Mom takes away 18-year-old sons gaming equipment after he verbally berated women online, dad thinks punishment was out of line: ‘He is a man now’

The misogynistic gamer is a well-known trope, and while it’s not true for all gamers, it certainly applies to a large facet of the subculture. So many gamers believe that because games are make-believe, their misogyny towards female gamers is completely inconsequential. Honestly, I don’t know why you would think that just because you’re anonymous, …
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25+ of the Best Gaming Memes of the Week (May 15, 2024)

I recently heard an idea that confirmed my faith in gaming. Somebody I know was asked out on a first date for «DUI Mario Kart.» The idea for the date was simple, genius, and probably self-explanatory: get drunk and play Mario Kart. The simplest of things can become exciting when we give them a clever …
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25+ of the Best Gaming Memes of the Week (April 3, 2024)

Have you ever gamed so hard you gamed in your sleep? I used to do that with the Sims. I would play for so long and into the wee hours of the morning, that when I would finally drift off into slumber I would still be playing the game. Feeding my sims, making them take …
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25+ of the Best Minecraft Memes of the Month (March 29, 2024)

Remember that old meme «the children yearn for the mines«? That was a good one. It started as a Minecraft reference, but then people started using it to talk about the repealing of child labor laws in the states. Whoops! But there is something to the idea of gaming approximating real-world jobs. I used to …
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‘Finish him’: 31 Nostalgic game catchphrases that live rent-free in your memory

If you’re anything like me, you struggle to remember where you put your keys, if you left the oven on, and where your second shoe is, but when it comes to recalling taglines and quotes from movies, music, or games, you’re an almanac of infinite knowledge. Cursed by selective memory, many gamers have grown up …
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25+ of the Best Minecraft Memes of the Month (February 29, 2024)

I’m a huge fan of sandbox games, of which Minecraft is the undisputed king. I love the space, time, creativity, and freedom you get to do whatever the heck you want. With story games, the whole point is to get locked into a narrative and be on a straight and narrow path. It almost feels …
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25+ of the Best Gaming Memes of the Week (February 28, 2024)

How come there’s so little overlap between game shows and video games? Save that Family Feud Wii game I had when I was in elementary school, the games that we love on TV have very little to do with the games that we play at home. I wish I could play Match Game at home …
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25+ of the Best Gaming Memes of the Week (February 14, 2024)

We’re celebrating love today, gamers. And just because gaming is something we usually do alone doesn’t mean gamers aren’t versed in the ways of love. After all, one of the most popular games of all time revolved around getting a beautiful princess to safety. But today isn’t all about romantic love. It can also be …
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25+ of the Best Gaming Memes of the Week (January 17, 2024)

A good came can make hours pass by in the blink of an eye. You can get so absorbed in a storyline or a quest that time slips through your fingertips and you wonder how your hair got so long. You arise from the fog, hazy, and needing to pee. It happens to the best …
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Boomer Boss Rejects Applicant For Being a Gamer

We’ve all been asked about our hobbies in a job interview at one point or another. That is one of those moments in a job interview to show off how well-rounded, unique, and relaxed you are. It’s normal to stretch the truth to sound more impressive than you are. If I were to give you …
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