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An ode to the Y2K It girls of survival horror games

They lived through the ghosts, zombies and men of the 2000s – now they are being reclaimed by the gamer girls of today > They lived through the ghosts, zombies and men of the 2000s. Now, they are being reclaimed by the gamer girls of today

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Sep 12, 2023

Charlotte Landrum
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Watch Ebonix take us to Notting Hill Carnival 2023

The Dazed 100 Twitch streamer swaps Sims mods for ‘chippin’ down de road’ repping her Bajan heritage at this year’s edition of London’s biggest celebration of Caribbean culture

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Sep 01, 2023

Vanessa Hsieh
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Snitchery’s gaming obsessions: Fortnite, Bugsnax and Pokémon tattoos

The online cosplayer guides us through all of her gaming hot takes

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Aug 28, 2023

Sola Adeaga
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Watch Lil’ Kim crush some skulls in this forgotten 00s wrestling game

The formidable rap icon lent her likeness to Def Jam’s street fighting series, leaving a string of battered opponents in her pixelated dust

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Aug 23, 2023

Elliot Hoste
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Cosplay, furries and fandom: photos from London’s anime and gaming con

Where inflatable Pikachus, Hatsune Miku stans and catgirl enjoyers unite for a weekend of cosplay, lip sync battles and gaming tournaments

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Aug 18, 2023

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Jasmine Asia’s gaming obsessions: Call of Duty and Mortal Kombat hotties

In the inaugural edition of Dazed XP, our new gaming feature, we talk to the model about her fave video game characters, her love of first-person shooters, and the war between PC and console

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Aug 17, 2023

Alim Kheraj
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Baldur’s Gate III: the queerest video game of all time?

The new RPG from Larian Studios gives players the choice to be gay, do crime and have sex with a bear

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Aug 10, 2023

Alim Kheraj
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‘It takes a special kind of weirdo’: meet the professional D&D Game Masters

As the popularity of Dungeons & Dragons continues to rise, there’s now a need for Dungeon Masters, many of whom have turned their love of role-playing into a career

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Aug 03, 2023

Alim Kheraj
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We’re living in the era of gamified employment

Video games are more than escapist entertainment — they could now help you get you a job

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Jul 20, 2023

Sola Adeaga
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A Final Fantasy musical is coming to Japan

Based on Final Fantasy XVI, the latest game in the series, the musical is set to open in Tokyo in the summer of 2024

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Jul 12, 2023

Alim Kheraj
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This apocalyptic exhibition explores the future of virtual worlds

Running until September at the Photographers' Gallery, Between Worlds examines the development and destruction of virtual worlds through the ages

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Jul 10, 2023

Alim Kheraj
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Bread, landlords, chaotic goats: the bizarre world of gaming simulators

From embodying a goat destroying a city to contemplating existence as a rock, there is a niche simulator out there for everyone

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Jul 07, 2023

Alim Kheraj
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Resist and destroy! The wild, bloody rise of anti-capitalist gaming

From blowing up Margaret Thatcher to surviving the sinister clutches of a capitalist megacorp, radical left-wing video games are challenging the status quo of the gaming industry

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Jun 21, 2023

Benjamin Cook
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Abuse, overtime and misconduct: why the video game industry needs unions

With repeated allegations regarding sexual misconduct, abuse, mandatory overtime, and toxic working conditions, people who work in video game development are unionising to change the industry for the better

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May 30, 2023

Alim Kheraj
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Why is the Zelda soundtrack so good? An investigation

From the early compositions by Nintendo legend Koji Kondo to the fragmentary and sparse soundscapes of Breath of the Wild, why does the music from The Legend of Zelda go so hard?

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May 19, 2023

Alim Kheraj