Played video games and called it work on Labor Day?! Don’t worry, we won’t judge you. Please check out the work from our esteemed Circle colleagues.

Evan Narcisse wrote this beautifully detailed piece about the ‘casual cruelty’ against women in video games for Kotaku.

Mario Mario and his brother Luigi Mario love racing, as you already know. To celebrate Mario Kart‘s 22nd anniversary, Tina Amini ranks all the games from worst to best.

No #RIPTwitch hashtag was necessary as Mashable‘s Chelsea Stark breaks down the amazing reactions to of Amazon acquiring Twitch for $1bn.

The super-team of Campo Santo have delivered on their promise of scrappiness in the form of a first-look gameplay trailer for Firewatch. Thank Digital Trends‘ Adam Rosenberg for the preview.

Wondering just how HB Studios managed to get Sony and Microsoft to buy into their dream? Samit Sarkar has the full details about The Golf Club for you over at Polygon.

CNET‘s Senior Editor and reviewer of all things wearable and tech, Scott Stein, dissects the good, the bad, and the bottom line involving the Nvidia Shield Tablet.