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Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

Every house in ‘Skyrim’ and how to get them all

Is Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud a big Steam gamer?

The 10 different races in ‘Skyrim’ and their unique perks

Ignacio Martinez is a reporter specializing in online gaming and political communities. His work has previously appeared in the Texas Observer and on the airwaves at KVRX 91.7 FM. He is based in Austin, Texas, and you can follow him on Twitter at @NacioMartinez.

Ignacio Martinez

Final chapter of indie hit Celeste signals toward a possibly transgender protagonist

Ana Valens is a reporter specializing in online queer communities, marginalized identities, and adult content creation. Her work has appeared at Vice, Vox, Truthout, Bitch Media, Kill Screen, Rolling Stone, and the Toast. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and spends her free time developing queer adult games.

Ana Valens

Kentucky Fried Chicken Visual Novel Games Journalism

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Why are games journalists giving Kentucky Fried Chicken free advertising?

Michelle Jaworski was a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.

Michelle Jaworski

Sans memes celebrate beloved character’s addition to Smash Bros.

Josh Katzowitz is a former staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

Josh Katzowitz

Boogie2988, who compared trolls to Nazis and rapists, is logging off

Alex Dalbey is a writer and zinester currently living in Saint Paul, Minnesota. They have written for The Daily Dot, Kill Screen, The Lingerie Addict, and Bullet Points.

Alex Dalbey

‘I will finally explore my true identity’: SonicFox comes out as nonbinary

Anna María is a former social media editor of the Daily Dot. Her work focuses on the intersections of entertainment, pop culture, and social justice. She previously contributed to the Houston Chronicle and Orange magazine.

Anna María

What does ‘smurfing’ mean?

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‘Free Palestine’ username lands Final Fantasy XIV player in a digital jail cell

15-year-old Smash Bros. prodigy caught using racist slur in private Discord server

Female streamer is told to ‘shut your f*cking mouth’ in vile sexist attack

Joseph Knoop is a gaming writer for Daily Dot, a native Chicagoan, and a slave to all things Overwatch. He co-founded the college geek culture outlet ByteBSU, then interned at Game Informer, and now writes for a bunch websites his parents have never heard of.

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