Behind the Scenes at NERJYZED Game Studios
by Black Digerati
Recently we posted an article dispelling the myths the blacks aren’t represented in the gaming industry. At the end of the article we listed notable blacks such as Brian Jackson of Nerjyzed Game Studios that make up some of the 3% of blacks in the gaming industry. Now, for those of you who don’t know, Nerjyzed Game Studios is an African-American owned video game development company most known for developing the Black College Football (BCF) video game that hits stores September 29, 2009. Think of BCF as the black version of EASPORTS NCAA Football 10! This video goes behind the scenes at Nerjyzed Game Studios as they develop BCF. Check out the video below:
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by Jabari Johnson
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by Robin Caldwell
On September 12, Coca-Cola Company launched one of their most dynamic marketing campaigns to reach an African American youth market, the Sprite Step Off. The Sprite Step Off is 30 events in 25 cities beginning September 12 – October 17, 2009, and culminating in a nationally-televised event on January 19 in Atlanta.
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Read MoreTyrese Gibson’s Mayhem is First Standalone e-Book on iTunes 9
by Sherri L. Smith
“Transformers 2″ star Tyrese Gibson is expanding his resume to include comic book impresario. His new comic book, Mayhem, is the first standalone e-book to be featured on iTunes 9. The $1.99 comic is being called a LP due to the fact that it comes bundled with a making-of video, an exclusive track from Gibson, and other extras.
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