The Culture and Community Impact of Esports - Counter-Strike
The Culture and Community Impact of Esports - Counter-Strike by Caden Granger Originally intended for the LBCC Commuter, finished months ago, never greenlit, so I’m self-publishing it. Media access for DreamHack Dallas 2025 provided and organized by ESL DreamHack and Partners Huge thanks to Katarzyna Małecka, Sarah Alharbi, and Sean Morrison for being incredibly kind and helpful on-site and coordinating interviews. Press access for the BLAST.tv Austin Major provided by BLAST.tv and assisted on-site by various team members, including Ryan Chapman. Thank you to featured interviewees Mike “DarfMike” Winnick, Jason Lake, and Ayush 'mzinho' Batbold for their answers and time. Finally, thanks to Nardwuar and Richard Lewis for getting me interested in good journalism. Video games are played and watched around the world by millions of people every day, ranging from all different types of ages and genres. From single-player games to team-based tactics, from watching your friends play ...