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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...
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...
HHW Gaming: ‘God of War’ Live-Action TV Series Being Shopped To Amazon Prime
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Santa Monica Studio / God of War: Ragnarok We can expect to be hearing Kratos scream boooooooyyyy in a live-action television series soon. PlayStation Productions is hard at work turning popular video game properties into big-budget Hollywood productions. Per Deadline, a live-action television series based on Sony Santa Monica’s popular God of War video game franchise is currently being shopped to Amazon Prime. No deal has been made yet, but don’t be shocked if Amazon hits the start button on the show that will be helmed by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (The Expanse) plus The Wheel of Time showrunner Rafe Judkins. Based on a synopsis from PlayStation, the show will bring 2018’s fantastic God of War game to the small screen. Per PlayStation: Startin...
HHW Gaming: FaZe Clan Adds Snoop Dogg To Its Roster of Celebrity Talent
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevork Djansezian / Getty FaZe Clan has a new member, and it’s none other than Hip-Hop legend Snoop Dogg. Monday (Mar.7), FaZe Clan, “the digitally native lifestyle and media platform rooted in gaming and youth culture,” announced Death Row Records’ new owner and avid gamer Snoop Dogg as the latest member of its talent pool and board of directors. The news comes on the heels of FaZe Clan Inc closing the business combination with B. Riley Principal 150 Merger Corp. The rapper and FaZe Clan also revealed the news via his Twitter account with an announcement video. Officially known as FaZe Snoop, he joins other high-profile members Lil Yachty (FaZe Boat), Offset (FaZe Offset), Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (FaZe K1), and Bronny James (FaZe...
HHW Gaming: Dwight Howard Teams Up With Xbox To Suprise Boy & Girls Club With Gaming Space
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Xbox / Xbox News Wire Los Angeles Lakers big man Dwight Howard also has a big heart. He put it on display by teaming up with Xbox to bless well-deserving kids with a state-of-the-art gaming space. Xbox is continuing to power dreams through gaming. It plans to keep that energy by announcing the expansion of its sponsorship with the iconic NBA franchise, the Los Angeles Lakers. To celebrate, the Microsoft-owned video game company teamed up with the Lakers plus philanthropist and NBA All-Star Dwight Howard to remodel part of the Boys & Girls Club of San Fernando Valley. The new state-of-the-art gaming lab features new artwork, custom purple and gold Xbox Series S consoles, gaming PCs, screens, and more to allow the club members to experience the jo...
HHW Gaming: Epic Games Acquiring Online Music Marketplace Bandcamp
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Epic Games continues to acquire creator-friendly companies like Infinity Stones. The Fortnite developer announced it is acquiring Bandcamp, “an online music store and community where fans can discover, connect with, and directly support the independent musicians they love.” Epic Games decided to drop a bag for the company claiming it “will play an important role in Epic’s vision to build out a creator marketplace ecosystem for content, technology, games, art, music and more.” Epic Games shared no details in the announcement about how much it paid for Bandcamp or when the two entities will finalize the deal. According to Endgadget, the company has been able to dish out $1 billion in payments to artists over the years as it grew. Related...
HHW Gaming: Capcom Is Boosting The Terror With Next-Gen Versions of ‘RE2’, ‘RE3’ and ‘RE7’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Capcom / RE2 New-Generation Capcom, the Japanese video game developer that loves to scare the sh*t out of us with its Resident Evil games, has decided to make them even more terrifying. Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3 remakes, and RE7: Biohazard were already games many wouldn’t dare play in the dark due to how insanely terrifying they are. On Wednesday (Mar.2), Capcom announced it would reintroduce those games by making each one look even more horrifying with next-gen updates. Source: Capcom / RE3 New-Generation Yaaaay. All three next-gen versions of those games will arrive on PS5, Xbox Series X|S sometime later this year, Capcom announced, touting cutting-edge features like ray tracing, high frame rate, and 3D audio. So all of those jump scares you enco...
HHW Gaming: NBC Peacock Officially Announces New Action-Comedy Series ‘Twisted Metal’ Starring Anthony Mackie
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sony Interactive Entertainment / Twisted Metal Twisted Metal, the television series, is coming to a television screen real soon. September 2021, Deadline broke the news Sony Television and PlayStation Productions was indeed working on a new action-comedy series based on the insanely popular and dormant video game franchise Twisted Metal. At the time, we only knew that the MCU’s current Captain America, Anthony Mackie, would be starring in the show, and now we know it will live on NBC’s streaming service Peacock. Along with the announcement of the show living on Peacock, we also now know that Mackie will be serving as an executive producer alongside Will Arnett, who teamed up with Marc Forman from Electric Avenue (Murderville) to secure the rights to the m...
HHW Gaming: NBC Peacock Officially Announces New Action-Comedy Series ‘Twisted Metal’ Starring Anthony Mackie
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sony Interactive Entertainment / Twisted Metal Twisted Metal, the television series, is coming to a television screen real soon. September 2021, Deadline broke the news Sony Television and PlayStation Productions was indeed working on a new action-comedy series based on the insanely popular and dormant video game franchise Twisted Metal. At the time, we only knew that the MCU’s current Captain America, Anthony Mackie, would be starring in the show, and now we know it will live on NBC’s streaming service Peacock. Along with the announcement of the show living on Peacock, we also now know that Mackie will be serving as an executive producer alongside Will Arnett, who teamed up with Marc Forman from Electric Avenue (Murderville) to secure the rights to the m...
HHW Gaming: ‘NBA 2K22’s Anime-Themed Season 5 Power Within Now Live
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: 2K Sports / NBA 2K22 Season 5: ‘Power Within’ NBA 2K22 is continuing to belt the content to keep the community hooping. Friday (Feb.25), NBA 2K22’s season 5, Power Within update officially went live. The game’s latest content sees the world of Anime arrive in NBA 2K22 Next-Gen’s The City and previous generation’s community location Cancha Del Mar. The update will also see the arrival of new songs thanks to a partnership with Ninja Tune with fresh content for MyCAREER, MyTEAM, and The W* modes. A breakdown of the new season describes it as “players awakening a rare, legendary power that only a few possess.” The “anime-style journey” will feature two-time champion Kevin Durant, 2019 first-round pick Rui Hachimura and likely future NBA superstar Paolo Banche...
