The Biggest Gaming News For January 29, 2022
Since you’ve probably been absorbed with Pokemon Legends: Arceus all day, you might be wondering what’s going on in the world of gaming right about now. Well, you’re in luck. You can find all the biggest stories from January 29, 2022 in one convenient place. I mean of course right here. We heard a lot of ridiculous stories about NFTs today in addition to a bunch of legal wrangling. We also got a glimpse into the remarkably tough life of a streamer. Without any further ado, here’s the biggest gaming news of the day.
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Fans were up in arms after some pictures featuring Killjoy from Valorant surfaced that showed the character enjoying the work of German artist and NFT seller Martin Houra. This of course led to speculation that Killjoy would be used to push NFTs. Riot quickly put these fears to rest with a reassuring “whoopsie!” The company said that “we’re always trying to give you new experiences and interesting facts on our local channels including a look into Killjoy and her hometown of Berlin. Since Killjoy loves programming, we wanted to introduce you to computer-generated art from around the world. However, we were not aware that the selected work was an NFT. In no way did we intend to include NFTs as part of Killjoy’s work and hobbies.” Whoopsie, indeed.
Another day, another scandal about NFTs. This time it was former footballer and current coach John Terry who made the headlines. Terry has been promoting the Ape Kids Club line of NFTs which are basically offshoots of the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection. These all feature zoomorphized versions of popular footballers. The trick is that Terry included images of the Premiere League trophy in his NFT.
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