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District 9 director’s shooter, Decentraland red-light district battle: Web3 Gamer
25.4.2023
Trouble in Decentraland’s red light district, “no mercy” for Vulcan Forged autoclickers, District 9 director’s immersive blockchain shooter
The Best (And Worst) Video Games To Play High
20.4.2023
Throughout the years, stoner culture and gamer culture have become enmeshed, occasionally being mistaken for each other. While it may be a somewhat tired cultural connection (stoners are lazy, gamers are lazy, blah blah), there’s no denying that the two are quite complementary. They work well...
Sotheby's Auction House Revives Glitch Art Auction, New Gamer Uncovers $50,000 NFT
17.4.2023
Auction house Sotheby's has revived its “Glitch: Beyond Binary” NFT auction after facing backlash over lack of diversity with the initial launch.
The art sale will open on April 19 and feature 34 lots of digital art from different artists involved in the "glitch art" movement, the auction house...
This PC Gamer Built Their Rig After Dumpster Diving For Months
14.4.2023
Dumpster divers find all kinds of things in the trash. From a full pallet of cold brew coffee to hundreds of metal tins for Yu-Gi-Oh cards, there’s no shortage of cool stuff buried in the heaps of garbage you’ll likely find in the bin. But while some of it may be useless, redditor Rydirp7 took...
Russian Agents Are Trying To 'Penetrate' Gaming Communities
13.4.2023
In a chat on stage at at Semafor’s World Economy Summit, Microsoft President Brad Smith has said the company is currently dealing with attempts by various types of Russian agents to “penetrate” online gaming communities, with particular emphasis on those associated with Minecraft.Read more
Shrapnel wows at GDC, Undead Blocks hot take, Second Trip: Web3 Gamer
30.3.2023
First-person shooter Shrapnel blows gamers away at GDC, Otherside’s Second Trip vs Fortnite, Callan gets killed by zombies over and over
Ex-Sims Dev Says Men Lie About How They Play Game Out Of Embarrassment
28.3.2023
You know that new-age internet saying, “all women do is eat hot chip and lie?” Well, now we’ve got a new gamer saying for men. And no, has nothing to do with them chugging Monster energy drinks and punching holes in the wall when they lose in Warzone, because all men do is “play The Sims and lie,”...
D&D nukes NFT ban, ‘Kill-to-Earn’ zombie shooter, Illuvium: Zero hot take — Web3 Gamer
7.3.2023
Is play-to-earn really dead or will the dead rise again? Teen makes $1.6M playing Yuga Labs’ NFT game, and first impressions of Illuvium: Zero
Forever Gamer Steven Spielberg Has A Star Wars Arcade Cabinet
3.3.2023
In a recent, wide-ranging interview with late-night host Stephen Colbert, uber-successful director Steven Spielberg talked about his family, his long career, and his love of films. But we aren’t here to talk about that. Instead, what’s that over there behind you Stephen and Steven? Is that…oh yup....
Your Favorite Musician Just Went Live On Twitch
1.2.2023
Today there are famous people tweeting about Call of Duty and streaming on Twitch, something you might have at one point considered to be a more niche hobby reserved for the most hardcore gamers. But the industry is booming. HBO’s biggest TV show debut in the last ten years is about a zombie game....
Guy Gets Saved From Being Fired Over Gaming On The Job In The Best Way
26.1.2023
The union-oriented Twitter account Daily Union Elections asked the world in a recent tweet, “Union folks, what is the best grievance/[Unfair Labor Practice] that you’ve ever won?” And the world responded in kind. As a proud union girl myself, I thought a few stories stood out, but one came up above...
Your Guide To Crafting The Perfect Gaming TikTok For You Page
10.1.2023
Before I downloaded TikTok—which is currently the most downloaded app in the world—headlines tried to spook me over vile, international plots to siphon personal data. Grown ups (anyone at least six years older than me) tsk, tsked my generation’s shriveled attention spans, and offline advocates...
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2023
10.1.2023
The leading games industry conference, Pocket Gamer Connects, returns to London on January 23-24. Over 2000 games industry professionals will gather at The Brewery for the first PGC of the year to network, discover, pitch, and learn from 200 of the world’s top experts. Mobile, PC and console...
PlayStation’s End Of Year Wrap-Up Commemorates Your Gamer Shame
13.12.2022
If you own a PlayStation 4 or 5, you can view your yearly Wrap-Up starting from today. The PlayStation equivalent of Spotify Wrapped and other year-end summaries of user activity on a platform, the Wrap-Up lets Sony once again shame you for your gaming choices as it’s done in prior years. Simply...
Black Friday Isn’t Worth It, Not If You Really Want To Play Games
23.11.2022
I remember being disturbed by the talking mannequin while watching the 2009 rom-com Confessions of a Shopaholic who convinces Isla Fisher that a $120 Henri Bendel scarf is all she needs to conquer a job interview. It was disturbing because I, aching for anything loose and glamorous in the West 34th...
Corsair Apologizes After Rep Calls YouTuber's Review Comments 'Bullsh*t'
17.10.2022
Corsair has publicly apologised after a “member of staff” was found last week to have called sections of reviews of the latest RTX 4090 graphics card—made by both Gamers Nexus and Guru3D—”total bullshit”.Read more
Science Has Wrought A Lab-Grown Gamer Brain That Plays Pong
12.10.2022
No, you didn’t accidentally click on the webpage of our sister site, The Onion. A scientist really grew a brain in a lab and, unfortunately, it’s a gamer. Read more
People Are Using Among Us Lobbies For Sex
29.9.2022
Filtering through the Northern American server of Among Us, users will stumble across a variety of oddly-titled lobbies. “HornyRPOnly,” or “SingleGirl,” even “Hrny Bakugo RP.” Inside these lobbies are a multitude of horny gamers, searching for like minded individuals to cyber with. As a 27-year-old...
Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Skeptical About Metaverse, Criticizes Play-to-Earn Models
30.8.2022
Phil Spencer, head of the Xbox brand, believes that the metaverse has been with us since 30 years ago, when digital gaming was largely introduced. However, Spencer criticized play-to-earn (P2E) models, stating that they create a workforce out of a kind of gamer who needs to monetize the time spent...
Megan Thee Stallion Reviews Super Nintendo World As She Enters Her Gamer Era
25.8.2022
Megan Thee Stallion recently went to Super Nintendo World, and the excitement in her Tiktok video is infectious. Seriously, I’ve never seen an adult get this excited about a Mario-themed theme park. I can’t help but marvel that one of the most famous rappers in our time is getting this excited...