Unity lets developers use Kin cryptocurrency to reward gamers

Game engine creator Unity Technologies has teamed up with messaging app company Kik to enable game developers to use Kik’s Kin cryptocurrency to reward players. Kik joined the crypto bandwagon in September, raising almost $ 100 million from the sale of its tokens, dubbed Kin. And now Kik, through the Kin Ecosystem Foundation, is signing […]

Netflix won’t reward kids with ‘patches’ for watching TV

Last week, reports surfaced that Netflix was testing a sort of rewards program wherein children could earn “patches” for watching shows like A Series of Unfortunate Events and Fuller House. While the patches didn’t come with any additional benefits and didn’t unlock new content, some expressed concern that it would encourage children to watch too […]

Tencent lets parents reward kids’ good grades with game time

If you grew up with video games as a kid, you probably struck a deal with your parents: pass a school test with flying colors and you can play more. Tencent wants to formalize those arrangements. Chief executive Ma Huateng has proposed digital contracts that offer game time to kids (for Tencent games, of course) […]

US Bank Now Allows for Instant Reward Redemptions for Travel Booked Anywhere

US Bank Now Allows for Instant Travel Reward Redemptions Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not […]

Amazon will reward Prime members for shopping at Whole Foods

Amazon has announced that its Rewards Visa will now offer users the same level of reward when they shop at Whole Foods as they receive at Amazon itself. Eligible Prime members will now receive a flat five percent bonus on all purchases at Whole Foods, just as they do online. By comparison, shopping beyond Amazon’s […]

Risk v reward: Tahs’ Kepu conundrum

THE Waratahs are considering appealing Sekope Kepu’s suspension by arguing the Brisbane Tens should qualify as a “meaningful” event and count in the three-match ban. But the conundrum, according to NSW coach Daryl Gibson, is by appealing the dates and matches involved in Kepu’s suspension, the door is also reopened for World Rugby to potentially […]

GTA 5 Online UPDATE – Halloween event REVEALED, new Condemned mode, $400K money reward

ROCKSTAR GAMES GTA 5 Online Halloween event brings new Condemned mode GTA 5 Online fans from today are able to take part in a Halloween event which brings with it the brand new Condemned mode and a $ 400k money reward. The new event is being held to mark the fourth anniversary of GTA 5 […]