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Atlanta-based entrepreneur Keshia Walker has become the first Black woman to own a collegiate esports and gaming company, one that endeavors to promote Black college students as gaming creators and career professionals. Walker, who has spent twenty years running a celebrity events and experiential marketing firm, has now founded the Black Collegiate Gaming Association (BCGA) in an effort to introduce Black college students to the gaming/esports industry. The company will partner with leading HBCUs to provide education and access to the growing gaming industry....

Kingdom Hearts’ Dark Seeker Saga may have ended, but the overarching story is far from over. The story is shifting focus towards the “world of fiction,” named Quadratum, and the “age of fairy tales” introduced in Kingdom Hearts: Union X. One of the major players in this new story is the Master of Masters, whose face and true name are shrouded in mystery. Most of the information known about the Master of Masters comes from Back Cover, Union X, and some scenes in the Kingdom Hearts 3: ReMind DLC....

If you’re a thorough adventurer in Kingdoms of Amalur, you’re likely to come across the Special Delivery Chest fairly early on in the game. While it is always tempting to crack open every chest you come across right away, you may want to hold off on this one until you learn exactly what it holds. The new re-release of Kingdoms of Amalur is not only a visual and technical upgrade from the original game but also includes all the previously released DLC....

Celebrated game designer Hideo Kojima, the creator of the Metal Gear series, was recently honored with the New York Game Awards’ Legend Award. During his acceptance speech, the 57-year-old founder of Kojima Productions, which released Death Stranding in 2019, called for world peace. “The world was becoming divided. People were becoming isolated. So we made Death Stranding,” Kojima said. “Then, after it was released, the coronavirus hit, Brexit became a reality, and there was another [US] presidential election....

In competitive League Of Legends, the Marksman player is usually the primary, ranged, damage dealer on the team generally itemizing to take down front liners and inflict the most pain possible. While Marksman deal an obscene amount of damage in team fights they are generally the easiest member of the team to kill and thus have a support dedicated specifically to keeping them alive throughout the lane phase. Over the years, the Marksman role has been shaken up in many ways, enabling strange metagames where mages and bruisers were better than conventional Marksman champions....

Independent video game publisher Numskull Games has announced a new partnership with North American video game distributor Limited Run Games. This partnership will allow a wider opportunity for Numskull’s ever-growing library to hit North American markets. It will allow Numskull and Limited Run to work together to bring original titles to a new audience, the first being the hack ’n’ slash retro-inspired Battle Axe. Numskull Games, a British publishing label, has partnered with game developers and studios from across the globe since its establishment in 2019....

Pinball FX3 developer Zen Studios has announced that a Mandalorian-themed table is in production for the pinball simulation game. A reveal trailer - featuring the Child - pegged its launch to arrive in Spring 2021. The hit Disney + show The Mandalorian just delivered its second season on October 30, with a commissioned third season to put some wind behind the Razer Crest. Mando has certainly won Star Wars fans over as the next-gen bounty hunter, who’s now being honored in retro gaming style....

There aren’t many video game characters in recent history that are as famous as Marcus Fenix. From his first appearance in the original Gears of War, fans fell in love with his deep voice, badass attitude, and surprising wit. He has since featured quite often, not just in the sequels but in the comics and novels as well. Even after he transitioned from lead protagonist to supporting player, he was still an important and entertaining character....

Shinya Takahashi recently revealed in an interview that more content was coming to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, following a recent update that added a control scheme that supported the Nintendo Labo bike. This led to speculation that paid DLC was coming to the game in the future, which would belittle the “Deluxe” part of the title. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has now received an update that adds some free content to the game, in the form of a new costume for Link that is based on his The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gear, and a new vehicle that is based on the Master Cycle Zero, which first became available in the DLC for Breath of the Wild....

Mario Kart Tour has officially surpassed 200 million downloads across the App Store and Google Play. Those impressive install stats have resulted in impressive revenue for Nintendo, with Mario Kart Tour earning $200 million over its lifetime. The news comes from Sensor Tower, which analyzed the mobile racer’s performance since launching in 2019. Shockingly, Tour managed to accrue 100 million downloads after just 11 days on the market. Six months later it had passed $100 million in revenue....

Emma Frost is one of the most popular X-Men characters ever, a mutant, shapeshifter, and telepath who went from being one of the series’ primary antagonists to one of its most lauded heroes. The White Queen has been immortalized in comic book history; she also appears in quite a few of the Marvel X-Men video games - even as far back as the forgotten NES platformer The Uncanny X-Men. Here are 10 amazing cosplayers who took it upon themselves to bring this famed character to life....

The 2019 San Diego Comic-Con is upon us, and Saturday afternoon is likely going to be a massive day for Marvel fans to learn what lies ahead in the future. The event is a whopping 90 minutes long, and even the briefest glimpses of certain properties or shows might send the crowd wild. There is so much to be potentially revealed, so we’ve rounded up some of the most exciting things we might see....

The mere mention of an in-game currency is often enough to set off alarm bells in gamers’ minds, which may be the case for those who heard Marvel’s Avengers would have a credit system to purchase items through the game’s marketplace. However, there’s more than one way to earn credits if you know what to do. Like it or not, Marvel’s Avengers is a games-as-a-service title and, as such, does have an in-game currency system split between credits and units you can use to unlock various things in-game....

Square Enix’s plans for Marvel’s Avengers haven’t gone smoothly since the game’s launch in September 2020. Reception to the game, combined with post-launch content delays from Crystal Dynamics, has been frustrating for all parties involved. At the moment, however, there’s reason to be excited. Square Enix confirmed during its spring 2021 presentation Thursday morning that Marvel’s Avengers’ next-gen update and Operation: Hawkeye are launching today. An update for Marvel’s Avengers is now rolling out for both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S....

Let me take a selfie! That’s probably the last thing to expect our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man would say unless he still worked for the Daily Bugle. Photo mode has been a very prominent feature within modern games. Showcasing some cool, cinematic, and funny moments, within the capture feature. Marvel’s Spider-Man on the PS4 is no exception, with some wild and entertaining picture moments from the web-slinger. If Jonah Jameson would have caught wind of this earlier, he would have a packed staff of photographers that probably would offer better photos than Peter Parker can mustard up....

Youtube BabyZone has created something incredibly unique, a deep fake of 2018’s Spider-Man video game in which the characters are replaced with the actors from the 2002 Spider-Man film adaptation. It’s a five-minute video with complete facial replacement, resulting in an incredibly eerie piece of art that’s well worth watching. Despite the broad range of Spider-Man related media available, the 2002 Sam Raimi adaptation starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and Willem Dafoe stands out when it comes to obsessive fanbases....

The Mass Effect Legendary Edition has proven to be a big hit for BioWare, with fans praising the drastic improvements to the games’ visuals and gameplay. One such improvement that has received particular praise is the many fixes for the Mako from the first game. The vehicle was notoriously difficult to maneuver and had the tendency to bounce around of its own accord, making it a much complained about staple of the first Mass Effect....

South Korea’s ratings board for video games has outed the existence of the second Mega Man Legacy Collection. Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 will allegedly pick up where the previous collection left off, featuring Mega Man 7 through the most recent release of Mega Man 10. The collection was rated for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, with mobile and the 3DS notably absent from that list. Capcom has yet to officially announce Mega Man Collection 2....

The long rumored Xbox Series S has now officially been announced by Microsoft, but not before leaks revealed the new console to the world before the company was ready. It’s uncertain how long Microsoft was planning to wait before sharing the details of its new Xbox series but the company has been rolling with the punches and even took the leaks with a sense of humor. The Xbox Series S has been a long-rumored low budget option for the next generation Xbox....

After numerous games were pushed from 2014 to this year, many gamers were hoping developers were done delaying games and would stick to the new timelines. Unfortunately, this has not turned out to be the case. Already in 2015, we have seen some of the year’s most anticipated games get shifted to 2016, including Uncharted 4, Legend of Zelda WiiU, and Homefront: The Revolution. Now, Microsoft Studios has added another game to that list by announcing their highly-anticipated exclusive, Quantum Break, will not reach store shelves until 2016....