Ethan Davison

I'm a writer and reporter based in Brooklyn covering games, books, and culture. My work has appeared in Wired, the Washington Post, Forbes, Electric Literature, The Outline, and elsewhere. I studied philosophy at the University of Chicago and have a MFA in fiction from Columbia, where I was a finalist for the Henfield Prize for best graduating writer.You can get in touch via email at [email protected], or say hi on my TikTok, where my oeuvre of "soy intellectual analysis" has been feted by thousands of enthusiastic bots.

Selected Writing

2024 Forbes 30 Under 30 Games
ForbesWho Keeps U.S. Open Stars Cool on the Court? I Do.
Hell Gate2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe: Sports and Games
Forbes2023 Forbes 30 Under 30: Games
ForbesAs ‘Halo Infinite’ esports enters year 2, teams express cautious optimism
The Washington Post‘Apex Legends’ esports’ stadium debut is a rebirth, not a victory lap
The Washington PostVideo game developers want fair online games. Some players really don’t.
The Washington PostRewilding Asks Players: What Will You Do After the Climate Apocalypse?
WiredThree years into ‘Apex Legends,’ the team at Respawn still trusts their ‘gut instincts’
The Washington PostApex Legends Lead Designer Fired After Community Unearths Sexist and Racist Posts
FanbyteThe New Arenas Mode in Apex Legends Bets Big on Valorant's Appeal, But What Do Pros Think?
FanbyteOh Great, Now Investors Are Buying Shares of Video Games
WiredMadison Cawthorn wants to get the GOP on Twitch. Will it work?
The Washington PostAim Assist in the Crosshairs
The Washington Post“Piranesi” Is a Portal Fantasy for People Who Know There’s No Way Out
Electric LiteratureValorant’s super-fast servers are attracting streamers and pros in droves. Here’s why.
The Washington PostRiot is expanding its esports footprint with Teamfight Tactics. Is Valorant next?
The Washington PostCoronavirus could deal final blow to embattled Apex Legends pro scene
The Washington PostOne of the World's Best Esports Players Uses Just an Xbox Controller
FFWDThe Future of the Bodega is Clear
CurbedBefore Oprah's Book Club, There Was the CIA
The OutlineA New View of the Fey Things: On 'The Big Book of Classic Fantasy'
The Los Angeles Review of BooksBoarding Schools Produce Bad People and Great Novels
The OutlineDark Souls as Haute Couture
FanbyteCan Gormenghast Become the Next Game of Thrones?
Tor.comHow to Have an Opinion
The Millions

Fiction

Against 'Tongues of the Carter Waste'
Ossian MagazineThe Critic of Tombs
The White Review