NYMG has occasionally written about the sexism issues in e-sports. There have been numerous instances of the very few women who do compete in e-sports being harassed, marginalized, and basically driven out of the competition altogether. Sarah Nixon wrote a great post on the differences between smack talk and discrimination […]
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Last week a witch hunt pervaded the Hearthstone community. Like most witch hunts, it spawned from a baseless accusation: a top Hearthstone player is not who they say they are. This statement, which was little more than a rumor, quickly became accepted as fact as it spread across Hearthstone communities, […]
The various federations and organizations devoted to professional gaming and electronic sports, known appropriately as “e-sports,” strive for legitimacy and professionalism. Although e-sports continue to grow across the world and have seen a recent surge in popularity in the past few years with the online accessibility of big name events […]