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HHW Gaming: Google Stadia Will Be Put Out of Its Misery Jan. 18, Twitter Wonders What Took So Long?
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Drew Angerer / Getty It took long enough. Google Stadia, Google’s cloud gaming service, is being shut down. Google dropped the unsurprising news in a blog post announcing that people who, for whatever reason, are on the service can continue to play games on Google Stadia until January 18th, 2023. Anyone who purchased Google Stadia hardware, games, and add-ons through the Google Store will get a refund from Google, and the tech giant expects those refunds to be completed by mid-January. Stadia Pro subscriptions will not be eligible for a refund but will not be charged as the service begins its shutdown process. “A few years ago, we also launched a consumer gaming service, Stadia,” Stadia vice president and GM Phil Harrison said in a blog post. “...
‘Black Ink Crew: Chicago’ Recap: The Men of 9 MAG Are All Going Through It
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty On this week’s episode of Black Ink Crew: Chicago, the men of 9 MAG, are all going through it. Ryan, Don & Phor Open Up About Their Issues The episode opens up with Ryan, Don, and Phor catching up with each other following game night that went left after Van showed up. Don felt the conversation between Ryan and Van needed to happen. Still, the 9 MAG owner thinks otherwise, revealing he had no intentions of ever speaking with Van after having to pay for his expensive struggle tattoo and Van’s petty moves by linking up with Ceaser when the tattoo shop moguls were beefing. Ryan admits that it was a big mistake ever being friends with Van and having him in his close circle. Don reveals that he and Ashley have again hit a rough p...
Safaree Is STRAIIIIGGHHTTTT Getting Clowned On Twitter After Hitting Himself With A Chair
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: @PhotosByBeanz/ Safaree Safaree tried to make a scene on a recent episode of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta but, in the process, became the butt of the joke. Nicki Minaj and Erica Mena’s ex made a fool of himself on the latest episode of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta. In a scene featuring himself, Rich Dollaz, Scrappy Mendeecees, Kirk Frost, and some other guy, forgive us, it’s been a while since we tuned in, Safaree had Twitter in stitches for an epic fail involving himself and a chair he tried to throw in frustration. Spotted on Complex, the reality star got BIG MAD after arguing with his fellow LHHATL co-stars about his co-parenting situation with Erica Mena. In the scene, Safaree can be seen “playing cards” before losing his cool because they wouldn’...
HHW Gaming: Skullcandy Gaming Is Back With A Trio of New Headsets
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Skullcandy / Skullcandy Gaming Skullcandy, the brand best known for its affordable premium headphones and earbuds, is reentering the video game space with a trio of new gaming headsets to relaunch Skullcandy Gaming. On Tuesday (Sep.27), the audio brand announced Skullcandy Gaming is back and, to mark its return to the world of video games, revealed three new headsets. Yes, they keep that same affordable energy while offering gamers many features to enhance their gaming experience. Per Skullcandy, each headset will be “offering compatibility across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and mobile, the all-new SLYR, SLYR Pro and PLYR were purpose-built for gamers, delivering rich, detailed sound, crystal-clear communications, and all-day comfort.” So let...
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch5 Pro Is The Best Android Smartwatch On The Market, For Now
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro Like smartphones, wearables like smartwatches are becoming more advanced with the arrival of new models every year. Before Apple announced its new Apple Watch Ultra, Samsung pulled the cover off the Galaxy Watch5 Pro. We spent some time with the Korean tech giant’s latest smartwatch and were very impressed. With the arrival of the Galaxy Watch5 Pro alongside its newest model of foldable Galaxy smartphones, Samsung is going with the motto bigger is better. Related Stories It’s easily Samsung’s biggest smartwatch and, at the same time, its boldest, coming in at a $449 starting price point. Even though it is bulky, it still manages to be smaller than most fitness watches. But enough about the optics, is the Galaxy W...
HHW Gaming: HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ Series First Trailer Arrives, Gamers React
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: HBO / The Last of Us Happy TLOU Day. HBO dropped the first trailer for its highly-anticipated series based on Naughty Dog’s masterpiece, The Last of Us, to celebrate the video game holiday. For those who don’t know, TLOU Day (formerly known as Outbreak Day) coincides with 26th September, the day when sh*t goes to hell in the fictional world of The Last of Us. To kick off the celebration of the beloved game that first arrived on PlayStation 3 consoles in June 2013, before seeing a remastered version for PS4 and a complete remake for PS5, HBO decided to say here is a nice trailer for you to enjoy. In the mainly wordless first look of the HBO series, we get glimpses of Outbreak Day, Pedro Pascal as the game’s main protagonist Joel, and Bella Ramsey’s E...
Lil Wayne & Nelly Trying To Figure Out Instagram Live Is Pure Internet Gold
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Instagram / Nelly & Lil Wayne We can now add watching Lil Wayne and Nelly stoned out of their minds while trying to figure out how to use Instagram Live to the list of things we didn’t know we needed to see. Twitter has been in stitches after a video of living Hip-Hop legends Lil Wayne and Nelly trying to figure out the intricacies of Instagram Live hit timelines. In the now viral clip, both rappers are stoned, but Lil Wayne seems the most perplexed as to what exactly is going on. “I see stuff coming at the bottom that’s people saying stuff to me?” Tunechi asks, referring to the comments that quickly flash during Instagram Live sessions. Nelly, who interestingly is no stranger to using Instagram Live because he participated in a Verzuz on Instag...
‘Black Ink Crew: Chicago’ Recap: Miss Kitty Is Back, Ryan Keeps It Very Real With Van
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz On this week’s episode of Black Ink Crew: Chicago, Miss Kitty is back as an apprentice, Draya’s dad reaches out, Prince is going through some drama, and Ryan finally has a conversation with Van. Prince Is Going Through It The episode opens up with Prince and Don catching up on life. Don talks about his recent trip to Dallas to see his daughter, which did not go as smoothly as he would have liked. Prince also has some drama going on in his life, he reveals to Don someone stole his car, and his expensive tattoo equipment was inside. To add more insult to injury for Prince, he shares with Draya that his father is suffering from mounting health issues which have him worried about losing the only person he feels has left i...
Erica Banks Dragged By Her Surgically Enhanced Cakes After Saying She Only Clubs With Thick Girls
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Josh Brasted / Getty Erica Banks is defending herself on social media after sharing some interesting comments on Instagram. The “Buss It” crafter is rethinking who is in her “Close Friends” circle after someone leaked a video of Banks revealing the girls she goes clubbing with must have “a certain type of look” to be in her clique. “If she don’t look how I want her to look, physically, I don’t want her to come because the look of everything is so important to me,” Banks unabashedly told her Close Friends circle. “If she ain’t thick enough, no. Hair not did good enough? Nope. Can’t dress? Nope. Skinny? Nope!” she said while laughing. Word? Banks did try to explain her stance, saying the girl who doesn’t meet the club criteria can come to other events...
Nike Officially Unveils LeBron James’ LeBron XX Signature Sneaker
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke It’s actually not that difficult to believe that LeBron James is now up to his 20th signature sneaker. On Tuesday, Sept. 20, Nike officially unveiled the LeBron XX. The 20 is significant since this also happens to be Bron’s 20th year rocking with the Swoosh. Being touted as his sneaker for “the next generation,” the shoe is King James’ lightest yet and is the first his signature kicks to arrive in a low-cut silhouette first. Related Stories Built to honor the future Hall of Famer’s career, it features all the technical bells and whistles you would expect. There is Zoom Air in the forefoot and the heel, along with a carbon fiber midfoot shank. Despite it being a low profile shoe, there is still an Air Zoom Turbo unit in the forefoot and a large...
HHW Gaming: Twitter Says Its A Wrap For Whoever Leaked ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ Gameplay Footage
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Rockstar Games / Grand Theft Auto 6 Yup, it’s true. Gameplay footage from Rockstar Games’ highly-anticipated video game, Grand Theft Auto 6, has leaked online. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier confirmed the clips floating around online from the GTA 6 leak are authentic through his Rockstar Games sources. Initially, PC Gamer dropped the news that a user on the GTA Forums dropped a 3GB file full of 90 videos of Grand Theft Auto 6 footage. It remains unclear how the footage was obtained, but the user, “teapotuberhacker,” who shared the file, also claims to be behind the recent and unrelated massive Uber data breach. The hacker also threatens to “leak more data soon,” including other things like GTA V and GTA VI source code, assets, and testin...
Twitter Worried About BIG HORNY Kevin Gates After He Simulates Sex Acts On Stage Again
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Scott Legato / Getty Hip-Hop superstar Kevin Gates is out here simulating sex acts on stage again, and Twitter is extremely worried about the BIG HORNY rapper. Kevin Gates has Twitter talking once again after another video of him pretending to have sex while on stage has gone viral. The “Thinkin’ with My D**k” crafter used the microphone to help him showcase a sex act to fans in attendance while breaking down how to please a woman sexually. In the footage we wished at this point we didn’t watch, Gates can be seen aggressively putting his hands down his insanely tight jeans and pretending to pull out his manhood while describing the sex act he is doing. Gates then proceeds to rap the raunchy lyrics from his 2018 record “Me Too.” “Suck your toes, dick...
