Acer helping gamers welcome the new year by bringing the latest technology to its popular line of Predator gaming laptops. Designed to offer a beast of a gaming laptop, the Predator Helios 300 has a lightning-fast display that’s driven by the latest CPUs and GPUs. Packaged in two different sizes, this model will be available in North America in May of 2022. This laptop is all about performance. It’s powered by the latest 12th Gen Intel® Core i7™ processors, which have been built for the next generation of gaming, and also features either an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU or an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, plus 32GB of DDR5-4800 MHz memory. The top-tier hardware is complemented by a comfortably large QHD display, which comes in a 15.6-inch option and a 17.3-inch option,...
Acer is rolling out updates across its Predator laptop lines with new models that address a variety of needs that relate to the different lifestyles of gamers. Designed for gaming and professional settings, the Predator Triton 500 SE is a laptop with a sleek style that holds extreme performance capacity. Powered by the latest processors and GPUs, the Predator Triton 500 SE will be available in North America in March of 2022 and other regions in February. To handle intense gameplay, the Predator Triton 500 SE has been upgraded to include a 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 processor, which has been built for the next generation of gaming, an NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti Laptop GPU and 32 GB of 5200 MHz LPDDR5 memory dish. The all-metal exterior styling is serious enough for workplace e...
With creative agency Jung von Matt, BMW Esports has released a special holiday edition of its highly successful manga series Heroes of Rivalry. The latest festive issue comes published alongside a new print version as well as a community prize draw for a collector’s edition magazine and original artwork. The digital manga was launched early this year and has now seen eight published issues to date. Based off BMW’s competitive racing culture, the storyline illustrates BMW’s United in Rivalry partnership with Cloud9, T1 and FNATIC and others, as they compete in a series of fantasy adventures. In the new holiday special, the story continues with the players returning home for the festive season before being faced with one of their biggest challenges yet- defeating the abominable hacker in the...
Launched earlier this year, Nike’s Play New initiative was introduced to help more people discover the joy of sport, by reframing physical activity as a feel-good exercise for both the mind and body. In the brand’s first ever kids focused campaign, Nike turns its focus to reviving fitness for the tech-transfixed next gen. With more than half of young teens dropping out of sport by age 13, its Play New experience hopes to combat this by encouraging kids and parents to try unconventional sports that bring the excitement back into staying fit. Nike Middle East kickstarted the campaign at the Nike Beacon store in Dubai Mall during the city’s four week fitness festival. Over the course of the month, Nike welcomed kids to its redesigned Flex Space to explore and take part in a range of sporting ...
Designed by Michael Lau, the Box B characters are meant to send a mold-breaking message with their square heads in a round world. Blankos has teamed up with Lau, known as the “Godfather of Designer Toys,” to bring a series of three characters into the world of playable NFTs. The first of three in “The Gardener Collection,” the Box B Blanko, launches on December 20, and will be available at the brand’s website and its in-game marketplace. In the Blankos Block Party game, users can participate in an open-world multiplayer party game with tons of user-created mini games. Styled like a giant block party, the colorful world allows users to express their style with their characters. The Box B Blankos are equipped with wrist and wallet chain accessories that are unique to them, and cannot be used...
In the new season of the basketball docuseries Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers, the famed high school team begins a quest to earn its third Southern California regional title. Season two of the series, which begins streaming today, picks up in a trying time for many student athletes. The San Fernando Valley-based school enters an emotionally charged season after going 12 months without prep sports. The series follows the squad that’s known across the country for having some of the nation’s top Division-I prospects, including Amari Bailey, Shy Odom, Ramel Lloyd Jr., Bronny James, Ryan Grande and Dylan Metoyer. With an intimate look into the journey of the next generation of basketball talent, the series shows the reality of what it takes to ball. This s...
A new era of gaming is on the horizon for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, as the global phenomenon prepares to make its transition towards a free-to-play service model. Recently announced during The Game Awards 2021, the original boomer for the Battle Royale genre, it has been confirmed that PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, will become free-to-play (F2P) starting from January 12, 2022. Under the new service plans, avid players will be introduced to BATTLEGROUNDS Plus, an optional premium account upgrade that provides access to new and exclusive in-game features. Gamers who opt out of the upgrade will still be presented with most of the game’s features under their basic account, but for a one time upgrade fee of $12.99 USD they’ll receive an array of add-ons. Exclusive in-game items like the Captain’s Camo Set, a...
In a new short documentary from renowned audio brand Bowers & Wilkins, we get to the root of how music shapes us, straight from the mouths of artists who’ve unified contemporary audiences and created classics. Directed by award-winning music documentarian Joss Crowley, it’s called How We Make. In the film, we get a unique look into the creative process of rapper Little Simz. Over the course of her decade-long career, the Mercury Award-nominated rapper has carried the deep reverberations of the city she grew up in. She’s an artist who understands the culture to its core, and is comfortable reckoning with it through song. Responsible for records like GREY Area and Drop 6, integral in her building a die-hard fanbase, she recorded parts of her latest album, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, ...
Crunchyroll, the unrivaled streaming site with the latest anime options since its inception in 2006, has released one of the most anticipated original series of the year, Blade Runner: Black Lotus. The all-new Crunchyroll Original series, with co-production from Adult Swim, follows a young woman named Elle, who awakens in the desert with no recollection of her memories and discovers that she possesses deadly skills. Elle then escapes to Los Angeles where she begins to unravel her mysterious past and tracks down the people responsible for her violent history. The series takes place in between the original Blade Runner film and the sequel, Blade Runner 2049, showcasing how the world has changed in the time between films. In the video above, HYPEBEAST breaks down the top five r...
To mark the premiere of the Amazon Original Series, Fairfax, the streetwear brand Latrine released a curious drop: a branded beekeeper suit. Those attuned to the style set on social media may have seen stylists, designers and sneakerheads rocking the unexpected ‘fit, making it seem that Latrine is a notable brand you should know but have never heard of — and that’s true. The label is prominently featured in the series as a popular, top of the echelon streetwear giant that holds great influence over the show’s fashion-obsessed characters. However, Latrine is not all fiction, making its way from the series into real life by way of collaborations with the likes of Dr. Phil and even an unboxing video on HYPEBEAST. Translating the brand’s less-than-serious approach to the real world, the beekee...
Gucci has teamed up with HYPEBEAST for a new digital streaming platform, Gucci Stream. The series explores the corners and subcultures of user-generated videos online created for things that we love, hate, want and need. As the relationship between high-fashion and gaming advances to new heights, Gucci continues to manifest the connection between its heritage design language and breaking cultural boundaries. This year not only marks the house’s centenary anniversary but also the 20th birthday of Xbox, commemorated with an exclusive partnership exciting luxury and gaming aficionados worldwide. Starring DJ and presenter Emerald Lewis and genre-bending artist Kojey Radical, the second episode of Gucci Stream, “The Good Game”, sees the pair unpack the latest collaboration between the luxury fa...
A new film from Shudder titled Horror Noire is showcasing horror stories from Black directors and screenwriters. Starring a variety of actors from top-charting movies in the genre, the new anthology presents six individual narratives that are combined into a two-hour film. As the follow-up to the 2019 documentary Horror Noise: A History of Black Horror, the new film brings backs the husband-and-wife writing duo Tananarive Due for a collection of adapted stories. Other writers include Steven Barnes, Ezra Claytan Daniels, Victor LaValle, Shernold Edwards and Al Letson. Each of the six stories within Horror Noire have titles that fit the thrilling theme of the collection: “Daddy,” “Bride Before You,” “Brand of Evil,” “The Lake,” “Sundown” and “Fugue State.” The short-length se...