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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...
Megan Thee Stallion Teams Up With AmazeVR For First-Ever 10-City Virtual Tour
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Amaze VR / Megan Thee Stallion x AmazeVR Hip-Hop superstar (regardless of what Joe Budden says) Megan Thee Stallion is bringing her signature knees and twerking to the world to a VR concert stage near you. Megan Thee Stallion is teaming up with AmazeVR for “Enter The Hottieverse,” a history-making 10-city virtual tour across the United States that kicks off in April and wraps in July. If you’re a hottie who wants to attend but are worried because you don’t have a VR headset, don’t fret, AmazeVR and Thee Stallion got you. Related Stories AmazeVR is using this opportunity to present this as a new way to experience your favorite artists in a world still on edge from the COVID-19 pandemic, so understandably there are people not comfortable heading to packed c...
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...
The Ledger: How Big Is the Potential Music NFT Market?
The Ledger is a weekly newsletter about the economics of the music business sent to Billboard Pro subscribers. An abbreviated version of the newsletter is published online. It seems everybody is getting — or wants to get — in on the NFT business. It’s reminiscent of the late ’90s when companies rushed to launch websites because, well, there was money to be made and everybody else was doing it. Many companies stumbled out of the gate, but the internet turned out to be a pretty good business opportunity. The jury is still out on NFTs but there’s obvious potential. It’s no surprise that people spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on digital tokens that confer rights to anything from digital art to fan club-like perks. Some fans spend dearly to support their favorite artists. And with NFTs, ...
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...
HHW Gaming: ‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök’ Adds Some God-Like Flavor To The Franchise
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ubisoft / Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Dawn of Ragnarök Since its 2020 release, Ubisoft’s latest entry into the Assassin’s Creed franchise, Valhalla, is still going strong thanks to solid post-launch content. The newest DLC, Dawn of Ragnarök, looks to give the game more legs well into 2022. Assassin’s Creed has always given its fans a mix of historical stealth action with a dab of mythology. With the Dawn of Ragnarök expansion, Ubisoft Sofia is doing things differently by fully embracing the Norse mythology introduced by Valhalla by allowing players to take control of the most legendary deity ever, Odin. In Valhalla, your character Eivor could speak with Valka the Seer, who blesses you with her special brew that allows you to take a trippy trip to Asgar...
Need New Earbuds? These JBL True Wireless In-Ear Headphones Are on Sale for $50
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. Finding the right headphones can be a tedious process, but if you’re looking for a great deal, JBL’s Tune 125 True Wireless In-Ear Headphones are on sale for $50. The popular earbuds are marked down 50% off at Amazon, but only for a limited time, so you might want to hop on the discount before it’s gone. Amazon Prime members get free delivery on tons of items like JBL headphones. The membership also includes exclusive deals along with access to Prime Video, Prime Reading, Amazon Photos and Amazon Music for $14.99 a month after a free 30-day trial. Whether yo...
HHW Gaming: Spruce Up Your Game Room With Kidrobot’s Sega Genesis Plush Console
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Kidrobot / Sega Genesis Gaming Console 12″ Interactive Plush This would be the perfect gift for the gamer in your life. Getting in on the video game nostalgia craze, Kidrobot decided to drop a plush 12″ interactive Sega Genesis console. It accurately recreates Sega’s iconic home gaming console featuring a detachable controller, a Sonic The Hedgehog video game cartridge that can be inserted into the Genesis console. Source: Kidrobot / Sega Genesis Gaming Console 12″ Interactive Plush The plush console is the perfect compliment to anyone’s gaming room or man cave and will certainly grab the attention of people when they enter. It’s on sale right now via Kidrobot’s website for only $29.99 and joins the brand’s growing collection of gaming-related plush...
HHW Gaming: Activision Reportedly Pushes 2023’s ‘Call of Duty’ Game A Whole Year
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Sledgehammer Games / Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision is reportedly doing something it has never done before with its annual Call of Duty games by deciding to skip a year.Bloomberg reports after this year’s Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty game, Activision will reportedly take a break in 2023, opting to push Treyarch’s latest installment in the COD franchise to 2024. The decision comes in the wake of Sledgehammer Games’ latest offering, Call of Duty: Vanguard failing to capture that magic most Call of Duty games have been known for, “leading some executives to believe that they’re introducing new versions too rapidly.” You think? Activision is planning “a steady stream of additional content” dedicated to this year’s Call of Duty game to fill the massiv...
HHW Gaming: Activision Reportedly Pushes 2023’s ‘Call of Duty’ Game A Whole Year
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Sledgehammer Games / Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision is reportedly doing something it has never done before with its annual Call of Duty games by deciding to skip a year.Bloomberg reports after this year’s Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty game, Activision will reportedly take a break in 2023, opting to push Treyarch’s latest installment in the COD franchise to 2024. The decision comes in the wake of Sledgehammer Games’ latest offering, Call of Duty: Vanguard failing to capture that magic most Call of Duty games have been known for, “leading some executives to believe that they’re introducing new versions too rapidly.” You think? Activision is planning “a steady stream of additional content” dedicated to this year’s Call of Duty game to fill the massiv...
