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VICE News correspondent Dexter Thomas explores the video games that created the global phenomenon.
Finish Him: A History of Fighting Games
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Learning what makes the fighting game community so unique among other gamer groups; Dexter battles an FGC legend and talks to two up-and-comers looking to change the game.

Preservation or Emulation
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Dexter unearths a lost successor to NBA Jam and plays it for the first time in 30 years; meeting the people dedicated to preserving video games and gaming culture.

War Games 1: How the Pentagon Games
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The secret history of the relationship between the U.S. military and the video game industry; Dexter tries a virtual reality treatment for vets experiencing PTSD.

War Games 2: Recruiting an Army of Fun
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How the U.S. Army uses video games to recruit new soldiers; Dexter trains with the Army esports team at Fort Knox.

Fandom vs. Marketing: That Game Chose You
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The rise of the gamer bro and how Black SIMS fans changed the game for everyone.

Regulate This or Regulate That
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Exploring the history of regulation in gaming, from Pong to Mortal Kombat.

Making the Game
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Some of gaming's biggest failures are actually more important than the hits; heading to the World Video Game Hall of Fame to get schooled by the masters.

Esports Economics: Drafting for Dollars
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Dexter investigates the economics of the esports bubble and finds out how people behind the scenes get used by an explosive industry.

The COVID One: Our Year of Gaming
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How the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the way people play; why the gaming industry won big during the lockdown.

Top Ten Games of the 2010s
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Dexter counts down the top 10 video games of the 2010s.