The Black Beat

Three weeks after the launch, Soulja Boy’s SouljaGame console and handhelds have been pulled from his online store, in spite of his claim that he inked deals with game publishers. Prior to pulling the plug on the products, the rapper bragged online that his consoles come pre-loaded with thousands of games from companies like Nintendo, Sony, Square […]

News

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The developer of a school shooting video game condemned by parents of slain children has lost the ability to sell its products online after being dumped by PayPal. Acid Software said Tuesday that purchases of “Active Shooter” were “temporarily disabled” as its representatives tried to resolve the issues with PayPal. Acid’s […]

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BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — A Seattle-area company has removed a school shooting video game from its online platform following widespread backlash. The “Active Shooter” video game was pulled days before it was to be released on the video game marketplace Steam. Valve Corp. as Steam’s parent company said Tuesday that it was removing the computer […]

Uplifting News

Mattel recently released a Game Developer Barbie in efforts to break gender stereotypes in the STEM industry; but one thing the toy company failed to do was feature the doll in different ethnicities. The only available option was a White doll with red hair. After noticing this while picking up a doll for his wife who is a Black game developer, Marcus Montgomery was prompted to come up with a solution of his own.

Entertainment

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angela Bassett is taking on the mantle of “Six,” the codename for the leader of the elite counter-terrorism group depicted in the video game series “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six.” Bassett was unveiled Monday during a Ubisoft news conference at E3 as the latest “Six” in the upcoming “Rainbow Six: Siege” installment […]

TJMS25

Winter is right around the corner, and the holiday season is in full swing! So what are topping people’s wish lists this year? For gamers, it depends on the device. “Destiny” recently took the gaming world by storm when it was released last month, and now it tops the list of the most coveted games […]

Rapper. Singer. Producer. Now Pharrell Williams can add soundtrack contributor to his growing list of professional skills as the producer for the soundtrack of NBA 2K15. With his new gig, Williams joins Jay Z, who produced the 2013 edition of the game and included his live performances. “It was a cool experience. I tried to […]

HBCU Sports, NCAA

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA has announced a $20 million settlement with former players over college- themed basketball and football video games produced by Electronic Arts. The NCAA said Monday that the agreement will provide money to plaintiffs headed by former Arizona State quarterback Sam Keller. The case was scheduled for trial in March 2015. […]

HBCU Sports, NCAA

A $40 million settlement has been completed that will pay college football and basketball players dating to 2003 for the use of their likenesses in NCAA-branded videogames. The payouts could go to more than 100,000 athletes, including some current players, who were either on college rosters or had their images used in videogames made by […]

DL Hughley Show Trending

The world’s most loving girlfriends happen to be video games.  LovePlus introduced 3 virtual girlfriends to choose from and although the game is sold exclusively in Japan and in Japanese, thousands of men and women around the world — from high-schoolers to the middle-aged have become hooked on the companionship the digital girlfriends provide. For […]

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EA Sports’ popular PGA Tour game will no longer be named for Tiger Woods. The company announced on its blog that it and Woods have made a “mutual decision to end our partnership” and that the company would keep working with the PGA Tour on its next golf title. EA Sports’ popular golf game has […]