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Reflecting on a Year of Stories Told by Black Creators

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Black Creator SpotlightA year of interviews with Black game developers. / Photo by DBLTAP2020 was a summer of rage. Three high-profile killings of Black people — Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd — led to a flood of protests demanding justice. I marched at some of those protests, but it was hard to escape the feeling of helplessness. We could chant for hours, some of us could get maced and arrested, and we could come back to do it all again. But the power to create real change lay

Respawn Adds Suicide Awareness Badge to Apex Legends

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Apex LegendsImage courtesy of Respawn EntertainmentRespawn has added a Suicide Awareness badge to Apex Legends, in honor of Suicide Prevention Month.The new badge is available for free, allowing players to show their support for those dealing with mental illness. The badge follows previous examples of Respawns support for causes and movements, including a Black Lives Matter badge, an LGBTQ+ Pride and Progress badge, and a Stop Asian Hate badge.September is Suicide Prevention Month, aiming to generate much needed conversations around the topic and to also increase support for those who

Tristan Barona Didn’t Give Up

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Black Creator SpotlightKindFolx follows a monster trying to restore balance between his people and humans. / Courtesy of Taco Pizza Cat GamesThe video game industry is as prone to systemic oppression as any other. Developers of color, and perhaps particularly Black developers, face an uphill battle for employment, let alone creative expression. With this series of features, DBLTAP hopes to highlight the creations of Black developers working to tell their own stories through games in this monthly series. We're changing the format of the series this month, but not its

Apex Legends gives out free Pride badge as a login reward

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Apex Legends’ Pride month celebrations have kicked off with a special badge that’s available as a free login reward. The item uses a 2018 rendition of the Pride flag, which incorporates the colors of the transgender flag alongside black and brown stripes to represent people of color. In addition to the in-game badge, Respawn released a video with testimony from several LGBTQ+ team members, who talk about the design of the badge and the importance of representation. We're rolling out a new @playapex patch now that:?‍♀️Re-enables leaver penalties for Arenas?️Fixes

Apex Legends Update Re-Enables Arenas Leaver Penalties & Adds Pride Badge for All Players

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Respawn Entertainment took to Twitter earlier today to let Apex Legends players know that a brand new patch has altered some things in the game. Those changes include the following updates: Re-enables leaver penalties for ArenasFixes some voice chat issues on SwitchGrants all players the aforementioned #Pride badge! It was also detailed that leaver penalties may take up to 24 hours to be fully activated. This news is rather notable, as the feature has actually been disabled for a bit due to the fact that it wasn’t working properly when

MX Vs ATV All Out Is Coming To Nintendo Switch Soon

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The long-running MX vs ATV series, which started with 2005's MX vs ATV Unleashed, is coming to Switch for the first time. MX vs ATV All Out has been announced for Switch, with a release date set for September 1.The game, which released for PC, PS4, and Xbox One in 2018, features supercross, overcross, waypoint, and freestyle competition modes. You can race on bikes, ATVs, and UTVs acrosss multiple events, and customize both your rider and your vehicle. The game will feature both 8-player online races and 2-player split-screen. Unfortunately,

Stardew Valley Update 1.5 Update Will Add New End-Game Content

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Stardew Valley's 1.5 update will add a "significant new piece of end-game content" plus other new additions as well. In a tweet, developer Eric Barone, also known as ConcernedApe, teased the update that was previously announced when the 1.4 update was released. The tease shows Willy's shack with a new back door, that wasn't previously there.Stardew Valley 1.5 update... notice anything new in Willy's shop? Progress on the update is coming along steadily. It's still in a "nose to the grindstone" phase, but some good milestones have been met. This