RGG Studio Unveils Digital Tupac in 2027 Game as Backlash Follows Summer Game Fest Reveal
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Updated · PCMag · Jun 6
RGG Studio Unveils Digital Tupac in 2027 Game as Backlash Follows Summer Game Fest Reveal
1 articles · Updated · PCMag · Jun 6
Summary
Summer Game Fest footage for Stranger Than Heaven revealed a digital Tupac Shakur, drawing immediate backlash over reviving the slain rapper for a crime saga spanning five eras and five Japanese cities.
RGG Studio said the recreation was made with the Shakur estate and without AI, using archival footage and photographs; Snoop Dogg said he and his son helped bring the cameo together.
The game already features Snoop Dogg and will also include late Japanese actor Bunta Sugawara when it launches on Jan. 15, 2027.
The reveal adds to a growing games trend of posthumous digital likenesses, following appearances by Bruce Lee in Hitman and Toshiro Mifune in Onimusha.