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LeBron James Skins Are Coming To ‘Fortnite’
LeBron James is the latest famous face to receive Fortnite‘s Icon treatment. The Los Angeles Lakers trailblazer, and forthcoming Space Jam: A New Legacy star, will reside inside the game with a collection of skins beginning Wednesday, July 14, two days before the aforementioned film’s premiere. Within the Fortnite package, Epic Games will sell two different King James skins: one modeled after a regular LeBron with a number of signature outfits, including a classic game day look from 2018, and another taking after the all-star player’s Space Jam role with a Tune Squad-embossed jersey and a casual “Taco Tuesday” get-up. Each ensemble includes a matching iteration of James’ go-to sneaker, the Nike LeBron 19. [embedded content] In a statement, Epic Games said that the ...
‘FIFA 22’ Introduces HyperMotion Technology in Official Reveal Trailer
Following the announcement of Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappé as FIFA 22‘s cover player for the second year in a row earlier this month, EA Sports follows up with a teaser trailer for the highly anticipated game. FIFA 22 is powered by HyperMotion which brings “football’s most realistic and immersive gameplay experience to life,” says EA Sports. The new technology integrates motion capture of 22 professional footballers playing at high intensity into the FIFA gameplay. Additionally, EA’s machine learning algorithm parses through more than 8.7 million frames of match footage, writing new animations in real-time to recreate organic movements and interactions on and off the ball. “Each player experiences FIFA in their own way but on-pitch gameplay is the unifying constant, so we’re e...
HHW Gaming: A Crispy Sealed Copy of ‘Super Mario 64’ Fetches A Record-Breaking Amount of Coins At Auction
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bloomberg / Getty One lucky collector who really loves video game nostalgia has dropped some serious coins on a pristine copy of Super Mario 64. Engadget reports that a completely sealed copy of Mario’s first 3D adventure Super Mario 64, has sold for a ridiculous $1.56 million over the weekend. The collector backed up the Brink’s truck for the best-selling game that is already owned by millions, and the reason it fetched so much money is becuase it’s a mint condition copy. Heritage Auctions states the game had a 9.8 A++ Sealed rating on the Wata Scale. That basically means the game is in the same condition as when it left the factory summer of 1996 and hit shelves and is described as “Case Fresh.” When it comes to Nintendo games, they always seem to ...
A Sealed Copy Of ‘Super Mario 64’ Has Just Sold for $1.56 Million USD
Although you can easily pick up an original cartridge of the Super Mario 64 for about $40 USD, one eager fanatic copped an original sealed copy of the 1995 Nintendo 64 classic for $1.56 million USD from Heritage Auctions. The sealed copy is now the most valuable video game collectible in history surpassing the sale of an original copy of The Legend of Zelda sold for $870,000 USD. Due to its Wata 9.8 A++ mint rating, the “Like New Condition” pretty much puts the game copy at a 10, according to IGN. “Well – we’re a bit speechless on this one,” read Heritage Auctions’ description. “What can we even say that would do this copy the justice it deserves? The cultural significance of this title and its importance to the history of video games is paramount, and the condition of this copy is just so...
Sealed Copy of ‘The Legend of Zelda’ From 1987 Sells for a Record $870,000 USD
A sealed copy of The Legend of Zelda from 1987 has sold at an auction online for a record-breaking $870,000 USD. The game, playable on the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console, was described by the Heritage Auction site as “a true grail among games.” “Of all of the games we’ve offered in our auctions, this sealed, early production copy of the first game in the groundbreaking Legend of Zelda series is no doubt the apotheosis of rarity, cultural significance, and collection centerpieces,” the auction site explains. “A proverbial trifecta of collector perfection that only one will receive the honor of calling their own.” According to the site, the game collectable sold for so much money because of its unparalleled rarity. This particular game version was only produced “...
CD Projekt Red to Release ‘The Witcher 3’ DLC Based on Netflix Adaptation
Five years after its original launch, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is getting new DLC from CD Projekt Red based on the franchise’s massively popular Netflix adaptation. News of the DLC dropped alongside the announcement of the game’s next-gen upgrade for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X over at Netflix and CDPR’s joint WitcherCon event, although specific details regarding what the new pack would entail haven’t been provided just yet aside from “extra items inspired by the Netflix series.” Of course, it’ll also be available for those playing on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch or PC, but these platforms won’t be able to make use of the new ray tracing and faster loading features of the upgraded game. As for the Netflix show itself, The Witcher will return to the streami...
MK Unveils Flappy Bird-Style Web Game Based on New Song “Chemical”
MK‘s recent dance-pop single “Chemical” is the focal point of a new online game, Chemical Chase. The song’s bubbly harmonies found an unlikely mouthpiece in the official music video, which features a rugged, anthropomorphic Boxer singing along to every word and ear-flapping to the beat. The surreal face of the track has now made his reprise in Chemical Chase, a game in which players must strive to navigate the dog through a neon-washed cityscape. The game play is extremely similar to Flappy Bird, which many will recall was a game that suddenly vanished from the App Store and Google Play store near the height of its release in 2014. At the time, the game’s creator Dong Nguyen said he felt uneasy with his observations as to how addictive the game had become...
Support for ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’ Could Come to an End Soon
With the announcement of the final DLC character, support for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate might be coming to an end. According to reports, director Masahiro Sakurai confirmed in his recent Famitsu column that Tekken character Kazuya Mishima will be the second to the last Ultimate DLC character. One more character, who is unknown at this point, will be released following Kazuya and Challenger Pack #2 will be completed. Many fans are hoping for a third Challenger Pack, however Sakurai has repeatedly said that it is not in the cards. If Nintendo does not release Challenger Pack #3, this most likely means that support for the game, with the exception of a few patches, will also wrap up. ComicBook shares that fans should take this with a grain salt as Sakurai’s words could have been lost in tran...
JAY-Z Enters Trading Card Market With Investment in Certified Collectibles Group
JAY-Z is once again expanding his business portfolio and this time, he is hopping onto the ever-growing trend of the collectible market. His company, Roc Nation has recently invested in Blackstone’s majority stake acquisition in Certified Collectibles Group. Certified Collectibles Group (CCG) is a company that focuses on authenticating collectibles such as trading cards, comic books, magazines, stamps, banknotes and many more. The $500 million USD transaction saw additional investors such as Fanatics founder Michael Rubin, NBA guard Andre Iguodala and Philadelphia 76ers basketball operations president Dary Morey join in the funding round. Bloomberg, which calls Blackstone the “world’s largest alternative investment firm,” reportedly saw the company’s share rise 0.3 percent last week after ...
Arcade1Up Announces New ‘Street Fighter II’ and ‘Turtles in Time’ Home Arcade Machines
Purveyor of old-school arcade games Arcade1Up has presented its two latest home arcade cabinets — one of which features Street Fighter II, the other of which supplies Turtles In Time, a classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game. Both games are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, so either choice is an apt one for the die-hard arcade gamer or ’80s baby who grew up dumping endless amounts of quarters into arcade machines. Each game is three-fourths the size of a full-size arcade machine, providing most of the same big and bold experience with less of the bulk. Each features original full-color detailing, and Street Fighter II can accommodate two players while Turtles In Time can host up to four players. Dubbed “Big Blue,” the Street Fighter II cabinet also contains 11 other classic...
18-Year-Old Pokémon TCG Site PokeBeach Hacked for Attempted Ransom
With an ever-growing interest in Pokémon trading cards, a group of professional hackers decided to meddle with the 18-year-old site, PokeBeach, in an attempt to blackmail the site’s creator, Jon Sahagian. The hackers tampered with the popular Pokémon TCG site last week as they deleted approximately two decades of files from the servers and continued to run scripts in order to remove backup files. According to Sahagian, also known as Water Pokémon Master, the hackers aimed to hold a copy of the site hostage in exchange for payment. Their efforts were halted by the site’s hosts right after the backup files have been deleted, so the site’s archive of news articles, forum posts and user data were not affected. “I consider PokeBeach a monument to the Pokemon TCG,” stated Sahagian in the explana...
Kylian Mbappé Unveiled as FIFA 22 Cover Star For Second Year Running
Nike Brings Together Kylian Mbappé and LeBron James for “The Chosen 2” Reworking the LeBron 18 and Mercurial silhouettes. Jan 6, 2021 25,702 Hypes NFL Legends Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes to Star on ‘Madden NFL 22’ Cover The game will introduce a number of new features. Jun 17, 2021 2,558 Hypes PSG’s Kylian Mbappé Will Be the Cover Athlete for ‘FIFA 21’ Appearing on the standard cover, as well as the game’s “Champions” and “Ultimate” editions. Jul 22, 2020 6,952 Hypes Nike Unveils Mbappé’s Mercurial Superfly Rosa A modernized take on the original 2008 silhouette. Aug 25, 2020 5,690 Hypes
