Tag: Switch
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Overwatch 2
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment, Iron GalaxyPublisher: Blizzard EntertainmentRelease Year: 2022Platform: PS4/PS5/Switch/Win/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: FPSTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; fandom / community / reception The Overwatch heroes are called up once more to fight the second uprising of AI in a second Omnic Crisis. Squad based first person shooter. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List
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Overwatch
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment, Iron GalaxyPublisher: Blizzard EntertainmentRelease Year: 2016/2019 (Switch)Platform: PS4/Switch/Win/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/S Genre: FPSTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; fandom / community / reception, Set sixty years into the future of a fictionalized Earth, humans developed Omnics, robots with AI. To combat the threat and restore order, the United Nations formed the Overwatch, an international…
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Onsen Master
Developer: Walking Oni GamesPublisher: Whitehorn GamesRelease Year: 2022Platform: Switch/Win/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: Simulation, StrategyTaxonomy: Development A dark cloud has sprung over the island of Izajima and its effects weigh heavily on the inhabitants. In this management sim you play as Mu, you must fill the shoes of your missing sensei, the great “Onsen Master”, by…
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Murder By Numbers
Developer: MediatonicPublisher: The Irregular CorperationRelease Year: 2020Platform: Stadia/Switch/WinGenre: Adventure, PuzzleTaxonomy: Black NPCs Actress Honor Mizrahi’s boss ends up dead minutes after he fired her. Teaming up with SCOUT, a reconnaissance robot, she will uncover a dark conspiracy by interrogating a wild range of characters. Find clues and solve cases with sudoku puzzles. interviews and other…
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Jay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl
Developer: Interabang EntertainmentPublisher: Media Indie ExchangeRelease Year: 2021Platform: PS4/Switch/Win/Xbox OneGenre: Action, FighterTaxonomy: Development Jay and Silent Bob have been tasked with sneaking into a mall and sabotaging a television game show. After completing their mission they must evade security and escape the mall. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List
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Hex Gambit
Developer: One Man Left StudiosPublisher: Blowfish StudiosRelease Year: 2020Platform: Mac/PS4/PS5/Switch/Win/ Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: StrategyTaxonomy: Development This is a competitive turn-based board game for 1-4 players. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List
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EarthNight
Developer: CleaversoftPublisher: CleaversoftRelease Year: 2019Platform: Mac/PS4/PS5/Switch/WinGenre: PlatformerTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; Black NPCs; Voice Acting/motion capture; Black Cultural Traditions; mechanics; Narrative themes As dragons have taken over Earth, humanity has fled to space. With that, you must help Stanley and Sydney skydive back to Earth while careening across snake-life dragons above the planet. interviews and other…
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DON’T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale
Developer: Tristan BaronaPublisher: Taco Pizza Cat GamesRelease Year: 2019Platform: Switch/WinGenre: RPGTaxonomy: Development; Narrative themes; Playable Black characters; Intersectionality Trying to find success in life, a mentally ill game developer becomes wrapped up in the manifestations of his own inner demons and has to face the realities of social interaction and personal growth. interviews and other…
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Before I Forget
Developer: 3-Fold Games, Plug In DigitalPublisher: 3-Fold Games, Plug In DigitalRelease Year: 2020Platform: Linux/Mac/Switch (2021)/Win/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: Visual NovelTaxonomy: Development This game explores what it means to lose your memories and how living with dementia affects your life and those around you. You play as a woman living with early onset dementia, Sunita, piecing…
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Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry
Developer: UbisoftPublisher: UbisoftRelease Year: 2013 (DLC) 2014 (Stand Alone)Platform: PS3/PS4/Stadia(2021)/Switch(2019 Compilation)/Win/Xbox 360/Xbox OneGenre: Action AdventureTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; Black cultural traditions; Narrative themes; politics/ideology/history; voice acting/motion capture; mechanics; intersectionality In this game you assume the role of Adéwalé, a former slave who is trained as an assassin and who found freedom as a pirate. He’s…