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This month sees a great group of movies new to streaming services
Coco Jones may still be enjoying the R&B chart top 10 run of her breakout single ‘ICU,’ but she’s using the momentum to direct attention to other cuts from her EP ‘What I Didn’t Tell You.’
The latest song on the project to get the video treatment is fan favorite ‘Double Back.’
Produced by London On Da Track,
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Tamika Scott is taking charge and centerstage on her own accord.
In the wake of ‘SWV & Xscape: Queens of R&B’ concluding, the founding member of Xscape has set sail on her solo journey with new single ‘Tonight.’
Hip-Hop icon Method Man joins the R&B veteran on the uplifting cut that explores themes of resetting and “doing me”
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Chris Brown keeps the ‘Breezy’ album party going with the release of the video for ‘Talm’ Bout.’
Housed on the 33-track deluxe edition of the performer’s latest LP, the catchy cut has been paired with a stylized monochrome visual.
Filmed in Europe, where the stage blazer’s ‘Under The Influence Tour’ recently wrapped,
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Computer Space : “Nutting Associate’s Computer Space appeared in 1971 and was the first commercial video game. Inspired by the early minicomputer and previous World Video Game Hall of Fame inductee — Spacewar! (1962) — the coin-operated Computer Space proved that video games could reach an audience outside of computer labs. While not a best-seller, it was a trailblazer in the video game world and inspired its creators to go on to establish Atari Inc., a video game giant in the 1970s and 1980s.”
The Last of Us : “Released by Naughty Dog and Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2013, The Last of Us jumped into an oversaturated field of post-apocalyptic zombie games and quickly stood out among the rest with its in-depth storytelling, intimate exploration of humanity, thrilling game jumps and cutscenes, and its memorable characters. More than 200 publications named it the game of the year in 2013. Its story has since made the jump to Hollywood, inspiring an HBO adaptation in 2023 watched weekly by millions.”
Wii Sports : “Wii Sports launched with the Nintendo Wii home video game system in 2006 and introduced motion-based technology to living rooms across the world. With a simple swipe of the controller, players could serve a tennis ball, hurl a bowling bowl, throw a left hook, or drive a golf ball. The simple mechanics made the game accessible to almost anyone — allowing it to be played by young children and seniors alike — and helped to redefine the idea of who is a “gamer.” Ultimately, the game helped Nintendo to sell more than 100 million Wii consoles worldwide.” These titles managed to beat out several other incredibly popular titles, including Angry Birds, Age of Empires, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, GoldenEye 007, NBA 2K, FIFA International Soccer, Quake, and Wizardry.
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The Strong National Museum of Play has revealed this year’s inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. There are four games in the class of 2023: The Last of Us, Wii Sports, Barbie Fashion Designer and Computer Space. They were selected based on a number of criteria, including their influence and popularity over time.
The Last of Us is the most recent one of the bunch. Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic action adventure has rarely been out of the limelight over the last 10 years. A TV series based on the game debuted on HBO in January and it was an enormous hit with critics and audiences. A remake of the original game hit PS5 in September and PC in March, though the latter had a buggy launch, unfortunately.
Going backwards from there, Wii Sports arrived in 2006. Partly because it was bundled in with the massively successful Wii and partly because everyone was playing it, the ever-entertaining sports sim went on to become one of the biggest-selling games of all time. Last year, Nintendo recaptured the magic fairly well on Switch with Nintendo Switch Sports (for the record, my Mii’s nickname is Party Gramps).
Back in 1996, Mattel and Digital Domain released Barbie Fashion Designer. It allowed players to design clothing that they could print and dress their real-life Barbie dolls with. The game was a hit, selling half a million copies in two months.
“Barbie Fashion Designer became a jumping-off point for the girls’ games movement and shook up the software and gaming scene,” Kristy Hisert, collections manager at The Strong, said. “It also sparked important questions and debate. What does it mean to be a game for girls? Should there even be games ‘for girls’? What are the implications of these games? What are the consequences of gendering games?”
The final member of the class of 2023 is the first ever commercially available video game. Computer Space was an arcade title based on 1962’s Spacewar!, which was primarily found on the DEC PDP-1 minicomputer in computer labs. The success of 1971’s Computer Space spurred creators Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney to found a little-known company called Atari.
These four titles are well-deserving inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. This year’s other finalists were Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, FIFA International Soccer, Goldeneye 007, NBA 2K, Quake and Wizardry. The Strong, which is in Rochester, New York, will showcase the 2023 inductees (and presumably the ones from previousyears) on a permanent basis in a new World Video Game Hall of Fame space, which will open on June 30th.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-last-of-us-and-wii-sports-join-the-world-video-game-hall-of-fame-191514485.html?src=rss