After going MIA for nearly 24 hours, NASA’s CAPSTONE probe finally reestablished contact with ground controllers. The microwave-sized satellite is currently en route to the Moon where it will test a unique orbital configuration for an upcoming lunar space station.
It looks like an NFT, it sells like an NFT, but Reddit swears it’s just a “Collectible Avatar.” The website is launching a new collection of limited edition, artist-made, blockchain-backed, digital cartoon characters for purchase.
Sad news as Kazuki Takahashi, the manga-ka behind the hit series Yu-Gi-Oh and its even more popular CCG, has died in what seems to be a tragic accident at the age of 60.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Transgender Sex Offender Can’t Change Her Name
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe court said Thursday that the law doesn’t allow people on the state’s sex offender registry to change their names.
If there’s one thing Nintendo knows how to do, it’s sell products. Cold Stone Creamery teamed up with the video game giant to sell ice cream sundaes themed after some of their most popular games. I don’t know about you, but I’m already waiting outside my local Cold Stone waiting for them to open so I can try them all.
Varieties include the Mario Party Superstars-inspired Superstar Sprinkle Blast (cake batter ice cream, yellow cake, blue frosting, and rainbow sprinkles), Animal Crossing’s Island Getaway (chocolate ice cream, strawberries, banana and whipped topping), and Kirby’s Mighty Pink Puff (strawberry ice cream, strawberries, mini marshmallows, and caramel). Which sounds best to you? I’m going to mix them all together and create a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sundae!
There’s also a Mario Kart Rainbow Road-inspired ice cream cake available, which I better get for my next birthday. OR ELSE. Or else I’ll be locking myself in my room and crying for the remainder of the day. You know, the usual.
[via NintendoLife]
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This Cat's Fake Twitter Has No Patience For Boris During PM's Series of Scandals
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Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the scariest dinosaurs to have roamed the planet, but it’s also the laughing stock of the dinosaur kingdom due its tiny arms. Never fear, T. rex: Researchers in Argentina have found you a friend that shares your absurdly small arms.
CD Projekt Red has released another entry in its series of The Witcher games. The studio is billingGwent: Rogue Mage as a single-player expansion for Gwent, but it’s sold separately. It’s out today on PC, iOS and Android for $10. A $20 premium edition comes with perks for Gwent.
Rogue Mage was announced earlier this year under the working title of Project Golden Nekker. It takes place hundreds of years before the birth of Witcher protagonist Geralt of Rivia. You’ll play as the mage Alzur, who is attempting to create the very first witcher to protect humanity from an onslaught of monsters.
Don’t go into it expecting a ton of details that will play into the next mainline Witcher game, though. “While we have a story to tell about Alzur’s obsession to create the first witcher, we do not treat this expansion as an official addition to The Witcher lore,” game director Vladimir Tortsov told IGN. “We hope that players will get enough immersion to complement the gameplay-first formula, but we do not expect the story to be the main reason for players to appreciate this release.”
The game is a roguelike deckbuilder. You’ll move around a procedurally generated map and take part in card battles based on mechanics from the original Gwent. You’ll be able to upgrade your army by collecting more cards and gear. There are dozens of difficulty modifiers too.
Tortsov says it will likely take players north of 30 hours to do and find everything in Rogue Mage, which is designed for gameplay sessions that take up to an hour. The game can be played entirely offline, though there are online features like leaderboards and cross-saves, so you can continue playing where you left off on other devices.
CDPR debuted the original Gwent in 2016. It’s a free-to-play multiplayer title based on a minigame in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Rogue Mage isn’t the first single-player take on Gwent, though. CDPR previously released a single-player campaign called Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.