Red Vs. Blue’s Final Story Gets a Release Date

Iconic machinima show set to be the last Rooster Teeth show

"...by studio cofounder Burnie Burns in 2003, started as gamer buddies telling jokes over footage from Xbox first-person shooter..."

March 28, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW TV Review: 3 Body Problem

Acclaimed sci-fi story opens the fest’s TV portion

"...Then there’s the shiny gamer helmets. After one such suicide, it’s revealed the victim..."

March 9, 2024 SXSW Post by Rod Machen

A Boner Bizarre, Improvised Love Stories, and More Arts Events

Get some culture and love this week

"...Cronenberg’s dry sense of humor, there’s plenty of pre-millennial gamer comedy that will convince you that he knew his..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

UT-Austin’s Esports Level Up

A new state-of-the-art gaming arena creates a space for all students

"...hub on campus and a hunger from and for gamers to connect in person after the coronavirus pandemic...."

Nov. 17, 2023 Screens Feature by Derek Udensi

17 Texas Artists to See at ACL Fest

Lone Star acts to catch at Zilker, from Houston breakout d4vd to Austin’s Die Spitz

"...In a year, Houston gamer David Burke (aka d4vd) has ascended from self-produced one-hit..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Gran Turismo

True-ish story of a gamer who became a racer is a solid rags-to-riches thrill ride

Aug. 25, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Gap Band at Juneteenth, Feels So Gay, and more recommended shows

"...year's "Feel Good" releases a song apt for any gamer's playlist. "The sunlight hurts my eyes," Josh Friend belts..."

June 16, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Gabrielle Zevin Talks About Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Author discusses gaming and the secret meanings of green at BookPeople

"...video game. And you don't have to be a gamer to enjoy it...."

April 4, 2023 Arts Post by Joelle DiPaolo

Reinventing the Fantasy Movie With SXSW Opening Night's Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Writers/directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein on dungeons, dragons, and heists

"...the game (Daley was introduced to it when playing gamer Sam Weir in Freaks and Geeks, while a young..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

Musical Youth! Summer Stock Austin Previews Its 2022 Shows

New music, In the Heights, and a love letter to MGM

"...The show reimagines Lewis Carroll's young dreamer as a gamer who falls into her own digital experience in the..."

July 19, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Cher-ing Is Caring

The Goddess of Pop's birthday begets cool queer ATX parties

"...Gamer Night A night of arcade games, raffle prizes, and..."

May 20, 2022 Column by James Scott

Twitch Phenomenon Ninja Discusses Streaming in the Mainstream

Turning subscribers into fame

"...as you skyrocketed to stardom. You’re obviously an elite gamer with massive pro success on the sticks, but what..."

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by Derek Udensi

The Verde Report: Austin FC’s xVERDE Competes in eMLS Cup at SXSW

John Bitsoe Garcia enters esports arena as the 11th seed

"...tournament pitting North America's best EA Sports FIFA 22 gamers – each representing a different Major League Soccer club..."

March 11, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...OK, so there's a lot of gaming, starting with Gamers: The New Icons of Pop Culture & Fashion, exploring..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Year Two for Austin FC Will Determine the Future of Local Sports Culture

A preview of the players, strategies, and songs for a new season

"...various points in his 13-year career and is a gamer. He reportedly asked to play in Austin FC's February..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Features Feature by Eric Goodman

Gaming Takes Center Stage at SXSW with Reggie Fils-Aimé, Ninja

New round of speakers includes Jordan Peele's favorite composer

"...celebrities. At the latter end will be Ninja, aka pro-gamer and Twitch superstar Tyler Blevins, in conversation with his..."

Dec. 7, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity Gift Guide 2021

Look good, feel good this holigay season with Austin’s LGBTQIA makers

"...cute rugmaking TikToks but also a catalog stuffed with gamer-core nostalgia and bright, colorful cartoons. Give the Nineties gay..."

Dec. 2, 2021 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Inside Austin’s Fantasy Roleplaying Speakeasy With Oakda Malkuth

Straddling two worlds with Tiny Minotaur's bartending orc

"...earthly light of day. "I've always been a heavy gamer – primarily Final Fantasy, but with a pretty strong..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fantastic Fest Review: Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest

Gaming documentary is no tribute to the solitary player

"...Hedegaard's charming documentary. As a hardened (if not talented) gamer myself, of both arcades and the table top variety,..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What Is the Livestreamed, Interactive, Cross-Country, Music-Fueled, Comedy of Natatorium?

American Berserk Theatre + Density512 really pools the talent

"...and Density512, twentysomething couple Jules and Ash and their gamer neighbors Devon and Chris are trapped in an unending..."

April 7, 2021 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Summoning Hell in Attack of the Demons

Austin artist Eric Power casts a cardgore spell

"...them represents a different aspect of culture. One's a gamer, the film dude, and then the shoegaze music lover."..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...earns enough experience points. The Austin rapper and serious gamer employs said Black Mirror-style scenario to introduce his new..."

May 22, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Onward

Pixar’s latest fantasy can’t conjure up that magic we expect

March 6, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Now Streaming in Austin: RTX For Austinites

A new way to get a taste of Rooster Teeth's annual convention

"...RT's stars and shows and their distinctive take on gamer culture beyond simply gaming. Of course, there will also..."

July 5, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Panel Recap: Diversity in Video Games: Hard Talk for Change

YouTube exec dodges direct questions about tackling online extremism

"...Ask the average passer-by what a “gamer” looks like, the picture that will form in their..."

March 20, 2019 SXSW Post by Tucker Whatley

SXSW VR Cinema: Eleven Eleven

Are they gonna make it to the ship or, more likely, die?

"...intuitive as hell. Even if you’re not a regular gamer, you strap those goggles on and you’re pretty much..."

March 14, 2019 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Concordia University Organizing Austin’s First Varsity E-Sports Program

School plan approves practice space and on-campus arena

"...in on the joke was Marc Valdoria. A lifelong gamer, he was part of the university's marketing team when..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

What's a Rooster Teeth? The Beginner's Guide to RTX

A veteran explains this week's convention for noobs

"...firm Razer, YouTube smash How It Should Have Ended, gamer clothing brand Filthy Casual, Mega64, and dozens more. You..."

Aug. 2, 2018 Screens Post by Bailey Shelden

American Berserk Theatre's Killer Girls

When the killer girls of this timely satire strike back at abusive bros, revenge is sweet, smart, and hilarious

"...dickishness, from good ol' boy to mansplainer, from no-girls-allowed gamer nerds to no-chicks-need-apply rock snobs. No matter who they're..."

May 18, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

SXSW Music Review: Kelela

D.C. electro R&B diva entrances fan girls

"...now? I know it made me better,” hooked the gamer...."

March 15, 2018 SXSW Post by Isabella Castro-Cota

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