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HHW Tech Review: Turtle Beach’s First Attempt At A Video Game Controller, The Recon, Is A Success
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / Turtle Beach Recon Controller For Xbox Turtle Beach, a company, best known for its very reliable headsets, decided to try its hand at gaming controllers but is the company overstepping its boundaries, surprisingly not. Back in July, we first reported on the announcement of Turtle Beach’s Recon Controller for Xbox, and at the same time, we said it could potentially be a gamechanger based on the features it was boasting. Now, we had our chance to get our hands on the Recon Controller, and after spending some time playing some of our favorite games on Xbox Series X, we walked away very impressed. Where The Recon Controller Wins Source: Bernard Smalls / Turtle Beach Recon Controller For Xbox Unlike PS5’s DualSense controller that honestly tak...
Goldin Auctions Lists Rare NES ‘The Legend of Zelda’ and ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Sealed Game Cartridges
Goldin Auctions is doubling down on its retro gaming offerings with the listing of two rare WATA-graded NES games. Up first from the sealed offerings is the 1986 Nintendo The Legend of Zelda title with a WATA 9.0/A rating. This cartridge features a “REV-A” label indicating that the cartridge is a three-screw with the round “Seal of Quality” suggesting that it was manufactured between January 1988 and March 1989. This game even still has the original Lionel retail price sticker on it. The bidding is currently at $60,000 USD with 15 days left to go in the auction. The second lot is even rarer as it is an early production copy of the 1985 title Super Mario Bros. This particular lot sees a two-code hangtag and is rated at WATA 9.2/A. This offering also sees an “NES-GP” code, a “NO NES TM,” “No...
‘PUBG’ Mobile Announces Collaborations with ‘Jujutsu Kaisen,’ Alan Walker, and Zaha Hadid Architects
‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ Announces Movie Release Date Along With ‘Phantom Parade’ RPG Game The animated film is set for Christmas Eve. Jun 15, 2021 5,940 Hypes Zaha Hadid Architects Is Giving Hyperloop Italia a Modernist Edge The groundbreaking design firm is collaborating with the travel network on architecture and infrastructure. Jun 9, 2021 2,541 Hypes Zaha Hadid Architects Patterns a Honeycomb-Structured Research Campus A hive for global researchers to further studies for effective and productive energy use. Apr 16, 2021 5,901 Hypes ‘PUBG’ Brings You Into 2051 With Latest Standalone Mobile Game Created directly by the PUBG Studio team. Feb 26, 2021 2,887 Hypes
HHW Gaming: Sony Announces September 9 PlayStation Showcase, Let The Speculation Begin
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / Getty Is Sony about to blow our minds next week? Outside of the announcement of Horizon: Forbidden West’s new release date, Sony has been relatively quiet. At the same time, Xbox and other gaming studios showed gamers what’s in the pipeline during last week’s virtual Gamescom event. That’s all going to change with Sony announcing it will be holding a virtual event on September 9. Ever since the company decided to pull itself out of E3, it has worked on its own schedule, relishing that any news regarding PlayStation 5 and its first-party games from PlayStation Studios are events in itself, and we won’t argue that based on the reception this announcement is getting. While not giving anything away, PlayStation announced on its official Tw...
Sony’s Upcoming PlayStation Showcase Will Explore the ‘Future of PS5’
Sony will host its PlayStation Showcase 2021 on September 9, the company announced on Thursday. The 40-minute event will provide “a look into the future of PS5” as well as “updates from PlayStation Studios” regarding games releasing later this year and in 2022. Additionally, developers from first- and third-party studios will be in attendance to share news on their respective projects. ? Save the date! PlayStation Showcase 2021 broadcasts live next Thursday. Full details: https://t.co/SN76KFLspG pic.twitter.com/KuN93OMq2d — PlayStation (@PlayStation) September 2, 2021 Sony did not disclose exactly what will be discussed during this year’s showcase, though it is likely that the company will give updates on Horizon Forbidden West and the next God of War gameplay, both of which...
Goldin Auctions Lists a 24K Gold ‘Pokemon TCG’ 20th Anniversary Pikachu Card
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Beat Saber VR Game Launches Skrillex Music Pack With 8 Classic Tracks
Virtual reality game Beat Saber has launched a new music pack with eight classic Skrillex tracks, available to gamers now. The Skrillex tracks joining the Beat Saber roster are “Bangarang,” “First of the Year,” “The Devil’s Den,” “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” “Ragga Bomb,” “Rock ‘n’ Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain),” “Don’t Go,” and “Butterflies.” The popular rhythm game’s catalog of EDM tracks reaches back its launch in 2018, but its developer, Beat Games, has been expanding into other genres as well. “We’ve been fans of Beat Saber for years and have always wanted to collaborate on a Skrillex pack for the game,” said Joe Khoury, Atlan...
Here’s What ‘Street Fighter’ Characters Would Look Like With Real Human Faces
If you’ve ever wondered what the characters of Street Fighter would look like as real people, Siberian_644 has the answer. While there’s always the 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme Street Fighter film for an interesting point of reference, there has never been anything that matches the face of the characters closely to that of a real living human. Using StyleCLIP artificial intelligence, Siberian_644 imputed the fictional characters into the Google algorithm where pictures of real human faces were processed into thumbnails. Some of the images are spot on in likeness to the video game characters while some are just terribly wrong and make for a good laugh. Fans of the game can check out the final product below. Street Fighter V Characters photos doctored by Google algorithm. Thread. #StreetFighte...
Wave and Riot Games Bring Virtual Metal Band Pentakill to Online Stage
“Riot Games is an ideal Wave collaborator as they have been an innovator in using music and emerging technologies to build and extend their worlds beyond games,” Wave COO Jarred Kennedy said. “Wave has sat at the intersection of music and gaming since its inception, and we’re excited to work with Riot to help shape the future of virtual performance.” The Los Angeles-based Wave has hosted more than 50 virtual concerts, called “Waves,” with artists like Dillon Francis, Alison Wonderland and Tinashe, where artists perform as avatars in imaginative virtual settings. The company names Warner Music Group an investor and China’s Tencent Music Entertainment a strategic partner. Meanwhile, Riot Games has been steadily making inroads in the music indust...
Lil Wayne Teams With Topps for ‘Tha Carter IV’ 10th Anniversary Trading Cards
Lil Wayne has partnered with The Topps Company for a trading card pack that celebrates the 10th anniversary of Tha Carter IV. Marking Wezzy and Topps’ first ever collaboration, each pack includes eight cards out of a 20 card checklist. Fans can look out for two special autograph cards — the red variant limited to four pieces and the gold limited to only one — while the base card parallels are offered in “Rainbow Foil,” which is limited to 10, in blue that is limited to five, the red that is limited to four and the gold that is one of one. Each card features a photo of Wayne and the release date, title and either the featured artist or producer of a specific Tha Carter IV song. Tha Carter IV dropped on August 28, 2011 and debuted at No. 1 with 964,000 copies sold in its first week. The 20-t...
‘Hot Wheels Unleashed’ Packs DLC With Content From ‘Street Fighter,’ ‘Back to the Future,’ ‘Batman’ and More
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Watch the Official Gameplay Trailer for ‘NBA 2K22’
Following the announcement of the top 10 NBA Player Ratings, 2K Games has revealed a one-and-a-half-minute official NBA 2k22 gameplay trailer based on footage from the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S editions of the game. The trailer features cover athlete Luka Doncic as well as Lamelo Ball, this year’s number one draft pick Cade Cunningham, WNBA star Candace Parker, and other NBA stars reflecting next season’s roster changes. Details gathered from the video include new face scans and in-game animations including crowd dives, blocks, dunks and jumpers. The graphics look crisp per usual, as 2K continues to pursue life-like gameplay. In an interesting detail, Ja Morant is seen with 124 points and 17 steals on the scoreboard. 2K is releasing a Courtside Report tomorrow with more details. St...
