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HHW Gaming: ‘NBA 2K22’ Season 2 Celebrates Michael Jordan, Introduces New “Rebirth” Feature
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Visual Concepts / NBA 2K22 Season 2 ‘Build Your Empire.’ It’s been six weeks since the release of NBA 2K22, and Season 2 is already here. Wednesday (Oct.20), right on time for the start of the 2021-22 NBA season, NBA 2K22 announced its latest season, “Build Your Empire.” The game’s first season was all about laying the foundation of your MyPlayer’s career, and in the second season, it will be about building your empire in the game. Season 2 celebrates the GOAT, Michael Jordan, and wants players to “be like Mike” and become the hero while still climbing the ladder of NBA stardom, making a name for yourself in The City, or building your dream team. At the same time, Season 2 also introduces a new level 40 reward, new quests, player cards, plenty of seasonal...
HHW Gaming: Ubisoft’s ‘Riders Republic’ Free Trial Weekend Begins Thursday
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ubisoft / Riders Republic Ubisoft’s extreme sports game Riders Republic might not be on your radar, but the video game studio is giving players a chance to take it for a spin for FREE. Beginning Thursday, October 21, you will be able to play Riders Republic for up to four hours until October 27. Ubisoft is giving gamers access to the full game ahead of launch in hopes it can lure people into buying the spiritual successor to the underappreciated Steep. In Riders Republic, gamers will be able to partake in either biking, skiing, snowboarding, or kiss the sky in wingsuits in the open-world racing game. You will also have the choice to either play solo or competitively, with Ubisoft boasting large-scale competitions for upward of 50 players. Another ploy Ubi...
Chasing the Crimes of Lost Judgment With Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Producer Kazuki Hosokawa
Even just a handful of years ago, the Yakuza series was viewed as a “big in Japan” IP that hadn’t quite crossed over into the rest of the world yet. Something about the contemporary Japanese setting, complex characters, and often wild storylines just didn’t work for the Western crowd. But (as we mentioned in our Yakuza: Like a Dragon feature last year) that’s all changed now. Audiences around the world have caught up to what Japanese fans have known since 2005 and now embrace the series — and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s related projects, like last month’s Lost Judgment. The sequel to 2019’s (or 2018’s, for Japan) Judgment, the latest title once again features private detective Takayuki Yagami doing what he does best by investigating a suspected criminal. As per usual, the tale takes some twists...
Corpsegrinder’s Name Removed as World of Warcraft Character Due to Past Homophobic Remarks
Game-maker Blizzard has removed George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher’s name from his World of Warcraft non-playable character (NPC) due to past homophobic remarks made by the Cannibal Corpse frontman in 2007. “Gorge the Corpsegrinder” was an NPC and quest-giver that paid homage to the death metal vocalist, an outspoken WoW fan and a prominent player for the multiplayer online game’s Horde faction. However, calls to remove Corpsegrinder from WoW began in September when gamers shed light on homophobic remarks Fisher made in a 2007 interview. The interview in question originated from 2007, and aired at the 2011 BlizzCon event. Fisher spoke about his love for World of Warcraft and playing for the Horde, but he called the rival faction, the Alliance, the “homo-alliance” and referred to those players a...
HHW Gaming: Microsoft’s Xbox Series X “Mini Fridge” Sells Out, Gamers React On Twitter
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Xbox / Xbox Series X Mini Fridge Like the Xbox Series X console, the “Mini Fridge” also quickly sold out. When Microsoft first revealed the Xbox Series X, many gamers couldn’t help but notice that the towering console looked like a mini-refrigerator. Microsoft brilliantly took notice of the jokes and teamed up with Snoop Dogg to drop a trailer of an actual Xbox Series X refrigerator, a 6-foot, 400 pounds, 1:1 scale replica of the next-gen console. Microsoft even blessed the legendary rapper and video game fanatic with an Xbox Series X fridge. [embedded content] Little did Microsoft know that gamers would actually want one, so they decided to turn their dreams into reality after the viral meme moment. The company went and made a mini version of the X...
HHW Gaming: Xbox Reveals The Next 3 Months Are Going To Be Spectacular For Game Pass Subscribers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xbox / Xbox Game Pass It’s an excellent time to be an Xbox Game Pass subscriber. Tuesday (Oct.19), Microsoft announced the next three months would be HUGE for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. Xbox’s video game subscription service has been well-received because it gives Xbox and PC owners access to its significantly extensive gaming library, including launching games on it like Psychonauts 2 and Microsoft Flight Simulator in June. Both games were well-received and the highest-rated games of the year. Xbox Game Pass subscribers recently enjoyed Back 4 Blood, aka Left For Dead 3, on the service. Ahead of Xbox and Halo’s 20th anniversary, Microsoft announced its plans to keep the ball rolling by dropping blockbuster games on Xbox Game Pass for the next...
HHW Gaming: Get Your Learn On With Ubisoft’s ‘Assassin’s Creed Discovery Tour: Viking Age’ Free Expansion
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ubisoft / Assassin’s Creed: Discovery Tour: Viking Age Take a break from using your hidden blade, and learn a thing or two about 9th-century Scandanavia with Assassin’s Creed’s latest educational free expansion. Tuesday (Oct.19), Ubisoft announced its latest free expansion, Assassin’s Creed Discovery Tour: Viking Age, the free roam educational mode for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla first announced by Ubisoft during E3 2021 is now available. Source: Ubisoft / Assassin’s Creed: Discovery Tour: Viking Age Related Stories This latest expansion follows the previous iterations released for 2017’s Assassin’s Creed Origins and 2018’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, allowing players to explore Ancient Egypt and Greece. This new expansion that Ubisoft says can be used as an ...
HHW Gaming: Peep ‘Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League’ & ‘Gotham Knights’ New Trailers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: WB Games / Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League The second DC FanDome went down, and we got two new trailers for both Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League and Gotham Knights. DC announced both games were in the works last year during the first-ever DC FanDome virtual event. Since then, we haven’t gotten much information about either title. Saturday (Oct.16), during the second installment of the web event that showcases all things DC Comics, we got two brand new trailers, but unfortunately, no gameplay. Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League’s trailer gave us more insight into the upcoming game with players either teaming up with a friend or going it alone while taking control of Amanda Waller’s Task Force X. This version of the team of supervillains t...
HHW Gaming: EA Sports Announces It Will Remove Jon Gruden From ‘Madden NFL 22’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ethan Miller / Getty Any scent of Jon Gruden is being scrubbed away, even virtually. The fallout continues after emails exposed racist, misogynistic, and homophobic comments former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden made over the years. In a tweet on Wednesday (Oct.13), EA Sports confirmed that it would be removing the embattled coach from its Madden NFL 22 video game. The iconic video game developer announced in a statement Gruden will be swapped out on the virtual sideline with a “generic character,” and gamers can expect to see this change when the next title update rolls out in the “coming weeks.” Per EA: “EA Sports is committed to taking action in maintaining a culture of inclusion and equity. Due to the circumstances of Jon Gruden’s resignation...
HHW Gaming: Sony Launches New Registration Website To Help You Get A PS5 Before Christmas
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Could Sony’s latest move help you get that highly elusive PS5? It’s no secret. It’s STILL incredibly challenging trying to purchase a PS5 and other consoles and graphic cards due to strains on the supply chain and chip shortages. Ahead of the upcoming holiday season, Sony hopes it can be more like Santa instead of Scrooge and get its next-gen console in the homes of gamers in the United States with the launch of a new registration website. It’s still no guarantee you will get a PS5. Still, Sony is increasing your chances a bit by allowing customers to register in hopes of being selected to get an invitation to cop its next-gen console, which the company admits only having a “limited amount.” To signup, you must have a PlayStation...
HHW Gaming: Cheaters Beware, Activision Announces New ‘Call of Duty’ Anti-Cheat Initiative Called Ricochet
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sledgehammer Games / Call of Duty: Vanguard Cheaters will no longer prosper in Call of Duty. Wednesday (Oct.13), Activision put its foot down, revealing the name of its new anti-cheat initiative explicitly made for Call of Duty. Dubbed Ricochet, it is described as a “multi-faceted approach” to combat the cheating going on while playing the popular first-person shooter. IGN reports that to play Call of Duty: Warzone on PC, Ricochet will be required going forward. The announcement of Ricochet comes on the heels of cheating picking up in Call of Duty games, even in the recent Call of Duty: Vanguard beta. Activision first hinted at its new anti-cheat solution for Call of Duty during the press tour for Vanguard. Now we have a name and know it utilizes a kernel...
Back 4 Blood Showcases a DIY Soundtrack Appropriate for the Zombie Apocalypse
In the world of co-op zombie-killing games, Left 4 Dead pretty much set the standard in 2008 and never looked back. To this day, it’s still considered the peak of the genre by many, which is why a ton of folks are excited about the team at Turtle Rock Studios returning to the genre for the first time in a dozen years with Back 4 Blood. If you’ve somehow missed the thousands of commercials and advertisements across a multitude of platforms, Back 4 Blood is an intense, action-packed first-person shooter where you and three teammates face off against a seemingly endless horde of the “Ridden” — conventionally known as zombies and other undead monstrosities. It’s a post-apocalyptic bloodbath that requires teamwork, nerves of steel, and a whole lot of bullets. To provide the right type of atmosp...
