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<i>NBA 2K</i> Players Say They have Been Scammed Out Of 'At Least $215,000'

NBA 2K Players Say They have Been Scammed Out Of 'At Least $215,000'

Dozens of players of online basketball series NBA 2K claim they’ve lost “at least $215,000” to scammers using the…

Lavender Baj

PublishedOctober 13, 2020

CultureSpeedrunning

How <i>Hades</i> Speedrunners Clear The Game In Under Eight Minutes

CultureSpeedrunning

How Hades Speedrunners Clear The Game In Under Eight Minutes

Supergiant Games' roguelike has been mastered by speedrunners

Ari Notis

PublishedOctober 13, 2020

Twitch Is Winning The Battle Against QAnon, Despite Only Suspending A Few Far-Right Channels

Earlier this month, Twitch temporarily suspended a channel called Patriots’ Soapbox. The channel is not enormous,…

PublishedSeptember 25, 2020

Twitch Streamers Are Furious About New Mid-Stream Ads They Can’t Control

The internet is a hell dimension powered by unchecked data collection and advertisements. In an ideal world, ads…

PublishedSeptember 15, 2020

CultureBehind the Voice

How Erica Lindbeck, Voice Of <i>Final Fantasy VII Remake</i>'s Jessie, Got Her Break

CultureBehind the Voice

How Erica Lindbeck, Voice Of Final Fantasy VII Remake's Jessie, Got Her Break

Less than a decade into her career, voice actor Erica Lindbeck has over 150 credits to her name. From her start as…

PublishedSeptember 10, 2020

<i>Among Us</i>' Improbable Rise To The Top Of Twitch

Among Us' Improbable Rise To The Top Of Twitch

When Among Us, a game of deception set in deep space, was first conceived a few years ago, online multiplayer wasn’t…

PublishedSeptember 8, 2020

I Asked Cat Behavior Experts Why My Cat Is Obsessed With My Ridiculous Gamer Chair

Last month I received a package that changed my life forever. I knew immediately what was inside, perhaps on account…

PublishedAugust 13, 2020

The Incredible Story Behind The <i>Barbie As Rapunzel </i>Video Game

The Incredible Story Behind The Barbie As Rapunzel Video Game

In the late 90’s, amongst a wave of all-new “Games for Girls”, Barbie appeared on CD-ROM for the first time. I was…

Ally McLean

PublishedAugust 5, 2020

Streamers Are Misusing Twitch's 'Just Chatting' Section, But It's A Symptom Of A Larger Problem

Of all of Twitch’s non-gaming categories, “Just Chatting” seems to have the most clearly defined purpose. It’s for…

PublishedJuly 30, 2020

Mixer's Last Day Was A Ghost Town

It’s been a month since the news of Mixer’s closure hit streamers like a Microsoft-branded bag of hammers. At the…