The death of professional Overwatch player Kyeong-bo Kim, known by his ingame alias “Alarm,” leaves many in shock and mourning.

The money and playerbase of esports are now being used to power the U.S. war machine.

The pain of anti-Asian hate is felt sorely in esports, but the fight against it must take place elsewhere, too.

Esports and video games are a great thing, and their communities have the potential to reflect that even more. However, they demonstrate with particular clarity the systemic factors that facilitate an epidemic of sexual assault. They are the same factors that plague our world outside of gaming, including our own lives as Boston University students.