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Video games, the internet and what comes after

suddenly, saudi (money is drying up)

paste ends the games coverage that gave so many writers their start

crafty tomodachi life players are making diy styluses

australia's 'payphone tag' game is an excellent use of public infrastructure

love and deepspace gives the people what they want

birdwatching, i.e. old age, has come for me

amid era of unprecedented authoritarian overreach, new bipartisan house resolution condemns hasan piker for some reason

bleeding board game giant cmon thinks, in the year of our lord 2026, that investing in nft games is the future

the vflex is an ingenious programmable usb-c power adapter

'we've been a little bit too romantic about the idea that we should have employees and give people long-term job security' is an extraordinary thing for a video games ceo to say on record

i love my computer perfume

bad t-shirt designs are a bipartisan issue in pro wrestling

i, for one, welcome the return of 'retro' anime

read a bunch of great sites with our independent media collective bundle

magic: the gathering arena team unionizes at wizards of the coast

business as usual interrupted by business as usual, followed by business as usual

pragmata is uncle-core

warframe teams up with lucky super fan: the frontman of progressive metal band erra

xbox pulls an hbo

vampire crawlers is a vampire survivors that's better for your heart rate

pokémon go community in chaos after company upholds disqualification of player who celebrated too hard

the lights got good

gamers sue nintendo to get tariff money back

tal anderson on the pitt's earnest portrayal of autistic life

congressman teams up with popular sims streamer to oppose saudi purchase of ea

inside the dragon age ii 'writers' pit'

after all these years, it’s moon child

debate-lord anime nippon sangoku is 2026’s must-watch thinking man’s show

the pitt is 'competence porn' in more ways than one

as roblox's safety and legal woes continue, company settles for $10 million with nevada

the short game dilemma

after 20 years, influential game jam ludum dare will wind down

that's not what unc means

northernlion is helping fund and publish a video game [update]

dosa divas makes me hungry

left 4 dead’s graffiti is so memorable because it was made by people—a whole lot of people

this isn't funny, shoe companies only do this when they're in extreme distress

two budget headphones gun for koss’ crown

the free press announces pop culture podcast no one asked for

it’s time to stop interviewing this kid

we didn't need a handmaid's tale sequel, but anyway here's a handmaid's tale sequel

ok, hideo kojima, you finally got me

pokémon go champion says he didn’t deserve to be disqualified for ‘unsportsmanlike’ celebration, and honestly it’s hard to disagree

the pope is weak on crime

tell me a story: blue prince edition

why nobody can be normal about hasan piker

i love my ex libris stamp

the long dark's final episode brings story and survival together

gunzilla ceo posts deranged rant on twitter, disputing his workers pay claims and attacking 'haters'

witch hat atelier is about having hope in an insane world

my screw extraction pliers are a loyal friend

gunzilla, the company that owns game informer, has reportedly not paid some developers for months

'we needed to do something that would subvert expectations': an interview with ryan lott and chase combs about marathon's incredible soundtrack

sony wants you to go through multiple job interviews to have your face in gran turismo 7 (for a limited time)

you can just print an air purifier

big, big buildings

there is no such thing as the video game industry

only studio 4°c would spend 7 years on a passion project rom-com about a man marrying a fish

tomato candles are the best scented candle, still

in finally clarifying the release schedule of jojo’s bizarre adventure, netflix somehow made it even more complicated

marriagetoxin is ready to push romance back into the shonen spotlight

i save over all my video game saves, and i am full of regret

i feel like i’m going insane

charlie day, who plays luigi in the mario movies, shouts out alleged united healthcare ceo killer luigi mangione

nova roma is a game about rome but also it's mostly a game about water

humans, human problems, go to space

starcraft-inspired rts from former blizzard devs losing online multiplayer because server partner was bought by ai company

you do, in fact, have to hand it to the ninja creami

hozy is an unpacking-like with a twist

culture crave sucks

meiko kaji's 60 year career has been defined by stubborn ambition

retro rewind remembers when you could just rent a damn movie

esoteric ebb took 8 years, 4 attempts, and 1 disco elysium

which big three anime has the best fashion? we asked an expert

skibidi toilet community goodwill circling the drain after hollywood studio takes over

the fountain pens of video games

new fifa game looks deeply embarrassing

tell me a story: destiny 2 edition

the video games of woke 2 (with michael hobbes)

‘buffy the vampire slayer’ changed the world. now what?

life (and death) in warframe

nightbreed is an impossible, anti-assimilationist masterpiece

'there is a genuine desire across the board to do things right': the successes and challenges of working in dei at a games studio

surprising absolutely nobody involved or who knew about it, the 'playstation car' is dead

let's cook the joke vegetarian food from alison bechdel's dykes to watch out for

i love my rainbow pencil

the art of esoteric ebb

we're having a sale!

tim sweeney, it's not too late to log off

games done quick's long, difficult journey to a better gaming future

twin peaks and how to get back up when evil roams your streets

a love letter to 'girl games'

please join me for a rousing round of: lol, get fucked

chainsaw man is over :)

epic lays off 1,000 people and ends support for game modes after making fortnite more expensive

'the mission is about creating supportive environments and authentic content': what a dei manager at a aaa video game company actually does

crimson desert is a game bereft of joy

aftermath vs 2026

i don’t like how alex street fighter 6 uses his free will

notes towards a 'woke 2'

welcome to woke week

buy some 'woke 2' merch, support a worker-owned website

crimson desert caught using ai images, resulting apology written for suckers

the video game industry is a mess, but something will come after

marathon players are about to solve its weeks-long arg

how many layoffs can a studio do

hideo kojima's commitment to acronym jackets remains undefeated

funi raccoon game is queer, funny, and irish

gdc was defined by anxiety about the future of the games industry and america, even if big companies didn't want to acknowledge it

i roved out in search of truth and love is an erotic fantasy saga that has more than just spice

tonight at the world baseball classic, i hope team usa eats shit

the art of the fanmix

marathon is a satire

is this what you think of us

nobody likes nvidia’s weird new ai porn faces

one of the fired subnautica 2 devs is getting their job back

you can play a bunch of video games in irish

no games for genocide, tomb raider faux pas & permabanned trophy hunters: all the news from march 9-15

tell me a story: pokopia edition

2023: buzzfeed pivots to ai. 2026: buzzfeed is in big trouble.

pokopia is a viva piñatalike

pokopia is a viva piñatalike

haha, now i'm the ai

they finally let mickey mouse have a gun

play you are elon musk, the sequel to you are jeff bezos

the amazon echo show obeys me now

in esoteric ebb, men talk to men about manhood, and that's a good thing

epic, a company that makes billions of dollars, is jacking up the price of fortnite's v-bucks 'to help pay the bills'

why game developers at gdc are upset about a garden

the mayor’s office wants a more affordable new york for game developers (and everyone else)

wordle creator's new game is definitely not as chill as wordle

i cannot stop thinking about marathon

with australian games media on its knees, a new magazine is trying to keep a scene alive

a reminder that ai grifters are also selling fake video game guidebooks on amazon

the emancipation of asuka langley soryu

crisol, the game where your ammo is your own human blood, rules

please, white house, stop

look out, i'm the castle

pokémon v maga, r18+ checks & a black flag comeback: all the news from march 2-8

tell me a story: esoteric ebb edition

great journalism doesn’t happen overnight

nintendo suing u.s. government over tariffs

it is once again time to pour our hopes and ideas into the vaguest of new video game console news

when duolingo let me down, i went back to the old ways

call of duty enters the white house’s arsenal of memes

denshattack is tony hawk with trains

it is sadly time to say goodbye to playstation games coming to the pc

the apple ginger red bull is good as hell

fujoshis had their fun, now it's himedanshi’s turn to go mainstream

how to create the perfect video game stabbing sound

resident evil requiem actor's social media is also filled with hot leon kennedy memes

highguard didn't have to fail

to echo everyone else's thoughts, i too wish marathon was a singleplayer video game

world of warcraft streamer's stalker arrested again

a totalitarian regime shouldn't look this good, phonopolis

a manga publisher secretly rehired a writer convicted of sexual abuse, sparking a long overdue industry revolt

server slams, assassin's creed upheaval & skate layoffs: all the news from february 23-march 1

i don’t need a bloodborne remake, i just need it to not run like ass

the secretive company filling video game sites with gambling and ai

tell me a story: caved of qud edition

you will be able to marry clint in stardew valley, pleasing people like, um, such as

can resident evil requiem grapple with nuclear tragedy? does it even want to?

i still don't understand the stock market after playing insider trading

ign owner ziff davis lays off more eurogamer workers

the dream of titanfall 2's gauntlet is alive in vholume

ice arrests beloved fighting game community member ludovic

new york attorney general suing valve over loot boxes

sad old man publicly embarrasses himself (again) just to feel something

prediction markets need insider trading, despite what they say

hades 2 devs pleased to see players ‘engaging’ with narrative, even if they’re disappointed

why the heck would you put a salvation army thrift store in roblox?

it's important to recognise a story for what it is

voice acting while black is still worth the fight

we now have 'inbox links' to make signing into your aftermath account a little easier

pro jank footy gets what makes sports fun: running around like a dumbass

the bell finally tolls for tyler perry

i am processing my fears by playing the magpie game

my first sports video game is a rugby game, and i am full of regret

saudis take over evo, ai life sims & marathon's soundtrack: all the news from february 16-22

ai boosters want to sacrifice the present for a future that will never come

so long, phil spencer. you will not be missed

how clair obscur’s developers avoided spoiling their big act one twist

rest in peace, bayonetta

titanium court is just the right amount of so much

sony buys remake studio in 2021, shuts them down in 2026 and lays off 70 workers without them releasing a remake

i’m tired of these useless jackasses making the computer expensive

the mod that makes the sims 4 sexy

the left doesn't hate technology, we hate being exploited

playstation is gonna screw all of us a little, instead of some of us a lot

after working 80-hour weeks for eight years, blue prince creator says next game probably won't be quite as ambitious

three apothecary diaries adjacent manga, for your consideration

i hate river ward

please, tell me more about the new fifa game and the money behind it

the xteink x4 is the cheap, hackable ereader that's just enough

we should use social media the same way manga authors write about their week

what if red dead redemption but it's just a bear driving a train

an exhaustive collection of football shirts featuring video game sponsorships

story about ai (being mean) gets pulled because journalist used ai (that made mistakes)

playstation reveals, ram chaos & rip to a sega legend: all the news from february 8-15

diablo iv pc cooled with real human blood is still going strong two years later, says guy who won it

top of the jank pile

top of the jank pile

i have seen video game industry hell, and now you must also gaze upon it

ai is so inherently popular that companies are paying influencers up to $600,000 to tell people how awesome it is

ubisoft workers say company is still 'not listening' following 1,200-person strike, legal action could be next

this year's oscar nominees have real fight in them, even if hollywood doesn't

the long dark studio lays off workers after game delay

what the hell are we even doing here

my grueling quest to buy a switch 2 by riding citi bikes

me and the devil blues is a haunting manga about a black blues legend

april 1761 - hills are now battlefields

no ice in minnesota bundle hits $100,000 goal in just a day

no, ai written romance novels are not inevitable

space warlord baby trading simulator is about as evil as the real stock market

prayer circles are in full effect for these three new shonen jump manga to not get the axe

riot spent a decade developing a fighting game then laid off around 80 developers less than one month after release

discord leadership only people on planet who think adding age verification to discord a good idea

activision blizzard tattled to hack maker's mom

movement to remove voice actor who has admitted to sexual assault has yakuza fans at breaking point

genshin impact maker suing to take down fan wiki

all her fault is a thriller about gender roles

baldur's gate 3 heads to tv, an assassin's creed gets cancelled & nvidia cards delayed because of you know what: all the news from february 4-6

your subscriber dollars at work: aftermath has a new regular contributor and monthly columnist

you gotta hear the music in this ps1 looney tunes game

epic clarifies that, no, jeffrey epstein is not still alive and playing fortnite in tel aviv

a knight of the seven kingdoms has the juice

nintendo’s trailers of violent games are full of (purposefully?) missed shots

as a principled video game executive, i believe ai is ‘metadata’ mixed with a ‘parlor trick,’ and we should be skeptical of it. then again, counterpoint: never mind

they didn’t stop to think if they should

the steam machine has been delayed because stupid little babies can't stop using ai to write their emails

nobody needs this man, we're all so tired

they do this because they can

meet the unconventional publishers trying to unfuck the games industry

the console wars, as told by '90s nintendo and sega advertisements

the ashes of ashes of creation, iron lung & project genie bullshit: all the news from january 31-february 3

adobe is ruthlessly killing off software that animators around the world are using every day [update]

the epstein files reveal what powerful people see in video games: profit, coercion, and control

what if i just never leave cairn's tent

ubisoft fires team lead for criticising stupid return-to-office mandate

once a hack, always a hack

blizzard qa workers’ newly ratified union contract locks in pay increases, better benefits

pokémon company apologises after advertising event at...controversial war crimes shrine

it’s impossible to keep politics out of games when they’re literally banging down your door

censored hogs, gdc cancellations & amazon layoffs: all the news from january 28-30

we need a word that goes beyond 'slop' for this one

deadlock’s sleepy new hero rem is a perfect little guy

a horse tries to make it to the super bowl

'we will not be bullied into submission': ubisoft unions call for massive international strike

the new baby youtuber thumbnail meta changes everything

warhammer takedowns, eb games closures & ubisoft embarrassment: all the news from january 22-27

"i do not feel safe in the country": international developers are skipping gdc because of trump's border chaos

the anime ai closed captioning situation is crazy

gambling isn't news

despite ai's best efforts, i fixed my kid's airpods through the collective power of human troubleshooting

highguard is yet another symptom – and victim – of a rapidly decaying internet

kokuho has the juice

you gotta love it when a good game takes the time to get even better

nintendo’s games are special because its teams are intergenerational

us lawmakers urge review of ea sale

a game doesn't need to be ‘by and for fans’

following layoffs and cancellations, ubisoft announces more layoffs and cancellations

that's no moon ex-ceo hijacked domain and caused a $1m problem, cofounders say in lawsuit

milk is not $20

josei anime is back on the menu, boys

bobby kotick is on one, rockstar explosions & ai on steam: all the news from january 18-21

whiskerwood is already one of the finest city-builders i have ever played

the climber is an incredibly beautiful, devastating manga about hubris

their uncle directed the hit movie babe, but they hold the world record for its video game tie-in

the best mothers and ships in games (ft mothership)

games journalism layoffs hit inverse, the verge

tomb raider, animal crossing jumps & pokemon x pentagon lootboxes: all the news from january 13-17

i'm not that nicole carpenter

i can say goodbye to star trek because star trek raised me

meta layoffs hit batman: arkham shadow studio camouflaj, game projects canceled

finally, some good ai policies

i nearly made it through all of 2025 without playing a single console game

ian's shoelace site is still the best site for tying your shoes

what’s the deal with rumiko takahashi’s signature hand pose

oh my god, am i a genius at irish language wordle

buying a digital game from gamestop is a 'bait and switch,' lawsuit says

now more than ever, it is imperative that tim sweeney log off

rip discord, more wolfenstein & some rockstar bullshit: all the news from january 7-12

luke's favourite video games of 2025

smoking behind the supermarket with you is a cozy rom-com manga

‘will the ai bubble finally burst’ and other 2026 predictions

i love my suspiciously fast charging power bank

sega sues guy who uploaded game soundtracks to spotify before they did

ubisoft halifax union to 'pursue every legal recourse' after studio closes weeks after union vote

not even a video game can convince me to read the directions first

gdq’s organizers plan to keep growing the event, but they don’t want it to become just another video game convention

what if i don't fantasize about having a friend in a jar

the playstation car is for nobody

friendship ended with terrace house, love village is my new favorite dating show

i don’t care who wins dragon ball z’s popularity poll, i just want goten to lose to bulma’s cat

the testament of ann lee makes a dying faith radical

please seek help immediately

solving mysteries in a world without answers

happy holidays, and to all a good nap

unbeatable is messy, but somehow still hits

terrace house's omurice incident is still an all-time reality tv moment

genndy tartakovsky won’t let original animation die—even if he has to raise a caveman from the dead

nyc's omny card is here, and i am full of regret

larian’s ai usage is a perfect storm of video game industry ills

naughty dog, having tried to 'eliminate crunch', is still crunching

flotsam builds some hope at world's end

this holiday season, why not give the most thoughtful gift of all: an aftermath subscription

i'm taking it as a bad sign that two big games were announced with no screenshots

why games go down when big updates come out – even though developers know tons of players are going to log on

adventure time creator on ai: ‘we’re cooked’

morse makes learning an obscure skill fun

i don't think larian's ceo understands how art is made

wake up dead man's saving grace is how it talks about religion

‘lay off ceos instead’: game awards protesters fed up with the show and the state of the industry

tiny bookshop briefly removed from nintendo switch store in ratings debacle over the word 'arsehole'

dogpile knows the best dog is a big dog

the rise and fall of queer cartoons

a lot of great games will never win a game award

a lot of great games will never win a game award

doom studio id software unionizes to secure ai protections, benefits: ‘we see the direction the industry is headed’

polymarket and kalshi want you to gamble on the news – and video game award shows

a digital audio player renewed my love of music

routine is extremely cool but alas, i am a coward

what have we done to deserve such wonderful sons?

uh oh, you have billions invested in generative ai

it's hard not to call everything ai when everything keeps being ai

‘grand theft, not wage theft’: rockstar protest in nyc draws tech workers, members of multiple unions

ditching spotify has been a bleak experience to say the least

kensuke ushio dove deep creating the emotionally devastating score for chainsaw man – the movie: reze arc

fake video games can be just as interesting as real ones

netflix, which has no idea what to do with video games, could own more video games

mark zuckerberg is never right

instead of relying on wealthy donors, congressional candidate kat abughazaleh is using a twitch stream to raise money – and fight a federal indictment

a 23gb helldivers 2 is better than a 154gb helldivers 2

humble delists then relists horses

rip to tortellini, the elden ring-playing goldfish

horror game horses removed from epic games store, too

too real, news tower

how do we relationship? is a brutal stumble toward true love

buy our 'destroy ai' hoodie

somehow, the musical ghost story home repair genre works

no thoughts, just fish

my first anime, which i thought i'd lost forever, still hits

open thread: thanksgiving

steam is for products, not art

what if we threw every person involved in private equity into the ocean

rental family is the true brenaissance film we’ve been waiting for

sektori is the technically perfect heir to geometry wars

ubisoft, face covered in bruises, once again confidently extends foot towards end of rake

demonschool’s credits show rest of games industry how it’s done

sonic the hedgehog makes his nhl debut—on columbus blue jackets goalie's hockey mask

assetto corsa rally is here to keep me humble

two months after firing over charlie kirk comments, ghost of yotei dev blames harassment campaign, not ‘bad joke’

finally, a biking game that embraces vibes

mrbeast has a theme park now because big content creators can’t be canceled

the aftermath party was good

lumines arise is the living memory of playstation cool

a hockey team recreated the evangelion intro for a stadium full of fans

tavern keeper: it's good

sure, why not: windows 11 ai agents might install malware on your pc

baki the grappler, the wildest martial arts manga of all time, still wants the smoke 35 years later

carmen maria machado’s carmilla is sapphic bullshit, but i believe it

a dungeon synth album to cope with an age without magic

y’all undersold how bad the 1989 legend of zelda cartoon is

death by lightning knows history is temporary

[this is where my anno 117 impressions were going to go]

one weekend away has rekindled a love of board games that i thought covid had killed forever

these developers are bringing canceled game concord back to life

beyond the stars

the steam machine, frame, and controller are full of good design choices

let's see how being 'ai first' is going for krafton

the art of playing the damn video game

we're having a sale: get your first month of aftermath for just $1

raccoin is a coin pusher where it's ok to shake the machine

ai is the ultimate "forced meme"

support human writers and artists, buy our new print (or shirt!)

thanks/no thanks for telling me about buckshot roulette, everyone

but what if the babies want to worship extra deities?

how fortnite friday grew from a bit into an institution that could pull gavin newsom

pluribus is an apocalypse story for people who go to therapy

following firings and grand theft auto vi delay, union plans to keep pressure on rockstar

welcome to aftermath 2.0