Recently, the Super Smash Bros: Ultimate community has been hit with a wave of sexual abuse allegations. Some of the top players in the scene, like CaptainZack and ZeRo, have been accused of sexual misconduct with minors. ZeRo has already come out to confess to sending suggestive messages to minors, resulting in him being dropped…
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Biggest announcements at the Ubisoft Forward showcase
Recently, Ubisoft aired their own online showcase due to the cancellation of e3. There’s plenty to unpack in the three-hour event, but let’s take a quick look at some of the biggest announcements. Watch Dogs: Legion’s radio silence ended with some new gameplay footage, showcasing the game’s innovative play-as-anyone feature, alongside the city of London…
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In a world where characters can be anything, why aren’t more Black?
The gaming world has the potential to reach out to so many people, so I don’t understand why there are so many games’ developers that chose to cut off an entire community from being represented. Whilst we’ve recently seen Black characters being included in new Spider Man games, if anything, this has highlighted how little…
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How useful is gaming as a medium in being political?
Gaming has long been a medium in which players can exist in a digital world, have fun with friends, or explore rich narratives. However, in some games, the player is forced to face the socio-political issues which exist outside the virtual world . Some games, like 4x strategy games, allow the player to design their…
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Africa: the next gaming industry superpower?
The video gaming industry was valued at $152 billion in 2019, with countries such as the U.K., the U.S. and Canada being global frontrunners in terms of employment, developer success and sales of hardware and software. In the U.S, 220,000 people are employed within the industry. With such a tight-knit set of gaming pioneers, just…
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Who are your favourite Black characters in gaming?
My biggest problem with Black representation in sci-fi and fantasy gaming is that it tends to be unrealistic. Characters like Jax Briggs from Mortal Kombat, James Heller from Prototype 2, and Vivienne from Dragon Age (to name a few that come to mind) are all represented as Black characters who don’t face racism at all….