Tag: Xbox One
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Prototype 2
Developer: Radical EntertainmentPublisher: ActivisionRelease Year: 2012Platform: PS3/PS4/WIN/Xbox 360/Xbox OneGenre: Action Adventure, Simulation Taxonomy: Playable Black characters; voice acting/ motion capture You play as U.S marine Sergeant James Heller, who seeks revenge on Alex Mercer after the death of his family during a new outbreak of the Blacklight virus which has granted you superpowers. interviews and…
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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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Little Bug
Developer: Buddy SystemPublisher: Red Deer GamesRelease Year: 2021Platform: Linux, Mac, WIN, Xbox One, Xbox X|S, SwitchGenre: PlatformerTaxonomy: Playable Black characters, Black NPCs Nyah is walking home from school when she’s suddenly cast into an uncanny world where there are dangerous spirits. In a foreboding, atmospheric landscape she must find her way home. interviews and other…
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Hyperdot
Developer: Tribe GamesPublisher: GlitchRelease Year: 2020Platform: Linux/Mac/PS4/PS5 /Switch/Win/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: ActionTaxonomy: Development You control a dot in a circular arena where you must dodge a variety of enemies until time runs out. Testing your skills in over 100 trials, you must dodge everything. 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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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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Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Developer: Arkane StudiosPublisher: Bethesda SoftworksRelease Year: 2017Platform: PS4/Win/Xbox OneGenre: Action AdventureTaxonomy: Playable Black Characters, Voice acting/motion capture This standalone DLC which takes place in the coastal city of Karnaca after the events of Dishonored 2. You play as the former assassin Billie Lurk who reunites with her mentor to kill the mysterious entity known as…
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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…