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HHW Gaming: E3 2021 Going Down In June, Will Be A FREE All-Virtual Event
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty E3 is back, well, sort of. The organizers behind the event confirmed after its COVID-19 induced hiatus, the event that gamers look forward to annually will happen this year. Gamers mark your calendars, June 12-15 are the dates we will learn about the newest game titles that we can look forward to playing on our PS5, Xbox Series X, or Nintendo Switch. Organizers announced the event’s return in an all-virtual capacity and confirmed that it would be free thanks to unannounced global media partners’ involvement. The “reimagined, all-virtual” event will feature presentations from Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, Warner Bros. Games, and Koch Media, the ESA revealed in its announcement. Game developers and publis...
HHW Gaming: Bruno Mars Silk Sonic Dance Moves Is The Newest “Fortnite” Emote
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Theo Wargo / Getty Bruno Mars and silky smooth dance moves are coming to Fortnite. Epic Games announced Silk Sonic crooner’s dance skills would be coming to the game as an Icon Series Emote. Bruno Mars shared the news with a post on his Instagram account featuring the singer, masked-up, dancing alongside a Fortnite character to the Anderson .Paak assisted single “Leave The Door Open.” In the caption for the post, Mars wrote, “Yo @fortnite let ya uncle Brunz teach ya how to swang to this thang.” Bruno Mars’ emote joins the likes of the Fornite floss which is considered one of the most well-known Emotes of all time. According to a press release, Mars partnered with Epic Games exclusively for Fortnite players. The union between the two artists was in t...
HHW Gaming: It’s Game Over For “World’s Biggest” Video Game Cheating Operation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Drs Producoes / Getty The Chinese government and Tencent’s joint effort has led to the takedown of what is being described as the “world’s biggest” video game cheating rings. As a result of the joint effort, the operation hilariously called “Chicken Drumstick,” which sold cheat codes on a website to customers worldwide, was shut down the BBC reports. As a result, 17 cheat codes were destroyed, and local authorities arrested 10 people on March 31. A subscription to the website cost between $10 a day to $200 a month, the organization made roughly $76 million in revenue just off subscriptions. According to the report, authorities seized approximately $46 million worth of assets, including luxury cars like Lamborghinis, McLarens, and Ferraris. The organi...
HHW Gaming: KFC Gaming Account Trolls Its Followers With April Fool’s Day Prank
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty No one really knows why Kentucky Fried Chicken has an actual Twitter account dedicated to gaming but it exists. KFC Gaming decided to partake in the historic and annoying tradition of April Fool’s Day. Thursday (Apr.1), KFC Gaming tweeted to its over 200 thousand followers that if they tweeted to the account “I love you KFC Gaming,” it would follow them back, sparking plenty of responses from many Twitter users actually trying to get a following from the account. 2-hours later, they followed the tweet up saying, “Sike, April Fool’s… ” bursting those users bubbles but also revealed that they would bless some lucky followers with some free chicken instead. Sike, April Fool’s… We’ve got some free chicken for some of you instea...
HHW Gaming: Latest ‘Call of Duty’ Update Will Be Kind on Your Hard Drive Thanks To This New Feature
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Activision / Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War When Activision usually announces the latest Call of Duty season update, gamers are usually excited to prospect for new features coming to the game. Still, it comes with the huge caveat that it’s going to eat up all of your hard drive space. This latest update looks to tackle that troublesome issue. As part of its Call of Duty season 2 reloaded update, Treyarch announced it would be reducing the overall file size of both Warzone and Modern Warfare across various platforms by more than 30GB and over 10GB. This news will come as a relief to Call of Duty fans who have seemingly have to constantly figure out what games they need to delete to free up space for massive updates. The latest update, whic...
HHW Gaming: Feast Your Eyes On Paul George’s Nike PG5 PlayStation 5 Sneakers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / LaceupHk A collaboration Nike won’t be suing anyone about. Nike is continuing its partnership with PlayStation with Paul George’s latest signature sneaker, the PG5. Like previous iterations of the collab between the companies, each shoe signified something that George, a well-known avid fan of the PlayStation, loved about the console. 2018’s version of the shoe drew inspiration from Sony’s iconic DualShock controller. For the PG5, it makes perfect sense that it would take its cues from the still hard to obtain PlayStation 5 console, and it’s a very good-looking sneaker. Instagram sneaker news and media website LaceupHK shared photos of the upcoming shoe slated for a May release that comes in two distinct colorways. Source: Nike / LaceupHk Like the ...
HHW Gaming: ‘NBA 2K21’ MyTEAM Season 6, “Glitched Reality” Announced, Here’s What’s New
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: 2K / NBA 2K21 Like the regular season in the NBA, MyTEAM in NBA 2K21 is chugging along. In its latest Courtside Report, 2K revealed season 6 “Glitched Reality.” NBA 2K21’s new season structure keeps things interesting for players who enjoy MyTEAM mode in the game. Season 6, “Glitched Reality,” won’t be any different in that regard, allowing players to progress, earn rewards, and more, but this time, the folks at 2K are throwing in some mystery. Throughout the season, MyTEAM community players will be tasked with discovering secret locker codes and new challenges and uncover the mysteries of the Glitched Reality that can be shared with friends that will benefit the community. According to 2K, players should be on the lookout for “peculiar things” happ...
John Vitti, CEO of VersusGame, on How Content Creators Can Take Advantage of the Gaming Economy
This story was co-authored with Amanda Montgomery and Hannah O. Following the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the gaming economy exploded as people searched for new forms of entertainment. According to GamesIndustry.biz, the global gaming market reached a value of $174.9 billion in 2020, representing a 19.6% year-over-year increase. John Vitti, CEO of VersusGame, noticed that despite this growth, the prediction marketplace was still waiting to be fully tapped into. Seeing the next big opportunity in gaming, Vitti “wanted to create something everyone could be a part of and everyone could profit from,” he told EDM.com. With that idea in mind, Vitti built VersusGame, a prediction-based mobile gaming app where users can earn money simply for being right. Players can use virt...
Xiaomi’s Black Shark 4 & 4 Pro Could Take A Huge Bite Out of Gaming Phone Market Thanks To This One Innovation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xiaomi / Black Shark 4 and Black Shark 4 Pro For those who do spend a dedicated amount of time playing games on their smartphones, Xiaomi’s newest mobile devices might be right up your alley. This may come as a surprise to many, but yes, there are smartphones designed strictly for gaming. Just in March alone, we have seen the release of the Asus ROG Phone 5 and Nubia Red Magic 6. Xiaomi is now getting in on the fun with the Black Shark 4 and 4 Pro model launch. Both phones are high-end gaming phones featuring 6.67-inch screens, FHD+ resolutions, 144Hz refresh rates complimented with 720Hz touch input rate, which is very important because it deals with how quickly your touch is registered by the phone, a crucial factor when playing mobile g...
Nintendo’s New “Splatoon 3” Ad is Fueling Speculation of Daft Punk Involvement
Eagle-eyed fans have caught sight of Daft Punk appearing in a print ad for Nintendo’s upcoming video game title, Splatoon 3. The ad appeared in CoroCoro, a Japanese Manga magazine, and features a shot of the forthcoming title on a television. It’s the surrounding decor, however, that particularly caught our eye. Standing up against the bottom left of the TV stand is a flyer for Daft Punk Airlines, which prominently features the dance music duo dressed in shorts and tropical shirts. The slogan “Around The World” is also seen on the flyer, no doubt a head nod to the duo’s groundbreaking 90s hit by the same name. Another Splatoon 3 ad in the magazine depicts a paint streak trailing off far into the distance amid a barren desert l...
Watch Performances by Alesso, R3HAB, and Lost Frequencies at PUBG Mobile Anniversary Stream
A few years ago, during the days of the battle royale wars, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) and Fortnite competed for the attention of gamers around the world. While the latter of the duo is more known for their dance music crossovers, on Sunday, developers of the mobile version of PUBG brought out a medley of EDM artists for their 3rd-anniversary livestream celebration. Joining professional gamers and streamers for the broadcast were Alesso, R3HAB, and Lost Frequencies. Each artist laid down a set and then competed with prominent figures in the game’s community. As a special treat to viewers, each artist also premiered a new song during their performance. While they didn’t perform at the event, K-pop fans were excited to see that BLACKPINK recorded a speci...
Kaskade is Getting His Own Fortnite “Party Royale” Concert
Even before concerts were forced online due to the ongoing pandemic, Epic Games‘ flagship title, Fortnite, was hosting full-scale events. After a groundbreaking performance from Marshmello in 2019, they would go on to invite Travis Scott, J Balvin, BTS, deadmau5, and more to the virtual stage. Now, celebrating his recent crossover with Epic Games’ recently-acquired title, Rocket League, Kaskade is primed for an in-game performance. Seemingly due to the nature of the games themselves, the event will not actually take place in the Rocket League application, but rather in the world of Fortnite and the Houseparty app. However, this does not mean there won’t be tons of rocket-powered car soccer elements included. Organizers promise a show that wil...
