, and blast the frenzied beasts of the Rotwood.
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There are multiple combo abilities for each weapon, and you can discover different armor and weapons and use these to design your own builds. Plus, each time you venture out into the Rotwood, you can collect and combine interesting powerups and abilities offered throughout your hunt.
Along with regular monsters (if you can call them that) roaming about, you will fight bosses to earn rewards, get stronger, and master your weapon. This will allow you to take on bigger, and badder bosses and their minions.
Rotwodd is without a release date, but you can <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2015270/Rotwood/">pick it up through Steam</a> for 10% off at $9.89 from today through May 7. After that, the Early Access title will run you $10.99.
For more information on Rotwood, check out its Steam page linked above, and the <a href="https://support.klei.com/hc/en-us/articles/25908952174996-Rotwood-Early-Access-FAQ">official FAQ from Klei Entertainment</a>.
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