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‘Dota 2’ Owes Its Success to Fans, Not Investors and Owners, and That’s Okay

05.02.17

By Rob Zacny
Games

The Fight for eSports Recognition, Respect, and Money at the University of Washington

01.31.17

By Matthew Baume
Tech

How Valve Tricked Players into Being Less Toxic

11.06.16

By Matthew Gault
Games

Inside the Steam Marketplace’s Indie Haberdashery

11.04.16

By Eric Van Allen
Games

It’s Not You, ‘Dota,’ It’s Me: Why I’ve Finally Quit My MOBA Habit

10.04.16

By Jake Tucker
Games

It’s Not You, ‘Dota,’ It’s Me: Why I’ve Finally Quit My MOBA Habit

10.04.16

By Jake Tucker
Tech

In Attempt to Make eSports Grow Up, Valve Fires Commentator and Calls Him an Ass

02.27.16

By Leif Johnson
Games

A Norwegian Public School Has Added eSports to Its Curriculum

01.13.16

By Mike Diver
Games

This Is What eSports Will Be Like in 2016

12.17.15

By Mike Diver
Tech

‘League of Legends’ Couldn’t Exist Without ‘Dune II’

12.05.15

By Emanuel Maiberg
Games

A Year Since Its Emergence, How’s YouPorn’s eSports Team Doing?

11.04.15

By Mike Diver
Games

It Was Once the Biggest eSport in the World, so What’s Happened to ‘StarCraft’?

10.05.15

By Matt Porter

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Music

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By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike