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Video games, the internet and what comes after

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