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Updated · The A.V. Club · Jun 5
Snoop Dogg Adds Digital Tupac to 2026 Game Stranger Than Heaven
Updated
Updated · The A.V. Club · Jun 5

Snoop Dogg Adds Digital Tupac to 2026 Game Stranger Than Heaven

3 articles · Updated · The A.V. Club · Jun 5

Summary

  • Snoop Dogg said he has worked with Tupac Shakur’s estate to place a digital recreation of the late rapper in his new video game, Stranger Than Heaven.
  • The 2026 game marks Snoop’s latest posthumous use of Tupac’s likeness, extending a long-running effort to revive his former collaborator in new formats.
  • That push dates back at least to 2012, when Snoop helped bring a hologram Tupac to the Coachella stage, making the game another commercial tribute built around the dead rapper’s image.

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Is Tupac's digital return in Snoop Dogg's new game about honoring a legacy or generating needed revenue?
How will Tupac's iconic persona be integrated into a video game saga set in early 20th-century Japan?
As AI resurrects dead celebrities, where is the ethical line between a digital tribute and posthumous exploitation?