With what’s been happening in the past and especially in light of current events, it’s important to reflect on the video games that have centered or been inclusive of black characters, as well as games led by black developers. Representation has been an ongoing conversation in video games (and other forms of media), and the
Streets of Rage
French Twitch team Gwak held on May 10 a video interview with Olivier Deriviere, Cyrille Lagarigue and Jordi Asensio, developers of Streets of Rage 4. Cyrille Lagarigue and Jordi Asensio are the founders of Guard Crush. Olivier Deriviere is one of the many talented composers of Streets of Rage 4, who handled nearly all the
On May 10, french Twitch channel Gwak held a live stream interview with developers of Guard Crush, the studio behind Streets of Rage 4 alongside Lizardcube and Dotemu. During the stream, Streets of Rage 4 Game Designer Jordi Asensio most notably mentioned how at some point in development, he wished to put Joe Musashi from
If you’ve been excitedly waiting for Streets of Rage 4 since its announcement, you probably ordered a physical copy of the game. You know, something nice to put on a shelf and show off. Sadly, if you ordered a physical copy from Limited Run Games, you’ve probably been waiting for a while. Now, a newly released statement
The name Streets of Rage is a calling card back to the early days of video games. They’re days that I wasn’t around for, but from experiences in my own arcades, I understand; people lining up at a cabinet, crowding around someone who’s made it further into the game than anyone else. More than anything,
This might lose me some “gamer” cred, but I’ve never played a Streets of Rage game. Not that I can remember anyway. There is a small chance I played the first or second games from the beloved beat ‘em up series on my uncle’s Sega Genesis but I was a Nintendo kid. My beat ‘em