Spy vs Spy first appeared in Mad Magazine in 1961. Created, drawn and authored by Antonio Prohias, an exile from Castro’s Cuba, the ...

If the articles and comments this week are any indication, there are N definitions of the word “griefer,” where N is the number ...

When I was in college, I lived in a house with a bunch of pre-med students who were, as a rule, a quiet ...

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Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. The five stages of grief. Those who play enough online games, however, might consider starting the list with ...

Griefers survive through protective anonymity. Griefers in massively multiplayer online games can indulge their sociopathy because victims can’t identify them or impose punishment. ...

Every generation has its folk heroes. Inspirational rebels, they often become vessels for people’s frustrations with authority. Robin Hood, Bonnie and Clyde and ...

When my 13-year-old brother bought World of Warcraft for me last Christmas, I knew how badly he wanted me to try it. I ...

You notice something amiss: The Scout is stuck halfway up the wall. This is problematic. Normally, it’d only be problematic for the Scout. ...

If you ask me, there are two kinds of players in the videogames of life: There are passengers, and there are drivers. The ...

Girl Power, our issue on women and gaming, has gone on to be the most-read issue in the magazine to date, and letters ...