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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...
Travis Scott Announces Creative Partnership With PlayStation to Promote PS5
Another day, another franchise Travis Scott teams up with. This time, the “Franchise” rapper is leveling up with PlayStation to promote their upcoming console. Scott’s expertise between the rapping and gaming worlds proves paramount in his latest business collaboration, where he serves as a strategic creative partner. He boasted on Sept. 25 that he already had his hands on the PS5, which isn’t set to be released until Nov. 12. And on Friday (Oct. 23), he posted a black-and-white promo video introducing the key team members who designed the next-gen console and himself being blown away by the final product. “TS5,” he captioned the clip on Twitter, which might also be teasing Sony PlayStation-branded Nike sneakers. “I’m super thankful and ...
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: 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...
Disney+ Will Now Display A New Warning Label For Content Featuring Racist Tropes
Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty Disney was well aware that some of its iconic content it is offering on Disney+ was insanely problematic, and at first, announced it would address with a vague warning. Now, the house of the mouse is cleaning that message up with a new warning label. Right around the time Disney+ was set to launch back in November 2019, Disney announced it would warn viewers with a label about the racist content in some of its older movies so it wouldn’t have to remove it. The message was met with some criticism because some felt the company’s wording about the content in question was hazy at best. “This program is presented as originally created. It may contain outdated cultural depictions.” It would seem that Disney has gotten the message and is now issuing a new unskippabl...
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 ...
HHW Gaming: PS5 Owners Will Be Able To Record Party Chats & Drop Dime On Other Players
Source: Sony / PlayStation Wednesday (Oct.14), Sony had gamers absolutely upset after updating the firmware on their PS4 consoles. Now the company is clarifying the issue, and it’s not what gamer’s initially thought. After PS4 owners happily downloaded the latest 8.0 firmware update, their moods quickly shifted to disgusted when they were met with a notice stating that Sony had the right to record their voice for moderation purposes. The outrage was very swift on social media, and gamer’s voiced their frustrations about the latest development. Sony heard all of the complaints and decided it was in its best interest to clarify exactly what this new notice meant. You can all basically breathe a sigh of relief because Sony themselves won’t be recording you. In fact, it will be PS5 owners who ...
