The State of Video Games 2009: An Industry in Flux

The video game industry, once declared recession-proof by analysts and tech editors alike has been forced to eat a prodigious helping of crow as of late. With the financial climate still in a state of flux, many people are feeling the pain from long periods of unemployment. As a result, unless the expense has been [...]

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Behind the Scenes at NERJYZED Game Studios

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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The Way to a Gamer’s Heart is Through the Stomach

Sony wants you nice and fat. That way you won't have the strength to get off the couch and do something besides playing video games. No, I'm not a conspiracy theorist (well, maybe a little). Sony just made the announcement that a genius, yet diabolical partnership with popular pizza franchise Papa John's has been forged. Instead of pausing the game and have pesky verbal contact with another person, gamers can simply, order the itis-inducing food staple via their PlayStation 3. There's even a special button that takes you to special pizza website on the PS3's web browser.

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Microsoft Gearing Up for Holiday Season with $100 XBOX Price Drop

As the holiday season nears, Microsoft has decided to drop the price of the XBOX 360 Elite by $100. The console has been reduced from $399.99 to $299.99.

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N’Gai Croal & Seth Schiesel Talk about the Future of Video Game Journalism

As you know the video game industry continues to evolve, and with that evolution decisions have to be made about how this industry should be covered by technology journalist. This video from the D.I.C.E. Summit 2009 in Las Vegas, NV features commentary from prominent African-American technology journalist (who write extensively about the gaming industry) N'Gai Croal of Newsweek and Seth Schiesel of the New York Times. Check out the video below:

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Can You Beat Ovie Mughelli at Halo?

“There are a lot of great [video games] out there, but my favorite is Halo 3. I’m great at it. I don’t think anyone can beat me.” These are the words of Atlanta Falcons fullback Ovie Mughelli, and he’s challenging all comers for some FPS action over at his blog on Yardbarker, [...]

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