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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...
HHW Gaming: EA Finally Brings College Football Back… To ‘Madden NFL 22’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: EA Sports / Madden NFL 22 “Campus Legends” Superstar KO Event Rejoice fans of EA Sports classic college football games. This is the news you have been waiting for… well, sort of. Tuesday (Aug.31), EA Sports announced it’s celebrating the return of college football and at the same time throwing confetti following the release of Madden NFL 22 in a very interesting way. The game studio announced that it would be allowing Madden players to play with college football teams, 10 to be exact in the Superstar KO mode, in a limited event called Campus Legends. Starting Tuesday, players will be able to pick up sticks and play with Clemson, Miami, LSU, Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, USC, Oregon, Nebraska, and Michigan State, plus those teams classic alumni players like Vi...
Motive Studio is Hosting a Livestream to Showcase an Early Build of the ‘Dead Space’ Remake
A month after announcing officially that the Dead Space franchise is receiving a remake for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC, Motive Studio is now hosting a livestream over on Twitch to give fans a first look at one of its early builds. Along with showcasing where development is at right now, the stream will also be joined by a number of members from Motive, including the game’s senior producer Philippe Ducharme and creative director Roman Campos-Oriola. The two will be accompanied by special guests from the Dead Space Community Council, a group consisting of some of the game’s biggest fans who have been consulting on the remake project. For fans of the space horror franchise, be sure to tune in to Motive’s Dead Space Community livestream over on its Twitch cha...
HHW Gaming: ‘NBA 2K22’s Shot Meter Is Getting Some Significant “Tweaks”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Visual Concepts / NBA 2K22 Visual Concepts and 2K delivered the first gameplay footage from NBA 2K22 on Monday (Aug.30), now it’s time to learn what improvements the NBA 2K community can expect from the game. Tuesday (Aug.31) Courtside Report No.5 dropped, and it focuses on the most integral part of the NBA 2K22… gameplay improvements. In the report, NBA 2K’s developers revealed to fans of the franchise they can expect upgrades to the defense and defensive AI, dribbling, post play, finishing at the rim, builds, badges, takeovers, and once again, the shooting, more specifically the shot meter. Here is the breakdown per 2K: Defense & Defensive AI: Completely rebuilt shot contest and blocking systems, a significant update to the fundamental defensive rot...
‘Halo’ Esports Is Coming Back Thanks to ‘Halo Infinite’
Competitive Halo is returning in full steam thanks to the upcoming release of Halo Infinite. Announced via a series of new tweets from the official Halo Championship Series, the upcoming tournament has already signed on a handful of big teams, including Cloud9, FaZe Clan, G2 Esports, Sentinels and FNATIC. Only four of the nine teams so far have revealed their rosters. Penguin, Eco, Stellur and Renegade will be representing Cloud9 while Pistola, Tripppey, aPG and Lucid will play for Envy. eUnited will bring Rayne, Ryanoob, Spartan and Nick, with Sentinels going strong with Snakebite, Lxthul, Royal2 and Frosty. “These Teams are investing significant funding into the Halo ecosystem and we want to ensure that the Halo ecosystem can give back financially to them,” a statemen...
‘Marvel Future Revolution’ Is the Epic Superhero Franchise’s First Open-World MMORPG
Netmarble and Marvel have finally released Marvel Future Revolution, the latter’s first-ever open-world MMORPG featuring its beloved superheroes. Available on both Android and iOS platforms, the new mobile game brings players into the Marvel multiverse where a whole host of different dimensions have merged and collapsed into one another. Teaming up with various alternate versions of themselves, a select group of heroes will have to fight off enemies while attempting to fix their worlds. At launch, players will be able to play as Captain America, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Black Widow, Star-Lord, Iron Man, Storm and Captain Marvel, but new characters may join the roster in subsequent updates. You’ll also be able to explore a range of new locations within the Marvel universe, including...
‘LEGO Star Wars Battles’ Will Drop Exclusively on Apple Arcade
LEGO and Star Wars have once again teamed up for another video game, this time dropping exclusively on Apple Arcade. Titled LEGO Star Wars Battles, the new game will offer a real-time strategy experience for those gaming on Apple devices, taking on 1v1 battles against other players in a struggle to contest map control by building LEGO towers that can attack, defend and capture territory. To help you on your conquest, you’ll have access to some of Star Wars‘ most iconic characters, including Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Rey, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Boba Fett, which more to unlock as you progress through. There’ll also be a whole host of weapons and vehicles for you to customize your army loadout, such as porgs, stormtroopers, battle droids, AT-ATs, and TIE bombers, and even the M...
