THE BUZZ! Air Force turns to video games to help prepare members for real-life combat First up Can video games help someone prepare for the real world. The Air Force believes so. The Air Force is assisting in the creation of an esports tournament to help service members better prepare for complicated combat scenarios. According […]

THE BUZZ! $7,000 a day for five catchphrases: the TikTokers pretending to be ‘non-playable characters’ First, Human imagination and social media are always generating new trends. Some of these can provide innovative and lucrative revenue streams. For example, as a real person playing a video game character impersonating a human being, you can earn a […]

2 LAPD Officers Fired for Ignoring Call for Backup Because They Were Playing ‘Pokémon Go’ Now I’ve heard some funny stories how some people lost their job the top might be from Friday when Craig got fired on his day off but this might be just as silly. As two LAPD officers were relieved of […]

Virgina Confederate Statue Removed We have so many confederate representations from statues, sculptures, plaques, and more to glorify that era of American history and recently the commitment to have them removed has been persistent. Now Charlottesville Virginia has taken the next step to recognize the importance of what these statues represent and this weekend removed a […]

After the two tragic mass shootings that took place in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, Republicans went to their old bag of tricks. Instead of putting the blame where it rightfully belonged, America’s fixation with guns, they blamed video games and mental illness instead. Gamers took to Twitter to unite and troll the GOP […]

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Mattel recently released a Game Developer Barbie in efforts to break gender stereotypes in the STEM industry; but one thing the toy company failed to do was feature the doll in different ethnicities. The only available option was a White doll with red hair. After noticing this while picking up a doll for his wife who is a Black game developer, Marcus Montgomery was prompted to come up with a solution of his own.

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Colleges can earn an unending amount of profits from their student athletes long after they stop playing game, via video games, jersey sales, TV broadcasts,…