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  • Deathloop Redefines Blackness In Video Games

    Deathloop Redefines Blackness In Video Games

    O’Dell Harmon

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    Good Black characters in gaming are rare, and extraordinary Black characters are even more so. Despite the gaming industry continually improving in its portrayal of Black characters, protagonist or otherwise, it still struggles with the concept. I, like most Black gamers who have long had to deal with games that misrepresented our skin, hair, and…

  • Every Indie Game Shown During Today’s Guerrilla Collective Showcase

    Every Indie Game Shown During Today’s Guerrilla Collective Showcase

    Ari Notis

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    It’s officially E3 season. Between the marquee E3 pressers (Microsoft, Square Enix, Ubisoft, et cetera) and individual events from publishers gone E3-rogue (what’s up, Sony?), you can catch a handful of events focusing on smaller games. The first of those, at least per the calendar, is the Guerrilla Collective, which aired its first of two…