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‘Call of Duty’ Teases Godzilla’s Entrance Into the Game

It now seems like previous rumors were true: Godzilla and King Kong may really be coming to Call of Duty. Just earlier today, the massive FPS franchise took to Twitter to unveil its latest teaser trailer for the next season of both Vanguard and Warzone, and the tweets were accompanied by a soundtrack that seemed muddled and broken at first, but when a fan imported the audio into Audacity, the soundwaves created the words “Monsters are real.” The hint also reflects the teaser trailer itself, which near the end told players “With Nebula, the Nazis have unwittingly shaken something awake, something far more powerful and fearsome than we can ever hope to comprehend.” The new hints at the arrival of both Godzilla and King Kong coincide with leaks that surfaced earlier in the year indi...

Niantic Releases its New Augmented Reality Pet Game, ‘Peridot’

Building off the momentum from Pokémon Go, Niantic expanded its list of augmented reality mobile games last year with the introduction of Pikmin Bloom, and now reveals another real-world adventure game titled Peridot. Peridot is a Tamagotchi-like pet game where players care for unique virtual creatures and raise them to adulthood. “After thousands of years of slumber, Peridots (or Dots for short) are waking to a world vastly different from the one in which they used to roam, and they’ll need our help to protect them from extinction,” Niantic writes in the description. Similar to Tamagotchi, Dots need to be maintained, and players can pet, play, feed, and teach them new tricks to help them grow. Players can also collaborate with each other to cross-breed and expand the Peridot species for “...

‘Dead Space’ Remake’s Team Shows Off Fan-Requested Updates to Weapons

With the Dead Space remake currently in the works, EA‘s Motive Studios has now showcased a few updates to how the game’s weapons function after receiving feedback from fans of the franchise. Taking to Twitter, the developer featured a video of some of the changes it has made to a few of the game’s guns after fans flooded in with comments on how to improve them. The short clip itself highlights both the Plasma Cutter and the Pulse Rifle, and while the changes aren’t massive, they definitely add that little extra realistic touch to the experience. You’ll be able to check out how the two weapons performed in the original game, then in the recent livestream for the remake, and how they look like now after fan feedback. “The sense of power from weapons comes with the full experience, as it’s no...

HHW Gaming: ‘Valorant’ Pro Sinaatra’s Return To Competition Met With Criticism

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Bernard Smalls / @BeanzGotGamez Jay “Sinatraa” Won, who was dubbed the “LeBron James” of the Overwatch League and is now a pro Valorant player, is back after being suspended following being accused of sexual assault. Sinatraa took to Twitter to announce his return to competitive play on Tuesday (Apr.12). In a tweet, the former Overwatch League MVP wrote, “It’s been a year since I was forced to step back from competitive play. In that time, I have learned a lot about myself and grown as a person. I am now ready for a return to competitive play and will be starting tryouts this week.” Last year, the famous e-sports star got his controller clipped by his Valorant team, the Sentinals, who slapped him with a six-month suspension due to sexual assaul...

‘League of Legends’ MMO Producer Says Game Might Never Launch

Back in December of 2020, Riot Games announced that it’d be developing an MMO based on its massively popular MOBA franchise League of Legends, but it now turns out that the game might now be released at all. Taking to Twitter to give fans updates about the yet-to-be-named title’s development, Riot‘s executive producer Greg Street said that the game might never be shipped. “There is no guarantee this game will ship,” the developer remarked. “We are optimistic, but you just never know until it does. However assuming it does, this will be the fourth major franchise I have worked on ([Age of Empires, World of Warcraft, League of Legends]), and likely the last. And I am very okay with that. It will be a good final act.” Despite these comments, Street also reassured fans that development is...

‘Dragon Ball Super TCG’ Unison Warrior Series 8 Sees a Mashup of Timelines

Dragon Ball Super Card Game has just announced its final set of the Unison Warrior series. Set number 8 — Ultimate Squad — will see hero characters from the Z, GT and Xenoverse franchise face off against Cooler and his army, Dr. Myuu and General Rilldo, as well as the Demon God Towa. The entire set is comprised of 292 cards — 60 Common, 38 Uncommon, 30 Rare, 18 Super Rare, 15 Special Rare, and three Secret Rare. Those interested in picking up some packs can find them pre-releasing on May 27, with an official launch on June 3. Each pack will retail for $3.99 USD. Head over to DBS Card Game to learn more. In other gaming news, Goku Ultra Instinct will join the Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 character lineup in the new content update. Read Full Article

SEGA’s “Super Game” Initiative Will Involve Several AAA Titles

Back in November last year, SEGA announced a new “Super Game” initiative that it was working on with Microsoft with the help of the latter’s Azure cloud platform, and now the gaming developer has finally clarified more about what exactly that initiative involves. Speaking in a recent interview on SEGA‘s very own Japanese recruitment page, the company’s executive VP Shuji Utsumi revealed that the initiative actually involved “several titles” that they’re working on, and while specific details remain scarce, he assured that the games would all be blockbusters going “beyond” conventional games. On top of these AAA titles, producer Masayoshi Kikuchi also said during the interview that SEGA would be expanding into “cloud gaming and NFTs.” There’s not a lot more on the Super Game for now from th...

SteelSeries Adds Three New Mice to Its Award-Winning Aerox Line

SteelSeries is now introducing three new models to its award-winning Aerox line, a family of gaming mice designed to reduce weight without cutting on performance. On the multi-genre side, the company has launched the new Aerox 5, available in both a wired or wireless configuration. The former weighs in at just 66 grams while the latter is at a slightly higher 74g to account for its battery, which boasts a run time of up to 180 hours. Just a quick 15-minute charge will give it enough juice to run for 40 or more hours as well. Both mice feature nine fully programmable buttons for all your macro needs, while their 100% Virgin Grade PTFE feet and Golden Micro IP54 switches keep things accurate and crisp. Of course, you’ll also get the company’s usual PrismSync Lighting with three RGB zones, an...

Xbox Series X Reportedly Developing More Efficient Chips to Lower Cost

Microsoft is reportedly working on redesigning its chips in the Xbox Series X to be cooler and more efficient. The new rumor comes from Xbox insider and journalist Brad Sams, who claims that the gaming giant is currently reworking its designs in order to make them more cost-effective to produce. Despite being cheaper, they won’t be seeing any reduction in performance either. “I believe this is true… I know that Microsoft was working on revisions of the chip,” Sams said in a recent interview. “Now, are we going to see performance improvements, are we going to see anything else? I do not believe so but Microsoft is always working on making cooler, more efficient chips because that lowers the cost of production.” Of course, Microsoft hasn’t announced anything official itself, and it has yet t...

‘Elden Ring’ Speedrun World Record Is Now Under 9 Minutes

While some players endeavor to set world records in Elden Ring by taking absolutely zero damage the entire way through, others have turned to speedruns, trying to complete the game’s main points as quickly as possible. Just a month ago, the world record was a sub-30 minute run, but now the same speedrunner has managed to bring it down all the way below just nine minutes. Achieved once again by YouTuber Distortion2, his latest world record run sits at just eight minutes and 56 seconds. The feat was made possible thanks to a new discovery by speedrunners in Elden Ring of a bug they call “mega zips,” which allow you to move incredibly quickly across a large portion of terrain. The feature is activated by pulling off a specific sequence of moves, namely blocking and moving forward at...

Sony Invests $1 Billion USD In Epic Games

Sony has just invested $1 billion USD in a new round of funding for Fortnite and Unreal Engine creator Epic Games. The Japanese tech and gaming giant is joined by LEGO Group owner KIRKBI, who has also injected $1 billion USD to bring the total up to $2 billion USD for the game developer. The announcement also comes shortly after LEGO announced its collaboration with Epic to create a kid-friendly metaverse based around the massively popular toy franchise. Despite the new investments, Epic will continue under its current CEO and found Tim Sweeney. “As a creative entertainment company, we are thrilled to invest in Epic to deepen our relationship in the metaverse field, a space where creators and users share their time” Sony’s CEO, president and chairman Kenichiro Yoshida said in a s...

‘Star Wars: The Force Unleashed’ Receives Collector’s Edition on Nintendo Switch

Almost a decade and a half after the game’s original launch, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is now finally getting a rerelease on the Nintendo Switch, and there’ll be two special collector’s edition physical sets offered to fans as well. Of course, the game will be offered as a standalone standard version for those who simply want the title, but for the more diehard Star Wars fans out there, Limited Run will also be offering two special editions, which are pictured down below. The mid-tiered Premium Edition will include the game itself, a reversible poster, art cards, a commemorative coin, a SteelBook, and an enamel pin while the top-tiered Master Edition will come with all of those items in addition to a foil hardcover strategy guide for the game, a light-up Holocron replica, an...