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

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Top Ten Games of the 2010s

How the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the way people play; why the gaming industry won big during the lockdown.

The COVID One: Our Year of Gaming

Dexter investigates the economics of the esports bubble and finds out how people behind the scenes get used by an explosive industry.

Esports Economics: Drafting for Dollars

Exploring the history of regulation in gaming, from Pong to Mortal Kombat.

Regulate This or Regulate That

The rise of the gamer bro and how Black SIMS fans changed the game for everyone.

Fandom vs. Marketing: That Game Chose You

How the U.S. Army uses video games to recruit new soldiers; Dexter trains with the Army esports team at Fort Knox.

War Games 2: Recruiting an Army of Fun

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 1: How the Pentagon Games

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.

Preservation or Emulation

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.

Finish Him: A History of Fighting Games

VICE News correspondent Dexter Thomas explores the video games that created the global phenomenon.

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