Cohorts in gaming.
Today’s news comes to us from Black Voices in Gaming, a non-profit dedicated to black representation in the games industry. The folks at BViG have announced four official development studios joining XPerience Excellence Accelerator. Powered by Netflix Games.
The list includes:
- Snake Mail Delivery Service, from UK-based Studio Gesinimo Games
- Hot Bunz, from South African studio, SpaceSalad Studios
- Driftwood, from U.S. studio Weathered Sweater
- Chess Heroes Clash, from Nigerian game studio Oshoma Games
XEA provides $20,000 grants for development teams for prototypes that can then be pitched to investors and publishers.
“Since Black Voices in Gaming’s inception, our team has been continually pursuing new programs and partnerships to help raise visibility and opportunities for developers in the Black community,” said Justin Woodward, co-founder of Black Voices in Gaming. “The evolution of Netflix in the gaming space and dedication to innovate in the industry is fresh and opens up opportunities to serve new audiences on a familiar platform which is exciting. It is great to be able to collaborate on this program with the cohort of talented developers in the Black Voices in Gaming community.”
Check it out. The program kicks off this week.
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