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HHW Gaming: Rain Divinely Issues The Smoothest of Fades In New ‘Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate’ Trailer
Source: WB Games / NetherRealm Studios The announcement of Rambo coming to Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate totally outshined the addition of Rain and Mileena, BUT a new gameplay trailer featuring the demi-god helps him reclaim his thunder. WB Games and NetherRealm released the first of three gameplay trailers for the new Kombatants coming to Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate. In it, we see Rain in action, and based on the moves he is pulling off and the fades he is delivering in the trailer, he will quickly become a favorite of MK 11 players. The son of the god Argus smoothly combines his martial arts skills with his deadly katar and the ability to control water and lightning, open dimensional rifts to a previously unknown water realm and even liquefy himself to avoid oncoming attacks. Rain will offic...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘Star Wars: Squadrons’ Delivers The Authentic ‘Star Wars’ Experience Fans Will Love
Source: EA / Motive Studios Does Motive Studios/EA’s Star Wars: Squadrons deliver the authentic experience of hopping into your favorite starfighter from the iconic films? It most certainly does. Like the Star Wars films, there have been a sh*t load of games to accompany them, some good and some outright terrible. Since signing a deal with Disney back in 2013 giving them the exclusive rights to develop games based on George Lucas’ brainchild, EA has done a pretty solid job of taking us to a galaxy far far away via our favorite video game consoles. Most of the games usually deliver a mix of decent lightsaber action, blaster shooting with a pinch of space combat. But when it comes to the ones solely based on reliving the epic battles that we witnessed in the films, it’s been a somewhat okay ...
HHW Gaming: Sega Reportedly Working On A Dreamcast Mini Retro Console, We Would Love To See It
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Nintendo currently owns the retro console market, thanks to the NES and SNES classic. SEGA tried to grab a piece of that pie with the Genesis mini, which wasn’t as well-received. But, reports hint at SEGA trying again, this time with a beloved console gamers have been asking for. Word on the video game streets is that SEGA is reportedly going to follow up on the SEGA Genesis Mini and Game Gear Micro (Japan exclusive) with a retro version of the fan-favorite Dreamcast. In an interview with Famitsu, Yosuke Okunari, who is in charge of developing the mini consoles for SEGA, hinted at what mini console gamers can expect from the company. In the interview translated by Siliconera,, Okunari said: “I think for the next one, we may go with a concept cl...
HHW Gaming: Giannis Antetokounmpo Brings His Freakish Abilities To The Yard In ‘Madden NFL 21’
Source: EA Sports / Madden NFL 21 For the first time ever, NBA players will be throwing on the pads and hitting the virtual football field in Madden NFL 21. Announced on Thursday, The Yard will be getting freaky. Two two-time NBA MVP and Milwaukee Bucks’ superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brothers Kostas Antetokounmpo (LA Lakers) and Thanasis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) will be added to Madden NFL 21. Source: EA Sports / Madden NFL 21 The additions of the NBA ballers are a first for the Madden video game franchise, and they can be used in Madden NFL 21’s new game mode, The Yard, as well as Superstar K.O. They will also come with brand new drip that pays homage to Antetokounmpo’s childhoods in Greece, where they first fell in love with the game of basketball. Source: EA Sports / Ma...
HHW Gaming: Streetwear Icon Jeff Staple Details His Union With The Overwatch League
Source: Blizzard / Overwatch League The union between streetwear and Esports is a no-brainer, hence why you are seeing so many collaborations sprouting up. Streetwear pioneer Jeff Staple who helped design the 2020 Overwatch League’s kit, talked about how the union came to be. In celebration of the upcoming 2020 Overwatch League Grand Finals, HYPEBEAST spoke with Staple. In the interview, he spoke about coming on board to design the league’s jerseys and how it was a no-brainer, being that he loves video games and is a fan of OWL. Staple revealed how welcomed he was by OWL and impressed with the phenomenon that is the Overwatch League. “When the Overwatch League got in touch, they really welcomed me in with open arms and walked me through the phenomenon that was occurring, and I was ab...
HHW Gaming: Courtside Report Details Next-Gen Gameplay Improvements Coming To ‘NBA 2K21’
Source: Visual Concepts/ NBA 2K21 NBA 2K21’s next-gen first look had the internet talking. Now its time to know what gameplay improvements players can look forward to when they upgrade. When NBA 2K21 next-gen launches with PS5 and Xbox Series X, it won’t just look good, but it will also play a bit differently. In the latest Courtside Report for the game, NBA 2K Gameplay Director, Mike Wang breakdown the gameplay improvements Visual Concepts was able to bring to the game due to the new technology each console brings. Wang describes developing the game next-gen consoles as a “game-changer” and that they were “able to create a vastly deeper basketball experience than we’ve ever been able to before!” Most of the improvements focused on this Courtside Report are on the offensive side. 2K fans c...
HHW Gaming: ‘NBA 2K21’s Next-Gen Gameplay Trailer Has Arrived & It’s A Whole New Ball Game
Source: Visual Concepts / NBA 2K21 Next-Gen As we get closer to the launch of Sony and Microsoft’s next-gen consoles, we are finally getting an idea of what to expect from the games. We got a small taste of the next generation of NBA 2K21 back in June, and now we finally get to see some gameplay action. It’s a whole new ball game…literally. NBA 2K21’s next-gen reveal trailer shows off a game that Visual Concepts built from the ground up. The trailer, which features gameplay footage captured entirely on PlayStation 5, shows how the studio used the consoles incredible power, speed, and technology to deliver to the 2K community a brand new NBA 2K experience. The trailer features “raw” next-gen gameplay footage of an exhibition match between the Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors. Play...
HHW Gaming: ‘Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit’ Turns Your Home Into A Race Track
Source: Nintendo / Mario Kart Live Nintendo hasn’t jumped into the next-generation console battle… yet, BUT the company still finds ways to keep the Nintendo Switch relevant. Nintendo revealed a new way to play its popular racer when it announced Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, and now we have even more details on the forthcoming game developed in partnership with Velan Studios. [embedded content] The game will turn your Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite literally into a remote, which will give you control of toy karts of either Mario or Luigi that are equipped with cameras. The kit will come four gates that you can place around your home as you construct your race track. Once paired with the toy karts, players will see the world they created come to life and will steer the toy karts through ...
HHW Gaming: The Undead Look Ghoulishly Glorious In ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies’ Reveal Trailer
Source: Treyarch / Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies It’s been a while since we battled the undead in Call of Duty. With the return of the Black Ops franchise means the return of the insanely popular Zombies mode, and it looks frighteningly better than ever. Following Treyarch letting PS4 owners take Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War for a brief spin, the game studio unveiled the latest chapter in the fan-favorite Zombies mode. Like the multiplayer, Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies has become synonymous with Call of Duty: Black Ops since it was first introduced fans and has exponentially grown into its own separate entity. Source: Treyarch / Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies For this installment, players will battle with the undead and try to survive an onslaught of flesh-eater...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘Marvel’s Avengers’ Is ‘The Age of Ultron’ of Marvel Games
Source: Marvel’s Avengers / PS4 Share Crystal Dynamic’s Marvel’s Avengers was easily one of the year’s most highly-anticipated games. Like the popular Disney/Marvel Studios’ films, there was a lot of hype to live up to. So that just leaves the million-dollar question, is the game worth your money and time? Yes, I know the game came out on September 4th, but before posting my thoughts on the game, I wanted to dig deep into it before rendering an opinion. Marvel’s Avengers is a huge undertaking that deserves a fair critique, and now that I have had a substantial amount of time with the game, I feel I can give an honest opinion on it. Source: Marvel’s Avengers / PS4 Share Before you hop in the multiplayer dubbed the “Avengers Initiative,” you will embark on the game’s roughly 10-hour Reassemb...
HHW Gaming: Travis Scott Accused of Jacking Controller Design, Slapped With Lawsuit
Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty The leader of the JACKBOYS is being accused of jacking a video game company’s controller design. It’s not lit if this is indeed true. Page Six is reporting that Travis Scott and Cactus Jack were slapped with a lawsuit by KontrolFreek. The company claims they approached the rapper to design branded gaming merchandise as part of a tie-in to his record-breaking Fortnite virtual performances that saw 12 million fans log into the game to watch. While nothing materialized between Scott and KontrolFreek, the company claims that the “Sicko Mode” rapper went ahead and jacked the company’s copyright-protected designs and even sold a low-quality controller. Per Page Six: “KontrolFreek makes high-performance thumbsticks (translation for non-gamers: those joysticks you ope...
HHW Gaming: ‘Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath’ All Hallow’s Eve Skin Pack Draws Inspiration From Iconic Horror Movie Characters
Source: WB Games / NetherRealm Studios Despite COVID-19 more than likely going to rain on Halloween’s parade this year but things are still going to get spooky in the world of Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath. Mortal Kombat 11 has been out a year and a few months, and the folks at NetherRealm have been keeping the game fresh with character skins, in-game events, tournaments, new playable characters, and, of course, the Aftermath expansion. Announced today (Sept.29), players can now download the new Hallow’s Eve character skin pack that brings that spooky energy back to Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath right in time for Halloween. The new skin pack features three new character skins that draw inspiration from our favorite horror characters. D’Vorah is delivering deadly care thanks to her “Bad Medicin...
