Shujinko brings in $2.8M for its cloud security compliance platform

Shujinko is emerging from stealth today with $2.8 million in seed funding from Unusual Ventures, Defy, Vulcan Capital, PSL Ventures and Vas Ventures.

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This fan-made Uncharted movie starring Nathan Fillion proves video game movies don’t have to be awful

It’s not exactly a controversial statement: Movies based on video games are, generally, bad. See Assassins Creed. Or that weird mess that was Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. Or that Super Mario movie where Bowser (renamed “President Koopa” for some reason) was basically just a dude with bad hair for half the movie. Turns out, as this live […]

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‘SNL’s hilarious ‘Mortal Kombat’ character needs to be a real thing

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This weekend’s Saturday Night Live included a sketch that revolved around a competitive fighting game tournament clearly based on Mortal Kombat. And with it, the SNL team introduced a hilarious new character.

The new character, Boo Boo Jeffries (played by the hilarious Tiffany Haddish), doesn’t really fight so much as do little dance moves associated with powerful artists like Beyonce and Rihanna. Ironically, one of her weaknesses is fighting — not great when you’re playing as a literal fighter in the fictional game Death Fight 12. Unfortunately for Kenan Thompson, he was stuck with her.

As a bonus, Pete Davidson’s character in the sketch — SonicGoo — has a similar alias to one of the best Mortal Kombat competitors in the world: SonicFoxRead more…

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