Black Voices in Gaming
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Black Voices in Gaming is a non-profit organization created to highlight & support Black game developers and creatives through showcases, events and community.
Oakland, CA
Joined December 2021
Wassup, Ya'll! We're excited to announce that we're opening submissions for our next Black Voices in Gaming Showcase to celebrate Black History Month 2025! If you're in the industry and want to share your story, or you're a developer wanting to showcase your game, sign up below!
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It's official! We are partnering with our friends at Netflix Games on developing a prototype mobile game accelerator!. Now accepting applications, June 13th-30th!.
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Black Voices in Gaming is proud to announce that we have teamed up with the Game Developers Conference (GDC) @Official_GDC to offer a.scholarship program to help Black game devs go to GDC! If you are interested hit up the application below: Please share!
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We had a great opening breakfast with some amazing devs for GDC. Huge thank you @Official_GDC for the badges, our top sponsor @plastic_fern, our next tier sponsor @StrangeScaffold and all of the rest of our amazing sponsors!
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The new hoodie BViG Drip came through just in time for GDC. Yay!
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The Black Voices in Gaming cohort at the @indieexchange MIX event 2024! Great folks, and things popped off at GDC! Please share your favorite photos to the thread!
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👈🏽 You: Wondering how to help Black game devs (because you're so thoughtful!).👉🏽Us: A non-profit helping Black game devs.🎮We’re looking to raise at least $10K to offset travel costs for our @Official_GDC scholarship program!.🙏🏽 Together we can do it!.(Donation link in following
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Ended DICE strong with the homies 🙌🏽 Much love to the wonderful Black people who are making the games industry a more welcoming experience!
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Who's ready for tomorrow?! WE ARE!!👀👀👀. Catch us tomorrow @ June 8th, 2022 starting at 10 am PST | 1 pm EST | 7 pm CET!! . More info:
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GDC 2023 was awesome for the devs, teams, and the culture. So great to have another reunion with everyone! Shoutout to @ID_Xbox @riotgames @PlayHumbleGames @RawFury for your support.
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GDC can be expensive, but we are committed to reducing the barrier of entry and delivering incredible events like the MIX Showcase to amplify black game dev voices!
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Black Voices in Gaming folks showing up and showing out at The Game Awards! Drizzlin With Drip! @SrBilyon @GrahamOfLegend @WritNelson @dpandaheart
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ANNOUNCEMENT TIME!! 🤩.We are so excited to announce that our #BlackVoicesinGaming Showcase is sponsored by @ID_Xbox 🙌🏾. Don't miss out on all of the exciting news and updates on February 27th @ 10am PST ➡ #indiedev
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📣 Submissions Extended to July 15th! Join the Xperience Excellence Accelerator Powered By @netflix Games, a 3-month program supporting Black game developers with education, networking, and funding for mobile game concepts. Apply now! .
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Happy Father's Day to all of the amazing pops out there!
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We have an announcement!. We are super thrilled to announce this year's Black Voice in Gaming showcase will take place on June 8th, 2022 starting at 10 am Pacific | 7 pm CET! Looking forward to next month!!
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2 days remain! Please welcome our next guest, Lisette Montgomery! An industry veteran with over 20 years of experience, @zette16 shipped 14 titles as an Art Director, most recently on Psychonauts 2. We'll be discussing what's next for her in 2023 and beyond 👀
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Oyin is the youngest member of the @FortniteGame team. She's responsible for bringing Naomi Osaka, Chole Kim, & Chica into the game. And featured in Forbes 30 Under 30! .
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Happy Juneteenth! Go ahead folks and take a much needed break from the madness fam, and then get back to the grind! Love yall!
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Trying to find Black-developed games? 🤔.Haven't checked out the Black Voices in Gaming website yet? Well, you should!. Each game has a page filled with trailers, screenshots, and all the info you'll need to know! |
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Mark your calendars 👀. We have an exciting week ahead! Tune in on Thursday, October 27th @ 1:30pm PT for Black Voices in Gaming Showcase. You don't want to miss this 🤩 #BlackVoicesInGaming
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Thank you everyone for tuning in to today's Black Voices in Gaming showcase! We will continue to push more black game developers' and creators' voices into the spotlight all year long! 🙌🏾. Make sure to follow @GuerrillaCollec for updates on this Saturday's #GC3 showcase! 🔥
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Introducing another special guest! We'll be speaking with Danielle Wallace of @HeartMachineHQ about her work as an artist on Hyper Light Breaker and beyond. 4 days left until the #BViGShowcase!
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What a lovely surprise to wake up to 😁.Thank you all for helping us reach 1000 Followers! . We will continue to highlight Black voices in the gaming industry, from Black developers to titles featuring Black protagonists & conversations with Black creators. We are here to stay 🙌🏾
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! . We are back with another showcase, where we celebrate Black Game Developers and creatives in this space 🤩. Tune in on the 27th of February @ 10am PST ➡ Watch this space for more exciting announcements 👀#BlackVoicesinGaming
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Roll call! 🗣️📢. @SrBilyon .@indigodoyle.@zette16.Danielle Wallace (@HeartMachineHQ).@otaku_noir .and @JW_Corelated . See you all at the show tomorrow at 3pm PT!
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Ever heard of 5 Force Fighters?. Beloved (@BelovedUlinwa) is the Creative Director of @KaizenCreed, the game studio behind the flashy fast paced 2D fighter called 5 Force Fighters! . We are LIVE right now for an exclusive interview with Beloved! Make sure to TUNE IN!
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🕑Less than 3 hours until our showcase!.👀Who will be watching?
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It's that time. 👀. We are bringing you #TechTuesday, where we ask Game developers & artists for advice and tips for aspiring people in the game industry. This week, we would love to know what program do you use to create your game? 😁. #BlackVoicesinGaming #Indiegamedev
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Happy Holidays and much love from your family at Black Voices in Gaming! We hope you have had a wonderful day to you and yours! #gamedev
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Happy Birthday to the Legend, dearly loved & missed Chadwick Boseman . You touched our hearts in so many different ways 💜.
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Curtis Baxter is a UCLA graduate and narrative designer who recently started working as Senior Writer for @CliffhangerDevs, the brand new EA Studio developing an original Black Panther game! . Read more about him here: .
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The founder of @dames4games Destinee Cleveland and BViG's founder Justin Woodward host this Thursday's Black Voices in Gaming Showcase at 10am PT! Look out for more posts coming soon about who they will be interviewing and the wonderful sponsors that helped put this together!
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth to our wonderful brothers and sisters 👊🏾. To all the marketing companies…remember we are black and excellent all year long, not just for 1 month 👀🙂.#BlackVoicesinGaming
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The weekend is coming to an end and we need to take some time for ourselves. Here are 3 cozy games you can explore and wind down to: . 💕@ValiDateGame by @veritablejoy .🛹 Skater Gator by @WeatheredSweatr .🐶 Pupperazzi by @SundaeMonth . #BlackVoicesinGaming #SelfcareSunday
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WE WANT TO PLAY THIS GAME @KaizenCreed SO BAD!!!!! . Tune in right now to check out the hosts' .@Dnbc32 and @DerrickVFields interview with @BelovedUlinwa!!!
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✨Announcement Time!✨. We will be broadcasting our next showcase on October 27th after @indieexchange's broadcast! Stay tuned for more news and announcements! 🙌🏾
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BViG is back with another amazing showcase after the @indieexchange MIX spring showcase! Tune in at 12PM PST on and with our hosts @Dnbc32 @KahliefAdams. Guests include @HipHopGamer @lettajmusic @WritNelson @jo_devs .#indiedev
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It's almost time for our favorite @SpawnOnMe award show, the Spawnies. Vote for your favorite games across 13 categories #TheSpawnies2024
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GUESS WHAT? 👀. We are extremely excited to announce that #BlackVoicesinGaming will be part of the #DayoftheDevs 10th Anniversary showcase!. Thank you @iam8bit, @DoubleFine & @dayofthedevs for inviting us. You won't want to miss this
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Much love to our partner and sponsor @ID_Xbox and @Microsoft for supporting us and the devs we work with. Gratitude for the in-person showcase love during GDC and our up-and-coming showcase tomorrow at 12pm PST!
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Happy #WomensHistoryMonth ✨. You matter all year long, not just for a month! Keep being amazing and powerful ❤️
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RollerGirl Game by @indigodoyle is a cozy game about a girl & her iPod rollerblading through the 'burbs. Download here:
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With 5 days remaining, it's time to begin the countdown to our #BViGShowcase! We're excited to have @SrBilyon from Stormy Nights Interactive as a featured guest we'll interview about his upcoming game Breeze in the Clouds.
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Many of the devs we have showcased are a part of the @humble @PlayHumbleGames initiative #BlackGameDevFund and we are proud to be working with them on our in-person showcase and our online showcases during GDC. Much love. Tune in
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We asked, @BaronJ67, a communications director at @LV1 Gaming “What advice would you give to someone who wants to be a developer, content creator, or become more involved in the gaming industry?” #BlackVoicesinGaming
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We wanted to give a big THANKS to everyone who sponsored the 2024 GDC scholarship program. We are able to help our GDC Scholars thanks to some amazingly generous folks. Hugest of shoutouts @plastic_fern as our top sponsor & @strangescaffold with the assist.
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Remember Roller Coaster Tycoon? Chris Sawyer was the solo game dev for @OfficialRCT. He coded the entire game in Assembly. Can you solo dev a game? Yes! Will you get grey hair? Probably! Would it be worth it? Absolutely! Solo devs, drop your names or projects you're working on!
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We are back with another #TechTuesday 🖥 . Becoming a game dev/artist comes with a lot of patience, mistakes, and learning from those mistakes. What is the one mistake you made in your journey that you would advise others to not make? 🤔✨ #BlackVoicesinGaming #indiedev
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Coming at'cha in a few minutes, it's the Black Voices in Gaming Showcase event!. Come see some dope games get featured live! .#BlackVoicesInGaming #MIX10.
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1 MORE DAY! Introducing the last 3 of our guests, Kay and Haneef of @otaku_noir and @JW_Corelated, the director of the upcoming fighting game Coreupt. Tune in tomorrow at 3pm PT after the @Dames4Games showcase to see what we have to offer!
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We are happy to announce we are partnering with @dayofthedevs to showcase 3 awesome games from the cohort. @BreezeGame @Slime_Heroes @studiozevere. If you are in San Francisco Sunday March 17th, make sure to stop by.
Come join us at The Midway on Sunday, March 17th for Day of the Devs 2024: San Francisco Edition — In-Person Celebration!. Games, music, drinks, fun + more. all for FREE FREE FREE!. RSVP for your free ticket here:
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[ SPIRIT SWAP: LOFI BEATS TO MATCH-3 TO ]. Developer: @SoftNotWeak .Releasing: Q3 2022.Platforms: PC / Mac (Steam + itch)
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I’ve been waiting for this: Welcome to the BViG #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight series! This week we will be highlighting some content creators, developers, and other superstars of our community! Make sure to give them a follow and check out their projects!.
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✨ONE HOUR AWAY! GET READY!✨. Black Voices in Gaming showcase begins at 10 AM PST | 1 PM EST | 7 PM CET!! . More info:
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We are happy to announce that our #BlackVoicesinGaming Showcase is sponsored by @PlayStation!! Thank you for the support 🙌🏾. Tune in tomorrow at 10am PST ➡ #indiedev 🌟
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📢ATTENTION!!.WE ARE LIVE RIGHT NOW 👀. Tune into our #BlackVoicesInGaming Showcase with @Dnbc32 & @REDinFamy 😍
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We can’t believe that our #BlackVoicesinGaming Showcase is in 5 days 🤩. We can’t wait to show you all the news & updates from many talented developers & creatives. Tune in on Feb 27th @ 10am PST➡️#indiedev
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Fighting games are in the air… and we have one you should keep an eye on! 👀. 5 Force Fighters by @KaizenCreed has been making the rounds online, and we can’t wait to throw down with the flashiest combos possible.
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3 Days left! We can't wait to interview another featured guest, @indigodoyle who's working on the upcoming chill narrative game @RollergirlGame
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WOW! We can't believe it's been a week already since the #DayoftheDevs In-person event. It was a pleasure meeting so many talented individuals. Check them out @davionnegooden @WritNelson @ShawnDoubleA @GrahamOfLegend @BelovedUlinwa @adamkareem @TheRyanHuggins @tomasgomezart 🤩
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Who's tuning in for today's showcase? Sound off in the comments! 🔥🔥🔥.
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TODAY IS THE DAYYYYY!! 😊. Tune in at 10am PST for our #BlackVoicesinGaming Showcase ➡ #indiedev
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Who's going to LA Comic Con?. Check out these awesome games that will be featured at our booth this Saturday! #BViG. 🎮 @protodroidDeLTA by @adamkareem .🎮 Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch by @InterabangEnt .🎮 BPM Boy by @RetroNinja5 .🎮 5 Force Fighters by @KaizenCreed
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Our submissions are now closed. Thank you to everyone who shared and applied for the Xperience Excellence Accelerator Powered by @netflix! Stay tuned for more news soon 👀
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1 DAY TO GO!! 📢. Tune in on Thursday, October 27th @ 1:30pm PT for our #BlackVoicesInGaming Showcase, with @Dnbc32 & @REDinFamy presenting new games and chatting with the teams creating them. More info here 👀
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✨Happy Monday✨. We can't believe that it's only a week till our #BlackVoicesinGaming showcase 😁. Be sure to tune in on February 27th @ 10am PST for some exciting news and updates. You don't want to miss this 👀➡️ #indiedev
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Creating a space for us in the realm of video game podcasts is what @KahliefAdams of the @SpawnOnMe Podcast set out to do, and has continued to do since 2014. Peep the full interview from Black Voices in Gaming 2022 right now! —
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See if you can spot the #BlackVoicesinGaming folks at the event and retweet those folks if you find em!.
We put together a little reel related to our in-person MIX showcase last week. 🎮60 games and developers.🤯Two floors.🎉Hundreds of industry professionals, and . amazing guests.🥞🍷Drinks and foods. All came together for the culture and to network. A lot of cool folks
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We're hyped to share our interview with @Abzybabzy - head of @surgentstudios making @ZauTheGame !. Lock it in on the 29th at 10AM PT
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IT'S COMING OUT TODAY!! 🤩🤩.
✨Coming January 31, 2023✨. Close your eyes, take a breath, and be carried away into this atmospheric adventure. Record memories, experience the story and witness the last breath of the season. Pre-order & demo on PS5!.Wishlist & demo on Steam & Epic!.
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Tales of Kenzera: Tao looks like a banger. @EA how come we don't know more about your EAOriginals program? This is dope! @ZauTheGame! Keep it up. We want an exclusive interview with folks from the team! #fire
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The path to making games can go any which way. Do your best to learn something along that journey like @jordy_j_s has!. Also, come get a closer look at Arbiter in this Black Voices in Gaming 2022 interview! —
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✨Exclusive announcement: @adamkareem has signed a publishing deal with @PlayHumbleGames!!!!! Big congrats to Adam and his game @protodroidDeLTA!!! . Tune in with our hosts @Dnbc32 and @DerrickVFields!
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Open your ears to the amazing voice artist and live announcer @queennoveen 👑. We are super excited to have her on the #BlackVoicesinGaming Showcase. You may know her as the voice of Layla in @playRedfall 😁. Be sure to tune in on Feb 27th @ 10am PST ➡
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Hey y'all. We have a great showcase coming up on Thursday. But it wouldn't be right to ignore the mass layoffs going on around us. Especially weeks before GDC. We're sorry to everyone in our community and beyond that's affected.
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We were featured in @Forbes Summer Gaming Line Up! Check it out 🙌🏾 Look at @Dnbc32 and @DerrickVFields!!! . Article:
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We got @ShawnDoubleA and @lettajmusic with @aerial_knight poppin off in the lobby! Who else is out here?!
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Make sure to support the developers featured in today's showcase!!! Thank you all for tuning in!!! ❤️❤️❤️. #Blackvoicesingaming #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame.
Thank you for tuning in for our final showcase of the year #Blackvoicesingaming! A special thanks to @REDinFamy and @aerial_knight for hosting!. Please visit our @Steam page and wishlist all the developers' games featured in today's showcase! ❤️.
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Shoutout to our partner and sponsor @PlayStation for helping to support the Black Voices in Gaming streams and developers in our cohort in general. #indiedev #gamedeveloper
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Don't sleep on this demo.
Just 3 days left of #SteamNextFest! . Don't miss your chance to play the Tales of Kenzera: ZAU demo while it's live! #ZauTheGame
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The games biz is changing and evolving, and Black Voices in Gaming is all about pivoting and growing and making sure our community has the skills to move forward. To support that, we're excited to announce that we've partnered with @Official_AIAS & @amazongames once again to
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Congratulations to the Xperience Accelerator Excellence 2023 Cohort! .@gesinimo 🇬🇧.@SpaceSaladZA 🇿🇦.@WeatheredSweatr 🇺🇸 .Oshoma Games @CaptainJeoy🇳🇬.
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The secret is out 👀.We are proud to announce that @Xbox @Razer & @Kickstarter are our proud sponsors for the #TheMixNext2022 BViG Showcase. Save the date: 🤩
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We are here! Follow us to celebrate amazing Black game developers/creators and hear their voices! #blackvoicesingaming.
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Surprise! We've got @ShawnDoubleA as a guest host for this bucket list interview with @Abzybabzy
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Happy #FollowFriday!!.If you haven't followed @Playtra_Games already. fix that 😂. They are the developers behind Grid Force - Mask Of The Goddess, a tactical action RPG with dozens of unique characters and a deep story where every decision counts. #BlackVoicesinGaming #indiedev
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4 friends & 1 weirdo mechanic. what could go wrong?🥴. Use your trusty Trick Hook to throw away your friends in Little Hellions, a passive-aggressive fighter game where you can’t fight, by @ProfessorOnion 👀.Don't miss the #BlackVoicesinGaming Showcase ➡
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Follow the original story of Tanaka Yasuke as he tries to gather the pieces of his ancestor's forgotten past in YASUKE: A Lost Descendant, created by @DallienceRNG @StudioDallience ⚔. Tune into our #BlackVoicesInGaming Showcase tomorrow for updates 👀
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The MIX Next 2023 with host and a founder of Black Voices in Gaming @icjman is going live in less than an hour. They will be showcasing 50+ indie games, reveals, trailers and and the announcements with some updated trailers from BVIG cohort! Afterwards @Dames4Games will be
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We took part in the Trailblazing & games panel by @Xbox at the @revoltsummit. Each panelist discussed their experience within the gaming industry & provided advice to encourage others to become developers.🎮. @aerial_knight @MrArvinger @BagelofDeath @BeeMe @DecoyGames @icjman🔥✨
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Explore anxieties around artificial intelligence by solving color-based challenges & collecting cookies, in On the Peril of Parrots, by @SpriteWrench @chasebethea🧩. Tune into our #BlackVoicesinGaming showcase on Monday, Feb 27th @ 10am PST ➡ #indiedev 🙌🏾
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Who are we seeing tomorrow at the #DayoftheDevs in-person event? 👀. Be sure to look out for some amazing titles:.🚀Super Space Club - @SuperSpaceClub / @GrahamOfLegend .☄ Protodroid DeLTA - @protodroidDeLTA / @adamkareem .💥Treachery in Beatdown City - @NuChallenger
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[ SLIME HEROES ].Developer: Pancake Games (@Slime_Heroes).Releasing: 2023.Platforms: PC (Steam)
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