Reset (2021)
Synopsis
Dexter Thomas reveals the untold stories of the video game industry and meets people changing how we play today.
First Air Date: 2021-02-03
Last Air Date: 2021-03-06
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 10
Networks: Vice TV
Top Cast
- Dexter Thomas as Self - Host
Seasons
Season 1 (2021)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Finish Him: A History of Fighting Games
Find out what makes the fighting game community so unique amongst other gamer groups. Dexter battles an FGC legend and talks to two up and comers looking to change the game.
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Ep. 2: Preservation Or Emulation
Dexter unearths a lost successor to NBA Jam and plays it for the first time in 30 years. Plus, meet the people dedicated to preserving video games and gaming culture.
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Ep. 3: War Games 1: How The Pentagon Games
Uncover the secret history of the relationship between the U.S. military and the video game industry. Dexter tries a VR treatment for vets experiencing PTSD.
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Ep. 4: War Games 2: Recruiting An Army Of Fun
Find out how the U.S. Army uses video games to recruit new soliders. Dexter trains with the Army esports team at Fort Knox.
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Ep. 5: Fandom Vs. Marketing: That Game Chose You
Who gets to be a gamer? Did you choose that game or did it choose you? The rise of the gamer bro and how Black SIMS fans changed the game for everyone.
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Ep. 6: Regulate This Or Regulate That
RESET explores the history of regulation in gaming from Pong to Mortal Kombat. Maybe it wasn’t game content that needed to be regulated, but instead gamers themselves?
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Ep. 7: Esports Economics: Drafting For Dollars
What's one billion dollars really worth? Dexter investigates the economics of the esports bubble and finds out how people behind the scenes get used by an explosive industry.
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Ep. 8: Making the Game
Find out why some of gaming’s biggest failures are actually more important than the hits. We head to the World Video Game Hall of Fame to get schooled by the masters.
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Ep. 9: The COVID One: Our Year Of Gaming
A look back at the last year of gaming. How the pandemic transformed the way we play and why the gaming industry won big while we were locked down.
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Ep. 10: Top Ten Games Of The 2010s
Dexter counts down the Top 10 video games of the 2010s. Will your favorite make the cut?
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