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Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands Brings a Magical New Entry to the Borderlands Universe
While Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands may not be exactly like the Borderlands games that Gearbox Software fans have come to know and love over the last 13 years, the latest title in the franchise fuses aspects of what Borderlands fans appreciate most — like the humor, the characters and the sweet, sweet loot — into a genre the games haven’t yet explored: high fantasy. Taking place as a tabletop RPG narrated by the frenzied mind of everyone’s favorite explosives-loving 13-year-old girl, Tiny Tina, Wonderlands brings magic, knights, and the whole fantasy shabang to Borderlands’ signature gameplay and style. The game expands upon the fan-favorite Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep DLC from Borderlands 2 (which was later turned into a standalone title in preparation for Wonderlands), and is every bit ...
HHW Gaming: Hunt Down Ghosts or Haunt Everyday Citizens In Illfonic’s ‘Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed’ Game
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Illfonic / Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Could this possibly be the Ghostbusters’ video game fans have been waiting years for? Tuesday (Mar.22) Illfonic, the studio with a knack for making video games based on popular movie franchises with titles like Friday The 13th: The Game and Predator: Hunting Grounds, announced its latest project would be a new Ghostbusters game, called Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed. The game will keep the studio’s four-versus-one asymmetric multiplayer game energy, allowing players to create their own Ghostbuster’s team or even become a ghost and terrorize humans. As a Ghostbuster, players will put on the signature jumpsuit, strap on a proton pack, and use other ghostbusting tools like Ghost Traps, Particle Throwers, and ...
HHW Gaming: Snoop Dogg Joining The Ranks of ‘Call of Duty’ As A Playable Character
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Activision / Call of Duty Light one up, Snoop Dogg has just secured another bag. He’s joining Call of Duty as a playable character. Fresh off the news the Doggfather joined FaZe Clan, the Hip-Hop legend is now bringing his energy to Call of Duty as a playable operator. Activision announced the big news on Monday (Mar.21), revealing that the “Gin and Juice” crafter will be featured in three Call of Duty games, Call of Duty Mobile, Vanguard, and Warzone. “The D O Double G is back in Call of Duty, and this time I’m in the freakin’ game! Excited to be working with the COD team to bring some fly features for you all to enjoy. It’s dope….. y’all can play as me and get these sick items that have Snoop written all over them. Check it out,” Snoop said in a bl...
HHW Gaming Exclusve: Yerin Ha & Jen Taylor Talk ‘Halo The Series’ & Cortana’s New Look
The highly anticipated Halo Series has plenty of callbacks to the insanely popular first-person shooting video game, pleasing old fans while introducing new elements to ease in potential new fans. The Halo television show will take viewers’ fan-favorite characters like Master Chief (Pablo Schreiber) on a new timeline. It will show us a time when rebel factions didn’t want anything to do with the UNSC and feared the legendary Spartan instead of celebrating him as their champion. We will also see how a chance encounter with a young rebel teen, Kwan Ha (Yerin Ha), and interaction with an alien relic restores Master Chief’s humanity and takes them on a journey to locate the dangerous alien weapon, the Halo ring. While Chief is on his mission, the Spartan’s creator, Dr. Halsey (Natascha McElhon...
OlliOlli World Is Far From An Average Skateboarding Game
When people talk about skateboarding video games, there’s generally one name that they mention — and that name isn’t OlliOlli World. But truthfully, OlliOlli World puts a wildly different spin roughly based on the genre that Tony Hawk popularized. Part skateboarding romp and part action-platformer, the latest from British developer Roll7 takes players through a whole new adventure through the OlliOlli universe that began with 2014’s game of the same name. Compared to the previous two titles, OlliOlli World ditches the quaint pixel art for a massively expanded world, character creation, top-notch electronic soundtrack and adorable new art style that shows off the colorful setting of Radlandia the team has built. But while it may look family friendly, the 100ish levels of skateboard platform...
HHW Gaming Exclusive: Pablo Schreiber Says It’s A “Huge Honor & Responsibility” Becoming ‘Halo’s Master Chief
Get used to it. When you think of the legendary Spartan soldier, John 117, aka Master Chief, you’re going to see Pablo Schreiber’s face. After years of starts and stops and visionary changes, the long-awaited Showtime produced Halo original series set to arrive on Paramount+ later this month, and it got the video game world buzzing. The episodic show follows Schreiber’s Master Chief and his squad of Spartans dubbed the Silver Team during a conflict between the UNSC and a bunch of rebels who wants no parts of what the United Space Command has to offer. For the most part, the rebels fight valiantly but fear the UNSC’s best weapon, the Spartans. They spark fear in rebel fighters’ hearts due to their superhuman abilities, efficient combat skills, stone-cold killer attitudes. The rebels don’t k...
HHW Gaming: Sonic & Knuckles Square Off In Final ‘Sonic The Hedgehog 2’ Trailer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paramount Pictures / Sonic The Hedgehog 2 The fate of humanity hangs in the balance in the final trailer for Sonic Hedgehog 2. Following the surprise success of the excellent first movie, the Blue Blurr is back, and this time he will have some help. The final trailer is chocked full of callbacks to the classic Sonic the Hedgehog video games, plus hilarious quips that would make Ryan Reynold’s proud. It teases an epic showdown with not just Jim Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik but the very angry Echidna, Knuckle’s voiced by Idris Elba, who will also have a spinoff Paramount+ series. Sonic (Ben Schwartz) will also have some help with the arrival of his loyal sidekick, Tails (Colleen O’Shaughnessey), a two-tailed fox who loves to take the air either using his plane or ...
HHW Gaming Review: Yes, ‘WWE 2K22’ Definitely Does Hit Differently
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: 2K Games & Visual Concepts / WWE 2K22 Did a year off seriously help 2K Games and Visual Concepts fix its WWE 2K video game franchise? Yes, it damn sure did. It’s no secret WWE 2K20 sucked and was an absolute embarrassment for the video game studio that blesses us with the NBA 2K franchise, which is a model of consistency despite some recent shortcomings. After enduring numerous complaints and tweets featuring hilarious clips showcasing how broken the game was, 2K and Visual Concepts decided to shelve WWE 2K21 and focus on WWE 2K22, promising a new game rebuilt from the ground up that would essentially “hit differently.” [embedded content] Related Stories We were cautiously optimistic about the WWE 2K22, at one point, even worried because we received o...
WHIPPED CREAM’s New Single “CRY” to Appear On Rocket League, Paladins Video Games
For WHIPPED CREAM, it’s always been about bangers. “Light of Mine”? Banger. “So Thick”? Banger. With a track record like this, it’s no surprise that her latest single, “CRY,” is also—well, you get it. A mind-bending fusion of midtempo, electronica and hyper-house, “CRY” is out now via Monstercat. Kicking off with eerie chords and haunting vocals, “CRY” quickly sets the scene for a tale that twists and turns with tension. “You won’t hear me cry,” its lyrics chant. An eerie bassline slowly creeps under the surface until the track’s cathartic drop, akin to a pitch black soundscape with menacing sound design. “It’s about having no tears, words, or energy left to give...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ubisoft / Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is almost 2-years old, and yes, it’s still getting content added to it. The latest DLC, Dawn of Ragnarok, goes all-in on the Norse mythology, and it’s fun but isn’t the godly divine time we hoped it would be. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was the first next-gen game we played on our new Xbox Series X in 2020. At the time, we called the game another solid entry into Ubisoft’s now polarizing Assassin’s Creed video game franchise. What gave the game its legs after launch was its well-thought-out post-game DLC content that took Eivor to France and Ireland, continuing Eivor’s journey. We were most intrigued about Ubisoft Sofia’s Dawn of Ragnarok, which promised to give us a much differ...
HHW Gaming: ‘Returnal: Ascension’ DLC & More Announced During PlayStation State of Play Presentation
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Housemarque / Returnal: Ascension Sony held its first State of Play stream for 2022, and whether it was a hit or not is up to your interpretation, but the company did have some big announcements. We didn’t see anything about the Resident Evil 4 Remake, God of War: Ragnarok, Silent Hill, Metal Gear, or Final Fantasy XVI. If you thought that would happen, you deserve to be disappointed. We’re just keeping it a buck with you. Moving along, PlayStation’s straight-to-the-point State of Play presentation showed off trailers for games and DLC that we know for sure that we will be playing in this already stacked 2022, plus some new games dropping next year. PlayStation’s next rumored acquisition, Capcom, kicked things off by showing off a new IP called Exop...
Giorgio Moroder to Produce Music for New Video Game, “Vengeance Is Mine”
An electronic music legend has been recruited to soundtrack an upcoming video game. Coming next year to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC is Vengeance Is Mine, an action game from 110 Industries. To provide the titular track for game and its robotic action, they’ve joined forces with fabled Italian producer Giorgio Moroder, affectionately known as the “Father of Disco.” Moroder, who has collaborated with Daft Punk, David Bowie and many more over the course of his illustrious career, will be joined by the game’s Associate Creative Director, Stefanie Joosten, on vocals. Joosten is a video game veteran who was the voice actress and motion capture model for Quiet from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Recommended Articles “Getting someone of Giorgio&...
