Neil Strauss released The Game: Penetrating The Secret Society Of Pickup Artists in 2005, 20 years ago. Much has changed since then, so where are the pickup artists from The Game now?
In 2018, I went on a date with a coworker. We picked up ingredients for mojitos at a store to prepare at my place. After she made her own cocktail, we played a game of truth or dare in my bedroom.
Hashim Locario Smith (Mr Locario), Steve ‘The Dean’ Williams and Miles Cunningham took on Markus Wolf, Michael Sartain, Erik Carlberg (Ablaze) and Erik Von Markovik (Mystery) in an epic free for all debate about direct game, indirect game and social circle game.
Pickup artists have been sprinkled into popular culture for many years, especially in movies and TV shows. Here’s a list of numerous movies and TV shows with references to pickup artistry, or with pickup artist themes.
Every year, new pickup coaches emerge from the pickup artist industry, often with little to no virtual presence. Many men who want to learn how to meet and attract women have run into the same problem… Getting scammed by a self-proclaimed ‘dating coach’.
Members of Game Las Vegas have put together an extensive Game Las Vegas Guide for day game, night game, date locations, Tinder and more.
Erik Von Markovik (Mystery) told Ice White about the 5 DHV types; the demonstrations of higher value that attract women that are the most effective.
I asked the entire Game Global community, as well as dating coaches, for the best advice on approach anxiety.
Mike Ke (Mike PickupAlpha) took on Hashim Locario Smith (Mr Locario) in a hilarious debate over direct game, indirect game and how ethnicity plays a role in picking up women.
Cold approach, which is the act of approaching women in order to meet them, is considered a fundamental part of being a pickup artist. But how many pickup artists are actually approaching women?
