For years, video games have occupied a unique space in youth culture, a place where entertainment, identity, and ...

Online gaming communities could be a vital lifeline for young men struggling silently with mental health issues, according to new research. My colleagues and I analyzed an all-male online football ...

I’ve been gaming for over 30 years, and I can tell you one thing with absolute certainty: games are supposed to be fun. That’s it. Simple concept, right? Yet somewhere between local couch co-op ...

Community features of online games might provide isolated young men an anonymous ‘third place’ to build crucial social connections they may lack in real life. This finding suggests the chat and ...

Online gaming communities, such as those surrounding CS:GO, have transitioned from mere virtual playgrounds to subjects of scholarly intrigue. Academia now pores over these digital landscapes with a ...

Gaming has come a long way since the early days of Pong and Space Invaders. Today’s games are more advanced, immersive, and social than ever before. Multiplayer games, in particular, have changed the ...

When Unilever wanted to sell more anti-dandruff shampoo to men in China, it unsurprisingly turned to gaming. Citing China’s esports community of over 400 million gamers, of which 70% of were male, its ...

Gaming communities exist everywhere. For online titles, you’ll find them in the game themselves. But they also exist on social platforms like Discord, in both official and unofficial channels.

There is ongoing speculation that extremism might be prevalent in video game communities, or that these communities are especially vulnerable to extremism. In a previous article for GNET, we outlined ...

The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership community of top leaders and experts who pay dues for access to peer learning, thought leadership, and more. BY Kamini Tiwari Social ...

Last December, the United Nations warned of an overlooked but critical “emerging terrorist threat”: extremists radicalizing members of online gaming communities. Despite ample interest in saving ...

Recently, classified US documents were spread in a Minecraft Discord server. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Speaking at ...