Racial Justice

Indie Bundle for Palestinian Aid Offers Over 1,000 Games and Items for $5

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Independent developers are raising money for Palestinian aid with a gigantic indie bundle of over 1,000 games and other media for a limited time. The Indie Bundle for Palestinian Aid is now available on independent marketplace Itch.io and contains 1,020 DRM-free games, physical games, game assets, soundtracks, tools, comics, books, and other software with more possibly added at a later date. Similar to the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality that Itch.io offered itself last year, this bundle is pay-what-you-want with a minimum of $5. The bundle is highlighted by

‘Gun Rounds’ is a Clever Turn-Based Shooter Inspired by ‘Downwell’ that’s Hitting Mobile Next Month

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One of my all-time favorite video games is Downwell, so when somebody says their inspiration for their own game is “What if Downwell was turn-based?" that definitely gets my attention. First of all, Downwell is basically non-stop, frantic shooting action, so… how the heck do you even make that turn-based? Thankfully it’s not up to me to figure out, and instead developer Blabberf is taking a crack at the concept with his upcoming game Gun Rounds. It’s a shooter that utilizes the very sparse color palette and pixel art style,

Our favorite games from the Itch.io racial justice bundle

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Time Stamp: July 3, 2020 10:00 AM - Modified On: July 3, 2020 - Published By:
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Last month’s Itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality was a massive hit with gamers, raising over eight million dollars for the NAACP and Community Bail Fund. The key to its success was the sheer size of its offering for a $5 minimum donation: 1,741 products from 1,391 different creators. It’s a motley collection of video games, development tools, tabletop RPGs, comics and zines. There are some well-known titles in there like Night in the Woods and Octodad, but sorting through the rest of the pile is an absolutely massive

EA, Pokemon Company, And More Game Companies Donating To Black Lives Matter And Related Causes

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Time Stamp: June 7, 2020 9:30 AM - Modified On: June 7, 2020 - Published By:
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After protests erupted in cities all over the United States in response to the police killing of George Floyd, a large number of studios and other game companies have made donations to the Black Lives Matter and other organizations like the NAACP and Color of Change. Companies from all corners of the industry have made contributions while encouraging others to do the same. Pokemon Go developer Niantic is donating proceeds from Pokemon Go Fest 2020 ticket sales, committing to a minimum of $5 million, to "Black gaming and AR creators

Watch Now: Guerrilla Collective Black Voices In Gaming Stream

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Guerrilla Collective--a new organization made of developers and publishers looking to promote their games in an E3 replacement event--chose to postpone its primary announcement stream to June 13, but it has a replacement today focused exclusively on black game developers. Today at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, the Black Voices in Gaming stream will allow developers to talk about their game development experiences. In addition to black game developers, the stream will also feature black protagonists. Featured developers included Decoy Games, Gameheads, Waking Oni Games, and Jesse Wright,

Over 740 Games Included In Itch.io Bundle, All Proceeds Go Toward Racial Justice

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Indie game marketplace Itch.io is offering an enormous game bundle to help support racial justice, and it includes more than 740 projects for a very low price. The Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality packs in 743 games for $5, and Itch.io is aiming to raise $500,000 for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund as well as the Community Bail Fund. Proceeds will be donated entirely to these two organizations on a 50/50 split. Some of the games included in the bundle are made by relatively unknown developers, but

Madden NFL 21’s Confusing Xbox Series X Upgrade Offer Expanded

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EA has extended its cross-generation upgrade offer for Madden NFL 21, following feedback from fans about the policy. While the company originally put narrow time restrictions on the offer--creating some confusion with Microsoft's Smart Delivery in the process--it has now expanded the time period significantly. Madden NFL 21 will let you upgrade for free from Xbox One to the Xbox Series X version, but the original press release said you would need to buy the game by the end of this year, and then upgrade to the Series X by

Minecraft Studio To Donate All June 19 Profits To Racial Justice Campaigns

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In light of ongoing protests advocating racial justice and police reform, several game publishers and studios have offered statements of solidarity and monetary donations. Mojang has now outlined its own plans, which will give all Minecraft video game profits to racial justice organizations on June 19. In a statement posted to Twitter, Mojang said it will donate all profits earned that day from Minecraft, the Minecraft Marketplace, and the newly-launched Minecraft Dungeons to three organizations. Those are the Black Lives Matter Foundation, the Equal Justice Initiative, and the NAACP Legal

World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands Reveal Event Pushed Back Due To Protests

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In light of recent and ongoing protests for racial justice and police reform, Blizzard has pushed back its planned reveal event for the next World of Warcraft expansion, Shadowlands. The event, which had been planned for June 9, has been rescheduled with a date to be announced. The event itself will likely still be hosted by executive producer John Hight and game director Ion Hazzikostas, and it will cover the first details on what will be coming in the new expansion. We already know that Shadowlands will take players to