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‘Ghostwire: Tokyo’ Drops an 18-Minute Look at Its Gameplay
Celebrating its launch today, Tango Gameworks has now dropped an 18-minute look at the gameplay for Ghostwire: Tokyo. Created by the studio behind The Evil Within, Ghostwire: Tokyo is set in a futuristic Tokyo, Japan, which has become overrun by Hannya, a mysterious supernatural being that caused 99% of the city’s population to vanish. Through Ethereal Weaving, players will confront evil spirits throughout the city using hand-gesture-based combat, casting spells like Doctor Strange to free souls that have been trapped by the antagonist and freeing them with katashiro paper dolls. The enemies you’ll face are all inspired by Japanese folklore and mythology too, giving you a dive into the country’s culture on top of an intense gaming experience. For those interested, Ghostwire:...
2022 Pokémon World Championship Dates and Venue Have Officially Been Announced
The 2022 Pokémon world championship is coming to London this summer. Players from all over the world will have a chance to compete for over a half-million dollars in prizes, the title of World Champion, as well as receive a return invitation to next year’s games. Players of the Pokémon TCG, video game and UNITE can qualify for Worlds by earning Championship Points at events through the Championship Series season. Depending on the geographical Regional Zone and age division, players will require a different number of points to advance to the second day of the events. By day two, the top 16 players from the U.S. and Canada will be selected, as well as the top 22 from Europe, top eight from Latin America and top eight from the Oceania region will be selected for the TCG world champions. In th...
‘Ghostwire: Tokyo’ Releases for PlayStation 5 and PC
The long-awaited supernatural action-adventure game, Ghostwire: Tokyo arrives online and in-stores exclusively for PlayStation 5 and PC users today. Following the release of The Evil Within, Tango Gameworks returns with a mystical thriller where players traverse a futuristic Tokyo, Japan, overrun by the mysterious Hannya, a supernormal figure responsible for vanishing 99% of Tokyo inhabitants. The title merges cyberpunk and fantasy genres, inviting you, the chosen protagonist, to venture into the spiritual underbelly of Tokyo. Ghostwire: Tokyo sets itself apart from familiar action-adventure titles by incorporating Japanese mythology and paranormal folktales into its gameplay. Players will use magic-themed combat like Ethereal Weaving, a series of hand gestures to cast ...
HHW Gaming Exclusive: ‘Halo The Series’ Showrunner & Executive Producer Speak About Making Better Video Game Movies & TV Shows
Video Games developed into films, and now television shows should be a homerun for studios because they are rich with source material to work with, but as we all know for a long time, that hasn’t been the case for many years. Thanks to shows like Halo The Series and other successful movies based on video games, that trend seems to be coming to an end. Halo The Series is just one day away from premiering on Paramount+, but the show is already polarizing, dividing franchise fans. The show, which is nine years in the making, follows Pablo Schreiber’s Master Chief and the Silver Team on a new timeline, moving away from the messy one we have experienced in the insanely-popular Halo video games. The idea the game is not sticking with the storyline, Schreiber’s version of the John 117 taken off h...
NFL To Create Virtual Reality Video Game
The National Football League (NFL) is gearing up to release its first virtual reality video game. While the NFL has created video games for several years, the league is partnering with StatusPro, a sports tech and gaming startup that focuses on boundary-pushing gaming experiences with player information, to create its first official virtual reality title. “Virtual reality gaming is rapidly expanding, and our partnership with StatusPro allows us to explore a new immersive version of NFL gaming with support of the two largest VR platforms within this emerging space,” Joe Ruggiero, the NFL’s SVP of consumer products, said in a statement via Variety. “We are seeing a growing number of fans engaging with VR and we’re excited to launch the first-ever VR gaming title that complements our existing...
A New ‘Ghostbusters’ Game Is Coming to PC, Playstation and Xbox Consoles
A new Ghostbusters game is coming to PC, PlayStation and Xbox consoles. Titled Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, the 4v1 multiplayer shooter game follows four Ghostbusters take one another player that controls the ghosts. The official game synopsis reads that Ghostbusters can join others in their group to “chase and trap ghosts in museums, prisons, hotels, and more, and capture the ghosts before they can fully haunt the areas.” The player who portrays the Ghost is able to control it to hide, sneak, surprise, scare and slime Ghostbusters and civilians.” The premise of the game allows Ghostbusters to “use trickery, deception, and Ectoplasm to gain the upper hand and drive the Ghostbusters out.” Similar to the plot of the film, the Ghostbusters are encouraged to utilize a Proton Pack, Ghost Tr...
Netflix Announces Three New Mobile Games Including Its First FPS Experience
Continuing to expand on its video game offerings, Netflix has now revealed three more mobile games coming to both iOS and Android devices in the near future. Announced via a new blog post, mobile gamers will be able to enjoy both This Is A True Story and Shatter Remaster this month. The former is an educational RPG developed in collaboration with Charity:Water, a non-profit focused on providing clean drinking water to those in developing countries, and its stories are drawn from interviews with women in Sub-Saharan Africa., while the latter is a retro-inspired brick-breaking game based on 2009’s original Shatter on the PlayStation 3, Finally, Netflix will also be launching Into the Dead 2: Unleashed, the company’s first FPS experience. A sequel to Into the Dead, th...
‘Virtua Fighter 5’ Announces ‘Tekken 7’ Skins
During the recent Virtua Fighter eSports Challenge Cup, Sega announced an upcoming crossover between Virtua Fighter 5 and Tekken 7. The teaser trailer shown shows Akira taking on Lau, but the iconic characters are dressed to resemble equally iconic characters Kazuya and Heihachi. The clip shows the two engaging in a two-round fight complete with Tekken-style health bars. The teaser ends with Akira/Kazuya defeating Lau/Heihachi, followed by a screen for Virtua Fighter 5 noting the upcoming release of the skin crossover. Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown is available now for Sony PlayStation 4, there are no official release details for the team-up between Sega and Bandai Namco at the moment. Watch the teaser trailer for the Virtua Fighter 5 Tekken 7 Skins announcement above. In case yo...
HHW Gaming: Hunt Down Ghosts or Haunt Everyday Citizens In Illfonic’s ‘Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed’ Game
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Illfonic / Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Could this possibly be the Ghostbusters’ video game fans have been waiting years for? Tuesday (Mar.22) Illfonic, the studio with a knack for making video games based on popular movie franchises with titles like Friday The 13th: The Game and Predator: Hunting Grounds, announced its latest project would be a new Ghostbusters game, called Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed. The game will keep the studio’s four-versus-one asymmetric multiplayer game energy, allowing players to create their own Ghostbuster’s team or even become a ghost and terrorize humans. As a Ghostbuster, players will put on the signature jumpsuit, strap on a proton pack, and use other ghostbusting tools like Ghost Traps, Particle Throwers, and ...
A Pokémon Base Set First Edition Holo Charizard Sets All-time Record, Fetching $420,000 USD at Auction
Just last week, a 1999 Pokémon Base Se Shadowless First Edition Holo Charizard card made its way to PWCC Auctions. The trading card sold for $420,000 USD making it the highest price ever paid for a base Pokémon Charizard card. The sale also sets an all-time record for the card, making the third-highest price paid in a public marketplace for any Pokémon trading card. The card has a PSA 10 Gem Mint grade, one of only 121 PSA 10s that exist in the world at the time of the auction. The card is considered one of the cleanest ever to exist, showing no visible signs of whitening on the back and appears to have perfect centering. The holo feature also shows no imperfections. The Charizard is considered to be one of the most popular cards ever designed by artist Mitsuhiro Arita. The prices for the ...
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Readies Speed Duel GX: Duel Academy Box and Midterm Paradox Mini Box Release
Following the release of the Speed Duel: Battle City box, Konami‘s Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is now set to release the “Speed Duel GX: Duel Academy Box” and “Speed Duel GX: Midterm Paradox.” Just like the popular Speed Duel: Battle City Box, the Speed Duel GX: Duel Academy Box is designed to allow eight players play in a dynamic tournament experience. Aside from brand new Skill Cards introducing legendary Duelists from the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime, the collector’s set features decks centered around Jaden Yuki’s Elemental HEROs, Aster Phoenix’s Destiny HEROs, Dr. Crowler’s Ancient Gears and more. The Speed Duel GX: Duel Academy Box features 200 cards with Secret Rare variants of iconic GX-era cards. Continuing the focus on the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX animated series, the Speed Duel GX: Midterm Paradox Min...
A New ‘Witcher’ Video Game Saga Is in the Works
CD Projekt Red is developing the next installment in The Witcher video game series. The new game will kick off a “new saga for the franchise,” according to the announcement. Based on the book series of the same name by Andrzej Sapkowski, the first game in the main Witcher series was released back in 2007. It became a trilogy, followed by 2011’s The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and concluding with 2015’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. While the series has three spin-off games, this forthcoming game will mark the first standalone release since the trilogy ended. The game, which is currently untitled, will also witness Projekt Red switch over from its in-house REDengine to Unreal Engine 5 as part of a “multi-year strategic partnership” with Epic Games. Projekt Red offered no further details ...
