video-games

The Guys Carrying On Bryant’s Legacy by Shouting ‘Kobe!’

From USPS employees to ‘Counter-Strike’ gamers to TikTok teens, Kobe fans find solace in memorializing the superstar every time they throw things into other things

The Quarter-Devouring Economics of Arcades

It may be game over for most arcades, but the machines themselves are still out there — and kinda thriving

The Strange New World of NSFW Video Game Mods

It’s a sexually liberating, judgment-free, kink-friendly space for people of all stripes to express themselves. Still, I can’t help but feel a little dirty after my hookup with an orc

Racist Character Modding Shakes Up the Pokémon Universe

Mods are a revolutionary step toward greater representation in games — but they’ve long been used for more sinister purposes