Reset (2021)

6.0 (1 votes)

1 Season

February 3, 2021

English

Documentary

Synopsis

Dexter Thomas reveals the untold stories of the video game industry and meets people changing how we play today.

Network

Vice TV

Episodes

Finish Him: A History of Fighting Games

Feb 3, 2021

25 min

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.

Preservation Or Emulation

Feb 3, 2021

25 min

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.

War Games 1: How The Pentagon Games

Feb 10, 2021

25 min

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.

War Games 2: Recruiting An Army Of Fun

Feb 10, 2021

25 min

Find out how the U.S. Army uses video games to recruit new soliders. Dexter trains with the Army esports team at Fort Knox.

Fandom Vs. Marketing: That Game Chose You

Feb 20, 2021

25 min

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.

Regulate This Or Regulate That

Feb 20, 2021

25 min

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?

Esports Economics: Drafting For Dollars

Feb 27, 2021

25 min

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.

Making the Game

Feb 27, 2021

25 min

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.