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HHW Gaming: Apple Gives ‘Fortnite’ The Boot From App Store After Epic Games “Violates” In-App Payments Rule
Source: Epic Games/Fortnite Just like that, Fortnite is gone from Apple’s App Store after Epic Games announced it was giving players a discount if they purchased V-Bucks directly from Epic. Apple’s decision literally comes hours after Epic Games revealed it would be bypassing the 30% revenue cut that both the App Store and Google Play store takes when players purchase V-Bucks in Fortnite. In a statement released earlier today announcing its new mobile direct payment system Epic stated: “If Apple or Google lower their fees on payments in the future, Epic will pass along the savings to you.” Apple, of course, didn’t care for the decision and subsequently has pulled the game from the App Store and in its own statement, the company said: “Today, Epic Games ...
Trump Satire Queen Sarah Cooper Lands Comedy Special with Netflix
Source: NBC / Getty Being creative on social media can be a very rewarding gig if you’re good at it, especially if it involves poking fun of Donald Trump. Just ask the talented Sarah Cooper. The comedian-writer recently inked a deal with Netflix for an exclusive comedy special. According to The Verge, Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine will feature sketches and interviews touching politics, race, gender, and class. Attached to the project is Orange Is the New Black actress Natacha Lyonne as director and Saturday Night Live legend Maya Rudolph as executive producer. We’ll get to see it sometime this fall. Cooper, a Jamaican-American living in Brooklyn, first made waves in April during the nation’s compliance with coronavirus quarantine mandates. Stuck at home watching Trump’s confusin...
HHW Tech Review: Turtle Beach’s New Stealth 600 Gen 2 Offers Premium Sound For Under A $100
Source: Bernard Smalls / Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 PS4 Global gaming accessory manufacturer Turtle Beach is dropping updated versions of its Stealth 600 and 700 gaming headsets. Here is the lowdown on the new peripherals. The second generation of both the Stealth 600 and 700 have been revealed. The Stealth 700 Gen 2 arrives for both consoles on September 20 and is a bit pricier than the 600 Stealth model, costing $149.99, offering premium features like leather earcups and the ability to connect to your consoles via Bluetooth. Source: Turtle Beach / Stealth 700 Gen 2 Focusing on the Stealth 600 Gen 2 model, which was revealed by the San Diego based company, the two headsets come two new sleek styles, with some updates from the previous iteration. There are two different variations for...
New Program Aims to Create Opportunities for Deaf and Disabled People in the Music Industry
It will also offer guidance for music businesses to better equip themselves for inclusivity within the working environment. A new initiative has been launched to create opportunities for deaf and disabled people within the live music industry. The nonprofit organization Attitude Is Everything have partnered with the National Lottery Community Fund to spearhead “Beyond The Music,” a program that seeks to gain representation for those who wish to work in the industry, but have unfortunately been historically underrepresented. “Attitude is Everything believes it is crucial that deaf and disabled people have full and equal access to any employment opportunities on offer,” says Paul Hawkins, the organization’s Head of Volunteering and Skills De...
Watch “Never Gonna Give You Up” Singer Rick Astley Cover David Guetta and Sia’s “Titanium”
The iconic singer and Internet phenomenon paid homage to a timeless dance anthem. Fabled English singer Rick Astley has shared a remarkable cover of David Guetta and Sia‘s timeless dance anthem “Titanium.” Taking to YouTube to share the cover, Astley kicked off the video by rhapsodizing about “Titanium,” saying he “absolutely loves” it. “I think it’s perfect for right now because we’ve all got to find something inside us to make us feel a little stronger, and to be able to get through the days that we’re going through,” he continued. Perhaps best known for his iconic single “Never Gonna Give You Up,” Astley goes on to croon Sia’s ageless lyrics with the gravitas of a seasoned vet. Thanks to the m...
RZA Wrote a New Ice Cream Truck Jingle for Good Humor
Raise your hand if you ever thought RZA would be writing a jingle for Good Humor ice cream. OK, you’re lying — put your hands down. The Wu-Tang Clan leader teamed with the ice cream company to create a new tune. The folk song it’s replacing, “Turkey in the Straw,” was adapted and played during the 1800s at minstrel shows. “Some songs using its same melody contained highly offensive, racist lyrics,” reads a statement on the ice cream giant’s site. “As we mark Good Humor’s 100th anniversary this year, we must acknowledge the history of the ice cream truck jingle, and take action to ensure ice cream trucks across the country continue to spread joy to everyone for the next 100 years,” the company continues. Good Humor noted that it will ask...
Nike To Celebrate Kobe Bryant’s Legacy With “Mamba Week”
Source: Nike Basketball / Nike Basketball It feels like forever since the world was shocked by the tragic death of Kobe Bryant (it’s only been months) and while the Black Mamba has had homage paid to him in various ways, Nike’s continuing the trend by introducing an entire week dedicated to the memory and legacy of the legendary Laker. Yesterday (August 12) Nike announced that in a little over one week it will be kicking off “Mamba Week” (on Sunday, August 23) which will entail of a week of programming and retail releases of merch which will honor and celebrate Kobe Bryant’s illustrious 20-year career in the NBA. During Mamba Week, Nike will champion Kobe’s legacy and the Mamba Mentality that so fittingly represents the athlete and the man through three key e...
Black Bootlicker Hopped On Fox News To Say Sen. Kamala Harris Isn’t Black Enough
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Now that Sen. Kamala Harris has been named as Joe Biden‘s running mate for the 2020 presidential election, conservative media has rolled out the smear tactics as expected. On a Fox News program, a Black supporter of President Donald Trump has slammed Harris for not being Black enough. Stacy Washington, the co-chair of Black Voices for Trump and a SiriusXM talk show host, joined the network’s Fox & Friends program to make the declaration that Harris can’t claim her Blackness due to her ancestry. “She has really played up this idea that she’s a traditional Black American like myself and so many others who count ourselves among the millions of Black people who are descended from slaves,” Washington said. “But she’s no...
It Begins: ‘Newsweek’ Wastes No Time Running Racist Birtherism Op-Ed About Kamala Harris Citizenship
Source: The Washington Post / Getty It’s only been a day since Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris as his choice for vice president, and the racists are already hard at work trying to throw mud on her name. Newsweek’s credibility as of late has been sketchy and understandably so. The once-respected publication has become a breeding ground for far-right nonsense ran an op-ed just hours after Biden’s announcement about Senator Kamala Harris claiming that she’s not even a United States citizen. What makes op-ed even more suspect is that it was written by John Eastman, who ran against her. He also wrote the same kind of article, making the exact opposite argument in favor of Ted Cruz. Immediately after the Josh Hammer, the opinion editor for Newsweek hit the publish butto...
Ruff Ryders Founders Dee & Wah Reveal JAY-Z Cleared DMX’s $12M Debt At Def Jam
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz For those that didn’t know, JAY-Z and DMX didn’t really see eye to with one another despite always putting out great records together, but that didn’t stop Jigga from a tremendous solid for Dark Man X. Speaking with The Breakfast Club ahead of the premiere of Ruff Ryder’s Chronicles on BET documentary, founders of the iconic Hip-Hop stable Dee, Wah, and Chivon Dean broke down why the two Hip-Hop legends had beef in the first place. “What had happened was Jay-Z called X and told him, ‘The inmates have took over the prison.’ And when your man Jay-Z got in position, X felt like he didn’t honor him and hold weight like he was supposed to.” They go on to further explain that it was the massive egos of ...
2021 Porsche Panamera Beats the Mercedes GT 63 S Around the Nürburgring
It’s hard to believe, but the Porsche Panamera is already due for a mid-cycle refresh. The current Porsche sedan debuted for the 2017 model year, finally ridding itself of the hunchback rear end that ruined the last-generation Panamera’s otherwise sleek profile. To prove that it hasn’t been resting on its laurels and basking in the car’s triumphant redesign, Porsche took the upcoming refreshed Panamera to Germany’s Nürburgring Nordschleife to break some records. The refreshed Porsche Panamera, which is set to be revealed soon—likely—as a 2021 model, set a lap of 7 minutes, 29.81 seconds at the ‘Ring—quick enough to dethrone the current executive car class record holder, the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door. You might recall that Mercedes touted a faster time for the AMG GT, and you’d be right, but N...
They’ll Probably Never Make A ‘Midnight Sun’ Movie, But We’ve Dreamt Up the Soundtrack Just in Case
By now, you’ve had a little over a week to dive into Stephenie Meyer’s Midnight Sun, the long-awaited companion novel to 2005’s Twilight. And if you’re like us, then you’re already foaming at the mouth for a feature film starring everyone’s favorite sparkling vampires. The Twilight franchise is also known for its stellar soundtracks, which, after the first film, featured all-original songs recorded just for the movies. Like the Twilight soundtrack, it stands to reason that a Midnight Sun soundtrack could feature a combination of existing and original songs, so we’ve imagined what that could look like. Also, while series stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have been outspoken about their distaste for the films over the years, we will remind you that Pattinson seems to hav...
