games

Come for the miniature orcs and goblins playing football. Stay for the camaraderie.

In 2019, my high school esports club had fewer than 10 students showing up each week. Today, 72 schools are registered with the Manitoba School Esports Association. So what changed? As it turns out, a lot more than I ever expected.

My first Yu-Gi-Oh! meetup seemed doomed to disaster after I unwittingly used an illegal deck against a perfect stranger. Little did I know, friendship and community were in the cards.

After a lifelong appreciation for video games spirals into escapism, a college student has to face the consequences of his addiction. Will he defeat the strong hold of problematic gaming or be stuck forever?

Video games often take years and large teams to make. But a few Winnipeg developers created a game prototype over a weekend that got discovered by one of YouTube’s biggest personalities and his millions of viewers.