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Label Drops AI Rapper With Music Project From Fortnite Pro, Apologizing To Black Community
One week ago, headlines were abuzz with the news that Capitol Music Group had signed a digital rapper called FN Meka whose lyrics were generated by artificial intelligence. Now, after much backlash and criticism from around the internet, Capitol Music Group is undoing that decision, instead axing the rapper with a profuse apology for offending…
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DBZ Fans Are Losing It At Vegeta And Goku Dancing In Fortnite
Fortnite has officially gone Super Saiyan and players can’t get enough of Dragon Ball Z’s stars chasing victory royales with Nimbus clouds and Kamehamehas. But they’re especially into the dancing. Off-brand Goku and Vegeta avatars are tearing up the internet with their new emote moves, and longtime fans are hypnotized.
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Overwatch’s Paid Loot Boxes Are Finally Going Away
Overwatch’s Loot Boxes may not have been the first in video game history, but they quickly became one of the most important, even if we were sick of them as early as June 2016, which was…one month after the game’s release.
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Blizzard Asks Overwatch Players If They’d Pay AU$64 For A Skin
Those dastardly loot boxes containing randomised goodies might be a thing of the past come Overwatch 2’s launch later this year, but a recent survey suggests the hero shooter’s monetisation may become more aggressive elsewhere.