At the turn of the millennium, a single piece of software reshaped the way we thought about music, the internet, and online communities. That software was Napster. Launched in June 1999 by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker, Napster became one of the first widely used peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing services. Its rise was meteoric, its fall… Read more »
A Brief History of Freenode Before Discord, before Slack, and even before most people had high-speed internet, Internet Relay Chat (IRC) was the backbone of real-time online communication. Among IRC networks, Freenode reigned supreme. Founded in the late 1990s by Rob Levin (known as “lilo”), Freenode began as the Open Projects Network—a space dedicated to… Read more »
If you’ve ever joined a chatroom on Morphie, traded trivia answers in #Trivia, or just hung out in #Morphie, you’re part of a digital tradition that stretches back to the late 1980s. Before Discord servers, before Slack channels, even before AOL chatrooms—there was IRC: Internet Relay Chat. IRC wasn’t just software; it was a movement… Read more »
Introduction After more than a decade away from consoles, James Bond is finally returning to the world of video games. IO Interactive—the Danish studio behind the critically acclaimed Hitman franchise—has unveiled 007 First Light, an ambitious project that redefines what a Bond game can be. More than a movie tie-in, it’s an original, character-driven story… Read more »
Bloober Team has made its name through psychological horror (Layers of Fear, The Medium, Silent Hill 2 Remake), but with Cronos: The New Dawn, the studio pivots toward action-driven survival horror while retaining its signature emotional storytelling. The result is a chilling blend of tactical combat, time-rending narrative, and Polish cultural influence that stands out… Read more »