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Black Games Archive is a multimedia, public-facing database of games, digital resources, accessible scholarship, and designer interviews that are relevant to the intersections between Black culture, games, and play. Blackgamesarchive.org

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Black Games Archive – Context, Culture, and Representation

πŸ“’The #BlackGamesArchive update is here! We've got new gameplay vids, new games, a critical discussion of #ElPasoElsewhere with @writnelson.bsky.social, a critical chat about Assassin's Creed Liberation with @saffista.bsky.social and Trea Russworm, and more! Tell EVERYONE!
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02.12.2023 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Animated brown hands playing PokΓ©mon on a Gameboy with a pastel background.

Animated brown hands playing PokΓ©mon on a Gameboy with a pastel background.

So excited to be working on the next quarterly update! Especially excited for all of the new gameplay samples!

18.09.2023 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Episode 246: Your Cozy Games Are Problematic This week we are talking about the cozy aesthetic and how your faves can be problematic. What We're Playing Sims 4* (with Horse Ranch DLC) Pikmin 4 Palia Venba* Atelier Marie Persona 5 Tears of the

🚨New episode & we’re talking about the problematic nature of the β€œcozy games” aesthetic

so privileged that NYMG gives me the chance to bring together the voices of gamers, CCs, developers, theorists, etc to talk about games and game development
https://youtube.com/shorts/NIXeHIh6GRA?feature=share

06.08.2023 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
A pixelated wrestler raising his arms in triumph with a stack of books beside him. The subtitle says "A Reader Is You". This is a play on the "A Winner Is You" meme.

A pixelated wrestler raising his arms in triumph with a stack of books beside him. The subtitle says "A Reader Is You". This is a play on the "A Winner Is You" meme.

Do you like Video Games ❓

Do you like Reading ❓

If so, THE VIDEO GAME LIBRARY has thousands of Books for you to discover β€οΈπŸ“š

Spread the word: https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/

31.07.2023 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 286    πŸ” 94    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
β€œAn archive of Blackness in games is longed for and long overdue. It’s a resource, a reminder, and a bullhorn – There’s no one way to be Black.” -Shana Teri Bryant, Executive Producer, Oculus Publishing, Advisory Board, Black Games Archive

β€œAn archive of Blackness in games is longed for and long overdue. It’s a resource, a reminder, and a bullhorn – There’s no one way to be Black.” -Shana Teri Bryant, Executive Producer, Oculus Publishing, Advisory Board, Black Games Archive

Our person in focus this quarter is the illustrious @MushrooQueendom. Make sure you check out her full profile on the site to see just a few of the amazing things she’s done!
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24.07.2023 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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24.07.2023 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0