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Fennec Shand and Krrsantan Join Boba Fett in ‘Fortnite’
A little more than two months after Boba Fett joined Fortnite, his trusty companion bounty hunters Fennec Shand and Krrsantan are now both coming to the popular battle royale game as well. Both available now in the game’s store, the two new skins depict the two prolific combatants in their Book of Boba Fett appearances. As usual, they also come complete with their own themed Back Bling gear, with Shand carrying the Mythsaur Signet and Krrsantan wielding the Hutt Clan Symbol. As an added bonus, Fortnite has also brought back the Boba Fett skin itself, so those who missed it the first time around back in December will now have a chance to add it to their collections as well. Your enemies, those you trust, and the strangers of the galaxy all have one thing in common: They know a bou...
HHW Gaming: Petition Demanding Refunds For ‘Battlefield 2042’ Surpasses 25,000 Signatures
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: EA / DICE The fallout for EA’s once-promising shooter, Battlefield 2042, continues. Battlefield 2042 is still reeling following its launch, thanks in large part to “game-breaking bugs,” lack of content, and other issues. Per Game Informer, gamers who excitedly spent money on the game, well over 25,000 of them are now demanding a refund. A description for the Battlefield 2042 refund Change.org petition reads as follows: According to many consumer reports, Electronic Arts and DICE did not keep many promises made at launch, and Battlefield 2042 was launched as unplayable. Even today, Battlefield 2042 has bugs that drastically change the in-game experience so much that it’s deemed an unfinished release by many community members. In fact, Battlefield 2042 was ...
‘OlliOlli World’ Presents a New Skateboarding Game With a Vibrant Vibe
For days when you don’t feel like skating outside, practice your kickflips and ollies in OlliOlli World, a new skateboarding video game. Developed by Roll7, the game takes place in a weird, trippy setting where characters embark on epic quests to reach Gnarvana. Releasing on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PC, OlliOlli World offers single player and two asynchronous multiplayer modes. The eccentric characters of OlliOlli World have a colorful, psychedelic style to match a wide array of players. From bumble bee onesies to performance footwear, players can customize their characters’ looks, tricks and styles after earning rewards before traversing through a world with multiple, wild paths to explore. Players have the ability to customize their skateboard set-ups before discovering Rad...
You Can Now Run ‘Wordle’ on Your Game Boy
Wordle has taken the Internet by storm over the recent weeks, but luckily for retro gaming purists, they can now join in on the fun thanks to hardware hacker Stacksmashing over on Twitter, who managed to port the game onto the classic Nintendo Game Boy. A result of three hours of tinkering after being stuck inside because of the rain, Stacksmashing managed to create a ROM of Wordle that can run on the vintage handheld device, although given its limited size and hardware capabilities, the hacker was unable to bring over the entire word list from the game. Instead, he used a bloom filter to check if an entered word is one of the 8,000 most commonly used English words. If you’d like to give it a try, you can download the free ROM from Stacksmashing, which works with both the original dev...
The Nintendo Switch Teaser for ‘Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles’ Has Arrived
Aniplex and Sega have just released the official teaser for the upcoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles game for the Nintendo Switch. While the earlier PS5 trailer heavily revealed scenes from the “Mugen Train” arc, this new teaser for The Hinokami Chronicles for the Switch dives into the “Entertainment District” arc with epic battles between the Demon Slayer Corps and upper-rank demons. The game is playable in both the adventure story mode and a versus mode. Fans can also purchase a limited edition version for ¥11,800 JPY ($102 USD) where it will include Butterfly Mansion Patient and Kimetsu Academy costumes and 16,000 Kimetsu Points. Look for this game to release for the Switch on June 9 in Japan. In other gaming news, you can now run Wordle on your Game Boy. Re...
HHW Gaming Exclusive: ‘Uncharted Movie’s Tati Gabrielle Wants To Bring ‘Beyond: Two Souls’ To The Big Screen
Hollywood and video games should have a much better relationship, but thanks to some very forgettable films based on popular video game franchises, that is sadly not the case. Lately, the trend has been heading in a more positive direction as the dreaded “video game curse” that normally dooms movies based on games seems to be becoming an afterthought. Uncharted, PlayStation Studios’ first foray into the world of cinema, hopes to continue the trend. We spoke with one of the film’s stars Tati Gabrielle about her involvement in the highly anticipated film. In Uncharted, we follow a young Nathan Drake (Tom Holland), a young street-savvy thief who gets lured into the world of treasure hunting by Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg). Sully pulls on young Nathan’s heartstrings by mentioning he...
GALA gains 117% in February as P2E crypto gaming goes mainstream
The play-to-earn (P2E) gaming sector of the cryptocurrency ecosystem has been one of the most resilient sectors to the volatility and price declines seen in the past couple of months as gamers are jumping on the ability to earn income while playing tokenized videogames. One project that has seen its token price climb rapidly in the first week of February is Gala (GALA), a protocol focused on utilizing blockchain technology to give players control of the games they play and in-game items they acquire. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the price of GALA climbed 117% after hitting a low of $0.177 on Feb. 2 to hit a daily high of $0.384 on Feb. 7. GALA/USDT 4-hour chart. Source: TradingView Three reasons for the rapid recovery in GALA price include the upcoming lau...
Nike Teams With EA Sports Madden NFL 22 for Super Bowl Week With Exclusive Run Club Challenge
The NFL‘s Super Bowl week is finally here, and ahead of the epic gridiron showdown between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams, Nike is encouraging its members to get up and active through a special initiative. This week, the Swoosh family has linked up with EA Sports Madden NFL 22 to launch a Run Club challenge that unlocks an exclusive Aaron Donald Ultimate Team player item as well as an achievement badge. “I enjoy seeing kids get out and live active and healthy lifestyles. As a professional athlete I think it’s important to reinforce healthy habits to our youth. I instill these habits and values in my kids as they were instilled in me,” says Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams. “I teamed up with Nike and EA SPORTS to unlock the ultimate future of sport and inspire the next ...
‘Warcraft’ is Arriving on Mobile This Year
Back in 2021, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick revealed that multiple mobile free-to-play Warcraft games were in advanced development, one of which is rumored to be an AR-powered experience similar to Pokémon Go. In a new earnings result announcement, the game developer has confirmed that the new Warcraft game will be arriving later this year. “Blizzard is planning substantial new content for the Warcraft franchise in 2022, including new experiences in World of Warcraft and Hearthstone, and getting all-new mobile Warcraft content into players’ hands for the first time,” reads Activision’s 2021 Q4 earnings press release. The new Warcraft mobile game will join Diablo: Immortal which is set to release in the first half of 2022. Activision has been rather tight-lipped regarding the details...
Google Is Reportedly Shifting the Stadia’s Focus Away From Gaming
Google is reportedly shifting Stadia‘s focus away from cloud gaming. The news first surfaced as a report from Business Insider detailing the downfall of Stadia within the tech giant. According to the outlet, Stadia lead Phil Harrison has been “demoted” to now report only to Google’s VP of subscription services instead of the company’s hardware boss, and the focus of the division has shifted away from cloud gaming to creating other playable experiences such as the recent Peleton collaboration, powered by Google Stream, or what it now calls its Stadia tech. In response to the report, Google’s team has taken to Twitter to highlight the 100 games added to its service in 2021 and another 50 titles offered to Pro subscribers, but sources question its efficacy. “There are plenty of people in...
Leaks Suggest ‘Batman Arkham Collection’ Is Finally Coming to the Nintendo Switch
A new retailer listing is now suggesting that the beloved Batman Arkham Collection is finally coming to the Nintendo Switch. The listing was discovered on French retailer WTT’s website, which lists the trilogy for the Switch to arrive this August for €60 EUR (approximately $69 USD). Though no official announcements have been made by Warner Bros. or Nintendo just yet, it’s notable that WTT is also responsible for leaking the release of The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt early when that game was ported over to the Switch. As for the collection itself, the listing doesn’t provide any extra details about what exactly the collection will include, although the PC and console versions released back in 2018 include the three main games of the trilogy: Batman Arkham Asylum, Batman Arkham C...
Axie Infinity token AXS gains 40% after taking steps to avoid ‘permanent economic collapse’
The price of the Axie Infinity (AXS) token has surged by nearly 40% in three days. AXS rallied to over $65, its best level in more than two weeks, as Axie Infinity revealed a revamped reward structure for its player-vs-player (PVP) competition round. In detail, the play-to-earn startup expanded its number of leaderboard slots to 300,000 and boosted the amount of AXS rewards to 117,676 from the earlier 3,000 for the next season. “This will supercharge the competitive Axie scene and create more demand for quality Axie teams in the ecosystem,” Axie Infinity explained, adding that their move would create a $6 million worth of prize pool for Season 20. AXS/USD daily price chart. Source: TradingView Economic revamp boosts AXS demand AXS serves as a governance token for the Axie ...
