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HHW Gaming: Competive ‘Call of Duty’ Player Hilariously Exposes Himself As A Cheater
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jon Kopaloff / Getty This one competitive gamer went out of his way to prove he’s not a cheater and, in the process, exposed himself to be a cheater. Yup, you read that correctly. Kenji, who made his fame competitively playing Call of Duty, exposed himself to be a cheater after he was accused of using a particular cheat while playing by his opponents. Some believed the semi-pro Esports player was using a “wallhack” while competing in the Call of Duty: Vanguard tournament Checkmate Gaming and a recent 2v2 match. The cheat allows players to see opponents through walls giving them an unfair advantage during competitive online play. Related Stories To dispute those claims, Kenji decided to set up an additional offscreen camera to record him playing but hilari...
HHW Gaming: A ‘Marvel’s Avengers’ Bug Is Making Life Miserable For PS5 Owners
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Crystal Dynamics/ Marvel’s Avengers After its not-so-stellar launch in 2020, Crystal Dynamics Marvel’s Avengers was supposed to find its second wind with its post-game content. Sadly that hasn’t been the case. Marvel’s Avengers has seen some decent post-launch content and solid expansions that introduced new characters with the addition of Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Black Panther, and, recently, Spider-Man. Unfortunately, the game is still a mess, and now a new game-breaking bug is making life miserable for the few who still play the game on PS5 consoles. Related Stories The bug causes Marvel’s Avengers to crash every time players load up the game, and the only way to get around it is by deleting their game progress. The development team behind the game is wel...
TikTok ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Facebook’s Paid Campaign to Promote Negative Coverage of Social App
TikTok said Wednesday it was “deeply concerned” by a campaign paid for by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to promote negative coverage of the shortform social platform in local media coverage. As reported by The Washington Post, Meta has paid a “right of center” marketing firm, Targeted Victory, to lead a campaign that has included placing op-eds and letters to the editor in local papers to promote anti-TikTok sentiment, especially when it comes to children using the app. Targeted Victory allegedly worked with local operatives to promote the negative coverage around purported trends on TikTok harming children to compel lawmakers to take action; the firm also sought to promote positive coverage about Meta and use the anti-TikTok pieces to deflect from government antitrust and privacy ...
Kenyans Spend More Time Listening To Radio Than Watching TV, Report Shows
Image sourced from Pixabay The Media Council of Kenya released a ‘State of the Media’ report on Thursday which shows that Kenyans spend more time listening to the radio than watching TV. According to the report, Kenyans watch TV for only two hours, which is, according to Gadgets Africa, is below the global average of 3 hours. Kenya’s Media Consumption: Did you know that 21 million Kenyans listen to the radio while the average time per day spent watching TV in Kenya is 2 hours against the global average time at 3 hours, 24 minutes? More statistics here: https://t.co/BhY675MYPj pic.twitter.com/CUcQ2nQNDB — Media Council of Kenya (@MediaCouncilK) January 31, 2022 On top of that, the Kenyans who watch TV only watch it for news and 30% of the people in the country rely on international co...
HHW Gaming: Sony Announces “All-New PlayStation Plus Subscription Service,” Heres What You Get
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: PlayStation / All-New PlayStation Plus PlayStation’s answer to Xbox Game Pass was the company’s worst-kept secret, but now we know finally know when to expect from it when it launches this year. Originally called “Spartacus,” Sony pulled the lid off the All-New PlayStation Plus via the PlayStation Blog. As many have reported, the new subscription service will see PS Now and PS Plus merge into a three-tier system to form the “Xbox Game Pass competitor.” The new service will feature up to 700 games plus access to retro games, but there is a catch, you must be subscribed to the top tier. So here are the deets. There will be three-tiers PlayStation Plus Essential, PlayStation Plus Extra, and PlayStation Plus Premium, when it arrives. PS Now will become a thin...
Google to Reduce App Commission Fees for Spotify Under Expanded Pact
Users who download the Spotify app from the Google Play store will soon be able to decide whether to subscribe to the audio streaming service using Google Play or Spotify’s separate payment services, the companies said Wednesday. The updated payment feature will roll out later this year and will essentially allow Spotify to lose less in commission fees to Google, should users choose to subscribe to the streaming service via Spotify’s payment service. Last October, shortly after the high-profile antitrust case between Apple and Epic Games that ruled, in part, that Apple’s 30 percent commission fee for in-app purchases was acceptable, Google said it would be decreasing its service fees on in-app Android subscriptions to 15 percent beginning in January 2022. Specific terms of the revenue shar...
XUPERMASK Launching First-Ever Los Angeles Pop-Up Experience
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: XUPERMASK / @XUPERMASK XUPERMASK, the high-end facemask and apparel brand from will.i.am, Jose I. Fernandez, and Honeywell, made quite a splash last year with their sought-after face covering, which makes sense considering the public health scenario. This week, XUPERMASK will offer its first-ever pop-up experience in Los Angeles, giving prospective buyers an exclusive look at the masks and other items for purchase. Now extending beyond maks, XUPERMASK now boasts an offshoot in the name of XUPERGEAR, a clothing line with hoodies and shirts with an attached mask sporting a variety of functions and reliable protection. The brand is also proud to announce XUPERFAB masks, featuring a dazzling array of patches, scent stickers, earbud holders, and more. Related ...
HHW Gaming Exclusive: ‘Halo The Series’ Showrunner & Executive Producer Speak About Making Better Video Game Movies & TV Shows
Video Games developed into films, and now television shows should be a homerun for studios because they are rich with source material to work with, but as we all know for a long time, that hasn’t been the case for many years. Thanks to shows like Halo The Series and other successful movies based on video games, that trend seems to be coming to an end. Halo The Series is just one day away from premiering on Paramount+, but the show is already polarizing, dividing franchise fans. The show, which is nine years in the making, follows Pablo Schreiber’s Master Chief and the Silver Team on a new timeline, moving away from the messy one we have experienced in the insanely-popular Halo video games. The idea the game is not sticking with the storyline, Schreiber’s version of the John 117 taken off h...
Pranary Business School Teaches Entrepreneurs How to Get Investors
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HHW Gaming: Hunt Down Ghosts or Haunt Everyday Citizens In Illfonic’s ‘Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed’ Game
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Illfonic / Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Could this possibly be the Ghostbusters’ video game fans have been waiting years for? Tuesday (Mar.22) Illfonic, the studio with a knack for making video games based on popular movie franchises with titles like Friday The 13th: The Game and Predator: Hunting Grounds, announced its latest project would be a new Ghostbusters game, called Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed. The game will keep the studio’s four-versus-one asymmetric multiplayer game energy, allowing players to create their own Ghostbuster’s team or even become a ghost and terrorize humans. As a Ghostbuster, players will put on the signature jumpsuit, strap on a proton pack, and use other ghostbusting tools like Ghost Traps, Particle Throwers, and ...
The New iPad Air Is Already on Sale at Amazon
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Spring tech deals are coming in hot! Earlier in the month, Apple revealed the latest in a fleet of 2022 product releases, including the Apple iPhone 13 in two shades of green and the ultra-thin iPad Air 5. Just over a week after its March 11 release date, the new Apple iPad Air has already received a slight markdown on Amazon. At press time, the iPad Air 5 was discounted $30, which knocks the price down to $570. “Whether it’s a college student taking elaborate notes, a content creator working on their latest project, or a gamer playing graphics-intensive tit...
HHW Gaming: Snoop Dogg Joining The Ranks of ‘Call of Duty’ As A Playable Character
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Activision / Call of Duty Light one up, Snoop Dogg has just secured another bag. He’s joining Call of Duty as a playable character. Fresh off the news the Doggfather joined FaZe Clan, the Hip-Hop legend is now bringing his energy to Call of Duty as a playable operator. Activision announced the big news on Monday (Mar.21), revealing that the “Gin and Juice” crafter will be featured in three Call of Duty games, Call of Duty Mobile, Vanguard, and Warzone. “The D O Double G is back in Call of Duty, and this time I’m in the freakin’ game! Excited to be working with the COD team to bring some fly features for you all to enjoy. It’s dope….. y’all can play as me and get these sick items that have Snoop written all over them. Check it out,” Snoop said in a bl...
