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Walmart Is Restocking the PlayStation 5 for Black Friday 2022
The PlayStation 5 is getting a restock at Walmart for Black Friday 2022. The retail company first opened up the sale to Walmart+members on November 21 and is making the consoles available to the general public for two days; first on November 23 at 12 p.m. EST for online customers and again on November 25 for in-store customers. Reports note that the PlayStation 5 will be priced at $499 USD, the Digital Edition at $399 USD, the PlayStation 5 Console – God of War Ragnarök Bundle for $559 USD and the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – God of War Ragnarök Bundle for $459 USD, however the availability of the different console versions per drop was not revealed. Earlier this August, Sony CFO Hiroki Totoki shared that an “improvement in component supply” could increase the amount of PS5 stock d...
Neymar Enters the World of PUBG: Battlegrounds in Exclusive Mission Challenge and In-Game Collection
Soccer legend Neymar is coming to PUBG: Battlegrounds in a new update. In the latest content update, the Paris Saint-Germain player will appear across PUBG in collaborative objects such as billboards, building decorations, soccer balls and care packages. As part of the partnership, Neymar himself helped to design the in-game cosmetic items, which include Neymar player appearance, helmet, backpack, weapon, spray, emote and more, all available now until February. He’ll appear in every map across the game for both PC and console players. PUBG players will also have access to a special drop event taking place over the next two weeks. They’ll be tasked with completing three recurring daily missions, where points earned can be exchanged for Neymar cosmetic items. When players successfully comple...
‘Nintendo Switch Sports’ Will Add Golf Later This Month
Golf is coming to Nintendo Switch Sports, the gaming giant’s modern take on the ever-so-popular Wii Sports, on November 28. The Nintendo Switch version was initially released without several of the 2006 title’s classic games. Now, fans of the series will soon have access to 21 holes from the original Wii game, along with casual modes for friendly games and a new survival golf mode. Nintendo has not disclosed additional details about what exactly this survival mode entails, bu you will need to “swing to avoid elimination.” “Get ready to grab that iron & step up to the tee,” Nintendo wrote on Twitter alongside the announcement. Get ready to grab that iron & step up to the tee! The #NintendoSwitchSports Golf update will arrive on 11/28, and will include a total of 21 holes from t...
Blake Martinez Sells $672,000 USD Pokémon Illustrator Card and Retires from the NFL
After seven seasons in the NLF Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Blake Martinez has retired from professional football to focus on family and his future passions — and one of those passions is selling and trading Pokémon cards. This news comes just weeks after Martinez cashed out on a super rare Pokémon Illustrator card. His version, nicknamed “The Swirllustrator,” features two swirls on the artwork, making the already-rare card even more unique. The CGC-rated 9.5 “Gem Mint” was auctioned at Goldin for a hefty sum of $672,000 USD. So it seems retirement is treating Martinez well. At 28 years old, this new passion is a less physically-taxing source of income, and if he can continue to find these gems, it may even be more lucrative than his earnings with the NFL. Final Sale Price for the Illustra...
Celebrate the Release of “Pokémon Scarlet and Violet” With 10 New Remixes of the Series’ Iconic Songs
Just in time for the debut of Pokémon‘s long-awaited 9th generation of games is a brand new look at some of the series’ most iconic tracks. The same day gamers around the world get their hands on Pokémon Scarlet and Violet comes a new remix compilation album, VGM Essentials: Pokémon Remixed, from Firaga Records and Occult Cats. 10 artists have taken on music from 2016’s Pokémon Sun & Moon, 2010’s Pokémon Black & White and the games that started it all, 1996’s Pokémon Red & Blue. The theme songs associated with in-game locations like “Viridian Forest,” “Aether Paradise,” “Lavender Town,” “Pokémon Center” and the “Mahalo Trail” have been transformed by RoboRob, Subcreati...
HHW Gaming: Sonic Co-Creator Yuji Naka Pinched For Insider Trading
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Igor Kutyaev / Getty Well, this is shocking. Sonic The Hedgehog’s co-creator, Yuji Naka, and two other Square Enix employees are now in prison for illegally trying to increase their sonic rings, aka money, via insider trading. FNN, a Japanese news site, first reported the troubling and eyebrow-raising news, corroborated by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper in an English report that Yuji Naka, co-creator of Sonic The Hedgehog and former head of developer Sonic Team was arrested for insider trading. Per Polygon: Naka is alleged to have bought stock in developer Aiming in early 2020, based on inside information that it would be developing a Dragon Quest mobile game, Dragon Quest Tact. At the time, publisher Square Enix’s partnership with Aiming on the game wa...
HHW Gaming: PlayStation’s Black Friday Sale Is Officially LIVE
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: PlayStation / All-New PlayStation Plus Thanksgiving is right around the corner, the folks at PlayStation are already in a giving mood and have kicked off their Black Friday sale, and it is full of goodies. Black Friday has come early for PlayStation owners. The company announced many deals on its new PlayStation Plus tiered service, accessories, and some games. Starting today, PlayStation owners can get a yearly PS Plus Premium subscription for $89.99, usually $119.99. A yearly PS Plus Extra has been reduced to $74.99 from $99.99, and a yearly PS Plus Essential membership now goes for $44.99, originally $59.99. You can also score discounts on PlayStation 5 accessories like DualSense Controllers, which cost $25 less than their original price. Pulse 3...
HUXLEY™: From Graphic Novel to Global Entertainment Franchise
In addition to the comics, the project features a variety of highly-detailed Avatars created by Ben that reflect those fending for survival in the desolate Wastelands of FURY-7. Robot and Human Avatars are currently available for purchase on OpenSea, with A.I. on the way. These “avatars,” according to Mauro, serve as a path for collectors along their journey, enabling them to be “closer to the characters in the world” and offer a type of “choose your own adventure within the comic universe.” “Imagine if you could be there talking to George Lucas as he was writing and creating Star Wars at the very start, and be able to own the very first limited edition art/comics/collectibles from that project before it became what it is today. That would be pretty incredible!” Mauro said. The HUXLEY!...
Balmain Is ‘Need for Speed Unbound’s’ Latest Fashion Collaborator
Need for Speed Unbound might be one of the franchise’s most adventurous projects to date, working with the likes of A$AP Rocky to produce a special Mercedes-Benz 190E and various other fashion partners for in-game collectibles. Now, Olivier Rousteing‘s Balmain joins the mix with its NFS Unbound collaboration, unveiling special liveries, characters and accessories. Starting with the car, the Parisian House has designed a color-fade black to green honeycomb livery that adorns a heavily customized Lotus sportscar. From here, Balmain has designed its lead character — Eleonore — a custom dress based on a physical dress that debuted during the House’s Fall 2022 Paris Fashion Week runway show, complementing the technical and futuristic design details that cover the sports car. Adding to the outfi...
HHW Gaming: ‘John Wick’ Creator & Lionsgate Bringing ‘Streets of Rage’ Movie To The Big Screen
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: LizardCube/Guard Crush Games / Dotemu Yup, that Streets of Rage movie is happening, and it already sounds like the right people will bring it to life. Variety reports Lionsgate has landed the rights to bring the popular beat ’em up game that Sega Genesis owners enjoyed in the 1990s to the big screen. Regarding who will make sure the action is on point, look no further than Derek Kolstad, who has given us the fantastic John Wick movie franchise starring Keanu Reeves. He will handle the script and production while making a lifelong dream come true. “When Dmitri first mentioned the idea of cracking a ‘Streets of Rage’ movie, I was so immediately freaking in,” Kolstad said. “And to play with Sega? The 10-year-old me is still grinning.” Kolstad is hoping his S...
HHW Gaming: Rockstar Games Reportedly Said Nah To An Enimem-Led ‘Grand Theft Auto’ Movie
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Kravitz / Getty Eminem starring in a Grand Theft Auto movie? That reportedly almost was an actual thing. During an appearance on Bugzy Malone’s Grandest Game podcast, Kirk Ewing, a friend of GTA creators Sam and Dan Houser and an industry vet, touched on a Grand Theft Auto movie starring Eminem supposedly rejected by Rockstar Games in the 2000s. The film was to be helmed by Top Gun director Tony Scott, while Eminem, fresh off the release of the Marshall Mathers LP a year before and winning Best Rap Album Best Rap Solo Performance at the 2001 GRAMMYs, was on tap to star in the film. “[The agent] said, ‘Kirk, we’ve got Eminem to star, and it’s a Tony Scott film. $5 million on the nose. Are you interested?’” Ewing said. “And I phoned up Sam and I ...
Netflix’s Forthcoming ‘Stranger Things’ VR Game Will Let Players Become the Villainous Vecna
Netflix has teamed up with developer Tender Claw for a Stranger Things VR game, arriving sometime in winter 2023. The streamer announced the title on Sunday in celebration of Stranger Things Day 2022. The psychological horror-action game allows players to take on the mantle of season 4’s antagonist Vecna. A brief teaser trailer gives a feel for the art style of the game but holds back on storyline details and specific gameplay experiences. “Play as Vecna in this new Stranger Things adventure in VR,” the trailer’s description reads. “Become an explorer of unknown realities as you form the hive mind and tame the void.” As Vecna, players will be challenged to “invade minds and conjure nightmares in [their] quest to enact revenge on Eleven and Hawkins.” Netflix has previously released a m...
