Grave getting ready to fire missiles from his missile launcher in Gungrave GORE.

Gungrave G.O.R.E review: a PS2 throwback, warts and all

Gungrave G.O.R.E. MSRP $49.99 “Gungrave G.O.R.E delivers on the run-and-gun, stylish action with a modern PS2-like coat of paint that you’ll either love or hate.” Pros An authentic PS2 throwback Strong action Expansive move list Great scenery Cons Some ugly visuals Very basic story Mechanics lack fine-tuning Rough difficulty spikes I imagined that Gungrave G.O.R.E…

Taktile raises $20M to help fintech companies test and deploy decision-making models • TechCrunch

Taktile raises $20M to help fintech companies test and deploy decision-making models • ProWellTech

The logic behind many fintech companies’ automated decisions — decisions that determine whether a customer is approved for a credit line, for example — is hard-coded into their app’s backend. This means that if a head of credit, for example, wants to make a change to the lending criteria, they have to raise a ticket…

Leta, a Kenyan supply chain and logistics SaaS provider, raises $3M to scale in Africa • TechCrunch

Leta, a Kenyan supply chain and logistics SaaS provider, raises $3M to scale in Africa • ProWellTech

Leta, a Kenyan B2B supply chain and logistics SaaS provider launched last year to optimize fleet management, is looking for growth opportunities in West Africa, even as it scales operations in its existing five markets. Leta’s proprietary route and load optimization technology is designed to boost efficiency in the delivery of goods to customers, and…

George Hotz, hacker and long-time frenemy of Elon Musk, signs on for 12 weeks at Twitter • TechCrunch

George Hotz, hacker and long-time frenemy of Elon Musk, signs on for 12 weeks at Twitter • ProWellTech

A lot has been made of Twitter’s shrinking workforce, which is reportedly down to 2,300 people down from the 7,500 employed by the company when new owner Elon Musk took control. While we posited that the newest wave of departures was part of Musk’s master plan to shrink down the company, many worry about the…

Spain's Cobee raises $41M for an employee benefits 'superapp' • TechCrunch

Spain’s Cobee raises $41M for an employee benefits ‘superapp’ • ProWellTech

Benefits are one of the great oxymorons of full-time employment: the name implies help and advantages, but in a lot of cases, it’s hard to know what perks and rewards you might have available to you, much less use them on a regular basis. Now, a startup called Cobee that’s built a platform and app…

FTX processed billions monthly in Africa before going bust • TechCrunch

FTX processed billions monthly in Africa before going bust • ProWellTech

On November 14, Nestcoinone of the startups leading crypto and web3 efforts in Africa, announced that it was laying off several employees. At least 30 employees across various departments were let go, while those who were left at the company had their salaries slashed by as much as 40%, according to people familiar with the…

Trevor from Grand Theft Auto V.

Get PS5 games for as low as $10 at Walmart for Black Friday

Gamers who are excited to take advantage of the enormous savings from this year’s Black Friday PlayStation deals don’t have to wait any longer, as retailers like Walmart have already starting rolling out their offers for the shopping holiday. Whether you’re planning to buy a PlayStation 5, a PlayStation 4, or any accessories and games…

Slush revokes $1M pitch prize from Russian founders after industry outcry • TechCrunch

Swedish tech conference yanks $1M pitch contest prize from Russian co-founders • ProWellTech

To get a roundup of ProWellTech’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. What’s up, Crunchers! Haje is back from his away-ness, and we are chomping at the bit to bring you a wall of amazing stories from our dastardly team of TC wordcraftspeople. Let’s…

A collage of characters in Star Wars: The Old Republic promo art.

Star Wars’ past has potential for Game of Thrones-like drama

While pondering yet another big IP Disney+ series can seem like an exhaustive thought considering its current breakneck output, Andor‘s critical success for both the streaming platform and the Star Wars franchise as a whole gives a taste of the potential that the Old Republic could provide to a TV series. That’s in addition to…