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Gaming creator Jacksepticeye reflects on the evolution of his career

‘It comes with a lot of trial and error, and a lot of practice and experience.’

On Sep 13, 2022 by Grace Stanley

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‘Cis people don’t get it’: Rowling’s anti-trans views under fire amid ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ pre-orders, sparking debate among ‘Harry Potter’ fandom

'...tells COMPANIES that they can still pay MONEY to TRANSPHOBES..'

On Aug 30, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘God damn, at least go to a different GameStop!’: Former GameStop worker says man who stole their PlayStation display tried to sell it back to them

'There's audacity. Then there's this guy.'

On Aug 15, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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‘So THAT just happened!’: Why everyone is sick of Joss Whedon-style quips

When the trailer for Square Enix's 'Forspoken' arrived with a barrage of quippy one-liners, audiences were underwhelmed.

On Aug 11, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘She called corporate saying I broke her screen protector’: GameStop worker says ‘Karen’ wanted to exchange ‘perfectly good’ Nintendo Switch

'It was almost a brand new Animal Crossing Switch and guess what she wanted?'

On Aug 6, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Stray’ is already inspiring some incredible mods

Gamers are modifying the hit PlayStation game to play as their own cat... along with some more experimental mods.

On Jul 27, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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From Club Penguin to Roblox, LGBTQ youth have always flocked to gaming websites

In 2005, I walked out into the middle of the town square and shouted 'I’M BISEXUAL.'

On Jun 16, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

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How a Sims 2 fan forum became an unwitting safe space for queer creatives

'In The Sims it was normal and safe to be a gay person.'

On Jun 16, 2022 by V.S. Wells

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‘Halo’ fans are mad because the TV show made Master Chief have sex

According to 'Halo' lore, the game's protagonist was chemically castrated, making this a controversial creative choice.

On May 17, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Kyle Rittenhouse inspires politician who wants to repatriate immigrants to make video game about night the Midwestern teen killed 2 people

'Steam needs to remove this racist game RIGHT NOW!'

On May 9, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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‘Don’t add random people on Xbox’: Man says he was fired after his boss secretly friended him

'Apparently bosses do that now.'

On May 6, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

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‘What’s your gamer tag?’: TikToker documents the kinds of customers she interacts with at GameStop

It's a wide variety of annoying interactions.

On May 5, 2022 by Michelle Jaworski

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‘Can’t believe that men talk like this’: Corinna Kopf’s co-host forgets to mute his mic while making thirsty comment about her

‘Dude has never spoke to a woman.’

On Apr 28, 2022 by Grace Stanley

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‘RIP your mentions’: Will Smith, who is verified on Twitter, is getting a lot of misdirected criticism

‘Whelp.’

On Mar 28, 2022 by Grace Stanley

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‘Fitness out of game is performance in it’: How SypherPK’s health journey has impacted his gaming career 

'Gamers aren't recognized for their fitness.'

On Mar 24, 2022 by Grace Stanley