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HHW Gaming: Netflix Is Launching Its Own Video Game Studio
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: INA FASSBENDER / Getty Netflix is very serious about stepping into the world of video games, so serious that the streaming service will launch its own gaming studio. Spotted on Polygon, the streaming giant is building its own video game studio from the ground up, joining the three other studios the movie streaming giant already owns. Per Polygon: Related Stories The new studio — the fourth games studio owned by Netflix — will be based in Helsinki, Finland, and will bolster Netflix’s efforts to bring “engaging original games” to their hundreds of millions of subscribers around the world, vice president of Netflix’s Game Studios said. So far, the company has focused on buying pre-existing studios to invest in game development. This is Netflix’s most s...
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...
HHW Gaming: ‘GTA 6’ Leaker Formally Charged By Police After Achieving 5-Star Wanted Level
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Last weekend video game Twitter was on one after a leaker dropped over 90 clips of unfinished GTA 6 footage. It turned out the leaker was a 17-year-old kid, and the teenager bit off more than he could chew, achieving a five-star wanted level, and now has been formally charged by police for his crimes. Per Games Radar, the unnamed minor has been charged with two counts of breach of bail conditions and two counts of computer misuse. The City of London Police shared the news in a statement: The City of London Police arrested a 17-year-old in Oxfordshire on Thursday (September 22) on suspicion of hacking, as part of an investigation supported by the National Crime Agency’s National Cyber Crime Unit. He has been charged in connection with t...
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...
HHW Gaming: Xbox Wants To Help Black Youth Start Careers In The Video Game Industry With ‘Project Amplify’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Microsoft / Xbox Project Amplify The video game industry severely lacks melanin, and Xbox wants to help rectify that issue with its latest initiative called Project Amplify. Right on time for HBCU Week, Xbox announced Project Amplify. The company describes it as “a video series that aims to magnify Black voices within Xbox to inspire, educate and motivate youth across the U.S. to aspire towards careers in the gaming industry through real-life storytelling from Black leaders and employees across the Xbox ecosystem.” Project Amplify will highlight fourteen Black employees from across Xbox who will share insight on their roles in the company and experiences while working in the video game industry. At the same time, it will teach Black and Brown youth about ...
Lil Nas X Shares League of Legends World Championship Official Anthem “STAR WALKIN’”: Stream
Not only is Lil Nas X one of the most fascinating mainstream pop stars in recent history, but he can now add President of League of Legends to his resume. To celebrate the video game’s upcoming World Championship, the rapper has today shared its official 2022 anthem “STAR WALKIN’.” Flipping between EDM synths and a stuttering trap beat, “STAR WALKIN’” isn’t quite up to par with, say, “Industry Baby.” While it’s not exactly memorable, it’s precisely the type of song you’d expect to hear at an event like the League of Legends World Championship. And Lil Nas X’s personality does poke through at some points. There’s a few fun quips here, like “Been that n**** since I came out my mama/ Thanking God Daddy never wore a condom.” We respect the confidence! Watch the animated music video ...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘NBA 2K23’ Leans On Michael Jordan & The NBA’s Rich History For A Win
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Visual Concepts/ NBA 2K23 Visual Concepts reached deep into the nostalgia bag and did what the Chicago Bulls have done for years, rode Michael Jordan’s coattails for NBA 2K23, and it turns out that was a pretty good idea. Annual sports video game releases are not easy to develop. Look no further than Madden NFL 23, which had a rough launch that even saw actual NFL players ripping the game on Twitter. Despite new updates and features, EA’s FIFA franchise has also hit a wall with its life-long fans. Thank goodness EA will no longer be making FIFA games, so maybe a new studio can bring a better soccer game. Related Stories Luckily 2K Sports and Visual Concepts have slowly got their groove back, mainly by listening to their passionate community and delivering...
HHW Gaming: ‘Iron Man’ Game From Motive Studio In Production
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Motive Studio / Iron Man If one Marvel character needed their own video game, it has to be Iron Man, and today EA announced that game is happening. Marvel will be teaming up with Motive Studio, the same studio that gave us Star Wars: Squadrons for an all-new single-player, third-person, action-adventure Iron Man video game. Related Stories The Iron Man game has just entered the early development phase, and an original story that “taps into the rich history of Iron Man, channeling the complexity, charisma, and creative genius of Tony Stark, and enabling players to feel what it’s like to truly play as Iron Man,” Marvel announced in a blog post. Olivier Proulx will lead the Motive Studio team and already has experience working on Marvel Games because he...
HHW Gaming: Rockstar Games “Extremely Disappointed” With ‘GTA 6’ Leak & Vows It Won’t Delay The Game
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty If you haven’t heard, there was a massive GTA 6 leak over the weekend, and now Rockstar Games is responding, and, of course, the game studio is not happy. Again, Hip-Hop Wired will not be linking to or sharing any videos of the unfinished gameplay footage from GTA 6, but a lot of it hit timelines. Monday (Sept.19), Rockstar Games broke its silence and formally confirmed the leaks are real while expressing disappointment. Related Stories “We recently suffered a network intrusion in which an unauthorized third party illegally accessed and downloaded confidential information from our systems, including early development footage for the next Grand Theft Auto,” the statement begins. “At this time, we do not anticipate any disruption to our ...
HHW Gaming: New PlayStation 5 Model Coming With Detachable Disc Drive: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Future Publishing / Getty According to reports, Sony plans to launch a detachable disc drive with PlayStation 5 models in 2023. Brand new website Insider Gaming came out the gate swinging some pretty big news, reporting that Sony is working on a new PS5 console paired with a detachable disc drive arriving sometime in 2024. Per Insider Gaming: Sources familiar with Sony’s plans have shared details under the condition of anonymity outlining the next iteration of the PlayStation 5. It’s been suggested that this new console will completely replace the A, B, and C chassis that have been in production since the console’s launch. Related Stories The console, currently named the D chassis PlayStation 5, will have almost identical hardware to the existing co...
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...
HHW Gaming: Here Is How Xbox Is Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xbox / Xbox Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Xbox continues to push the message that all gamers matter. The Microsoft-owned company announced a series of initiatives it is doing to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Thursday (Sept.15), Xbox announced in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, it would celebrate Hispanic and Latino communities in gaming. Hispanics represent 19% of the US population and are widely known for playing more video games than their caucasian counterparts. Recognizing that stat, the Microsoft-owned company announced a series of initiatives that will highlight Hispanic gamers. Per Xbox: Announcing LatinExplorers: A Hispanic Heritage Journey in Minecraft Education Source: Latin Explorers: A Hispanic Heritage Journey in Minecraft E...
