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Riot Games answered my questions about its Valorant esports overhaul

Riot Games answered my questions about its Valorant esports overhaul

Plus: A positive reaction from a tier 2 org owner, and skeptical one from a coach who asked to remain anonymous

Mikhail Klimentov
Mikhail Klimentov
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Why the New York Times got into multiplayer games

Why the New York Times got into multiplayer games

Crossplay, the paper's foray into pvp, features some genuinely delightful tech under the hood

Mikhail Klimentov
Mikhail Klimentov
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Exit Interview: Joseph Cross

Exit Interview: Joseph Cross

Marathon's former franchise art director talks leaving Bungie and devising a visual style that might have felt "a little bit nerve-racking to fund"

Mikhail Klimentov
Mikhail Klimentov
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The Official ReaderGrev Game & Stuff of the Year List 2025

The Official ReaderGrev Game & Stuff of the Year List 2025

Not the best stuff but the best list.

Mikhail Klimentov
Mikhail Klimentov
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Saudi version of EWC video series censors LGBTQ+ references, criticisms of event

Saudi version of EWC video series censors LGBTQ+ references, criticisms of event

A Team Liquid CEO opened up about being gay in 'Esports World Cup: Level Up.' His remarks were removed from the version of the series streamed to viewers in Saudi Arabia.

Mikhail Klimentov
Mikhail Klimentov
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How Bracket City went from diner placemats to The Atlantic's 'digital puzzle empire'

How Bracket City went from diner placemats to The Atlantic's 'digital puzzle empire'

Add another word game to your rotation of daily puzzles published by news organizations

Mikhail Klimentov
Mikhail Klimentov
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Two years of ReaderGrev

Two years of ReaderGrev

Plus: How long should you play a game before writing about it?

Mikhail Klimentov
Mikhail Klimentov
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Some notes on my Valorant and Esports World Cup coverage

Some notes on my Valorant and Esports World Cup coverage

A sort-of mini edition of How to Read Articles

Mikhail Klimentov
Mikhail Klimentov
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Luigi Mangione is a gamer. What does that tell us?

Luigi Mangione is a gamer. What does that tell us?

There are limits to what you can learn about a person from the games they play.

Mikhail Klimentov
Mikhail Klimentov
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The mystery of the anonymous esports manifesto

The mystery of the anonymous esports manifesto

What is the Open Esports Initiative?

Mikhail Klimentov
Mikhail Klimentov
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Some notes on 'The internet looks right wing'

Some notes on 'The internet looks right wing'

Also: A 'young men go right wing' reading list

Mikhail Klimentov
Mikhail Klimentov
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I'm going (more) independent (again)

I'm going (more) independent (again)

A mini postmortem for my Patreon with Jacob Wolf + what's next!

Mikhail Klimentov
Mikhail Klimentov