HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Square Enix / Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 Square Enix finally unveiled Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 during the Final Fantasy VII 25th Anniversary live stream to break the fantastic news. Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 Is Coming Winter Next Year It’s about damn time! We have been two years to learn anything about the sequel to Square Enix’s fantastic Final Fantasy VII: Remake. The wait is finally over as we get a first-look trailer. Related Stories In the 1:30 look at the highly-anticipated sequel titled Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, we see Cloud and Sephiroth exploring a world, presumably in Cloud’s mind. At the same time, Aeris talking with Cloud serves as the soundtrack for the trailer. Final Fantasy 7 Remake series producer Yoshinori Ki...
The National Music Publishers’ Association is going after apps that skim music from digital services without getting the necessary licenses. On Wednesday (June 15), during the NMPA’s annual meeting in New York at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, the trade group’s president and CEO David Israelite announced a new copyright infringement lawsuit filed against the music video-making app Vinkle. This was the first action in a new campaign to bring the app sector into line with U.S. Copyright law, Israelite said, which will also include cease-and-desist notices sent to about another almost 100 apps that the organization believes are not properly licensed. These apps may integrate music through licensed streaming services, but do not have their own licensing deals with rights holders. In a mo...
Over the past year, I’ve had dozens of conversations with bands, managers and labels looking to get into NFTs. Many, I feel, are missing the point when it comes to the possibilities of Web3. Beneath the flashy ape jpegs, FOMO and hype is a tool that, if used correctly, facilitates a new form of engagement and transparency for artists and communities alike. In fact, we now find ourselves at the crossroads of an old business model and a burgeoning technological breakthrough. Building the future is exciting, no doubt, but will bring a battle for power between the old guard and the musicians, artists, and creators shaping the Web3 music industry. The new world will bring artists and their communities closer than ever while providing true ownership over assets and relationships that music...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dotemu/Tribute Games / TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge Sometimes you don’t have to pay $70 for a top-tier gaming experience, TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge is a perfect example of that. TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge Restores The Feeling TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge has been on the minds of gamers since it was first announced in March 2021. Dotemu, who is no stranger to bringing back classic beat ’em games, see Streets of Rage 4, teamed up with Tribute Games (Panzer Paladin) to deliver a perfect Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game. We are happy to say that Tribute Games accomplished the mission step into our TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge review below. TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge Is A Perfect Blend of New & Old Source: Dotemu / Tribute Games Related Stories TMNT: Shre...