We got our first look at Mouse back in May, and it was immediately intriguing: How could you not be at least a little curious about an M-rated FPS with a visual style clipped straight out of 1930s Disney animations? It was very barebones at the time, just some concept art and early animation clips, but now we’ve got a better look at what’s coming courtesy of IGN, and I am no longer just intrigued—I am interested.

Mouse, as described on its Steam page, is “a gritty and noir-fueled FPS shooter that draws inspiration from classic cartoons of the 1930s.” Players will take on the role of a private detective in a noir city riddled with corruption, and embark upon a quest for justice that will of course lean heavily on guns, explosives, and the occasional head-popping uppercut.

That sounds like a good time, but what really sells Mouse at this point is how it looks: It’s basically Steamboat Willie with a Tommy gun and some TNT. Cuphead is the obvious comparison but I’d say…

Ubisoft announced earlier today that Skull and Bones is delayed yet again, and naturally we took the opportunity to have some fun with it. But word of the delay came as part of a much larger update reflecting real trouble at the company: Ubisoft is struggling, and has opted to cancel three more unannounced projects in order to focus on its existing brands and live services.

The game industry in recent years has shifted toward “mega-brands and long-lasting titles that can reach players across the globe, across platforms and business models,” Ubisoft said in the update. Over the past four years, Ubisoft has attempted to do the same with its own major properties, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six, and The Division. But it hasn’t paid off: Games announced during the “investment phase” of this strategic shift have yet to come out, and its most recent releases have not met expectations.

“We are clearly disappointed by our recent performance,” Ubisof…

The UK government has reiterated its commitment to the country becoming a world crypto hub, and is considering the introduction of a “digital pound”. The BBC reports that Andrew Griffith, the economic secretary to the treasury, told MPs that a public consultation on the proposed national currency will launch within weeks.

The current government is Conservative but it doesn’t seem very conservative about this, with Griffith telling the Treasury Select Committee: “I want to see us establish a regime, and this is within the [Financial Services and Markets Bill], for the wholesale use for payment purposes of stablecoins”.

Stablecoins are a crypto asset designed to have a value fixed to that of traditional currencies or other assets. It should be pointed out that stablecoins, as with every crypto asset, are capable of spectacular collapse: as we saw last year with Terra USD.

“Central banks around the world are developing or exploring digital currencies,” said Gri…