video games
HHW Gaming: Sony Ramping Up PS5 Production To Meet Gaming Demand This Fall
Source: Sony / PlayStation If you were worried there wouldn’t be enough PS5’s to go around when it the console drops, this news should definitely ease your mind. Back in April, Bloomberg reported that the PS5 would be released this year in “limited” quantities due to the due to Sony’s dilemma with pricing due to how technically advance the PlayStation 5 is to its predecessor. Now the publication, along with Nikkei, is reporting that the tech company will be ramping up production to meet the demand for its next-generation console due to “the prolonged effects of the COVID-19 pandemic boosting demand for gaming,” sources close to the situation revealed to Bloomberg. Per Bloomberg: “The electronics giant has informed assembly partners and suppliers it’s radically increasing orders for its nex...
HHW Gaming: LEGO Is Dropping A Nintendo Entertainment System Building Kit For Adults
Source: LEGO / Nintendo Yup, adults still play with LEGO, and this latest kit is precisely why. LEGO announced Tuesday (Jul.14) that it will be continuing its partnership with Nintendo. Following the release of its Super Mario starter sets, the iconic company known for its plastic building blocks revealed a Nintendo Entertainment System building kit for adults is on the way. The kit mimics the classic NES gaming console and is comprised of a whopping 2,646-piece set. It will allow you to build a functional console, wired controller, Super Mario Bros. cartridge, and a retro television set. The once fully constructed the console even opens, allowing you to insert the game cartridges and secure it inside just like the real thing. Bring the pixels to life with the #LEGO Nintendo Entertai...
HHW Gaming: Near-Mint Condition Super Mario Bros. Copy Fetches Record Amount Of Coins
Source: KAREN BLEIER / Getty If you’re holding onto pristine copies of Nintendo games, you definitely should check out this story. Someone just got $114,000 richer thanks to unknown buyer scooping up a sealed copy of the 1985 NES classic, Super Mario Bros. The game was sold via Heritage Auctions and broke a previous record held by another copy of the same video game making this copy of the iconic title “the most expensive game ever sold to date.” A sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. just sold at auction for $114,000, which is a new record for the sale of a single game. Bet the owners of the $100,000 one, which is an earlier printing, feel great today. pic.twitter.com/lVdcla8d19 — Chris Kohler (@kobunheat) July 10, 2020 According to Heritage Auctions, the game’s 9.4 out of 10 rating, which me...
HHW Gaming: The Biggest Reveals From Ubisoft’s Ubisoft Forward Virtual Presentation
Source: Ubisoft / Ubisoft USA Sunday (Jul.12) Ubisoft held its first virtual event, Ubisoft Forward, and updated gamers on its highly-anticipated titles coming to consoles. The first game out the gate during the roughly 15-minute virtual presentation we got a look at was Watch Dogs: Legion. Before we got to see the game in action, a cinematic trailer detailing the third game in the Watchdog franchise introduced us to the protagonists of the game while unveiling the futuristic London setting the game will take place in. [embedded content] Once that wrapped, we were treated to a breakdown of the many protagonists we can look forward to using in the game through recruitment. In the gameplay overview trailer, we learn that there is no one way to complete a mission in the game and that each cha...
HHW Gaming: EA Announces ‘UFC 4’ Will Be Superman Punching Its Way Onto PS4 & Xbox One In August
Source: EA / UFC 4 You won’t need to fly to “fight island” to get in on this UFC action. EA literally announced UFC 4 hours ahead of UFC’s biggest pandemic pay-per-view, UFC 251 taking place Sunday morning (Saturday in the states) on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates which has been dubbed “fight island.” The cover of the game features current UFC middleweight champion Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya and Welterweight contender Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal who happens to be on the UFC 251’s card. Masvidal was a late sub for Gilbert Burns after he tested positive for COVID-19. So what’s new in UFC 4? Well, fans of the mixed-martial-arts game franchise will be happy to learn one the game’s biggest problems have been fixed. Players have complained constantly that the control sch...
HHW Gaming: PlayStation Gives Us A Glimpse of What The ‘Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ Box Art
Source: Sony / PlayStation Sony has been methodically unveiling its next-generation system, the Playstation 5, and details surrounding it. Today (Jul.9) we got our first look at what the box art for the PS5’s games will look like. Using it’s most talked about launch title, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, PlayStation revealed on its blog what to expect when PS5 games hit physical store shelves. The case will take its cues from the PS5 console following the white and blue colorway scheme. The PS5 game cases do look like they are the same in size as the PS4 game cases. The only difference is the blue has been swapped out with white. Source: Sony / PlayStation Outside the box art unveiling, no further details were revealed, most specifically pricing of the upcoming game. NBA 2K21 announced its PS5 ...
HHW Gaming: Leak Confirms Giancarlo Esposito Will Be The Main Villain In ‘Far Cry 6’
Source: Ubisoft / Far Cry 6 Ahead of Ubisoft’s upcoming Ubiforward event on July 12, a considerable bit of information leaked regarding the highly-anticipated game Far Cry 6. Legendary actor Giancarlo Esposito star of such films as School Daze, Do the Right Thing, plus popular series Breaking Bad, and The Mandalorian will be bringing his acting talents to the video game world. Last week Esposito hinted that he was involved with a “big” video game project but was very careful not to spill the beans. Immediately rumors began circulating that he was somehow linked with Far Cry 6, a leak has confirmed the news. Hong Kong’s PlayStation Store was the culprit and leaked everything about Far Cry 6, including the box art, release date, and confirmed the game will be coming to the next generation co...
HHW Gaming: EVO Online Canceled Following Sexual Assualt Allegations Against Former President Joey Cuellar
Source: Clive Rose / Getty It has not been a good month for the Esports community. Back in May, EVO made the decision to take its international fighting game tournaments online due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a stunning move, the highly-anticipated event has been canceled following sexual abuse allegations levied against now-former EVO president Joey Cuellar. Allegations against Cuellar were brought to light and hit Twitter following a wave of accusations levied against other Esports pros, and members of the gaming community surfaced. We reported last week that multiple Super Smash Bros. pros were called out for engaging in sexual activity with minors and issued apologies on social media for their behavior. On Thursday (Jul.2), Celluar apologized for his actions in a statement: “...
HHW Gaming: Damian Lillard Will Grace The Current-Gen Version of ‘NBA 2K21’
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz It’s officially Dame time! Today (Jun.30), NBA 2K announced that “Everything Is Dame.” Portland Trail Blazers’ All-Star guard, Damian Lilliard, was revealed as one of the athletes blessed with the honor to grace the cover of the current-generation version of NBA 2K21. Source: 2K / NBA 2K21 Last week the game studio announced that it was launching a TikTok page to help break the news with the help of Anthony Davis, who “passed the torch” to Lillard and the other two mystery players. Speaking on being selected to cover the current-gen (PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch) version of NBA 2K21 Lillard called it a “special moment” and his career and stated: “This is a special moment for me in my NBA career. I’ve been a fan of NBA 2K for years and love how ...
Refused Share New Song “The Ballad of Buck Ravers” from Cyberpunk 2077 Video Game: Stream
Refused have released a new song, “The Ballad of Buck Ravers”, under their video game guise Samurai. The hardcore punks will appear as the fictional band in the upcoming video game Cyberpunk 2077, which is now due out on November 19th. “The Ballad of Buck Ravers” is the third Samurai track we’ve heard following “Chippin’ In” and “Never Fade Away”, both released last year. Fortunately for Refused fans, the band only changed in name for Cyberpunk 2077, which took the idea of The Shape of Punk to Come quite literally, even tabbing Refused to be its in-game band. Musically, this is classic Refused, with frontman Dennis Lyxzén shouting and wailing above aggressively smashed chords: “Lost another day to pointless drudgery / The slow chipping away/ Of my autonomy”. Refused’s vision of 2077 sounds...
HHW Gaming: New ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ Season 4 Udpate Adding Limited-Time 200 Player-Matches
Source: Activision / Infinity Ward Call of Duty: Warzone just got even bigger, and we’re not just talking about download size either. Announced today (Jun.29), Warzone will be getting another seasonal update that will introduce a new limited-time 200 Player Battle Royale mode that will push the number of combatants on the virtual battlefield up. Initially, only up to 150 players can battle it out on the Verdansk map. When the new update goes live June 29 at 11pm PT and on June 30 at 2am ET/7am BST, the number will increase to an astounding 200 players in Battle Royale Quads. That’s not all that’s coming with the update. A new weapon, map, operator, and much more are on the way as well. Snipers, this update favors you thanks to a new sniper rifle called the Rytec AMR. The new weapon joins t...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘Skelattack’ A Fun, Charming But Deceptively Challenging Indie Adventure
Source: Konami / Ukuza Inc. When it comes to video games every now and then, you come across a hidden gem. Skelattack is one of those games. Konami has been looking for a hit since Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain but failed to follow up that success dropping Metal Gear Survive and Contra: Rogue Corps, which were panned by critics and gamers. Rightfully so. Instead of one of its big-name titles delivering the goods, Konami has got itself a win with an indie title from Ukuza Inc. The brainchild of David Stanley, Skelattack, is a unique, beautifully designed game that features lovable characters, well thought out levels complimented with a charming story. In the game, you take control of the hero Skully on the eve of his remembrance day. On this special occasion, the undead citizens of t...
