Artists Get a Kick Out of Rockstar Games’ Timbaland’s “Beaterator”
by Jabari Johnson
Rockstar Games has recently launched their newest video game title, Beaterator. The game is a music producer’s dream, allowing gamers to mix and record their own beats with an exclusive loops and sounds developed by multi-platinum producer Timbaland. Timbaland calls the game “The new generation of music” and in the video below you can see that artists like Serani, Donnis, and Ice-T feel the same way.
Read MoreDell Unveils the Most Power Gaming Laptop in the Universe
by Sherri L. Smith
Well, maybe not in the universe, but with headers like “Indisputable Power” and “Pure Domination” on its website, you can tell Dell is feeling itself right now. But the PC giant is right. When it comes to computer gaming, it all comes down to speed, power and graphics. Those three things are the difference between going on 10-hour questing missions with your guild on World of Warcraft or resigning yourself to casual Facebook games like Mafia Wars. So with that in mind, it be nice to have a gaming laptop that can handle all the heavy lifting and look good doing it, c’est no?
Read MoreBehind 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:
Read MoreN’Gai Croal & Seth Schiesel Talk about the Future of Video Game Journalism
by Black Digerati
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:
Read MoreSr. Sony Video Game Producer Felice Standifer at Sony Gamers’ Day
by Black Digerati
Felice Standifer has been working in the gaming industry since 2003 where she has been a producer on several racing titles such as MotorStorm and the ATV series. Currently Felice is the Sr. Video Game Producer at Sony Computer Entertainment of America. Check out the video below of Felice giving a walk through of MotorStorm 2 Pacific Rift, which is exclusive to the PS3.
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