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—VICE News correspondent Dexter Thomas explores the video games that created the global phenomenon.
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Season 19 of 10 Episodes

  • Learning what makes the fighting game community so unique among other gamer groups; Dexter battles an FGC legend and talks to two up-and-comers looking to change the game.

  • Dexter unearths a lost successor to NBA Jam and plays it for the first time in 30 years; meeting the people dedicated to preserving video games and gaming culture.

  • The secret history of the relationship between the U.S. military and the video game industry; Dexter tries a virtual reality treatment for vets experiencing PTSD.

  • How the U.S. Army uses video games to recruit new soldiers; Dexter trains with the Army esports team at Fort Knox.

  • The rise of the gamer bro and how Black SIMS fans changed the game for everyone.

  • Exploring the history of regulation in gaming, from Pong to Mortal Kombat.

  • Dexter investigates the economics of the esports bubble and finds out how people behind the scenes get used by an explosive industry.

  • How the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the way people play; why the gaming industry won big during the lockdown.

  • Dexter counts down the top 10 video games of the 2010s.
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