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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Esports industry rising in Boston

Henry Braun February 20, 2023
Esports has gained more attention in Boston after a tournament was hosted in MGM Music Hall at the beginning of the month.
Connie Dai / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: Even in gaming, taking the step outside of your isolation is worthwhile

Nick Speranza April 8, 2022
Even within the relatively narrow confines of competitive gaming it is important to step outside of your comfort zone and try something new.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: The case for pessimism about Microsoft’s latest acquisition

Nick Speranza February 15, 2022
To me, Microsoft’s latest deal epitomizes many of the largest problems in video game subculture at the moment.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: Should battle passes be the future of video games?

Nick Speranza January 25, 2022
The battle pass model epitomizes everything wrong with the future of tech.
Alexia Nizhny / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: Sexist workplace culture in game development runs deep

Nick Speranza September 16, 2021
The culture within gaming companies needs to be overhauled, and the burden of fixing these issues rests on all of us. 
Seema Thakkar/DFP STAFF

Gaming the System: The treatment of esports players indicts an epidemic of Asian hate

Nick Speranza April 15, 2021
The pain of anti-Asian hate is felt sorely in esports, but the fight against it must take place elsewhere, too.
Emma Moneuse/DFP STAFF

Gaming the System: Esports pros need collective bargaining, too

Nick Speranza March 25, 2021
We need to establish esports unions so we can support players and give them more freedom.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Gaming the System: Behind closed doors, esports perpetuate sexual assault

Nick Speranza March 17, 2021
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.
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