Tag: Windows
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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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Half-Life 2
Developer: ValvePublisher: ValveRelease Year: 2004Platform: Android/Linux/Mac/PS3/Xbox 360/Xbox Series X/SGenre: FPSTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; Black NPCs; voice acting/motion capture You play as Gordon Freeman who, after an incident at the Black Mesa Research Facility, joins a resistance movement to liberate the Earth from the control of an alien empire called the Combine. interviews and other media…
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Grid Force: Mask of the Goddess
Developer: Dreamnauts StudiosPublisher: Playtra GamesRelease Year: 2022Platform: Win/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: RPGTaxonomy: Development, Playable Black characters; mechanics Being the chosen one, born from the will of Clea, guide Donnna on her journey to build the perfect team, realize their potential, and defeat the Goddesses of Gora to save the future. interviews and other media scholarship…
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God of War (2018)
Developer: SIE Santa Monica StudioPublisher: Sony InteractiveRelease Year: 2018Platform: PS4/WinGenre: Action AdventureTaxonomy: Voice acting/motion capture; Narrative themes; fandom/community/reception After defeating the Olympian gods, Kratos lives with his son Atreus in Midgard. Traveling on a journey to honor his late wife’s last wish to scatter her ashes, along the way, they meet friends and foes until…
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Gobliiins (Franchise)
Developer: Coktel VisionPublisher: Sierra On-LineRelease Year: 1991, 1992, 1993Platform: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, iOS, Mac, WinGenre: Puzzle, AdventureTaxonomy: Development In this game you play as a goblin who solves puzzles and defeats enemies in the quest to save the kingdom. Developed by Muriel Tramis. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List
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Fashion Police Squad
Developer: Mopeful GamesPublisher: No More RobotsRelease Year: 2022Platform: WinGenre: FPSTaxonomy: Development, Playable Black characters, Black cultural traditions, Black NPCs; mechanics As a part of the Fashion Police Squad you will fight against fashion crimes. Using attire enhancing weaponry you get to fix the fashion faux pas around the city. interviews and other media scholarship Return…
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FarRock Dodgeball
Developer: SideB GamingPublisher: SideB GamingRelease Year: 2021Platform: Android/Mac/WinGenre: Indie, RPG, SportsTaxonomy: Development; Playable Black characters; Narrative themes/ politics/ideology/history; Black cultural traditions; Based in NYC, including a story, arcade, and versus mode, it takes you through an NYC experience through dodgeball. In story mode, you play as KJ, who wants to seek revenge after seeing his…
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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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Dot’s Home
Developers: Weathered Sweater, Aerial_Knight, Titan ARX InteractivePublisher: Rise-Home StoriesRelease Year: 2021Platform: Android/iOS/Mac/WinGenre: Point and Click AdventureTaxonomy: Development, Black cultural traditions, politics/ideology/history, narrative themes, Playable Black characters, Black NPCs, intersectionality; mechanics Follow a young Black woman in Detroit living in her grandmother’s beloved home as she travels through time to relive key moments in her family’s…
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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…