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May 14, 2025

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Playing Stardew Valley With Gov. Whitmer Made Us Feel Better About The ...

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I Couldn’t Afford Therapy After I Was Laid Off So I Turned On My Xbox

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If You Love The Sims, inZOI Could Be Your Next ...

There’s a lot to love — and hate — about The Sims. The lore and chaotic gameplay keep you tuned in, while the expensive downloadable content (DLCs) a

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I Thought Adding ‘Gamer’ To My Hinge Profile Would Make Dating Ea...

Being single for the past five years means I’m not inexperienced in dating. I’ve been on all the apps you can imagine, from Hinge to early-days Tinder

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More League Of Legends Adaptations Are Coming, Says ...

After a long awaited three years, Arcane Season 2 is finally here. Premiering on November 9, the steampunk animated series picks up where it left off with

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Winnie Harlow’s Vitiligo Sims Skin Is Peak Manifestation...
What does a 23-year-old Gen Zer with 13 dollars in her bank account (aka me) have in common with world-famous model Winnie Harlow? The Sims. Self-proclaime
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Valorant Is For The Girls: How Pro Gamer meL Is Breaking...
It was hours before the Grand Finals of the 2023 Game Changers Championship in São Paulo, Brazil, and Shopify Rebellion team captain Melanie Capone (bette
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How My First Black Sim Became A Love Letter To My Inner Child
I never said: “I want to be white.” Never dreamed of it nor wished for it, actually. I grew up in a Black neighborhood with a proud Black family who ta
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You’re Never Going To Guess What Timothée Chalamet’s ...
Timothée Chalamet acts, sings, and dances in his newest film, Wonka, but in his free time, he’s a gamer, just like us. At Sunday’s Wonka premiere in L
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Hollywood Is Finally Catching Up To Felicia Day
It was 2007 when comedy web series The Guild first premiered, years before Netflix and other streaming services made the internet the first place we turn t
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20 Must-Have Essentials For Your Gaming Setup, According To Pros
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‘Decenter, Listen, Understand, Then Support’: How The...
If there’s one word Black Girl Gamers founder Jay-Ann Lopez wants to focus on when it comes to improving equity in the gaming industry, it’s longevity.
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15 Of The Best Gaming Gifts For All Budgets
Refinery29 staffers may have received products included in this story for editorial consideration but all shopping picks are independently selected and cur
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Esports Aren’t Going Anywhere So Stop Panicking
If you’re an avid esports follower, you know that the industry is going through a challenging time. Gaming and lifestyle brand 100 Thieves laid off about
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NewJeans Is Performing At League Worlds. Maria Egan Help...
It’s official: NewJeans is heading to the 2023 League of Legends World Championships. The breakout K-pop group of the year will perform their recently un
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Twitch’s Unity Guilds & TwitchCon Panels Promise A New Era
There are lots of reasons to join a guild in an MMO. You want to rank up together with your members. You want to create raid parties to take on bosses. Or
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She Cooks Anime Food IRL That Would Make Hayao Miyazaki Proud
Imagine exploring the wilderness amidst medieval castles, when you come across a fellow adventurer named Lynn. It’s almost as if she knew you’d be fami
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16 Gaming Essentials On Sale For Amazon Prime Big Deal Days
Opposite all the loner stereotypes, gaming can truly be a social experience — whether it’s watching your partner play a single-player game and call
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Rocket League Pro Karma Did A Total 180 On Women’s Espor...
“For a long time, I was against women’s leagues,” says esports player Jaime “Karma” Bickford, which might be surprising to hear from the mouth of
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Women’s Esports Are Stronger Than Ever. Next Comes The Hard Part.
Last November, things just weren’t going according to plan for the women of G2 Gozen. After a commanding year, G2 Esports’ women’s Valorant team foun
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Refinery29 Twitch Turns 1! And What A Year It’s Been.
In honor of our first year on Twitch, we’re looking back on some of the amazing guests and conversations we’ve had over on our channel.
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Blizzard’s Bailey McCann Wants To Close The Esports Gender Gap
Like many now working in the video game industry, Bailey McCann considers herself a lifelong gamer, but, growing up, gaming was mostly just a fun hobby tha
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XDefiant’s CeeCee Smith Wants To Open Up FPS Games For Eve...
As CeeCee Smith came up in gaming — both as a gamer and industry professional — she found a community in the women-centric PMS Clan that helped her rea
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This Latine Gaming Nonprofit Has One Goal: To Not Exist
Cristina Amaya has a very simple goal for Latinx in Gaming, the nonprofit she cofounded that aims to connect video game-loving Latines and help them thrive
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How To Get More Women Into Coding: Online Gaming
Game developer and Fullflower Studio founder Anne Shoemaker comes from a family of web developers, so she had some idea of what coding is well before most
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From Cowboy Hats To Summer Slides: Shop With Us On Twitch
Summer is the time for letting loose and having fun — and that includes our fashion choices. When else can you dress like a coastal cowgirl or elevate a
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For Diablo IV’s Tiffany Wat, Game Production Is Like Wed...
When it comes to working in the video game industry, the most obvious entry points are art and design. But, like many gamers already know, there’s a lot
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Megan Fox’s Take On Diablo Lore Goes Deep
It’s been a few weeks since Diablo IV launched, and there have been hundreds of millions of deaths as players roam Sanctuary. But a lucky group of gamers
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Minecraft’s Lydia Winters Is Constantly Updating — Just ...
When Lydia Winters started posting on YouTube under the name MinecraftChick back in 2010, she wouldn’t have called herself a gamer. But she was passionat
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