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,…
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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 […]
A nine-year-old boy was stabbed and killed in the early hours of Saturday morning in Morningside Heights after what his family says was a fight over a video game. According to the boy’s mother, Anthony was visiting his uncle and while the uncle was asleep, the boy was stabbed. The boy’s uncle told reporters the […]
