Ghostface from the Scream movie series is coming to Among Us as part of the popular game's first film collaboration. This was announced during a livestream featuring actors Jack Quaid and Mason Gooding, along with streamers Tina Kitten, 5Upps, Noah J, Kara Corvus, and Chilled Chaos.

The Ghostface content, which includes a hat and a skin, will be given away to all players for free "soon." You can re-watch the "Scream plays Among Us" video below to see Quaid, Gooding, and the streamers play the game, and discuss the film and this partnership.

While Ghostface/Scream is the first movie collaboration for Among Us, the popular independent game has welcomed big-name guests before. Politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez played Among Us and discussed her policies, while Jimmy Fallon played during his late night TV show.

Developer Innersloth said in a news release that this is the "first" film collaboration with Among Us, which seems to suggest more might be coming in the future. It makes sense to start with Scream, as the film is all about finding out who the killer is, just like in the game.

Scream opens in theaters today, January 14, and it's the first new entry in the series since 2011's Scream 4. Series stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette return in what GameSpot's Scream review said was an "engaging new spin on the Scream story."

The new Scream is expected to dethrone Spider-Man: No Way Home this weekend at the box office and take home the No. 1 spot for the weekend. In other news, Campbell recently discussed getting attacked by a bear on a movie set when she was 17.

For a long time after Lost went off the air in 2010, I wondered if we'd ever see a reboot or revival. 12 years on from its polarizing finale, there's no word on such a project yet (just give it time), but one new series has recently been credited with recapturing some of that same magic that changed television forever back in 2004. Showtime's Yellowjackets tells the story of a girls soccer team whose plane crashes on an island before mystery and madness ensue. It's a familiar setup for Lost fanatics like me, but even with its heavy-handed allusions to ABC's past titan of serialized drama, it's not the post-Lost mystery box we've been without, because that's a role already played well by Fortnite for years now.

I think a lot of the Fortnite fandom missed Lost when it first aired because the community skews younger. A show that started in 2004 makes it older than a significant number of Epic's battle royale players, and these days its absence from Netflix, the far-and-away streaming leader, means it continues to escape the modern-day binge-watchers. But as a huge fan of both, the similarities are front and center, and growing in number. Note that for me to explain how they're similar, I'll need to delve into Lost spoilers--so consider this your spoiler warning if it's still on your Hulu watchlist.

A place of secrets

The obvious one is that both stories take place on islands full of mystery, but it goes beyond that. In Lost, the island is said to be somewhere off the South Pacific, at least according to the plane's original trajectory when it crashed. We learn later that the unnamed island in Lost actually moves, sort of as a self-defense mechanism to protect its critical resources that we'll get to later in this article. In Fortnite, the island also has a last-resort defense mechanism, as we saw in the Chapter 2 finale when the island was flipped, end over end, to defend against the Cube Queen's invasion. Both islands contain these fail-safes because they've long been the subjects of many different entities' desires.

We've seen villains such as Galactus and the Cube Queen come to the Fortnite island seeking its intoxicating power, while on Lost, groups such as ancient Romans, the US military, and the DHARMA Initiative have set up camp there, all seeking to understand its curious properties. And speaking of DHARMA...

Home to false power structures

In Lost, the DHARMA Initiative is a research group that was on the island decades before our ensemble cast of characters crashed there on Oceanic flight 815. Fortnite has a neat analog for DHARMA: the Imagined Order (IO). While the IO tends to be a bit more trigger-happy, neither is the true native society on the island, and both have ended up on their respective islands to study (and perhaps wield) their magical properties. For DHARMA, it understood there was something special about the island and worked rather tirelessly for years to figure out what made it so special, bringing experts to the island from a number of fields including zoology, fertility, and even quantum physics.

In Fortnite, the IO isn't as scientific, but they're still fitted with certified geniuses like Dr. Slone, who has proven time and time again to be as intelligent as she is cunning. Both groups plant their flags on their islands and act like they own the place, and neither has it very easy in those roles as a result, with constant power struggles sending both islands into chaos through the years.

"If we can't live together, we're gonna die alone." - Jonesy, maybe

Protecting immense power

In the final episodes of Lost, we finally come to learn why the island is so important. At the Heart of the island rests the Source--think of it as a light switch for the whole world. Should it go out, the world would end. it's a fragile object, so the island regularly finds protectors passed down from generation to generation to ensure that light is never tampered with. It's this same energy signature that so reliably attracts ne'er-do-wells such as Charles Widmore, which can make the protector's role a difficult one.

Fortnite's analog in this regard is perhaps the most uncanny of all, and leads me to safely assume that Epic CCO Donald Mustard is a Lost fan. At the heart of the Fortnite island is the Zero Point, which is--you guessed it--a life-giving energy source that sort of acts like a light switch. The Fortnite island exists seemingly off Earth, but represents Reality Zero, the universe from which all others, including our own, were born. Should the Zero Point ever be destroyed, all life across the omniverse would cease to exist, exactly like the Source on Lost.

Tortured demi-gods

Remarkably, the similarities don't end there. On Lost, we learn the Smoke Monster we've seen for six seasons was once a man, and was forever changed into his ghostly form when his brother, Jacob (the eventual reluctant protector of the island), shoved him into the Source out of blind rage. This short-sighted and angry act turned Jacob's unnamed brother into the monstrous, but also somewhat misunderstood, Smoke Monster, who then spent centuries devising ways to get off the island. Doing so would demand the Source at the Heart of the island be destroyed, which meant Jacob could never allow him to leave. This, in turn, turned the Smoke Monster more and more devious and eventually quite evil in the end.

Fortnite has its own apparently imprisoned metahumans in The Seven. According to The Foundation (whom I don't believe we can trust), the goal of The Seven is to end the Loop, but in Fortnite lore as best we understand it now, to destroy the Loop would likely require destroying the Zero Point. These powerful masked figures have been portrayed as the heroes so far, but I'm less confident than most that they'll end up on the right side of the moral alignment. Might we come to understand that ending the Loop is exactly what all loopers must prevent? I think so.

The Seven, like the Smoke Monster, may hide a more sinister goal.

"We have to go back!"

Beyond these unmistakable similarities, even more comparisons can be drawn. Both islands are home to a curious collection of fauna, as Lost's unseasonable polar bears and Smoke Monster serve as analogs to Fortnite's dinosaurs. Both islands tease histories that go back as far as all life in the known world. Both islands have seen bombs go off on them that resulted in vastly different worlds waiting for survivors when the dust cleared. Both islands have even traveled through time. Jonesy, like Jack Shephard, left the island, only to return later when he felt like those he left behind were in danger. Heck, even the statue of The Foundation is reminiscent of the statue of Taweret that once stood tall long before the plane crash survivors landed there.

Add all of these similarities to the fact that Fortnite's story now drips out weeks and seasons at a time, and it's clear that not onl y have video games found a way to tell serialized stories in new ways, but this one game, in particular, is clearly inspired by the show that once importantly changed how fans unravel a story with so many secrets. Today's Fortnite lore-obsessed fandom reminds me a lot of my days spent on Lostpedia. At every turn, Fortnite has both been inspired by and built on what Lost started over a decade ago.

In some ways, both stories are just pulling from classic action-adventure tropes--fate versus free will, the light side versus the dark side, and so on--but the lines one can draw between Lost and Fortnite go past genre tropes and remind me of why I fell in love with Lost way back then, and explain part of why I love Fortnite today.

One of the most anticipated NFT projects has finally reached its scheduled launch date. With 6,000 disguises inspired by favorite Halloween costumes, movies, and characters, Ernest In Disguise released the annual Halloween collection on the 28th of November. Bear in mind, these disguises are all one-of-a-kind, with the rarest being based on some of the most well-known Halloween figures like Chucky, Jason, Venom, and others. So what’s Ernest all about? It’s all about an extraterrestrial from the Cryzal Galaxy who discovered love and connection during his explorations on Earth and vowed to return to share these feelings with the rest of humankind during festive times. In the wake of the team’s Marvel artist Carlos Dattoli’s success selling out two NFT projects, Ernest’s popularity has drastically risen. With over 15,000 followers on Instagram and discord, people are already clamoring for Carlos to take action on his outstanding and mind-blowing artworks in the hot NFT area. In response to popular demand and the generosity of the Ernest team, the notorious ghost face NFT will also be included in the giveaway, along with an additional $12,000 in cash. For more information, visit the Ernest team’s Instagram page. In order to do this, the project will develop a brand that will link people all over the world via the use of non-fungible tokens. Since its inception, NFTs have been used to represent money, power, and affluence. However, the Ernest team, together with their community, is swiftly demonstrating how the NFT space is evolving towards a more community-oriented crossroads. With a variety of cash giveaways, ranging from 66 Solana at the first 25% coined to a 1000 Solana gift at 100% minted, it is evident that these guys are devoted to rewarding their loyal community. A mysterious airdrop will deliver a spacecraft to all Ernest holders at an unannounced point after the coin’s mint, so be sure to hang onto your Ernest NFT to take advantage of this opportunity. There will be a ceiling of 100 coins per wallet, with a restriction of 10 per transaction. In the aftermath of their first mint event on 29th November 2021, they have decided to pursue further this path and offer their community the chance to engage in the minting process. If someone purchased Ernest for 2 or 3 SOL, they’ll get a free Ernest NFT for every one possession as a thank you for the rocky road and to compensate for their earlier sale, the team has chosen to decrease the future mint price of Ernest to 1.5 SOL. So, they’re making money, they’re selling merchandise, what else are they doing? A full-fledged comic will be produced by the Ernest team after they reach 75% of sales. Holders will be allowed to utilize their NFTs from this point forward, and they may even have the opportunity to have their own customized Ernest NFTs included in a finished comic book (to see a preview of the two-part origin story you can check it out on the Ernest In Disguise website). Overall, this is a welcome addition to the Ernest In Disguise series’ already impressive list of customizability! This isn’t the only great thing about the Ernest NFT community! After selling out half of their supply, they’ll be launching a limited-edition merchandise line, with 10% of the minters getting their hands-on personalized Ernest merchandise. The best way to show your love for Ernest is by making your own and wearing it on an apparel item of your choice! It’s not only the comic and the merchandise drop and the cash giveaways that they have planned for the post-mint. For the first three months, Ernest expects to take home 90% of the royalties from secondary sales. By purchasing low-priced NFTs on secondary markets, they will aggressively increase the value of those who own Ernest. Besides, there will be an airdrop of a free spacecraft NFT for everyone who has an Ernest NFT after the minting date. The project will develop a brand that will link people all over the world via the use of non-fungible tokens. Since its inception, NFTs have been used to represent money, power, and affluence. However, the Ernest team, together with their community, is swiftly demonstrating how the NFT space is evolving towards a more community-oriented crossroads. With a variety of cash giveaways, ranging from 66 Solana at the first 25% coined to a 1000 Solana gift at 100% minted, it is evident that these guys are devoted to rewarding their loyal community. A mysterious airdrop will deliver a spacecraft to all Ernest holders at an unannounced point after the coin’s mint, so people should make sure to hang onto their Ernest NFT to take advantage of this opportunity. There will be a ceiling of 100 coins per wallet, with a restriction of 10 per transaction. So, they’re making money, they’re selling merchandise, what else are they doing? A full-fledged comic will be produced by the Ernest team after they reach 75% of sales. Holders will be allowed to utilize their NFTs from this point forward, and they may even have the opportunity to have their own customized Ernest NFTs included in a finished comic book (to see a preview of the two-part origin story you can check it out on the Ernest In Disguise website). Overall, this is a welcome addition to the Ernest In Disguise series’ already impressive list of customizability! This isn’t the only great thing about the Ernest NFT community! After selling out half of their supply, they’ll be launching a limited-edition merchandise line, with 10% of the minters getting their hands-on personalized Ernest merchandise. The best way to show your love for Ernest is by making your own and wearing it on an apparel item of your choice! It’s not only the comic and the merchandise drop and the cash giveaways that they have planned for the post-mint. For the first three months, Ernest expects to take home 90% of the royalties from secondary sales. By purchasing low-priced NFTs on secondary markets, they will aggressively increase the value of those who own Ernest. Besides, there will be an airdrop of a free spacecraft NFT for everyone who has an Ernest NFT after the minting date, and there are wild guesses as to where this spaceship will take their frightening alien buddy. Well, it is obvious that the Ernest team is all about building a prosperous community. With this in mind, the Ernest Insiders DAO is the last piece of their future ambitions. Those who own two Ernest NFTs will be able to participate in future initiatives for the project and community and gain exposure to sensitive and important information on anything trading and cryptocurrency-related. Having been in the crypto community for so long, this is another opportunity for token holders to get involved and help develop a genuinely innovative business. Be sure to stick around, for Ernest’s quest is far from done. Ernest now has a unified group of people that support the project.  

There are a great many Japanese horror games that successfully utilize the country’s rich folklore and history. Japanese companies are often behind those games, but that isn’t the case with Ikai, an upcoming horror puzzler made by an indie Spanish developer. I got to play the game’s prologue ahead of its March release and, while it gets the aesthetic and atmosphere down pat, the game seems to be set up to fall into some rather unfortunate genre traps, which makes me a bit wary of its upcoming release. The prologue was a sizable build, too, and it took me roughly 80 minutes to get through. The story concerns a feudal Japanese shrine. The head priest has briefly left the shrine under the care of his niece, Naoko, a shrine maiden, while he goes to investigate the mysteries surrounding the summoning of a demon. The game begins with a flashback to Naoko as a child playing hide-and-seek with another kid before picking up in the present day. We do some sweeping, as well a...

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Overview

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• Total spot trading volume at $1.06 billion, the 30 day average is $1.13 billion.
• Total futures notional at $259.1 million.
• The top traded coins were, respectively, Bitcoin (-3.1%), Tether (0%), Ethereum (-3.9%), USDC (+0%), and Cardano (-6.1%).
• Strong returns from Monero (+12%) and Moonbeam (+30%).

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January 13, 2022   $1.06B traded across all markets today  Crypto, EUR, USD, JPY, CAD, GBP, CHF, AUD
BTC  $42550.  ↓3.1%  $264.9M	USDT  $1.0003  ↓0.01%  $261.7M	ETH  $3241.8  ↓3.9%  $172.8M	USDC  $1.0  ↓0.01%  $56.2M	ADA  $1.2316  ↓6.1%  $43.2M
SOL  $145.96  ↓3.7%  $31.3M	DOGE  $0.1715  ↑5.8%  $27.4M	DOT  $25.765  ↓5.7%  $24.6M	MATIC  $2.2637  ↓5.6%  $21.5M	LINK  $24.872  ↓7.1%  $19.2M
ATOM  $37.6  ↓6.5%  $18.5M	GLMR  $11.66  ↑30%  $12.7M	LUNA  $77.85  ↓4.9%  $11.6M	LTC  $136.49  ↓3.7%  $9.68M	XRP  $0.7672  ↓4.0%  $9.29M
XMR  $223.83  ↑12%  $9.25M	CRV  $5.007  ↑2.1%  $7.02M	ALGO  $1.3603  ↓9.3%  $6.81M	AVAX  $89.33  ↓6.7%  $5.21M	MANA  $2.8935  ↓6.3%  $4.35M
DAI  $1.0000  ↓0.0%  $4.31M	XTZ  $4.1161  ↓6.1%  $3.71M	XLM  $0.2693  ↓4.6%  $3.43M	AAVE  $208.79  ↓4.6%  $3.39M	KSM  $266.0  ↓3.7%  $3.38M
SAND  $4.8213  ↓6.5%  $3.27M	SHIB  $2.968e  ↓5.6%  $3.1M	ZEC  $143.21  ↓1.0%  $3.06M	ENJ  $2.371  ↓5.9%  $3.02M	KAVA  $4.6652  ↓6.3%  $3.01M
MINA  $3.28  ↓9.1%  $2.92M	NANO  $3.0394  ↓7.8%  $2.65M	SUSHI  $7.08  ↓0.14%  $2.24M	GRT  $0.5683  ↓4.7%  $1.84M	UNI  $15.435  ↓5.1%  $1.79M
ANT  $8.5245  ↓10%  $1.73M	FLOW  $7.732  ↓2.6%  $1.73M	OMG  $5.9354  ↑0.8%  $1.59M	SC  $0.0134  ↓3.8%  $1.52M	BCH  $377.29  ↓1.7%  $1.49M
YFI  $31322.  ↓7.5%  $1.48M	CTSI  $0.7068  ↑2.4%  $1.43M	EOS  $2.7837  ↓3.5%  $1.41M	ICX  $1.0016  ↓3.9%  $1.24M	TRX  $0.0661  ↓3.2%  $1.16M
KEEP  $0.6264  ↓6.7%  $1.16M	LRC  $1.4953  ↓9.0%  $910K	BAT  $1.0337  ↓7.4%  $909K	MOVR  $161.0  ↓4.8%  $885K	OCEAN  $0.7498  ↓6.1%  $838K
FIL  $28.488  ↓7.3%  $711K	KINT  $27.0  ↓14%  $698K	DYDX  $7.6110  ↓3.4%  $694K	DASH  $141.26  ↓1.5%  $593K	STORJ  $1.5749  ↓6.2%  $566K
COMP  $187.93  ↓4.6%  $532K	OXT  $0.3107  ↓5.0%  $451K	SNX  $5.061  ↓6.5%  $438K	PAXG  $1825.7  ↓0.31%  $411K	AXS  $73.123  ↓6.4%  $405K
QTUM  $7.5608  ↓4.6%  $403K	LPT  $35.81  ↓6.6%  $388K	MLN  $75.266  ↓2.7%  $368K	KILT  $3.0005  ↓10%  $367K	CHZ  $0.2630  ↓5.3%  $363K
ETC  $30.197  ↓3.5%  $325K	RARI  $12.892  ↓6.1%  $298K	GHST  $2.1593  ↓0.9%  $293K	1INCH  $2.356  ↑4.9%  $287K	KNC  $1.3751  ↓1.7%  $273K
GNO  $402.44  ↓1.6%  $265K	WAVES  $13.966  ↓4.3%  $258K	SRM  $3.092  ↓1.4%  $246K	LSK  $2.0876  ↓2.9%  $225K	CQT  $0.508  ↑0.7%  $221K
PHA  $0.3570  ↓5.8%  $213K	ANKR  $0.0924  ↓4.7%  $208K	PERP  $9.064  ↓4.8%  $205K	REN  $0.4667  ↓5.0%  $202K	SDN  $1.3519  ↓10%  $172K
EWT  $7.7579  ↓7.9%  $169K	ZRX  $0.742  ↓1.6%  $165K	MIR  $1.875  ↑3.8%  $155K	BAND  $5.8729  ↑5.4%  $153K	RAY  $5.353  ↓3.3%  $137K
OGN  $0.5151  ↓5.0%  $118K	REP  $16.523  ↓3.2%  $115K	BADGER  $12.26  ↓3.1%  $109K	BAL  $17.23  ↓2.8%  $94.9K	MKR  $2105.5  ↓2.9%  $84.8K
INJ  $6.818  ↓5.2%  $57.8K	KAR  $3.272  ↓5.0%  $56.4K	REPV2  $16.444  ↓3.1%  $48.3K	BNC  $1.6  ↑0.6%  $37.7K	OXY  $0.5429  ↓7.0%  $33.0K
WBTC  $42708.  ↓2.4%  $28.3K	BNT  $3.16  ↓2.6%  $22.2K	TBTC  $42807.  ↓7.8%  $9.87K

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Bitcoin price is at a pivotal zone, nearing a potential point of no return for bulls. However, the weekend forecast could suggest sunnier skies are in the future, so long as BTCUSD holds above the weekly Ichimoku cloud. Here is a closer look at BTCUSD weekly timeframes “at a glance” using the Ichimoku Kinko Hyo. Bitcoin price is holding above the cloud | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com Weekly Bitcoin Price Action At A Glance Using Ichimoku Using nothing more than the naked Ichimoku chart above, BTCUSD weekly has touched and found support at the cloud – also called the Kumo. The blue conversion line is above the maroon-colored base line, indicating the market is still bullish, but consolidating. A bullish trending market would see Bitcoin price trading above both lines. Touching the cloud itself isn’t always significant. However, only weekly timeframes, retesting the same cloud is what kickstarted the bull run. Flipping the Ichimoku cloud started the bull run | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com Losing the cloud would be substantial. It could mean the bull cycle has finished, or that extended consolidation is ahead. The last time the weekly cloud was lost was the Black Thursday collapse in March 2020. The Ichimoku is among the few technical indicators that focus on both time and price. Tapping the cloud means that it is time to look for other signals for more confirmation. Three potential supporting reversal signals can be found | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com With more technical indicators turned on, things get a lot more interesting. The TD Sequential market timing indicator has triggered a perfected buy setup, just as Bitcoin touches the cloud. Sunday night’s weekly close could very well remain near current levels to end with a doji. How bulls react in the following week would be telling. Bullish Take | The Hidden Bitcoin Trend Line That Could Save The Bull Run A green up candle to above $47K would break through a local downtrend line and put a morning star Japanese candlestick pattern in play. It is worth noting, however, that the last potential weekly morning star setup failed. But such signals are only confirmed in hindsight. At the same time, weekly Stochastic is exhibiting a bullish divergence. A bullish crossover is also nearing while at a reading that historically put in more significant bottoms than this. What To Expect This Weekend Ahead of The BTCUSD Weekly Close A doji candle signals indecision and come at the end of a trend, or at a pause before continuation. The fear in the market has left bulls weak and bull salivating, but neither have been able to make a major difference in the last five days. The weekend forecast suggests more of the same level, with bulls needing to defend $42,000 and lower. Fear will likely keep bulls at bay until after the weekly close, when confidence returns and there is possibility of a morning star reversal. Bearish Take | Bitcoin Death Cross 2022: What You Need To Know About The Deadly Signal If the doji candle were to hint at continuation instead of reversal – the next logical target would be the bottom of the Ichimoku cloud at around $37,000. Danger of more downside than that still exists. Bitcoin price just had a daily death cross which could have apocalyptic implications. Losing the Ichimoku cloud completely might indicate that the bull cycle has concluded for the time being. Reclaiming the cloud would be the first sign the bull run is back on. Whatever you do, watch the clouds closely over the weekend. .@elliottwaveintl has graciously offered my followers FREE access (normally $99) to the Dec video issue of Robert Prechter’s Elliott Wave Theorist. It includes 28 charts referencing “A Stock Market Top For The Ages”. Enter code “TONYBTC” for FREE access: https://t.co/Ke1bCmpzet pic.twitter.com/tYMRvsotND — Tony "The Bull" Spilotro (@tonyspilotroBTC) January 14, 2022 Follow @TonySpilotroBTC on Twitter or join the TonyTradesBTC Telegram for exclusive daily market insights and technical analysis education. Please note: Content is educational and should not be considered investment advice. Featured image from iStockPhoto, Charts from TradingView.com