Epic win: the stars of Dead Pixels offer their tips for a 48-hour gaming sesh
Since 2019 the show has skilfully skewered gaming culture, from the rise of pricey loot boxes to the artform’s march into the mainstream: “Oh Drake, what the fuck have you done?” mutters lifelong gamer Meg (Alexa Davies), as the rapper’s endorsement of their favourite game triggers an influx of disrespectful young avatars. It seems apt to talk to Davies and Will Merrick, who plays Meg’s BFF Nicky, over Zoom: their characters often communicate via headset despite living in the same Northampton flat (with exasperated non-gamer Alison, Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie). “It’s weird se...
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