Category: politics/ ideology/ history
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Assassin’s Creed: Liberation
Developer: UbisoftPublisher: UbisoftRelease Year: 2012, 2014 (Remake), 2019 (Remaster)Platform: PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Stadia(2021), Switch, WIN, Xbox 360, Xbox OneGenre: AdventureTaxonomy: Playable Black Characters, Black NPCs, Black Cultural Traditions, Narrative Themes, Politics/Ideology/History, Voice Acting/Motion Capture, Mechanics, Intersectionality Set in 18th-century Colonial America, You play as Aveline, an Afro-French Assassin and the first female protagonist in…
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Blackhaven
Developer: HistoriatedPublisher: HistoriatedRelease Year: 2021Platform: WINGenre: Visual NovelTaxonomy: Development, Voice Acting/Motion Capture, Narrative Themes, Politics/Ideology/History, Intersectionality, Black Cultural Traditions, Mechanics Playing as Kendra Turner, a college intern at Blackhaven Hall, a historic mansion burned during the American Revolution. Kendra uncovers a trail of secrets that spans centuries, effecting her future. interviews and other media scholarship…
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Dandara
Developer: Long Hat HousePublisher: Raw FuryRelease Year: 2018Platform: Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, PS4, Switch, WIN, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|SGenre: PlatformerTaxonomy: Development, Playable Black Characters, Intersectionality, Politics/Ideology/ History, Narrative Themes, Mechanics In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world. The world is gravity-bending…
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Developer: Rockstar NorthPublisher: Rockstar EntertainmentRelease Year: 2004Platform: Android, FireOS, iOS, Mac, PS2, PS3, Quest2, WIN, WIN Phone, Xbox 360, XboxGenre: Action AdventureTaxonomy: Playable Black Characters, Narrative Themes, Black NPCs, Fandom/Community/Reception, Voice Acting, Politics/Ideology/History, Significant Black Cultural Mods You play as Carl “CJ” Johnson who, after returning home after his mother is murdered, is drawn back…
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Validate: Struggling Singles in Your Area
Developer: Veritable Joy StudiosPublisher: Veritable Joy StudiosRelease Year: 2022Platform: Linux, Mac, Switch, WIN, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|SGenre: Visual NovelTaxonomy: Development, Playable Black Characters, Black Cultural Traditions, Politics/ Ideology/History, Intersectionality, Black NPCs Set in the Jersey City area, a cast of 13 singles navigate the realities of love and life. Mature themes. interviews and other…
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We Are the Caretakers
Developer: Heart Shaped Games LLCPublisher: Heart Shaped Games LLCRelease Year: 2023Platform: WIN, Xbox OneGenre: Strategy, RPGTaxonomy: Development, Playable Black Characters, Black Cultural Traditions, Politics/ Ideology/History, Narrative Themes, Mechanics We Are The Caretakers is a 3D grand strategy RPG set in a post-apocalyptic afrofuturist world. Recruit, train and manage a secret faction of high-tech protectors (“The…
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Grand Theft Auto V
Developer: Rockstar Games, Rockstar NorthPublisher: Rockstar GamesRelease Year: 2013Platform: PS3, PS4, WIN, Xbox 360, Xbox OneGenre: Action AdventureTaxonomy: Playable Black Characters, Black NPCs, Voice Acting/Motion Capture, Politics/Ideology/History, Narrative Themes, Anti-Blackness/Regressive Characterizations, Mechanics, Fandom/Community, Reception Grand Theft Auto V is an open world game set in Los Santos, a sprawling sun-soaked metropolis struggling to stay afloat…
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Mafia III
Developer: Hangar 13Publisher: 2K GamesRelease Year: 2016Platform: Mac, PS4, WIN, Xbox OneGenre: Action AdventureTaxonomy: Development, Playable Black Characters, Voice Acting, Black Cultural Traditions, Politics/Ideology/History, Narrative Themes, Black NPCs, Intersectionality, Fandom/Community/Reception, Anti-Blackness, Mechanics Set in New Bordeaux that is surging with change in response to the Civil Rights movement, Lincoln Clay is double-crossed and left for…