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Youtuber Says Nintendo Issued 1,300 Copyright Blocks on Their Content
Verified YouTube creator GilvaSunner said that “over 1,300 copyright blocks” have been issued to them for the unauthorized usage of Nintendo soundtrack music. In a recent Twitter post, the creator listed a range of Nintendo game titles that have been called into question, including Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Smash Bros., Super Mario Land, Luigi’s Mansion and many others. Sharing screenshots of the highlighted games – from 2019 and December 2020 – GilvaSunner commented: “I do not monetize videos and do not profit from them.” “I do realize that doesn’t justify uploading the content,” they added, noting that this isn’t the first time Nintendo has issued a cease-and-desist notification. Over 1300 copyright blocks on the YT channel today. Here are all the soundtracks Nintendo ha...
‘New York Times’ Buys Popular Word Game Wordle
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty Wordle, the game that has become a social media sensation of late, has just been acquired by the New York Times. The sizeable deal has stoked a conversation online, with some wondering if their access to the game will remain the same. On Monday (January 31st), the New York Times announced that their Games department had acquired the immensely popular word-guessing game, which made its debut last October. In their statement, they revealed that their purchase price was an “undisclosed price in the low seven figures.” Created by Josh Wardle, a software designer who resides in Brooklyn, New York, Wordle is a daily puzzle game in which the player attempts to guess a five-letter word in six tries. Then, players can share their results – which c...
‘The New York Times’ Acquires Wordle
The New York Times has officially acquired the popular daily word game, Wordle, for an undisclosed sum in the low-seven figures. Wordle is set to join New York Times Games’s portfolio less than six months after its release in October 2021. According to the New York Times, the game gained traction in late 2021/early 2022 with almost 300,000 players and currently has millions of daily players. “If you’re like me, you probably wake up every morning thinking about Wordle, and savoring those precious moments of discovery, surprise and accomplishment. The game has done what so few games have done: It has captured our collective imagination, and brought us all a little closer together. We could not be more thrilled to become the new home and proud stewards of this magical game, and are honored to...
HHW Gaming: The First Trailer For Paramount+’s ‘Halo’ Series Has Arrived, Gamers React To Cortana Not Being Blue
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paramount / Halo Master Chief is making the leap from your Xbox Series X console to the small screen in a new Halo TV series, and it looks damn good, except for this one particular item. It only took multiple attempts and an abandoned movie plan, but Halo has finally gotten the Hollywood treatment in the form of a television series. The first trailer for the highly anticipated show arrived during the NFL’s AFC Championship game, giving us our first best look at the legendary Spartan soldier John-117 aka Master Chief, and his fellow Spartans in live-action. The show will go back in time in the Halo mythos focusing on Master Chief’s (Pablo Schreiber) life and the Human/Covenant conflict. Fans of the video game franchise will also see a tweaked t...
‘MLB The Show 22’ Will Release on Nintendo Switch
After launching from San Diego Studio on Xbox last year, 2022’s installment on MLB The Show will include an expansion to Nintendo Switch. This year’s installment will include new features and more difficulty options. Nintendo Switch players can also face off against Xbox and PlayStation owners in the baseball game’s cross-platform multiplayer mode. Via cross-platform integration, players can earn and save any content across platforms and generations and transfer it to a different console. Los Angeles Angels player Shohei Ohtani, who has been nicknamed “Shotime,” is the cover star for MLB The Show 22. Last season, Ohtani hit 46 home runs and had 100 RBI’s and 26 base steals. In the announcement, Ramone Rusell, Head of Product Development Communications at San Diego Studio, credited Ohtani w...
Sony Acquires Original ‘Halo’ Developer Bungie
Sony will acquire Bungie, the developer behind Destiny and the original creator of Halo, in a deal worth $3.6 billion USD. Bungie will become the latest addition to the Sony Interactive Entertainment team, which also includes Insomniac Games, Naughty Dog, Guerrilla Games, Sucker Punch Productions, Bluepoint Games and several other studios. Bungie will continue to lead its franchises and develop content for various platforms outside of its deal with Sony’s PlayStation, while also pursuing multi-media entertainment opportunities outside of gaming. “We will continue to independently publish and creatively develop our games,” CEO Pete Parsons wrote in a blog post. “We will continue to drive one, unified Bungie community. Our games will continue to be where our community is, wherever ...
HHW Gaming: Sony Is Buying ‘Destiny’ Developer & Original ‘Halo’ Creator Bungie, The Gaming World Reacts
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Bungie / Destiny 2 Another day, another massive acquisition in the world of video games. Following Take-Two Interactive’s purchase of mobile gaming giant Zynga and Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Sony said it too could acquire a popular game studio. Monday (Jan.31), Destiny developer and original Halo creator Bungie announced that Sony is purchasing it for $3.6 billion. In a blog post, Bungie CEO Pete Parsons quickly answered the burning question stating that it will “continue to independently publish and creatively develop our games.” “In SIE, we have found a partner who unconditionally supports us in all we are and who wants to accelerate our vision to create generation-spanning entertainment, all while preserving the creative inde...
‘The Witcher’ To Release Standalone, Single-Player GWENT Game Later This Year
The Witcher‘s GWENT will receive a new, standalone, single-player game that will launch later this year, according to a new report from IGN. The game, which is codenamed Project Golden Nekker, is currently being developed by CD Projekt Red‘s GWENT team. The gameplay will not require users to own any other editions of GWENT in order to engage in the full single-player experience. GWENT first appeared as a minigame in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt before turning into a standalone multiplayer title in 2016. In 2018, GWENT then received its own spinoff dubbed The Witcher Tales: Thronebreaker. “It’s not another Witcher Tales [game] but something different,” GWENT Comms Lead Pawel Burza said in a statement to IGN. “We’re aiming to provide a captivating single-player for players who prefer it ov...
HHW Gaming: The First Trailer For Paramount+’s ‘Halo’ Series Has Arrived, React To Cortana Not Being Blue
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paramount / Halo Master Chief is making the leap from your Xbox Series X console to the small screen in a new Halo TV series, and it looks damn good, except for this one particular item. It only took multiple attempts and an abandoned movie plan, but Halo has finally gotten the Hollywood treatment in the form of a television series. The first trailer for the highly anticipated show arrived during the NFL’s AFC Championship game, giving us our first best look at the legendary Spartan soldier John-117 aka Master Chief, and his fellow Spartans in live-action. The show will go back in time in the Halo mythos focusing on Master Chief’s (Pablo Schreiber) life and the Human/Covenant conflict. Fans of the video game franchise will also see a tweaked t...
‘Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel’ Exceeds 4 Million Downloads in First Week
After a celebrated teaser of Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel from Konami, news has just been revealed that the official release has been met with tremendous success. Konami has just announced that the Yu-Gi-Oh! game has been downloaded over 4 million times just a week after being available for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. Adding to the momentum, Konami has also made the game available on Apple’s App Store and Google Play for Android in over 150 countries. In other gaming news, WWE 2K22 launches gameplay trailer ahead of Royal Rumble.
‘WWE 2K22’ Launches Gameplay Trailer Ahead of Royal Rumble
The official gameplay trailer for WWE 2K22 has officially arrived, showing fan-favorite superstars in action under the redesigned gameplay engine and graphics. This year’s cover athlete is the masked competitor Rey Mysterio, who has built a name for himself for over three decades to become one of the most respected stars on the roster. A number of game modes will be available including MyGM, MyFACTION, MyRISE, Universe Mode, Creation Suite, and 2K Showcase which runs through some of the biggest matches of Mysterio’s career. Other stars confirmed for the game include John Cena, The Rock, The Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, and more. WWE 2k22 will be available on Playstation, Xbox, and PC beginning on March 11. A special WWE 2K22 nWo 4-Life Edition will include the playable nWo superstars featurin...
HHW Gaming: 2K Drops New “Booyaka” ‘WWE 2K22’ Trailer Ahead of Royal Rumble
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Visual Concepts / WWE 2K22 To get ahead of leaks, 2K decided to give us our best look at its revigorated WWE 2K franchise. Saturday (Jan.29), 2K unleashed WWE 2K22’s new booyaka gameplay trailer ahead of the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event following leaks surrounding the WWE 2K22’s campaign mode. The trailer is a mix of gameplay and some cinematics and features your favorite WWE superstars past and present doing their thing in the ring, and honestly, they never looked better. Thanks to a redesigned gameplay engine, WWE 2K22 features stunning visuals, crisp animations on top of new game modes like MyGM, and more. Related Stories It looks like 2K’s decision not to release WWE 2K21 has paid off based on what is shown in the trailer because it does look ...
