HBCU Video Game
By: Sierra Henderson
Issue date: 11/14/07 Section: Arts & Entertainment
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If you do not know rag doll physics or what an Unreal 3.0 engine does, do not worry. You can still play the new HBCU video game on your PC.
Black College Football Experience (BCFX) is similar to the popular game, Madden NFL, only gamers can immerse themselves in the culture that is Black College football.
The game features 40 HBCU teams, as well as all the sights and sounds one might expect of a homecoming rivalry. Players
can hear their team's actual marching band and cheerleaders perform during
the halftime show.
Nerjyzed Entertainment, the company that created the game, did its research when developing the concept. They visited colleges and recorded music, moves and images so players would get an authentic experience.
Largely comprised of HBCU alumni, the company is the brainchild of Jacqueline
Beauchamp, chief executive officer and an alumna of Southern University. Nerjyzed Entertainment secured a five-year licensing agreement with three HBCU conferences including the South Western Athletic Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Association and several schools within the Mid Eastern
Athletic Conference in order to distribute its product.
If you attended homecoming
at Morehouse, you may have seen their tour bus. This was the sixth stop of a promotional
tour that spans two months. Fittingly, the business, based in Baton Rouge, La. will end their tour at the Bayou Classic after Thanksgiving.
Students gave mixed reviews after trying out the game, however, many lament that BCFX is only for use on personal computers
and not more popular game consoles like Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's Playstation, but they still pledge their support for the new personalized game.
Mass media arts major, Derrick Lyles, says the majority of his games are for Playstation 3, but he would consider buying a game like BCFX for the PC.
The creators of the game hope it will be available on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 in February. BCFX for the PC is set to hit stores on Nov. 23 or can be pre-ordered and reviewed from the company's website.
Black College Football Experience (BCFX) is similar to the popular game, Madden NFL, only gamers can immerse themselves in the culture that is Black College football.
The game features 40 HBCU teams, as well as all the sights and sounds one might expect of a homecoming rivalry. Players
can hear their team's actual marching band and cheerleaders perform during
the halftime show.
Nerjyzed Entertainment, the company that created the game, did its research when developing the concept. They visited colleges and recorded music, moves and images so players would get an authentic experience.
Largely comprised of HBCU alumni, the company is the brainchild of Jacqueline
Beauchamp, chief executive officer and an alumna of Southern University. Nerjyzed Entertainment secured a five-year licensing agreement with three HBCU conferences including the South Western Athletic Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Association and several schools within the Mid Eastern
Athletic Conference in order to distribute its product.
If you attended homecoming
at Morehouse, you may have seen their tour bus. This was the sixth stop of a promotional
tour that spans two months. Fittingly, the business, based in Baton Rouge, La. will end their tour at the Bayou Classic after Thanksgiving.
Students gave mixed reviews after trying out the game, however, many lament that BCFX is only for use on personal computers
and not more popular game consoles like Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's Playstation, but they still pledge their support for the new personalized game.
Mass media arts major, Derrick Lyles, says the majority of his games are for Playstation 3, but he would consider buying a game like BCFX for the PC.
The creators of the game hope it will be available on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 in February. BCFX for the PC is set to hit stores on Nov. 23 or can be pre-ordered and reviewed from the company's website.
