{"id":248882,"date":"2024-07-09T10:06:45","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T14:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/?p=248882"},"modified":"2024-07-09T11:36:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T15:36:54","slug":"the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"A Timeline of the Kardashians\u2019s Love-Hate Relationship With Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Whether we like it or not, the <a href=\"http:\/\/escapistmagazine.com\/tag\/kim-kardashian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kardashians <\/a>are almost everywhere. Since their family reality show debut in 2007, they&#8217;ve managed to step foot in any industry they could. The gaming industry was no different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kim-s-multimillion-dollar-gaming-app-kim-kardashian-hollywood\">Kim\u2019s Multimillion-Dollar Gaming App, Kim Kardashian Hollywood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kim Kardashian and her team went straight to business and launched <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/newsbeat-67843582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kim Kardashian: Hollywood <\/a><\/em>in 2014. The game went extinct this year, but the Kardashians have been more involved in gaming than you might think.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After nine running seasons of <em>Keeping Up With The Kardashians<\/em>, Kim had already gotten deals and partnerships with shoe brands, TV studios, and so much more. Kim\u2019s PR team, along with her mother Kris Jenner, were in touch with Glu Mobile (the publisher of games like <em>Frontline Commando<\/em> and <em>Deer Hunter<\/em>) to create Kim\u2019s character-customization gaming app, <em>Kim Kardashian: Hollywood<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initial premise of the game was to create a character that players used to climb their way to fame and success and earn their \u201cA-celebrity status.&#8221; Although predominantly popular among young girls, the game also had the option to create both female and male characters. Players could choose to style them with different hair, shoes, and clothes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game had different levels to get you A-celebrity status, and challenges ranged from having to shop for outfits, attend parties, meet celebrities, do photoshoots, and even deal with the paparazzi. The game gave players rewards like K-fans and K-stars for establishing as many celebrity connections as possible, however crazy this may sound. Kim\u2019s avatar was the one that guided players through different levels by offering little pieces of advice.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"673\" alt=\"Image of the character speaking to Kim Kardashain beside a pool with Kim telling them how much she loves what they've done with the place\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-249151\" data-id=\"249151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kim_Kardashian_Hollywood_2014_Gameplay_interface-_via-_Polygon_1.jpeg.jpg?w=1024&#038;resize=1200%2C673\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Image via TouchGamePlay YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"605\" alt=\"Image of the Starshop in Kardashian Hollywood with a variety of microtransaction options avaialble \" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-249152\" data-id=\"249152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kstars-prices_Kim-Kardashian_Hollywood_2014_Game_play_via-TouchGamePlay_2.jpeg.jpg?w=1024&#038;resize=1200%2C605\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Image via TouchGamePlay YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" alt=\"A menu that announces the player has reached the e-list, and some text urging them to try and make it to the a-list\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-249153\" data-id=\"249153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/E-list_of_Kim-Kardashian-Hollywood_2014-Gameplay_via-TouchGamePlay_3.jpeg.jpg?w=1024&#038;resize=1200%2C674\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Image via TouchGamePlay YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"672\" alt=\"An image of the player character speaking to someone at the bar who mentions that Kim has just walked in\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-249154\" data-id=\"249154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kim-Kardashian_Hollywood_2014-Gameplay-via-TouchGamePlay_4.jpeg.jpg?w=1024&#038;resize=1200%2C672\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Image via TouchGamePlay YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"670\" alt=\"Image of the player character outside of the bus stop with a variety of intro-level quests on the left side of the menu\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-249155\" data-id=\"249155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kim-Kardashian_Hollywood_2014-Gameplay-via-TouchGamePlay_5.jpeg.jpg?w=1024&#038;resize=1200%2C670\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Image via TouchGamePlay YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"673\" alt=\"Image of the player character speaking to a male npc who's waxing on about how old school another person is but how they can help you find them a publicist\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-249156\" data-id=\"249156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kim-Kardashian_Hollywood_2014-Gameplay-via-TouchGamePlay_6.jpeg.jpg?w=1024&#038;resize=1200%2C673\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Image via TouchGamePlay YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/kim-kardashian-mobile-game-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>, the game generated $85 million for Kim during its first year. But how? External sponsorship and the game&#8217;s microtransactions were key elements. In Kardashian style, the game couldn\u2019t go on without selling something. So players could purchase cash and items from the \u201cstar shop\u201d to earn K-stars (the game\u2019s other form of currency). However, if players wanted to, they could opt for the free-to-play version instead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the PR-obsessed nature and controversial takes, in 2019 the game was ranked 82 as one of the best 100 games of the decade by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/features\/2019\/11\/4\/20944265\/best-games-2019-2010-ps4-switch-xbox-pc-100-51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Polygon<\/a>. The game went on for 10 years total and was finally shut down by April 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kanye-west-s-attempt-at-a-spiritual-game-only-one\">Kanye West\u2019s Attempt at a Spiritual Game: Only One<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although not officially a Kardashian, Kim\u2019s ex-husband, Kanye West, tried to leave his mark in the gaming industry. After being a gamer himself and stating his appreciation for music in video games from a young age, Kanye has yet to release an official game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His closest attempt came when he got in touch with Nintendo executives in 2015. Kanye\u2019s inspiration for a game idea came from his late mother, Donda, who passed in 2007. His idea was revealed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/e3-eulogy\/\">E3<\/a> 2016, where they showed a trailer for the game idea called <em>Only One<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"mnmd-responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kanye West - Only One Game Trailer [E3 2016 - OFFICIAL]\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_ddJoY8B6-E?start=48&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The trailer showed a group of angels (including Donda) ascending into heaven, either by themselves or a Pegasus-like horse. Kanye and his team also produced the ethereal soundtrack that was meant to be in the game. The idea for the game didn\u2019t reveal much of a plot, but it certainly left fans wanting more. After beginning development with Encyclopedia Pictura, the project was discontinued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kim-s-ups-and-downs-with-roblox\">Kim\u2019s UPS and Downs With Roblox<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, Kim opened up about the nuances of parenting and brought up having to learn how to play <em>Roblox <\/em>with her kids. Later in 2022, an episode of The Kardashians showed an awkward moment; Kim\u2019s son, Saint West, was playing on his iPad, and an ad for another game came up showing Kim\u2019s face and claiming to release another \u201csex tape\u201d as clickbait.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident quickly escalated, and Kim subsequently threatened to sue Roblox for the inappropriate advertisement. Roblox representatives took responsibility and diffused the situation by banning the specific game developer who made the racy claim in their ad.<br><br>According to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23027350\/kim-kardashian-sex-tape-roblox-saint\/\"> Polygon<\/a>, a Roblox spokesperson publicly replied,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"no-quote-icon wp-block-quote has-quote-icon\">\n<p>&#8230;we have strict moderation and policies to protect our community, including zero tolerance for sexual content of any kind which violates our Community Rules. The text reference to the tape that got around our filters was quickly taken down and fortunately visible only to an extremely small number of people on the platform.\u201d<br><\/p>\n<cite>Roblox spokesperson.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the incident, Kim\u2019s family didn\u2019t seem to have an issue with Roblox and kept playing. In 2023, Kim even shared on her social media that her son,<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/saint-west-asks-tooth-fairy-mom-kim-kardashian-roblox-cash\/\"> Saint, had asked the tooth fairy for Robux<\/a> (<em>Roblox <\/em>money) instead of real money.\u00a0With that said, we&#8217;ll just have to wait and see what games this family comes up with in the future. <br><br><em>Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is no longer available for Android or iOS as of April 2024. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1237,"featured_media":249456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"article_type":"","gamurs_wordpress_blocks_hide_tags":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[7806,10],"tags":[13133,51861,33561],"internal-label":[53428,54227,53129],"invoiceable_action":[52800],"article_type":[52793],"coauthors":[{"id":1237,"display_name":"JP Villar","user_login":"jp.villar","user_nicename":"jp-villar"}],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v22.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A Timeline of the Kardashians\u2019s Love-Hate Relationship With Gaming - The Escapist<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Kardashians (and Kanye) are perhaps the last people you&#039;d expect to see in the gaming space. Here&#039;s the family&#039;s entire history with it.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Timeline of the Kardashians\u2019s Love-Hate Relationship With Gaming - The Escapist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Kardashians (and Kanye) are perhaps the last people you&#039;d expect to see in the gaming space. Here&#039;s the family&#039;s entire history with it.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Escapist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EscapistMag\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-07-09T14:06:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-09T15:36:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kardashian-featurei-mage.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"JP Villar\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@EscapistMag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@EscapistMag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"JP Villar\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"JP Villar\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8d3c3493799880ee7bd5135ad28a7d04\"},\"headline\":\"A Timeline of the Kardashians\u2019s Love-Hate Relationship With Gaming\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-09T14:06:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-09T15:36:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/\"},\"wordCount\":840,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kardashian-featurei-mage.jpg?fit=1200%2C675\",\"keywords\":[\"Featured\",\"Kim Kardashian\",\"Roblox\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Features\",\"Video Games\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2024\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/\",\"name\":\"A Timeline of the Kardashians\u2019s Love-Hate Relationship With Gaming - The Escapist\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kardashian-featurei-mage.jpg?fit=1200%2C675\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-09T14:06:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-09T15:36:54+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Kardashians (and Kanye) are perhaps the last people you'd expect to see in the gaming space. Here's the family's entire history with it.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kardashian-featurei-mage.jpg?fit=1200%2C675\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kardashian-featurei-mage.jpg?fit=1200%2C675\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":675},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/\",\"name\":\"The Escapist\",\"description\":\"Everything fun\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Escapist\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/escapist2020_lightmode.png?fit=2084%2C593\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/escapist2020_lightmode.png?fit=2084%2C593\",\"width\":2084,\"height\":593,\"caption\":\"The Escapist\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EscapistMag\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/EscapistMag\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TheEscapistMagazine\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8d3c3493799880ee7bd5135ad28a7d04\",\"name\":\"JP Villar\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/2c876138fc567d5b21469978174f7e8e\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/JP-Villar_profile-pic_-2024-02-01-at-11.40.52-PM.jpeg?fit=72%2C96\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/JP-Villar_profile-pic_-2024-02-01-at-11.40.52-PM.jpeg?fit=72%2C96\",\"caption\":\"JP Villar\"},\"description\":\"Juan Pablo (JP) is a reality TV and documentary lover. JP\u2019s background is in film and TV production, and he is currently a voice actor in the making. Aside from writing, JP likes to keep up with his tennis game (in his head, he\u2019s a pro, but he\u2019s still very much learning). He likes to curate and tailor his watch guides and recommendations when it comes to TV shows and movies. His first encounters with gaming date from the days of Habbo, Pet Society, Dofus, and SIMS\u2014the latter probably being one of his favorites. Before contributing as a freelance entertainment writer for Escapist, JP\u2019s work was also featured in Collider.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/author\/jp-villar\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A Timeline of the Kardashians\u2019s Love-Hate Relationship With Gaming - The Escapist","description":"The Kardashians (and Kanye) are perhaps the last people you'd expect to see in the gaming space. Here's the family's entire history with it.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"A Timeline of the Kardashians\u2019s Love-Hate Relationship With Gaming - The Escapist","og_description":"The Kardashians (and Kanye) are perhaps the last people you'd expect to see in the gaming space. Here's the family's entire history with it.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/","og_site_name":"The Escapist","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EscapistMag\/","article_published_time":"2024-07-09T14:06:45+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-07-09T15:36:54+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kardashian-featurei-mage.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"JP Villar","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@EscapistMag","twitter_site":"@EscapistMag","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"JP Villar","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/"},"author":{"name":"JP Villar","@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8d3c3493799880ee7bd5135ad28a7d04"},"headline":"A Timeline of the Kardashians\u2019s Love-Hate Relationship With Gaming","datePublished":"2024-07-09T14:06:45+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-09T15:36:54+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/"},"wordCount":840,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kardashian-featurei-mage.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","keywords":["Featured","Kim Kardashian","Roblox"],"articleSection":["Features","Video Games"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2024","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/","url":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/","name":"A Timeline of the Kardashians\u2019s Love-Hate Relationship With Gaming - The Escapist","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kardashian-featurei-mage.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","datePublished":"2024-07-09T14:06:45+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-09T15:36:54+00:00","description":"The Kardashians (and Kanye) are perhaps the last people you'd expect to see in the gaming space. Here's the family's entire history with it.","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/the-kardashianss-love-hate-relationship-with-gaming\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kardashian-featurei-mage.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kardashian-featurei-mage.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","width":1200,"height":675},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/","name":"The Escapist","description":"Everything fun","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#organization","name":"The Escapist","url":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/escapist2020_lightmode.png?fit=2084%2C593","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/escapist2020_lightmode.png?fit=2084%2C593","width":2084,"height":593,"caption":"The Escapist"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EscapistMag\/","https:\/\/x.com\/EscapistMag","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TheEscapistMagazine"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8d3c3493799880ee7bd5135ad28a7d04","name":"JP Villar","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/2c876138fc567d5b21469978174f7e8e","url":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/JP-Villar_profile-pic_-2024-02-01-at-11.40.52-PM.jpeg?fit=72%2C96","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/JP-Villar_profile-pic_-2024-02-01-at-11.40.52-PM.jpeg?fit=72%2C96","caption":"JP Villar"},"description":"Juan Pablo (JP) is a reality TV and documentary lover. JP\u2019s background is in film and TV production, and he is currently a voice actor in the making. Aside from writing, JP likes to keep up with his tennis game (in his head, he\u2019s a pro, but he\u2019s still very much learning). He likes to curate and tailor his watch guides and recommendations when it comes to TV shows and movies. His first encounters with gaming date from the days of Habbo, Pet Society, Dofus, and SIMS\u2014the latter probably being one of his favorites. Before contributing as a freelance entertainment writer for Escapist, JP\u2019s work was also featured in Collider.","url":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/author\/jp-villar\/"}]}},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kardashian-featurei-mage.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248882"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1237"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248882"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":249521,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248882\/revisions\/249521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248882"},{"taxonomy":"internal-label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-label?post=248882"},{"taxonomy":"invoiceable_action","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/invoiceable_action?post=248882"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=248882"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=248882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}