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Jurassic World Began as a Video Game, Xbox Creator Seamus Blackley Says
Jurassic World resuscitated Steven Spielberg’s beloved dinosaur franchise and spawned two blockbuster sequels, but according to Xbox creator Seamus Blackley, the film began as a video game. In a Twitter thread that began on July 22nd, Blackley explained that in 2012 he began developing a new Jurassic Park video game at the behest of Spielberg, who was hoping to bring back the franchise. Blackley — who had created the failed Jurassic Park-themed game Trespasser in 1998 and had since begun financing games for the Creative Arts Agency — thought a new project could make up for the past “skid mark,” so he made a pitch trailer for a story called Jurassic World. “I wrote a story about dinosaurs on Isla Sorna and the research sites escaping, and about how humans had to come to terms...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘Bright Memory: Infinite’ Is Short & Definitely Not Sweet
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: FYQD-Studio / Bright Memory: Infinite If you ever wanted to play a video game that feels like a cheesy sci-fi film with great action and some stunning graphics, Bright Memory: Infinite is the game you’re looking for. Bright Memory: Infinite, developed by FYQD, a small studio, initially sparked our interest a year ago when the first trailer arrived. Being introduced by an up-and-coming developer, the game looked gorgeous and promised to deliver some over-the-top action. That was a trailer, and does Bright Memory: Infinite live up to what the game’s teaser promised? Not quite, but that doesn’t mean that the game is a total miss. It’s more like a valiant attempt. The Story In Bright Memory: Infinite Does Not Make Any Sense Source: FYQD-Studio / Bright Memory...
HHW Gaming: Black Panther Reportedly Getting His Own Standalone Game
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Crystal Dynamics / Marvel’s Avengers Black Panther: War For Wakanda Expansion In more Black Panther news, a new standalone single-player game revolving around the popular Marvel superhero is reportedly in the works. A Black Panther Video Game? Hell Yeah Fresh off the heels of the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s trailer that we all have probably watched an insane amount of times, a new report indicates a new video game in the works. Related Stories The Adrian Wojnarowski of video games, Jeff Grubb, broke the news about the game during his weekly news show on Gamespot’s sister site, Giant Bomb. According to Grubb, the game will be open-world and serve as an origin story. Per Gamespot: According to Grubb, it will be an open-world, single-pla...
HHW Gaming Preview: We Spent 4 Hours In Santo Ileso & It Left Us Optimistic About ‘Saints Row’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Volition Games / Saints Row Hip-Hop Wired’s resident gamer Bernard “Beanz” Smalls had the opportunity to get hands-on with Volition Games’ Saints Row reboot and left feeling optimistic. Volition pulled out all the stops for us, turning the Thunderbird Hotel in Las Vegas into a carbon copy location from Santo Ileso, the fictional midwestern city from Saints Row. It also helped the hotel lives in the not-so-glitzy part of the city of the sin, so the game studio didn’t have to do much to recreate the feel of the video game’s fictional locale. Related Stories Moving on, the real reason we hit Las Vegas was to get hands-on with the highly anticipated game finally, and I had four hours to get some impressions on Saints Row, and I left honestly wanting to play m...
HHW Gaming: 5 Reasons Why Netflix’s ‘Resident Evil’ Is Better Than All of The Film Adaptations
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: COURTESY OF NETFLIX / Resident Evil Capcom’s Resident Evil video game franchise has seen its fair share of movie adaptations and animated films, 95% of them being forgettable. Finally, fans of Resident Evil have a Hollywood adaptation they can be proud of, thanks to Netflix. Netflix Has A Win With Resident Evil Video game fans are hard to please, especially when it comes to beloved video game franchises like Resident Evil. When it comes to adapting games to films or streaming series, many believe it should be a piece of cake because video games are rich with the source material to work with. Yes, and no. Take Paramount’s Halo series, for example. Fans of the Xbox-exclusive video game franchise let out a loud moan across social media when it was anno...
Jason Graves’ Moss: Book II Soundtrack Gets a New Release Alongside Quest 2 Launch
The last time SPIN spoke with composer Jason Graves, his work on The Dark Pictures Anthology’s third entry, House of Ashes, had just been released as the score to many gamers’ spooky Halloween title. But this time around, the multi-genre artist (who’s also scored everything from the Dead Space games to 2013’s Tomb Raider to Limited Run Games’ physical retail store) is back with a significantly less terrifying title. Moss: Book II, Polyarc’s sequel to 2018’s standout Moss, came to PlayStation VR headsets everywhere earlier this year, providing players with the next chapter of mouse protagonist Quill’s heroic journey. A few months after the game’s initial release, both the title and Graves’ soundtrack are getting new releases. With Moss: Book II coming to the Meta Quest 2 on July 21, the sco...
HHW Gaming: Machine Gun Kelly, Logan Paul, Rob Van Dam & More Join ‘WWE 2K22’ Roster
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: 2K / WWE 2K22 The fifth and final character DLC pack for WWE 2K22 has arrived, and it features Bad Boy Records legend *insert sarcasm* Machine Gun Kelly. Machine Gun Kelly Puts Down His Guitar & Puts On His Wrestling Boots The long-awaited Whole Damn Pack has arrived, and it features wrestlers plus some big names from the entertainment world who will bring flair and excitement to WWE 2K22’s virtual ring. Related Stories Headlining the Whole Damn Pack is rapper turned rocker Machine Gun Kelly. The “Emo Girl” crafter will lace up his Dr. Martens and hop in the ring to take on other WWE talent. Kelly’s inclusion in the game isn’t as random as you think either. He has a history with the sports entertainment company. Kelly plucked the strings of his guitar...
HHW Gaming: LEGO’s Latest Kit Lets You Build Your Own Atari 2600 Retro Console
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Lego / Atari 2600 Want to own, no, build a piece of video game history? You can with Lego’s latest kit, which pays homage to the iconic Atari 2600 console. The Atari 2600 Is The Lastest Retro Console To Get The Lego Treatment Lego announced the Atari 2600 would be the next retro gaming console to be turned into a lego kit. The toy version of the classic video game console is based on the 1980 version of the console that made its debut in 1977. Putting it together will require patience and time. It consists of 2,532 pieces, so this is right up there for the expert builders and could be a challenge for those who casually mess around with the Danish toy company’s building blocks. Source: Lego / Atari 2600 “The Atari 2600 was one of the most memorable gifts I...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘As Dusk Falls’ Is A Narritve-Driven Adventure Done To Perfection
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Interior/Night / As Dusk Falls Narrative-driven games are nothing new, but INTERIOR/NIGHT’s As Dusk Falls is a refreshing take on the video game genre. As Dusk Falls Is Why Xbox Game Pass Wins Regarding exclusive titles, Microsoft is not beating down the doors right now, and that’s understandable because no one is competing with A Horizon Forbidden West or the upcoming God of War: Ragnarok. But, with Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft continues to have one of the most fantastic gaming bargains because games like As Dusk Falls are exclusive to the service. A Narrative-Driven Game Done Right Source: Interior/Night / As Dusk Falls In choice-driven games, you get the ability to make decisions, and if you don’t like the outcome, you can replay a situation. In As D...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘As Dusk Falls’ Is A Narritve-Driven Adventure Done To Perfection
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Interior/Night / As Dusk Falls Narrative-driven games are nothing new, but INTERIOR/NIGHT’s As Dusk Falls is a refreshing take on the video game genre. As Dusk Falls Is Why Xbox Game Pass Wins Regarding exclusive titles, Microsoft is not beating down the doors right now, and that’s understandable because no one is competing with A Horizon Forbidden West or the upcoming God of War: Ragnarok. But, with Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft continues to have one of the most fantastic gaming bargains because games like As Dusk Falls are exclusive to the service. A Narrative-Driven Game Done Right Source: Interior/Night / As Dusk Falls In choice-driven games, you get the ability to make decisions, and if you don’t like the outcome, you can replay a situation. In As D...
HHW Gaming: Teyon Games ‘RoboCop: Rogue City’ First Gameplay Trailer Gives Us Hope
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nacon/Teyon Games / RoboCop: Rogue City Based on the gameplay reveal trailer, Robocop: Rogue City might be the game featuring the cyborg cop we have been waiting for. RoboCop: Rogue City Looks L I T It’s been a year since Teyon Games first announced it was working on a new video game featuring Robocop and gave us a teaser trailer that didn’t show off too much. Well, that was then. This is now. We got our first gameplay trailer, and listen, RoboCop: Rogue City looks L I T. The nearly two-minute trailer comprises in-game cutscenes and gameplay and showcases for the first time what a first-person shooter featuring Alex Murphy looks like, and it’s promising. RoboCop deals out his brand of justice throughout Old and New Detroit, which is currently experiencing...
HHW Gaming Preview: ‘As Dusk Falls’ Is A Game That Wants To Appeal To Everyone, Not Just Gamers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Interior/Night / As Dusk Falls Xbox Game Pass continues to position itself as the best value in gaming thanks to its forever-growing library of video games ranging from AAA titles to Indie gems. INTERIOR/NIGHT’s first release as As Dusk Falls is poised to be one of those gems that many people should be playing. In As Dusk Falls, Your Choices Do Matter Immediately you can tell that As Dusk Falls is not your typical narrative-driven game based on the look. In fact, it sets itself apart from any of the Telltale Games titles or other games like Life Is Strange or Detroit: Become Human. In the original interactive drama, as INTERIOR/NIGHT describes it, players will be embroiled in a drama between two families that spans thirty years. Source: INTERIOR/NIGH...
