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HHW Gaming: ‘Forza Horizon 5’ Developer Playground Games Shows Off The Game’s 11 Mexico Locations
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xbox / Forza Horizon 5 Forza is one of the games that never fails to push the power of the Xbox console no matter what generation it is. This remains to be the case with Forza Horizon 5. Undoubtedly, the beautiful supercars featured in the game take top billing, but not to be counted is the beautiful local that races take place in. Forza Horizon 5 was easily one of the standout games of Microsoft’s E3 2021 presentation. We learned that this installment in the famed open-world racer would take place in Mexico. Monday (Jul.26), Xbox and Playground Games decided to break down the 11 locations, aka biomes that you will challenge your friends on the road, or off it sharing some stunning screenshots as well as descriptions of each location accurately based on M...
HHW Gaming: Turtle Beach’s New Recon Controller For Xbox & PC Could Be A Game-Changer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Turtle Beach / Turtle Beach Recon Controller For Xbox Turtle Beach is well known for its very reliable gaming headsets, but it could make a considerable dent in the controller department? This month Turtle Beach officially unveiled its new Recon Controller for Xbox, the audio veteran and gaming headset veteran’s first controller. Unlike the controller that comes with the Xbox Series S|X that is BlueTooth, Turtle Beach’s Recon Controller is wired, which could be frowned upon by some gamers who love that they are not tethered to the console. Source: Turtle Beach / Turtle Beach Recon Controller For Xbox But what could make this controller a gamechanger is that it has built-in audio features, pairing the brand’s signature audio innovations with game-winning c...
HHW Gaming: Atlantic Records Teams Up With Xbox To Launch The Green Room Gaming Series
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Atlantic Records / Xbox Music and video games go hand-in-hand, so this union between Xbox and Atlantic Records makes all the sense in the world. Thursday (Jul.22), Atlantic Records announced it was teaming up with Xbox in Partnership with Vaynersports and Efuse for The Green Room, a new competitive gaming series that will see music artists, streamers, and athletes pair up to play some video games. The live event series, which officially kicks off on July 27TH, 6 PM EST on Atlantic Records YouTube page, will see the label’s big artists like A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Against The Current’s Chrissy Costanza, Childish Major, Bankrol Hayden, Jucee Froot, Surf Curse, Sueco, Bizzy Banks, and MILES, as well as strea...
HHW Gaming: Xbox Teams Up With Cxmmunity To Deliver 50 Xbox Kits To Over 50 HBCUs
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xbox / Cxmmunity Xbox continues to do great things when it comes to shining light on gamers of color and pushing for diversity in the gaming community. Thursday (Jul.8), Xbox revealed that it partnered with Cxmmunity, a nonprofit that works tirelessly to shine a light on Black and Brown gamers and increase diversity within the gaming industry, Warner Bros and Space Jam: A New Legacy for a very dope cause, and that is to provide Xbox Kits to more than 50+ HBCUs to build new gaming labs. Source: Xbox / Cxmmunity Xbox also revealed that it held an HBCU esports showdown in Atlanta on July 1. One student from prestigious HBCUs like Johnson C. Smith, Fort Valley State University, Hampton University, Florida A&M University, Oakwood University, North Carolina...
HHW Gaming: Xbox Teams Up With Nike For ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ SNKRS Kit Featuring The Lebron 18 Low
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / Space Jam: A New Legacy x Xbox x Nike SNKRS Kit Another day, another dope collaboration featuring Space Jam: A New legacy, Xbox, and this time Nike. Beep, beep. In June, Xbox gave us our first look at Space Jam: A New Legacy The Game and three new custom controllers drawing inspiration from LeBron James’ remix of the beloved film that first starred Michael Jordan. Thursday (Jul.1), Xbox announced another collab with Nike that will feature another custom pair of James kicks, the LeBron 18 Low, and a controller that you will be able to get your hands on if you move quickly. Source: Nike / Space Jam: A New Legacy x Xbox x Nike SNKRS Kit The kit, which will be available via Nike’s SNKRS app ( we heard your groans) on July 17, features the kicks and con...
HHW Gaming: Summer Game Fest Continues On Xbox With Another Massive Demo Event
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xbox / ID@Xbox Summer Game Demo Fest E3 2021 is a wrap, but the Summer Game Fest continues on Xbox. Following its successful showing at E3 2021, Xbox is far from finished when it comes to showing what it has to offer in the form of games coming to the Xbox One and Xbox Series S|X consoles. [embedded content] Tuesday (Jun.15), the company announced it was teaming up with Summer Game Fest again to bring back its massive demo event. This year Xbox owners can look forward to taking an early crack at these 12 NEWLY ANNOUNCED Xbox titles: Arietta of Spirits (Third Spirit Games) BattleCakes (Volcano Bean) Button City (Subliminal) Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered (Manekoware) Dreamers (PlaySys) Faraday Protocol (Red Koi Box) Get Packed: Fully Loaded...
HHW Tech Review: Xbox’s Wireless Headset Delivers A Solid Experience Worthy of Its $99 Price Tag
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / Xbox Wireless Headset The gaming headset market is an extremely crowded one, with tons of options for gamers to choose from. Xbox has decided to throw its name into the hat with its own premium headset that delivers a solid user experience. Microsoft’s $99 headset is a sleek yet simple offering that takes its cues from the next-gen console the Xbox Series X while working with other consoles like the Xbox Series S, older Xbox One models, plus Windows PC and comes with features that make them stand out among the crowded field of headsets from other companies like HyperX, Turtle Beach and Sony. Simply Sleek Source: Bernard Smalls / Xbox Wireless Headset Immediately you will notice the very sleek design once you take the headset out of the bo...
HHW Gaming: Team Xbox Will Discuss Accessible Representative Gaming at this Year’s Super Diverse GamesBeat Summit Inbox
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bloomberg / Getty Representation matters, not only in film but in video games as well. Xbox is very aware of that and is looking to tackle the issue head-on. Xbox is one of the few companies in the gaming space that is actively doing the work to promote more diversity, accessibility, and representation in gaming and at the same time challenging the rest of the industry to do the same. During Black History Month, Xbox announced a series of activations to amplify Black voices and promote inclusive storytelling in video games. Ensuring that it’s keeping the same energy, Xbox announced on Tuesday (Apr.27) that four members of Team Xbox will host a much-needed discussion to talk about “how it plans to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone on t...
Last Minute Tech-Inspired Valentine’s Day Gifts For The Techie In Your Life
Source: Westend61 / Getty Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching, and if you’re hard-pressed trying to find the perfect gift for techie bae, we have some gift ideas for you. When it comes to pleasing techie bae, a gift card to Savage x Fenty, perfume, chocolate, and flowers are cool but won’t blow her socks off like a piece of new technology would. Narrowing down that perfect Valentine’s Day gift could be difficult, but don’t worry, we got some ideas for you that should make you the hero on the annual day dedicated to love. Xbox Valentine’s Day Kit Source: Microsoft / Xbox Wireless Controller – Pulse Red The gift of gaming is always in season, but why not show your boo how much you love her with this exclusive Xbox Valentine’s Day Kit. The kit features the new Xbox Wireless Controlle...
HHW Gaming: Saweetie Teams Up With Xbox For Inaugural Saweetie Bowl Virtual Gaming Competition
Source: Xbox / Courtesy of Team Saweetie Ahead of Super Bowl LV going down in Tampa, Florida, this Sunday (Feb.7), Saweetie teamed up with Xbox to host her own big game, the Saweetie Bowl. On Thursday (Feb.4), Xbox formally announced its official partnership with multi-platinum artist, entrepreneur, and leader of the Icy Girl movement, Saweetie, with the unveiling of her virtual gaming completion, the Saweetie Bowl. For the inaugural event, Hip-Hop icon and avid gamer Snoop Dogg went head-to-head with New England Patriot’s wide receiver and three-time Super Bowl champion Julian Edelman in a high-stakes game of EA SPORTS Madden NFL 21. Speaking on the competition, Saweetie added: “We are kicking off this year’s big game the ICY way with an exciting Madden gaming competition toget...
HHW Gaming: Xbox Teams Up With LeBron James & ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ To Help Teach Kids Coding
Source: Microsoft / Space Jam: A New Legacy LeBron James’ new film, Space Jam: A New Legacy, and Microsoft are teaming up for a pretty dope cause that will help usher in the next generation of young video game developers. Announced today (Dec.14), Microsoft Corp. and Warner Bros. will celebrate the 2021 release of James’, not a sequel Space Jam film with an exciting new contest. The campaign will see Xbox, NBA champion and global icon LeBron James, Bugs Bunny, and the rest of the Tune Squad to jump-start young gamer’s game development dreams by amplifying coding education by creating an original Xbox arcade-style video game inspired by the forthcoming film. The contest aligns perfectly with Space Jam: A New Legacy film. Official synopsis: Welcome to the Jam! Basketball champion and global...
Taika Waititi-Directed Xbox Series X Trailer Unmasks Master Chief as a Cat Who DJs
Turns out the sci-fi action hero we grew up on is actually a cat who loves EDM, at least according to the Academy Award-winning director Taika Waititi. Microsoft recruited the help of the renowned New Zealand cinephile for a new trailer dedicated to the recent release of their new video game console, the Xbox Series X. The three-and-a-half-minute long story shows a team of researchers enter a woman’s dreams after she plays with the new Xbox. As you would imagine, they become increasingly bizarre, showing off animated characters in the forest, free-falling, and more while she narrates what she sees in her sleep. The video concludes with the main character from the Halo series, Master Chief, begin to DJ with the use of one of the giant space structures from the game as a tur...
