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Kaskade and deadmau5 Release Kx5 Video Game
deadmau5 and Kaskade are putting your ability to escape the matrix to the test. A month after revealing their stunning debut single “Escape,” Kx5 have released a new game designed in the spirit of the track. Developed by WOLF72, the “Escape” video game is an 8-bit, 2-D platformer that allows players to navigate the grid as either Kaskade or deadmau5. WOLF72 If “Escape” wasn’t bouncing around in your head previously, playing this simple and addictive arcade style game will certainly make it so. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Players must scale platforms, avoid hazardous spike traps, dodge speeding Lamborghinis and flatten virtual enemies by jumping on top of them. Along the way, collect diamonds and dog tokens in order to en...
Framework Ventures allocates half of $400M fund to Web3 gaming
Crypto-focused venture firm Framework Ventures has raised $400 million in new funding to invest in early-stage companies across the Web3, blockchain gaming and decentralized finance (DeFi) industries. The completed raise will go towards “FVIII,” an oversubscribed fund worth $400 million, the company announced Tuesday. Approximately $200 million of that total will be allocated to the emerging blockchain gaming industry. The venture firm, which had early exposure to DeFi, now has over $1.4 billion in assets under management. Framework Ventures was an early investor in projects such as Chainlink, Aave and The Graph. Like DeFi in 2020, gaming and Web3 have been identified as the next major growth plays for the blockchain industry. Axie Infinity — a popular play-to-earn game constructed a...
HHW Gaming: SEGA’s Classic Beat ‘Em Up ‘Streets of Rage’ Reportedly Being Developed Into A Movie
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: LizardCube/Guard Crush Games / Dotemu Due to the success of the first two Sonic The Hedgehog movies, another SEGA property is reportedly getting the film treatment and will find itself on the big screen. According to reports, the classic beat ’em up video game Streets of Rage will be the next video game from SEGA that to be tuned into a film. The deal has not been finalized, but word on the video game and movie streets is that John Wick creator Derek Kolstad has penned the script, and if you have seen any of the John Wick movies that feature Keanu Reeves, as the titular character, the action is always on point. Sonic The Hedgehog producers dj2 Entertainment and Escape Artists are set to produce. Based on these developments, this film version of the ...
HHW Gaming: It Ain’t Nothing But A W Thang, Snoop Dogg Operator Bundle Now Live In ‘Call of Duty’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Activision / Call of Duty Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone got some west coast flavor and it comes right on time for 4/20. The previously announced Snoop Dogg operator bundle is now live in both Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone Activision happily announced. The new president and owner of Death Row Records and avid gamer’s operator can be leveled up by players and comes with four challenges that will allow you to earn Operator XP. While playing, performing Kills, Headshot Kills, Hipfire Kills, and, of course, getting wins will help to unlock Sizable Operator XP rewards. Snoop’s progression path will allow players to unlock l XP and PPSH-41 Weapon XP rewards, two Sprays, two Operator Quips, a Calling Card, a Sticker, an Emblem, a Weapon Charm, a Vanguar...
A Game Boy Advance Emulator for Nintendo Switch Online Has Reportedly Leaked
Leaks have now surfaced showcasing what appears to be a Game Boy and Game Boy Advance emulator for Nintendo‘s Switch Online service. The leaked files were first found over on 4Chan and included two emulators currently in development by Nintendo Europe Research and Development, one named Hioyo and the second named Sloop. The former is believed to be an emulator for the classic Game Boy while the latter is for the Game Boy Advance. According to Twitter user Trashbandatcoot, while both systems are buggy at the moment, they’re also functional, and screenshots of various Game Boy games running on the Switch were included. Other Twitter accounts soon followed with more proof of the emulators themselves, with one account even posting a video (since deleted) of the emulator booting up on the Switc...
HHW Gaming: This ‘TMNT: Cowabunga Collection’ Collector’s Edition Is A Must Have For Ninja Turtle’s Fans
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Konami / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection Limited Edition Collector’s Set Calling all 80s and early 90s babies who love the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, this collection is definitely made for you. Monday (Apr.18), Konami announced a new limited edition collector’s box set for its upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection game. The video game developer teamed up with Nickelodeon, the TMNT cartoon franchise’s current home, for the set that features “one-of-a-kind items and exclusive artwork from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman. The box will contain: Physical copy of the game with an original box design by Kevin Eastman Cloth poster featuring Kevin Eastman’s adaptation of TMNT:...
HHW Gaming: ‘Roblox’ Bans Developer Behind Game Claiming To Have New Kim Kardashian Sex Tape Footage
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty The premiere episode of Hulu’s The Kardashians got off to an exciting start, and the popular children’s video game Roblox got an unfavorable mention in it. In the episode that originally aired on April 14, Kim Kardashian’s six-year-old son Saint stumbled upon an interesting ad for a Roblox game while playing. Kim K takes the iPad from her son only to see her signature crying face being plugged with the game that claims to have unreleased footage from her 2007 sex tape in it. A spokesperson from Roblox confirmed on Friday (Apr.15) the game’s existence in a statement adding that the “referenced video was never available on our platform,” noting the person responsible was banned by Roblox. The complete statement reads: The referenced vide...
‘No More Heroes 3’ Is Coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox and PC Later This Year
Following its Nintendo Switch-only debut, No More Heroes 3 will finally come to home on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox and PC. Publisher XSeed Games revealed the news in a tweet, saying that the new games, which launched in 2021, will arrive sometime this fall. “Our favorite otaku assassin returns!” the tweet read. “Travis Touchdown has been forced out of retirement to defend not only Santa Destroy, but Earth itself! Bring on the beam katana and take on Travis’ toughest challenge yet in #NoMoreHeroes3, coming this fall to PS4, PS5, Xbox, and PC!” Our favorite otaku assassin returns! Travis Touchdown has been forced out of retirement to defend not only Santa Destroy, but Earth itself! Bring on the beam katana and take on Travis’ toughest challenge yet in #NoMoreHeroes3, coming this fall...
HHW Gaming: Coachella Vibes Arrive In ‘Fortnite’ With New Skins & Music
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Epic Games / Fortnite x Coachella Coachella is back in real life and in the virtual world of Fortnite. Fortnite, a game known for including some interesting character skins, will now be bringing the sounds and fashion of the Coachella arts and music festival to the game. Epic Games announced via its blog beginning now, and until May 16, Fortnite players can step into the “Coachellaverse” and get their hands on Coachella-themed items and listen to music from over 30 artists featured in Coachella 2022 on Icon Radio. The Fortnite x Coachella collaboration marks the first time Coachella has entered the video game space. Fortnite, on the other hand, isn’t new to this because it has given players several musical experiences already. The insanely popular f...
HHW Gaming: Hideo Kojima Confirms Kojima Productions Was Not Acquired By PlayStation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bryan Bedder / Getty Hideo Kojima’s video game studio Kojima Productions is NOT PlayStation’s latest acquisition. The Martin Scorcese of video games shook things up in the gaming world when he shared a photo of the PlayStation banner that now features his game Death Stranding and some other additions. As expected, Kojima’s tweet caused a whirlwind of speculation among the video game enthusiast who believed Sony had acquired another Infinity Stone in the form of Kojima Productions. Kojima put that all to bed with a single tweet stating his video game studio would remain independent. “I’m sorry for the misunderstanding, but KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS has been and will continue to be an independent studio,” he tweeted. There have been rumblings that Kojima Productio...
‘Club Penguin Rewritten’ Shut Down by Disney
After the popular multiplayer online game Club Penguin was shut down in 2018, and its official successor, Club Penguin Island, was discontinued the following year, a fan remake of the original game titled Club Penguin Rewritten continued to live on as a private server for original enthusiasts to load in as penguin avatars in the Antarctica-themed open world. However, after four years of operation, the London police have now seized control of the site after Disney decided to take legal action for copyright reasons. “Following a complaint under copyright law, PIPCU have seized a gaming website as part of an ongoing investigation into the site,” Detective Constable Daryl Fryatt from the IP crime unit said in a statement. “Three people were arrested on April 12 on suspicion of distributin...
‘The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s Next-Gen Update Has Been Delayed Indefinitely
CD Projekt Red has now delayed the next-gen update for its critically acclaimed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt indefinitely. The studio announced the unfortunate news over on Twitter, where it explained that it’ll be taking back the reigns on development in-house from Saber Interactive, although no particular reasons were provided for the decision. Coming as a free Complete Edition upgrade, The Witcher 3‘s next-gen update was originally slated to arrive by June this year but is now delayed “until further notice.” The update would’ve included all the expansions and extra content the game has accumulated since its original launch back in 2015, along with performance enhancements such as ray-tracing, quicker loading speeds and improved graphics. For those interested in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt...
