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5 NFT-based blockchain games that could soar in 2022

After the popularity of DeFi, came the rise of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and to the surprise of many, NFTs took the spotlight and remain front and center with the highest volume in sales, occuring at the start of January 2022.  Growing number of unique NFT buyers on Ethereum Source: Delphi Digital While 2021 became the year of NFTs, GameFi applications did surpass DeFi in terms of user popularity. According to data from DappRadar, Bloomberg gathered: “Nearly 50% of active cryptocurrency wallets connected to decentralized applications in November were for playing games. The percentage of wallets linked to decentralized finance, or DeFi, dapps fell to 45% during the same period, after months of being the leading dapp use case.” Blockchain, play-to-earn game Axie infinity, skyrocketed an...

HHW Gaming: E3 Presses Pause Button On In-Person Convention Again, No Word On Digital Show

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: FREDERIC J. BROWN / Getty No surprise, E3 is not holding an in-person event in 2022. The ESA (Entertainment Software Association) announced it hit the pause button on E3 2022, well, in-person for that matter. The ESA came to its decision out of concern due to the spread of the tightly contagious Omicron COVID-19 variant, but some believe there are other reasons for the move. “Due to the ongoing health risks surrounding COVID-19 and its potential impact on the safety of exhibitors and attendees, E3 will not be held in person in 2022,” the ESA said in a statement sent to IGN. “We remain incredibly excited about the future of E3 and look forward to announcing more details soon.” While it’s totally understandable, the ESA decided to make this move. It would h...

Bethesda Teases Upcoming ‘The Elder Scrolls Online’ Chapter in Cinematic Trailer

Bethesda Softworks has just released the teaser trailer for its upcoming new chapter and DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online. Set for an unveiling on January 27, 3:00 p.m. EST, this cinematic trailer which teases a “never-before-seen world,” starts off by showing a coastal city — possibly High Rock — where a soldier clad in armor walks up stone steps to raging storm and three ships. Fans online have speculated that this new chapter will feature the Bretons and the three ships represent the three factions in The Elder Scrolls Online. Fans can tune into Bethesda’s Twitch in three week’s time to find out what the future holds for ESO. A brand-new Elder Scrolls adventure is coming. ? Tune in to the #ESO 2022 Global Reveal on Thursday, January 27 at 3PM EST/8pm GMT to get a first look at the upcom...

Acer Introduces a Refresh to its Popular Predator Gaming Laptops

Acer helping gamers welcome the new year by bringing the latest technology to its popular line of Predator gaming laptops. Designed to offer a beast of a gaming laptop, the Predator Helios 300 has a lightning-fast display that’s driven by the latest CPUs and GPUs. Packaged in two different sizes, this model will be available in North America in May of 2022. This laptop is all about performance. It’s powered by the latest 12th Gen Intel® Core i7™ processors, which have been built for the next generation of gaming, and also features either an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU or an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, plus 32GB of DDR5-4800 MHz memory. The top-tier hardware is complemented by a comfortably large QHD display, which comes in a 15.6-inch option and a 17.3-inch option,...

EA Is Investigating the Alleged Hacking of Large ‘FIFA 22’ Players

EA is currently investigating reports from prominent FIFA 22 players who have had their accounts hacked. Over the past week, large trading accounts have taken to social media to state that their coins and FIFA Points had been stolen. One affected player reported a loss of 50 millions coins, Dexerto reported. The player noticed the hack and deleted their club before the coins were moved, but once the club was restored, the coins were missing. When I got hacked yesterday I was able to login on console before they moved my coins and I decided to delete my club and hope EA would restore it later, this would also stop the hackers getting any money from my coins. Here is the video of it as proof… pic.twitter.com/K6DfVSDx6P — FUT Donkey (@FUTDonkey) January 6, 2022 “Firstly, I would like everyone...

Acer Debuts the Latest Evolution of its Predator Triton 500 SE Laptop

Acer is rolling out updates across its Predator laptop lines with new models that address a variety of needs that relate to the different lifestyles of gamers. Designed for gaming and professional settings, the Predator Triton 500 SE is a laptop with a sleek style that holds extreme performance capacity. Powered by the latest processors and GPUs, the Predator Triton 500 SE will be available in North America in March of 2022 and other regions in February. To handle intense gameplay, the Predator Triton 500 SE has been upgraded to include a 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 processor, which has been built for the next generation of gaming, an NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti Laptop GPU and 32 GB of 5200 MHz LPDDR5 memory dish. The all-metal exterior styling is serious enough for workplace e...

Razer Unveils the World’s First True Gaming Desk Concept

At CES 2022, Razer unveiled its Project Sophia concept, which looks to become a full modular desktop computer for gaming. The desk features an attached 65-inch or 77-inch OLED display equipped with Razer’s RGB Chroma lighting, which is powered by a built-in Intel processor and Nvidia GPU that magnetically attach to the underside of the glass-topped desk. The desk can support up to 13 interchangeable modules, which “allow each section to be configured with an array of task-specific components, such as secondary screens, system monitoring tools, touch-screen hotkey panels, pen tablets and audio mixer units, or even external capture cards,” according to the company. “Project Sophia is our futuristic vision of a multi-purpose gaming and workstation set-up which meets the very different needs o...

HHW Gaming: Activision Is Suing Company For Distributing ‘Call of Duty’ Cheats

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chesnot / Getty One company is learning that cheating in Call of Duty will probably cost a lot of money. Spotted on The Verge, Activision Publishing, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, slapped EngineOwning, a company best known for advertising cheats for Call of Duty, as well as other online shooters. The video game company also wants to shut down any software that allows players to cheat in games published by Activision. “By this lawsuit, Activision seeks to put a stop to unlawful conduct by an organization that is distributing and selling for profit numerous malicious software products designed to enable members of the public to gain unfair competitive advantages (i.e., to cheat) in the COD Games,” Activision states in its lawsuit.” These ongoing acti...

HHW Gaming: Sony Announces PlayStation VR2, Here Is What We Know So Far

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alex Wong / Getty Sony has been slowly dropping bread crumbs about its next VR headset and Monday night ((Jan.4) we got our best look yet at PlayStation’s next step into the world of virtual reality. At CES 2022, Sony dropped the bomb that PlayStation VR2 is coming and will work exclusively on PS5. The company gave us a tease in a very short segment, but a good tease about its latest gaming peripheral while not revealing pertinent information like price or a release date. But, it was still enough info to get PlayStation fans, especially fans of PlayStation VR, to get excited about what’s to come. Related Stories From what we know, like the PS5, PlayStation VR2 sounds like it will be very impressive based on the specs. It will feature a fantastic panel ref...

HHW Gaming: Ubisoft+ Coming To Xbox & ‘Rainbow Six Extraction’ Launching On Game Pass

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ubisoft / Rainbow Six Extraction If you’re an Xbox Game Pass subscriber, today was a good day for you. Wednesday (Jan.5), Ubisoft announced that its subscription service, Ubisoft+, will be coming to Xbox consoles bringing its library of more than 100 games like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Immortals Fenyx Rising, and more with it. Initially enjoyed by PC owners, now Xbox console owners can get in on the fun for a single monthly price, granting them access to games, DLC on launch day, plus rewards like cosmetics, boosters, and other in-game items. But, that’s not all. The latest installment in the famed Rainbow Six game franchise, Extraction, was announced as a day-one release for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. [embedded content] Related Stories “By making Rain...

Ubisoft Is Launching Its Game Subscription Service on Xbox

Ubisoft will be bringing its Ubisoft+ subscription service to Xbox. The service originally launched for PC and grants access to more than one hundred Ubisoft games in exchange for a monthly fee of $15 USD for a PC-only plan and $18 USD for a cloud plan. Games include Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6 and Riders Republic, among others. The service also grants gamers monthly rewards such as boosters and in-game items. Ubisoft didn’t specify when exactly the subscription service will be made available to Xbox users, only that they would at some point be able to “enjoy the full extent of our Ubisoft+ game library, including new releases, on their consoles.” Xbox already offers another game subscription service, EA Play, that gives users a chance to try out brand new EA games before they lau...

Challenger Forces Legendary ‘Street Fighter’ Pro Justin Wong to Re-Experience Iconic Daigo Loss on Twitch

During the Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike semifinal match at Evolution Championship Series 2004 (August 1, 2004), Daigo Umehara pulled off a stunning victory against Justin Wong that is now known as “Evo Moment #37”, or the “Daigo Parry.” During the match, Daigo, playing Ken, unexpectedly parried 15 consecutive hits of Wong’s Chun-Li “Super Art” move with just one pixel of health left. The Japanese pro then delivered a final max damage combo that won him the match, but the moment at Evo 2004 is still considered one of the most iconic moments in competitive video gaming. Earlier this week, Jwong was forced to relive the dramatic comeback again, nearly 18 years later. During a Twitch stream, the American professional gamer faced off again Capge, a relatively unknown talented Japanese player,...