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‘It’s Trash’: Glow Up Games CXO Latoya Peterson on the State of Diversity in Games

Latoya Peterson is tired of the games industry ignoring Black women, and now she's ready to do something about it. | Photo courtesy of Glow Up 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. Check out our previous entries here.Issa Dee

40 Best Video Games For Oculus Quest Headsets

VR made a massive splash in the video game industry this past generation of platforms and it continues to find new ways to innovate and provide fun experiences for players. For instance, the Oculus Rift first started with a headset that required not only a powerful gaming PC at the time but multiple wires to connect and sensors. Since then there has been the release of the Oculus Quest which was recently revamped to the Oculus Quest 2. It provides everything you need to play some of the more popular

Escaping Reality: 19-year old Arcade Owner Asserts Now is the Best Time for Virtual Reality

Aidyn Messerschmidt, a 19-year old is all set to launch his own arcade called Galaxy VR Arcade on the coming 27th February. The young man graduated from Hartland High School only last year. By this year, he became an entrepreneur launching his first venture. His VR arcade is located in the Country Corners mini mall at 4088 E. Grand River Avenue in Genoa Township. The first-time entrepreneur stated that during the lockdown, virtual reality became his only reality. During the period, he bought a standalone VR headset, which he describes

He always wanted in the game, and now Shotcall’s Gordon Li is helping fans play alongside creators

(Photo courtesy of Gordon Li) Gordon Li grew up obsessed with playing video games — maybe a bit too much, in his parents’ opinion, he says. But any parent would be proud if their kid made a career out of doing something they loved, and that’s exactly what Li has done. Our latest Geek of the Week is a co-founder and the chief technology officer at Shotcall. The online marketplace and platform connects content creators with their fans by helping them play video games alongside each other. “I remember being

GameMaster Esports Reality-Competition Series Starts Pre-Production

GAMEMASTER, the new AMD sponsored esports reality competition show, has been greenlit to start pre-production in November. Set to debut on major streaming services in early 2021, production was delayed for just over eight months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The nine-episode series will feature 12 esports amateurs competing against others in an Olympic-style competition spanning 24 major video games on various platforms. With a $100K USD final cash prize, the reality competition will seek “fan favorites, mortal enemies, awesome games, cool gear, and tremendous audiences — all in a

Fargo Showrunner Says That Season 5 Is A Possibility

Fargo is coming back for Season 4 on September 27, premiering 11 new episodes over three years after the end of Season 3. Showrunner Noah Hawley has commented on the possibility of more episodes at a recent FX press event, and it sounds like he's open to the possibility.As reported by Deadline, Hawley was asked about another season, and replied "I'm certainly not ruling it out." It sounds like he would need some time to figure it out, though. "It’s not just one idea you need, it’s a hundred ideas

CBS All Access Streaming Service Will Be Rebranded

While CBS, the network, renewed plenty of its programming this week, its streaming service, All Access, will be rebranded this summer, expanding on it. Some of this rebranding is already underway.The focus of the rebrand will be on news, live sports, and on-demand entertainment, which was revealed in the CBS earnings call. ViacomCBS CEO Bob Backish said that "major changes [are] coming this summer as we track toward the rebrand and relaunch of a transformed product." All Access will expand into the international market over the next year.There are already

Weekend Discussion – April 12, 2020

It's my pleasure to announce the end of Bunny Day. Check out this article for more Animal Crossing content. Hey Shacknews, it's time for Weekend Discussion. Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look. Bunny Day comes to a merciful end Finally, some quiet time away from all those damn eggs. pic.twitter.com/Nxaa8lU06C — Rami Ismail (@tha_rami) April 12, 2020 So tired of the eggs. iM SOBBING LOOK BOTTOM RIGHT pic.twitter.com/tPYtUUFTy5 — DEPRESSION ISLAND? (@depresetti) April 12, 2020 The dark side of Animal Crossing. pic.twitter.com/7GwBRYnxTk — Tylor

Star Trek Online Events: Free Borg Packs And First Contact Celebration

Starting on April 2 and April 9 for the PC and console versions respectively, Star Trek Online--the free-to-play MMORPG based on Stark Trek--will give players one free Borg pack. The pack includes four Borg Lock Box Weapon Packs, a Borg Bridge Officer, and a Small XP Boost. The pack will be available to get for two weeks.Star Trek Online is also running a First Contact Celebration from April 2 to 23 on PC and April 9 to 30 on Xbox and PS4. April marks the month that Vulcans and humans