Stranger Than Heaven to include Tupac as a character
RGG Studio revealed at Summer Game Fest 2026 that iconic rapper Tupac Shakur will appear as a character in Stranger Than Heaven and the studio said the Tupac estate granted permission. The game's trailer also features a special appearance by Snoop Dogg and confirms a January 15, 2027 release date. This matters because using a deceased global music icon's likeness in a major commercial release sets a notable precedent for how estates and developers license and portray posthumous celebrities in games.
Tu Pac announced Stranger Than Heaven, game out Jan 15th, 2027
Wario6494Snoop Dogg on stage for Stranger Than Heaven. "I'm a big fan of SEGA" - Snoop Snoop Dogg says he works very closely with the Tu Pac estate Death Row Games - "bringing to life in a couple months"
porkfriedrice.bsky.social65this is how I find out Tupac is alive???
Queso32God I hope they don't use AI for his voice or something
yeaitsme1015.bsky.social30That honestly is a bit disturbing to me. Also Lap Dogg in the game is also disappointing.
sean24Confirmation Tupac went to Heaven
wawahoagiefest.bsky.social11Um... Don't know how I feel about this
90daysensei.bsky.social11Hate to be the friend that’s too woke but i don’t love that choice
👾LockeWick👾6The moment any interest I had for the game completely faded away.
RealBoomerghost6we got Tupac back before gta6
Now watch Nagoshi add Biggie Smalls to Gang of Dragon.
Dom Rocco5I was really psyched for this game and if this is some AI bastard Tupac I'm out
Cold stone Steve ice cream4I really don't think he did
🍉wooooooooods3Either he is completely mute or Snoop’s joining Drake at Oakland
Tupac is in ‘Stranger Than Heaven' Releasing on January 15, 2027
BEXTER JETTSTER @ TFN ✨35it's gonna be AI isn't it. that's why they didn't specify how they were doing this isn't it.
A blurry terrier19Close! Tupac is IN heaven.
toastyfridge.bsky.social7Hoping it’s an impersonation and not ai.
SunSt@r254Who thought this was a good idea?
mattcyborg.bsky.social3I was excited about this game, these cameos are taking me out of it
SP243This is what happens when the estate is run by some greedy sleazy white dude and not the family.
Everyone relax, I will be voicing Tupac in Stranger Than Heaven
RGG Studio revealed a new trailer for Stranger Than Heaven, and best of all, Tupac is in it! Yes, Tupac Shakur! And we have a release date: January 15, 2027. https://bit.ly/43NacSO #IGNSummerOfGaming
Extremely Normal Guy (not weird about stuff)13His likeness being played by an actor as an homage could be cool, TBH. If they just replicate his voice with AI, this is absolutely a second straight "no buy" for me from a studio where I used to pre-order the most expensive edition just to support the studio. I truly hope not. 😭
Gisele13"and best of all" and proceeds to say the most bizarre outrageous thing
Josephus Brown9What the fuck is wrong with y’all
Darwin Woodka9He's kinda dead you know
Rick Desilets | The D-Pad8"Best of all"? According to fucking who?
Frankendarling6People have been ragging on this bullshit for 20 minutes and you still chose to post this?
Lethal Jorts4what about parading around the digital corpse of tupac is 'best' to you?
elliot4is this something people want? can't we let the man rest?
luichi4Goddammit RGG why are you like this?
BEXTER JETTSTER @ TFN ✨3how much did they pay you to drool this article out guys
Solon3IGN why did you write any of this like this?
Crabulous3"best of all" is the worst possible wording you could have chosen
Captain Carrion2The Tupac hologram from Coachella is evolving
annie get your gunch2"Best of all" according to fucking who? This sucks, man.
DiabloThePyro2You know damn well there is gonna be AI involved somehow
OtakuNoRico 🇺🇦🇵🇸2You should probably ask Drake about what happened to his career and popularity after he used Tupac Shakur's corpse to do some wildly stupid shit.
Great, cool, glad to know the creators of what was once one of my favorite franchises are completely washed.
Lucas2Why are you so excited
