Are videogames good for relationships?

Videogames are often villified by the press, but can they actually help you and your significant other(s)?

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The Future of Franchise Mode is on Nintendo Switch

As I took off from Dallas back to Los Angeles after Thanksgiving, I put my Switch to sleep. My Mavericks had just pulled ahead of the San Antonio Spurs by 14 points in the seventh game of the 2018-2019 NBA season. Luka Doncic was playing like every bit of the…

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BlizzCon 2016 Opening Ceremony

Major BlizzCon reveals for World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo III, Hearthstone, and Heroes of the Storm!

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Phantom Dust review

The Xbox classic rises from the ashes.

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Zam’s picks for Best of E3 2016

Laura, Danielle, and Kris come together to share their highlights from 2016's show floor.

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Women-Only Pinball Shows Another Side of Competitive Gaming

I’m not sure what to expect when I show up to Milo’s Yard on a brisk Tuesday evening in early January. The little neighborhood bar looks like many in the area, but tonight there’s something special happening here. Through the door, past the tables and typically hip Brooklyn bar types,…

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5 Games That Let Victoria Breathe Easier In 2019

Plenty of my friends, family, and colleagues will agree that 2019 was a pretty rough year. Whether in politics, relationships, economy, or otherwise, I don’t know anyone that could claim they breezed through the year with ease. So when people asked me later this year what my best games of…

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A League of Their Own: Women’s Esports in Southeast Asia

In a 2017 interview with ESPN, Korean Overwatch League star Kim “Geguri” Se-Yeon described wanting to disguise her voice with a modulator so that male players would team up with her. This is just one example of the ongoing struggles faced by women in esports, in addition to far less…

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Kiss My Ass, Activision Blizzard

Dear Bobby, Dennis, Coddy, Brian, Chris, et al., As a former Activision Blizzard employee, allow me to congratulate you all on posting a record $7.5 billion net revenue for the calendar year 2018, and on upending the lives of some 800 human beings that helped make that incredible feat possible.…

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The next century: some thoughts on the future of esports

Sometimes, we forget how young esports are-- and how much they could change in the future.

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The legacy of geeks, bros, and filthy casuals

If game publishers want to make way more money off esports, they might have to look to the huge (and lucrative) casual audiences that traditional esports culture currently ignores.

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One Dozen Magic: The Gathering Eggs, Reviewed

The sun may be setting on Egg Week here on Fanbyte, but there’s always enough day left for a little Magic: The Gathering, right? As the grand-pappy of all CCGs, Magic has been around for 26 or so years, and in that time pretty much anything you can think of has been turned…

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