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HHW Gaming: We Can’t Wait To Pick Up The Sticks For These Video Games In 2022
Source: Guerrilla Games / Horizon Forbidden West 2021 was a solid year for gaming, 2022 could possibly go down as one of the biggest years ever thanks to these video games dropping. Last year was our first full one with Sony and Microsoft’s next-gen consoles, the PS5 and Xbox Series X. We didn’t get a lot of games, BUT we got enough to carry us through 2021. But the ball has dropped, and we are in 2022, and this year could shape up to be fantastic for gamers. Just in February alone were getting FOUR big games, and with a sprinkle of potential greatness throughout the year, that could make this year a significant one in the next-gen era. Hip-Hop Wired decided to comprise a list of the games WE (keyword WE) are excited to play on our PS5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch. So if you have an...
HHW Gaming: Dwayne Johnson Reportedly Working On ‘Call of Duty’ Movie
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson helping bring Call of Duty to the big screen? According to one report, he most certainly is. The former WWE champion turned big-time action movie star isn’t afraid of the dreaded video game curse. He told us that much while speaking to him about his film Rampage, based on the iconic arcade video game of the same name. He also starred in 2005’s Doom, loosely based on the popular first-person shooter that was critically panned and a box office flop. Related Stories Speaking with Men’s Journal, Johnson had video game Twitter buzzing after he revealed he was working on another video game movie. “I can’t tell you which game, in particular, we’re doing, but there will be an announcement this year,” he said. ...
Grid Studio Strips Handheld Game Consoles into Wall Art
Looking to provide decorative art that marvels at technological brilliance and gaming history, Grid Studio offers wall art made from stripped handheld game consoles. Highlighting the internals of beloved devices, the art studio utilizes its deconstructive approach on the original Nintendo Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, DS, Sony PSP and Sega Game Gear. Each game console is disassembled with its parts then mounted on a board marked with labels explaining the components. From circuit boards, inputs, buttons, speakers and more, each “GRID” places reverence on the individual pieces that make up each console. Priced between $180 and $200 USD, the stripped-down game console “GRID” wall art creations are available now on Grid Studio’s website. For more gaming news, th...
Atari Is Now Selling NFT Loot Boxes
Atari has become the latest gaming company to join in on the NFT craze. Working in partnership with metaverse developer Republic Realm, the classic game brand has now launched a series of NFT loot boxes it calls “GFT” (for Gifts). Each of the boxes will contain one of 10 images inspired by its retro titles, but unlike regular video game loot boxes, the Atari GFTs will open and unveil their contents on a later, specified date instead of upon purchase. “The Atari brand is synonymous with video games, and video gaming is the backbone of the metaverse,” said Atari CEO Wade Rosen. “What better way to commemorate Atari’s 50th anniversary than by ushering in a new era of technological innovation while also honoring the brand that launched the modern video game industry?” For those interested, the...
Clip From Canceled ‘Star Wars’ Game Showcases Boba Fett Bounty Hunting
A clip has now surfaced showcasing Boba Fett bounty hunting in a canceled Star Wars video game from LucasArts. Featured above, the three-minute clip features the galaxy’s most infamous bounty hunter venturing through the dark and grimy underbelly of Coruscant, tracking down his targets while maneuvering in a parkour-like manner. While the clip itself has just come into the limelight, it turns out that similar video footage was released a few years ago by then LucasArts animation director James Zachary, who worked on the canceled title Star Wars 1313. The game itself was developed by LucasArts back in the early 2010s, and the studio subsequently dropped a trailer during E3 of 2012. Unfortunately, when Disney acquired LucasFilm and all its subsidiaries, the media giant decided to shut d...
Blizzard Is Creating its First New Game Franchise Since 2016’s ‘Overwatch’
Despite a turbulent year for the company, Blizzard is now finally creating its first new game universe/franchise in six years. The new game was revealed in a recent hiring ad for the developer, which calls for artists, designers, and engineers. While specific details revolving around the title remain scarce at the moment, Blizzard does share that it’ll be a survival game with its very own original universe, marking the first since the company introduced Overwatch back in 2016. The pitch also states that the game will be ported for both PC and consoles, although with Microsoft’s new acquisition of Blizzard, it’s yet to be seen whether the firm’s games will become Xbox exclusives or still have a presence on the PlayStation. “Once upon a time this dream project was [a] humble pitch deck ...
MSI Announces New “EVANGELION E: Project” Hardware
Fresh off the heels of its “Gameverse” world tour that stopped in Los Angeles, London and Taipei, MSI Gaming has announced a landmark collaboration with Japanese anime franchise Evangelion and the forthcoming arrival of its gaming system. The partnership will involve MSI’s leading PC technology in the form of a motherboard, liquid cooler, power supply and PC case, aptly titled “EVANGELION e: Project.” The collab will adopt the anime’s “Unit-01” appearance and is being tagged as an “e-sports brand” that will incorporate the world of Evangelion, as revealed in a company press statement. In a recent Instagram post, MSI elaborated on the news, stating “Our limited edition MSI x EVANGELION e:Project hardware is coming soon.” The original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series ran from 1995-1996, ...
deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin’s PIXELYNX to Bring 3D Avatars to Metaverse Gaming Platform
Richie Hawtin and deadmau5‘s music metaverse venture, PIXELYNX, has forged another groundbreaking deal, joining forces with cross-game avatar platform Ready Player Me. PIXELYNX has led the charge in the digital space at the intersection of music and the metaverse. Their new partnership will allow users to customize their Ready Player Me avatars in PIXELYNX’s upcoming mobile AR and PC game, as well as buy and sell one-of-a-kind NFT fashion wearables. “Ready Player Me has always been one of the most exciting avatar platforms,” said Inder Phull, co-founder and CEO of PIXELYNX in a press release. “The team has made it so easy to integrate into our ecosystem and it’s no surprise to see their community of partners growing at such a fast pace. Avatars ...
Crytek Announces a Fourth Installment for Its Beloved ‘Crysis’ Game Series
Almost 10 years after unleashing Crysis 3 to ravenous gaming fans around the world, The Crytek Group has announced that a fourth installment of the series is on the way. The big announcement was heralded by an emphatic company quote stating, “CRYSIS IS COMING BACK!,” along with a 46-second teaser video uploaded to Crytek’s YouTube channel. [embedded content] The video depicts recognizable Crysis game graphics and flash-screen decals, with the end of the video drifting in on a magnified number “4” and the commanding phrase, “Join the journey. Become the hero.” With additional Crysis 4 news being revealed on its blog, Crytek Co-Founder and CEO, Avni Yerli says, “To everyone in our amazing Crysis community, and to all fans of the franchise all around the world: we have a special announcemen...
HHW Gaming: Activision Plans On Releasing The Next 3 ‘Call of Duty’ Games On PlayStation: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Treyarch / Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War PlayStation owners who love Call of Duty can breathe a sigh of relief for the time being. Per Bloomberg, despite being tentatively gobbled up by Microsoft, Activision plans on releasing the next three Call of Duty games on both PlayStation and Xbox consoles. The news is comforting to PlayStation console users who were worried that the beloved first-person shooter would become an Xbox exclusive once the earth-shaking deal is approved. Bloomberg reports that Activision already planned to bring “the next few” Call of Duty titles to the PlayStation consoles sometime before the announcement of the acquisition. This news comes after CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer revealed he had spoken with Sony telling the comp...
The Valve Steam Deck Receives an Official Launch Date
Originally set to release at the end of 2021, the Valve Steam Deck has now received an official release date. In a blog post, Valve shared that the initial batch will be offered to reservation holders February 25 for 72 hours, with shipping set for February 28. Then units will be open up to those in the reservation queue, the gaming company has plans to offer more releases of the powerful handheld gaming PC on a weekly basis. The release of the Valve Steam Deck saw a two-month delay due to shortages that have plagued many industries in recent months. “We’re sorry about this — we did our best to work around the global supply chain issues,” said Valve. “Components aren’t reaching our manufacturing facilities in time for us to meet our initial launch dates.” Starting at $399 USD, the Valve St...
Polygon (MATIC) sees a strong oversold bounce after $250B crypto market rebound
Polygon (MATIC) emerged as one of the best performers among high-ranking cryptocurrencies on Jan. 26 as the price rose nearly 17% to reach an intraday high at $1.825. The gains surfaced amid a synchronous rebound across the crypto market that started on Jan. 24. In detail, investors and traders poured in over $250 billion across digital assets, benefiting Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and many others in the process. Performance of the top-fifteen cryptocurrencies in the last 15 days. Source: TradingView Polygon, a secondary scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain, also cashed in on the crypto market rebound. The valuation of its native token, MATIC, rose from as low as $9.77 billion on Jan.24 to as high as $13.58 billion two days later. Meanwhile, its price jumped from $1....
