Gaming
Playing Video Games With Mind Control
The future is now - or so it seems. Perri Karyal is a gamer, Twitch streamer, psychology graduate and a genius with the ability to control...
Is this the oldest board game in the world? The story behind the Royal Game of Ur
For the best part of 5,000 years, the Royal Game of Ur was forgotten. Once a popular game in the ancient Sumerian civilization of Mesopotamia, it...
The True Stories Behind Comic Sans and Ctrl-Alt-Del
Thanks to the brilliance of these four computer programmers we can play Solitaire on our computers, discover Easter eggs in video games, write emails...
Meet the Voice Behind ‘Teen Titans’ Beast Boy
It’s rare for an actor to nail their first-ever audition. But voice actor Greg Cipes scored the role of Beast Boy in “Teen Titans Go!” his first time...
Meet the Voice Behind Cyborg, Aqualad and “Lion King’s” Rafiki
You’ve heard Khary Payton say “Booyah!” at least a million times if you’re a fan of “Teen Titans Go!” Payton plays Cyborg on the animated series. He...
Meet the Voice of Batman
For nearly three decades, voiceover actor Kevin Conroy has been the voice of (animated) Batman. He has voiced almost every iteration of Batman in...
Changing the Game for Women in Esports
In the male-dominated world of esports, fewer opportunities exist for women to compete on the international stage. Enter Asterisk*. The...
Origin Stories Behind Pokémon, Super Soaker and Other Childhood Obsessions
If you’re like us, you think back to your childhood, and you have questions about the Kool-Aid man and Pokémon and so many other things. Like, why do...
He’s the Actor Behind Zuko, Rufio and So Many More
Dante Basco has been entertaining us since we were kids. Honestly, it feels like his face and voice were everywhere growing up. Basco first caught our...
Hear the Sounds of the Nightmare Machine
Kick back to the blood-curdling beats of horror movie composer Mark Korven’s custom-made “Apprehension Engine,” a.k.a., the soundtrack to our night...
The Voice Behind “Horizon Zero Dawn” and “Borderlands 2”
From Aloy in “Horizon Zero Dawn” to Tiny Tina in “Borderlands 2” to Parvati Holcomb from “The Outer Worlds,” Ashly Burch voices characters in some of...