Tag: Xbox Series X/S
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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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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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Apex Legends
Developer: Respawn EntertainmentPublisher: EA GamesRelease Year: 2019Platform: Android/iOS/PS4/PS5/Switch/WIN/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: Battle Royale, FPSTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; Fandom/community/reception Apex is an online multiplayer battle royale game featuring squads of three players using pre-made characters called “Legends”. New seasons add characters, weapons, and cosmetics, along with different game events and elements. interviews and other media scholarship…
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An Airport for Aliens Currently Run By Dogs
Developer: Strange ScaffoldPublisher: Strange ScaffoldRelease Year: 2021Platform: Switch/WIN/Xbox One/Xbox X/SGenre: AdventureTaxonomy: Development; Playable Black characters; narrative themes In a universe where you and your fiancee are the last two human beings left, you are in an airport run by dogs where a series of deep multiple-choice conversations with your fiancee occur. In the game, you…
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Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield
Developer: Aerial KnightPublisher: HeadUp GamesRelease Year: 2021Platform: Android/iOS/Linux/Mac/PS4/PS5/ Switch/Win/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: 3D Sidescroller, PlatformerTaxonomy: Development, Playable Black characters, Black cultural traditions, Narrative themes; mechanics; politics/ideology/history Set in Detroit, you play as Wally, a man trying to escape with his family’s stolen treasure which grants him special abilities. Mechanically you perform acrobatic moves such as…
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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 where movement is comprised of jumping, ultimately…
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DEATHLOOP
Developer: Arkane StudiosPublisher: Bethesda SoftworksRelease Year: 2021Platform: PS5/Win/Xbox Series X/SGenre: FPSTaxonomy: Playable Black Characters; Black NPCs; Voice Acting/motion capture; Black Cultural Traditions; mechanics; Narrative themes Set in an alternate world resembling the 1960s, it takes place over the course of a single repeating day on the island of Blackreef. You play as Colt, an assassin…
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Madden (Franchise)
Developer: EAPublisher: EARelease Year: 1988, 1990-2022Platform: 3DO/Amiga/Android/Arcade/BlackBerry PlayBook/Game Boy/Game Boy Advance/Game Boy Color/Game Gear, GameCube/Genesis/iOS/Mac/Mega Drive/MS-DOS/Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo 64/Nintendo DS/PS/PS2/PS3/PS4/PS5/PSP/PS Vita/Saturn/Super NES/Wii/Wii U/WIN/ Xbox/Xbox 360/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: SportsTaxonomy: Development; Playable Black characters; voice acting/motion capture; Black NPCs; Black cultural traditions; Narrative themes; robust character creation system; fandom/community/reception; mechanics Licensed by the NFL, players compete as…