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Dexter Thomas reveals the untold stories of the video game industry and meets people changing how we play today.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Finish Him: A History of Fighting Games
03-02-202125mFind out what makes the fighting game community so unique amongst other gamer groups. Dexter battles an FGC legend and talks to two up and comers looking to change the game.
- Ep 2
2.Preservation Or Emulation
03-02-202125mDexter unearths a lost successor to NBA Jam and plays it for the first time in 30 years. Plus, meet the people dedicated to preserving video games and gaming culture.
- Ep 3
3.War Games 1: How The Pentagon Games
10-02-202125mUncover the secret history of the relationship between the U.S. military and the video game industry. Dexter tries a VR treatment for vets experiencing PTSD.
- Ep 4
4.War Games 2: Recruiting An Army Of Fun
10-02-202125mFind out how the U.S. Army uses video games to recruit new soliders. Dexter trains with the Army esports team at Fort Knox.
- Ep 5
5.Fandom Vs. Marketing: That Game Chose You
20-02-202125mWho gets to be a gamer? Did you choose that game or did it choose you? The rise of the gamer bro and how Black SIMS fans changed the game for everyone.
- Ep 6
6.Regulate This Or Regulate That
20-02-202125mRESET explores the history of regulation in gaming from Pong to Mortal Kombat. Maybe it wasn’t game content that needed to be regulated, but instead gamers themselves?
- Ep 7
7.Esports Economics: Drafting For Dollars
27-02-202125mWhat's one billion dollars really worth? Dexter investigates the economics of the esports bubble and finds out how people behind the scenes get used by an explosive industry.
- Ep 8
8.Making the Game
27-02-202125mFind out why some of gaming’s biggest failures are actually more important than the hits. We head to the World Video Game Hall of Fame to get schooled by the masters.
- Ep 9
9.The COVID One: Our Year Of Gaming
06-03-202125mA look back at the last year of gaming. How the pandemic transformed the way we play and why the gaming industry won big while we were locked down.
- Ep 10
10.Top Ten Games Of The 2010s
06-03-202125mDexter counts down the Top 10 video games of the 2010s. Will your favorite make the cut?
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