News / SXSW Responds To Hasan Piker UK Ban With Nothing Statement, Speakers Pull Out In Protest “There's an obvious irony in hosting a conference about the future of media, democracy, dissent, and political power while responding so cautiously to the banning of one of the most influential political commentators from even entering the country" By Nathan Grayson / 1 Jun 2026
sports / Going To A J-League Game Was One Of The Best Days Of My Life If I had a bucket list, this would have been ticked off it By Luke Plunkett / 1 Jun 2026
Podcasts / When Playing A Good Game Benefits Bad People "If you’ve thought about it, then guess what? You’ve done more than 99 percent of the people who play video games" By Nathan Grayson / 29 May 2026
art / Making Miniatures A Canadian reality TV show got me making my own miniatures By Nicole Carpenter / 29 May 2026
Video Games / I've Never Seen A Games Industry Veteran Talk Shit About Someone Like Mike Fischer Talks Shit About Yuji Naka 'He is literally the most miserable person I have ever worked with in games or anything else in my life, just a horrible human being' By Luke Plunkett / 28 May 2026
Video Games / UK-Based Rockstar Game Workers Formally Announce Union The group has been fighting Rockstar Games in labor court for months By Nicole Carpenter / 28 May 2026
Hardware / Storage Is Better When It's Modular Century-old interlocking bookshelves, modular toolboxes, fancy design stuff, network racks, and 3D printed bins. Storage is better when it’s modular. By Chris Person / 28 May 2026
AI / Your Heroes Will Always Let You Down 'The entire thing looks like plastic dogshit' By Luke Plunkett / 27 May 2026
games media / Give Them A Moment, For Pity's Sake Four days to play and review a game is taking the piss By Luke Plunkett / 27 May 2026
Hardware / The Steam Deck Costs How Much Now? If you want the best possible experience, you're looking at a price tag of nearly $1,000 By Nathan Grayson / 27 May 2026
Stupid Things / Yes… Hahaha… YES! Scattered bones of a UFC octagon junking up the White House lawn? Hell yes, absolutely By Nathan Grayson / 27 May 2026
Movies / I Love Boosters Is A Live Action Looney Tune It's the movie of all time. By Gita Jackson / 27 May 2026
