Soccer might be well down the list when it comes to popular US sports, but it is still played the length and breadth of the country.That will only increase as we enter the winter, with the USMNT featuring at a World Cup finals for the first time since 2014. With that increased exposure will come...
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Capcom Redefines the Fighting Game Experience with Street Fighter™ 6 Charging onto the Scene Worldwide in 2023
Press Release Here comes Capcom’s newest challenger! Street Fighter™ 6 launches worldwide in 2023 and represents the next evolution of the Street Fighter™ series which has sold more than 47 million units since its debut 35 years ago. Powered by Capcom’s proprietary RE...
Who Is: DOLORES (KoF XV)
The latest entry in the long-running fighting game franchise “King of Fighters” (KOF) has recently hit all major consoles. And with the release of “KoF XV” come three new characters to the massive roster of 3-on-3 international martial artists and pugilists. One of...
Great Black Video Game Protagonists
Since the days of the Nintendo Entertainment System, video games have come a long way. At the time, many considered video games a passing trend at worst, and a children’s toy at best. If you were to go back in time and tell the people of the 80s that video games...
Review: Up Up Ubie
Up Up Ubie is a unique mobile game experience as quirky as its balloon-wielding main character. Up Up Ubie is a platforming, point and click style mobile game that is the brainchild of Andrew Augustin and his company Notion Games. Augustin created this entire project...
Resident Evil™ 2, Resident Evil™ 3 and Resident Evil™ 7 biohazard Coming to PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S in 2022
Press Release Experience three acclaimed Resident Evil™ titles like never before when Resident Evil™ 2, Resident Evil™ 3 and Resident Evil™ 7 biohazard arrive on PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S later this year. Developed using Capcom’s proprietary RE Engine, all...
Top Ten Most Popular Playable Black Characters in Video Games, Part 2
Editor's Note: Check out Part 1 here. Barret Wallace from Final Fantasy VII. 5. Barret Wallace Original Game: Final Fantasy VII (1997) Even if you’ve never played a Japanese RPG, if you’ve been in gaming long enough, there is no denying the ubiquitous knowledge of the...
Top Ten Most Popular Playable Black Characters in Video Games, Part 1
With the recent release of Deathloop, a AAA first-person shooter that – as of writing – sits at an 89 on Metacritic, it’s fair to say that this next generation videogame by Bethesda is a success. I was more invested than most gamers, mainly because it starred not one,...
Discover Africa through the Creative Richness of its Video Games
Press Release A true identity factor, discover the African video game and its particularities rich in a unique culture.Register for free to the virtual conferences led by professionals (in English and/or in French) on September 23 and 24. Many themes will be covered...
Blade Appears in ‘Marvel Midnight Suns’ – Reveal Trailer
Press Release NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 2021-- 2K and Marvel Entertainment announced today Marvel’s Midnight Suns, a new tactical RPG set in the darker side of the Marvel Universe that brings players face-to-face against supernatural forces as they team...
Check out ‘Marvel’s Avengers – Road to Wakanda: Children of T’Chaka’
In the lead-up to the release of Marvel's Avengers-Black Panther: War for Wakanda expansion, Marvel, Square Enix, and Crystal Dynamics are giving us some awesome Black Panther world content. From the below clip's summary, "Watch Road to Wakanda: Children of T'Chaka to...
Review/ Aurion Kajuta Gems Fighter
Five years after the release of the African action RPG platformer Aurion: Legacy of The Kori-Odan, Cameroonian game developers Kiro'o Games have released the mobile game Aurion Kajuta Gem Fighter in English and French on Android devices, with iOS currently in...
Bring the Arcade Home With Capcom Arcade Stadium, Available Now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam
Press Release Relive the glory days of the arcade with Capcom Arcade Stadium, releasing today on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One Consoles and Steam. The title will also be playable on Xbox Series X|S via Backward Compatibility. Previously...
Resident Evil™ Village Now Available – A New Generation of Horror Awaits
Press Release SAN FRANCISCO – May 7, 2021 – Capcom’s highly anticipated survival horror game Resident Evil™ Village is now available worldwide on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Steam and Stadia. Resident Evil Village immerses players into an...
March Monster Hunter™ Digital Event Reveals New Info for Upcoming Games
Press Release During today’s Monster Hunter™ Digital Event, members of the development team for Monster Hunter™ Rise and Monster Hunter Stories™ 2: Wings of Ruin shared new information, trailers and gameplay looks for these upcoming Nintendo Switch™ titles. Monster...
On The Blerdar: Immense Gaming Virtual Launch Party Event
Love video gaming and STEM? Check out the below event. From the website: "We're geared up for gaming with the proceeds benefiting a great cause. Join us from 5-7 p.m. Friday to learn about esports infused in a live-music setting where Happy Hour is on us! We'll have...
Streets of Rage: Hunter’s Legacy
With the recent release of “Streets of Rage 4” on all major consoles, this well-received and critically acclaimed classic “side-scrolling beat’em up” franchise is just one year shy of being 30 years old. Arguably one of the best series of its genre, it only trails...
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Free Title Update 3 Features New Variants and More New Content
Press Release The third free title update for the acclaimed Monster Hunter World: Iceborne expansion is now available for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, and the Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One X. It offers two powerful monster...
Top Ten Games of the Decade
This decade of gaming has been outstanding on every level. Graphical precision, narrative complexity, and input precision have evolved and made each genre of games more and more amazing as time has progressed. This list was as much a delight to put together as it was...
Mission Accomplished- Halo: Outpost Discovery
By Malcolm Carroll Photo Credits/ Malcolm, Nivia and Jeff Carroll I am an avid reader and video game player. I have played and read multitudes of games and genres. Among the many I enjoy is the Halo franchise. I’ve read most of the Halo comics, played the games, and...
On The Blerdar: Game Devs of Color Expo
If you're a game developer of color in NYC, you might want to check out this year's Game Devs of Color Expo on July 27, 2019, at the Schomburg Center in Harlem, New York. From the website: "Join us for the 4th annual Game Devs of Color Expo - an inclusive games expo...
