Mattel recently released a Game Developer Barbie in efforts to break gender stereotypes in the STEM industry; but one thing the toy company failed to do was feature the doll in different ethnicities. The only available option was a White doll with red hair. After noticing this while picking up a doll for his wife who is a Black game developer, Marcus Montgomery was prompted to come up with a solution of his own.
Colleges can earn an unending amount of profits from their student athletes long after they stop playing game, via video games, jersey sales, TV broadcasts,…
A Manhattan Supreme Court Justice rejected Beyonce Knowles request to toss out a $100 million lawsuit against her by a video game maker who alleges the superstar singer abandoned its project to make a dance videogame. SEE ALSO: Biggest Villains of 2011 The suit, filed in April, accuses Knowles of a ““bad faith breach of […]
A new trailer for a video game called “Slavery: The Game” has spread over the internet. Last week, a website claiming to promote the game was set up and a video trailer was made. The trailer puts the user as a slavemaster whose goal is to discipline and punish slaves in order to become the […]
Hip-hop is officially entering the karaoke gaming market, allowing rap wanna-be’s to emulate their favorite stars in a new video game. Def Jam Rapstar, a hip-hop version of games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero we be released on XBox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii in early October. Rapstar features hits from artist like Nelly and […]
One of the founding fathers of video games, Gerald A. Lawson, passed away on April 9 at the age of 70. ALSO READ: Hello Beautiful’s 25 Women To Know A Queens native, Lawson was one of the few African-Americans working in Silicon Valley during the video game industry boom. Lawson designed the electronics of the […]
