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HHW Gaming: ‘Minecraft’ Will Be Getting Into “Good Trouble” With Free Lesson Featuring Late Rep. John Lewis
Source: Mojang Studios / Minecraft Live Video games aren’t just tools that entertain. They can also be used to educate. Minecraft is using the recently announced Minecraft: Education Edition lesson to honor and educate students about the late John Lewis. Wednesday (oct.28), Mojang Studios revealed that the first lesson in Minecraft’s “Good Trouble: Social Justice Movements Around the World” learning series called “John Lewis and Social Movements Around the World” will be released on November 5. The free content which will be available via both the in-game Minecraft Marketplace and Minecraft: Education Edition “is designed to help educators explore crucial topics and ideas about social justice and fair and equitable participation in society ...
HHW Gaming: The Ladies Got Next With First-Ever WNBA MyPLAYER Experience In ‘NBA 2K21’ Next-Gen
Source: Visual Concepts / NBA 2K21 Next-Gen It took a while, but 2K finally acknowledge the ladies and brought the WNBA to NBA 2K. Now for the next-generation of the game, Visual Concepts are taking things a step further. Bringing the WNBA to the world of NBA 2K was a significant and necessary step, but there was still one thing missing. Unlike male players, there was no option for user-created female players for the MyPLAYER experience or to run around the NBA 2K’s social arena, The Neighborhood. Back in September, rumors began to fly that when NBA 2K21 arrives on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, the option would finally be available. Thursday (Oct.29), in the latest Next-Gen Courtside Report, written by NBA 2K21 Senior Producer, Felicia Steenhouse, The W, NBA 2K21’s first-ever WNBA MyPLAYER...
HHW Gaming: Netflix Announces New Assassin’s Creed Live Adaptation Series
Source: Netflix / Assassin’s Creed With Assassin’s Creed Valhalla just days away, Netflix announced that it will have its own original series based on the popular video game franchise. Netflix dropped the news today that it will be teaming up with Ubisoft to bring Assassin’s Creed to the small screen and sharing a teaser in the form of the logo pictured above. Not many details were dropped along with the announcement. Still, we do know that Jason Altman (Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet) and Danielle Kreinik, who serves as Director of Television Development at Ubisoft, will serve as executive producers on the show. In a press release, Jason Altman, Head of Ubisoft Film & Television, said about the forthcoming series: “For more than 10 years, millions of fans around the world h...
HHW Gaming: ‘NBA 2K21’ Next-Gen Gameplay Shows Off New Rail Cam Presentation & More
Source: 2K / NBA 2K21 Next-Gen 2K and Visual Concepts have been blessing us with plenty of details regarding the NBA 2K21 on PS5 and Xbox Series X. Now we get to see some actual gameplay. We already know LeBron James is king thanks to his 98 overall rating and what to expect in the form of next-gen upgrades to the game. Now it’s time to see it in action. Outside of the next-gen gameplay reveal trailer that pretty much showed us what we already knew, NBA 2K21 will look insane on PS5 and Xbox Series X, but still, the question remained how does run in real-time? Well, Tuesday (Oct.27), Visual Concepts executive producer Erick Boenisch and gameplay director Mike Wang picked up the sticks and decided to show off what the team at the studio has been hard at work on. Immediately you will notice t...
HHW Gaming: Baby Yoda, & More ‘The Mandalorian’ Free Swag Coming To ‘Star Wars: Squadrons’
Source: EA / Motive and Lucasfilm This is the way! Monday (Oct.26), to celebrate the highly-anticipated second season of Disney+’s original Star Wars series The Mandalorian, EA, and Motive and Lucasfilm announced during the Mando Mondays launch event the arrival of a surprise content update. In it, players will get in-game items related to the Disney series, and the best part about it, IT’S FREE. Starting Wednesday (Oct.28), players will be able to unlock eight cosmetic items to give their starfighter’s cockpit some Mandalorian flair inspired by the show’s first season. The supply drop will bring new cockpit cosmetics for each faction, including one hologram, one decal, one dashboard flair (including the Mysterious Creature aka Baby Yoda bobblehead to adorn any New Republic starfighter das...
HHW Gaming: 2K Reveals ‘NBA 2K21’s Highest-Rated Player, An Honor Only Fit For A King
Source: 2K / NBA 2K21 We got all of the details about the next-generation of NBA 2K21 thanks to a series of courtside reports. Now it’s time to focus on player ratings of favorite professional ballers in the association. Starting today (Oct.22), 2K will reveal the player ratings for both current-gen and next-gen versions of NBA 2K21. To kick things off, we learn that 2020-21 NBA Finals MVP and four-time champion LeBron James is now the highest-rated player in the game with a near-perfect 98 rating. The ratings for James championship Lakers squad was also revealed: Anthony Davis (96), Danny Green (76), ‘Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (76) Alex Caruso (75) Other ratings have since dropped, and they include: Giannis Antetokounmpo: 97 Damian Lillard: 95 Luka Doncic: 94 Jimmy Butler: 93 Kyrie Ir...
HHW Gaming: Rambo Draws First Blood In His ‘Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate’ Reveal Trailer
Source: WB Games / NetherRealm Studios We got to see Rain hand out of the smoothest of fades last week. Now it’s Rambo’s turn. When it was first announced that Rambo was one of the playable characters coming in Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate’s second Kombat Pack, there was a mix of excitement and utter confusion. Granted, if you have been playing Mortal Kombat for the past couple of years, you wouldn’t have been so shocked at the addition of the iconic action movie hero because the game has a penchant of bringing film characters to game like The Terminator, Leatherface, Jason Vorhees, Freddy Kreuger, Robocop, The Predator and the Xenomorph from the Alien movie franchise. Now, finally, we get see Rambo, the legendary former Special Forces soldier in action. In the trailer, Rambo, who is voiced b...
HHW Gaming: J Balvin To Provide The Musical Vibes For ‘Fornites’ Annual Fortnitemares Event
Source: ALFREDO ESTRELLA / Getty Fortnite is becoming more than just a video game. It’s also a place where gamers can connect and enjoy a good virtual concert. Epic Games is keeping its new and very popular “Spotlight” series that lives in the Fornite’s Party Royale going. This time it’s going to be spookily lit, featuring a performance from Reggeaton’s Global Ambassador and four-time Latin GRAMMY winner J Balvin. The “Mi Gente” crafter will headline this year’s Fortnitemares annual event that begins today (Oct.21) at the Afterlife Party. Gamers cannot only look forward to a great musical performance from Balvin, but they can also experience Fortnitemares 2020: Midas’ Revenge, which features new gameplay, challenges, in-game rewards, and more. Balvin’s one-of-a-kind event will take place o...
HHW Gaming: Final ‘NBA 2K21’ Next-Gen Courtside Report Is All About MyPLAYER
Source: 2K / NBA 2K21 It’s almost time to take that leap to the next generation of NBA 2K21. The final courtside report highlights the improvements and changes coming to MyPlayer. NBA 2K21 next-gen’s second courtside report focused on the new movement and impact technology. The great enhancements Xbox Series S/X and PS5 owners will experience thanks to the new PS5 controller’s haptic feedback feature. NBA 2K Gameplay Director Mike Wang is back for the third and final report, and it will focus on the 2K community’s favorite mode, MyPLAYER. Wang immediately details that based on 2K community feedback calling for more options for the MyPLAYER building experience. In response, 2K will be doing away with the preset skill breakdown pie charts for next-gen. Instead, you now have control over...
HHW Gaming: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Starts Twitch Channel, Uses ‘Among Us’ To Help Reach Potential Voters
Source: Scott Heins / Getty Democrats are using every avenue to help galvanize voters in this upcoming presidential election. US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is utilizing the great uniter, video games, to help get people inspired to vote. The congresswoman started a Twitch asking her followers on Twitter if anyone wanted to play Among Us, a game she admitted she hasn’t played before. “Anyone want to play Among Us with me on Twitch to get out the vote? (I’ve never played, but it looks like a lot of fun).” Who would you want to watch in a game together? ⬇️ — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 19, 2020 AOC’s choice of Among Us to stream is a no-brainer. Like Mafia, Among Us is a social-deduction party game that has quickly become one of the most popular games to...
HHW Gaming: Ubisoft Shares Post-Launch Details For ‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’ Ahead of Release
Source: Ubisoft / Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s launch is still roughly a month away, but that’s not stopping Ubisoft from spilling the tea on the game’s post-launch content. Tuesday (Oct.20), Ubisoft detailed Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s post-launch content road map confirming we will be playing the latest installment in the famed video game franchise well into 2021. The game studio detailed the unveiled the three-story expansions players can look forward to starting with “The Legend of Beowulf” quest that will be available when Assassin’s Creed Valhalla launches November 10, 2020. The other two expansions, “Wrath of the Druids” and “The Siege of Paris,” arrived in Spring and Summer 2021. Source: Ubisoft / Assassin’s Creed Valhalla The Legend of Beowulf quest: In th...
HHW Gaming: Leatherface & Billy The Puppet Bring Terror To ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’ In “Haunting of Verdansk”Update
Source: Activision / Call of Duty: Modern Warfare/ Warzone Haunting of Verdansk Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone’s sixth season is about to get insanely spooky. From October 20 to November 3, beginning at 11pm PDT, Verdansk becomes haunted, and all things that go bump in the night will come out to play as part of the limited time “Haunting of Verdansk” update. For the first time ever, players will be terrified with the new Halloween-themed content coming to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone. Source: Activision / Call of Duty: Modern Warfare/ Warzone Haunting of VerdanskAs part of the update, COD players will be terrorized by two iconic silver screen terrors, Leatherface from the iconic Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise and Billy the Puppet from the insanely popular SAW ...
