Bryan C. Parker

Bryan C. Parker is a freelance writer and photographer living in Austin. He has written about music, sports, and culture for outlets such as Rolling Stone, Texas Monthly, SFGate, Consequence, and others. In 2015, he penned a volume about Beat Happening for Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series. When not writing, he loves to travel and watch baseball with his partner and son.

How a board game about birds turned into a sleeper hit for Steam and Switch

Wingspan launched in 2019 before being ported to digital platforms in 2020. It’s now among the top board gaming apps on iOS.

Gaming

What it’s like in ‘the trenches’ at an online sportsbook on Super Bowl Sunday

The big game promises to set gambling records. The PointsBet team is readying itself for an all-out “battle against the bettors.”

Super Bowl