Our History
4 Brothers In A Basement began as a result of not seeing African Americans represented in the video game industry, as gamers, or critics. 4BNAB, are all life-long video game players, that bring a different unheard demographic to the video game industry. We do what all gamers do. We live normal lives with school, work, and family, and still come together to play, discuss and compete in videogames. We represent not just the African American demographic, but everyday people who aren’t industry people, programmers or publishers. We purchase the games, play the games, and talk about the games.
4 Brothers In A Basement began as a result of not seeing African Americans represented in the video game industry, as gamers, or critics. 4BNAB, are all life-long video game players, that bring a different unheard demographic to the video game industry. We do what all gamers do. We live normal lives with school, work, and family, and still come together to play, discuss and compete in videogames. We represent not just the African American demographic, but everyday people who aren’t industry people, programmers or publishers. We purchase the games, play the games, and talk about the games.
Our Mission
As videogames become more main stream, we here at 4 Brothers In A Basement strive to bring a better understanding of all things related to videogames to the Urban Community. We do this in four ways:
Reform:
Reform the way the urban community view different genres of videogames. Not as tools of destruction for children under 17, but as sophisticated pieces of hardware and software that help us learn and grow, interact and communicate with each other, and above all teach us to laugh and have fun.
Debate:
Debate which games are good, bad, and downright ugly. And which games deserve our hard earned cash.
Inform:
Inform the urban gamer on all the latest news in the videogame industry and keep them up to date on all the events around the world that are video gamed related through video game reviews, hands-on product tests, video game industry personnel interviews and social media.
Educate:
Educate and bring a better understanding about videogames to the Urban Community and the many opportunities available in the fast growing videogames industry. This including job-related careers in the industry and schools devoted to video game development.
As videogames become more main stream, we here at 4 Brothers In A Basement strive to bring a better understanding of all things related to videogames to the Urban Community. We do this in four ways:
Reform:
Reform the way the urban community view different genres of videogames. Not as tools of destruction for children under 17, but as sophisticated pieces of hardware and software that help us learn and grow, interact and communicate with each other, and above all teach us to laugh and have fun.
Debate:
Debate which games are good, bad, and downright ugly. And which games deserve our hard earned cash.
Inform:
Inform the urban gamer on all the latest news in the videogame industry and keep them up to date on all the events around the world that are video gamed related through video game reviews, hands-on product tests, video game industry personnel interviews and social media.
Educate:
Educate and bring a better understanding about videogames to the Urban Community and the many opportunities available in the fast growing videogames industry. This including job-related careers in the industry and schools devoted to video game development.