gaming culture

At a Call of Duty tournament in Islamabad, Pakistan, an exasperated gamer stands up from his computer and demands that the player who keeps sniping him speak up. “Who is this ‘[email protected]’?” he…

Gyms have never been my friend. Like, presumably, 99.3 percent of the adult human population, I hate working out. I scrutinize myself in gym mirrors, berate my form and technique, and…

Growing up in Toronto, Edmonton Oilers forward Zach Hyman and his four younger brothers bonded over games—basketball, soccer, and ball hockey outside, ice hockey at local arenas, and…

If you’ve been with your partner for long enough, you don’t even need to hear them clear their throat before you know they’re about to speak. After I clicked on the Halo: Master Chief…

for an indie video game, Norco has a decidedly unusual origin story. The point-and-click adventure wasn't conceived as an entry to a game jam, nor was its nascent form labored over in a game…

an indie video game published by Finji, Tunic pulls from the Zelda and Souls series in a reverent manner that feels both cohesive and transformative. After playing it, I’m convinced the game…

But what makes Pokémon Crystal special, when there are many other stories about trans people finding solace in art?Even if we look beyond my personal experience of it being the first game I…

When video games were just abstract concepts on university computers, book clubs were already popular. When Toad told Mario the princess was in another castle, introducing video game…

Luke has fast-twitch muscles and lightning-quick reaction time. It’s what made him good at tae kwon do, playing the violin, and gaming. It also made him a good catcher in baseball, where he…

Fortnite Courtesy of EPIC GamesThe blunt tool of jump vocalizations was replaced by more advanced means of facilitating player awareness. As a result, many of the most popular modern…