In-world buttons are the best part of games The post Yes I Will Press All The Buttons, Thank You appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Even the most exhaustive video game discourse is a chance to learn new and interesting things The post Painting This Blog Yellow So Everyone Will Click On It appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
After a multiyear wait, the second part of Square Enix’s gargantuan Final Fantasy VII remake effort is finally on the verge of release, and this week, the company dropped a demo to whet everyone’s appetites. It focuses on Nibelheim, once the site of numerous plot-propelling horro … | Continue reading
Plenty of games have you fighting cultists, but few explore the actual dynamics of these kinds of groups The post Games Love To Use Cults As Enemies, But They’re Rarely About Cults appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Gifted youngsters, enigmatic mentors, and homoerotic tension: this anime has it all. The post Jujutsu Kaisen Rules Because It’s Anime X-Men appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
2009, 2024, doesn't matter, perfection is perfection The post You Can Still Play Canabalt, And It’s Still Perfect appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
I know serious TV criticism and news coverage has been in trouble for a while, like everywhere else in media, but like a frog enjoying an ever-warming afternoon bath, I wasn’t aware just how bad things had got until I started seeing news articles this month about True Detective: … | Continue reading
Man, I sure am enjoying this season of Fortnite, my favorite persistent, open and interoperable ecosystem. And thanks to Disney’s new $1.5 billion investment, I can’t wait to hang out with my friends in a transformational new games and entertainment universe! Disney’s stake in Ep … | Continue reading
Spilled and Synergy are part of a growing number of environmentalist video games The post We Need Games About The Climate Present, Not Just The Future appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
It is, however, out of original band Crush 40's hands The post “Live And Learn,” The Anthem Of A Generation, Will Be In The Next Sonic Movie appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Conflicting tones and influences make for a weird, compelling demo The post Indika Is An Art House Game About Losing Your Faith appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Dubbed the IGN Creators Guild, this is one of the largest unionized games journalism outlets in existence. The post IGN Is Forming A Union appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Huh, maybe Kamurocho isn't the heart of the series after all The post Infinite Wealth Shows It’s The People, Not The Cities, That Matter appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
AI’s destruction of journalism isn’t inevitable The post Stop Letting Them In The House appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
It's like if Bojack Horseman and Ren & Stimpy had a baby The post Barber Westchester Is A Weird, Must-Watch Movie appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
"Arf!" The post Speedrunning Dog Talks To Blog appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
The company is reportedly considering releasing everything from Starfield to Indiana Jones on PlayStation The post What Does Xbox Even Mean Anymore? appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
The failures of video game The Day Before and news outlet The Messenger echo each other The post The Public Failure Playbook appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
"That's the part that bums me out. Give other people a shot" The post There’s Only One Hideo Kojima, For Better Or Worse appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Konami really wants Silent Hill to happen again. Why would anyone who loves the series let them? The post Konami Isn’t Allowed To Do P.T. Again Until It Atones For Its Sins appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Don't worry, it's not the bad AI The post Let Us All Appreciate The Beauty Of The Sega AI Computer, An Incredibly Rare 1980’s Console appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
People wanted blood and retribution, but it doesn't seem like they're gonna get it from this game The post Suicide Squad Is Fine appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Nobody gets that close to using Comic Sans by mistake The post Infinite Wealth Is (Maybe) A Scathing Critique Of American Business appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Pokimane, MatPat, and others aren't quitting. They're just leaving behind the grind The post Big-Name YouTubers And Twitch Streamers Aren’t Actually Retiring appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Take it from me, a sober person: drinking will always be there The post You Could Just Keep Doing Dry January appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
The cruelty is the point The post You Can Never Satisfy These Ghouls appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Conflict about review code, but also games journalism The post The Suicide Squad Situation appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
'It's just a fucking job. You'll find another one. Move on.' The post Game Dev LinkedIn Guys Are Out There. You May Be Working With One Right Now. appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Just days before Bloodborne Kart was set to release, after two years of development The post Sony Forces Rebrand Of Bloodborne Fan Game From Creator It Had Already Allowed To Release A Bloodborne Fan Game appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Even if Embracer Group says we can't have them The post I Still Want Nice Things appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
There are too many choices The post I’m Stuck On Top Of This Mountain In The Long Dark appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Mass layoffs at Microsoft mean workers have to pick up the pieces The post The Damage appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Mass layoffs at Microsoft mean workers have to pick up the pieces The post The Damage appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
SFFPC cases are great, but I am sick of dealing with them, and the other options mostly look awful. The post I Would Simply Like A Full-Sized PC Case That Doesn’t Look Embarrassing appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
You thought reading our words was fun? Well get a load of this The post Introducing: Aftermath Hours, Our Weekly Podcast appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Listen, I'm not proud of it either The post So I Don’t Totally Hate Those Hero Wars Ads appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Microsoft is laying off 1900 people, or about 8% of its gaming division workforce, The Verge reported Thursday. The layoffs will largely affect people at Activision Blizzard, the company Microsoft just bought for nearly 69 billion dollars. In a message to staff printed by The Ver … | Continue reading
30 years of space games have been unable to recapture the magic The post X-Wing Is Video Gaming’s Greek Fire appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
I do not hate him! We're cool The post I Am Fine With The Robot Spider appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Near the end, I cried at my desk about once a week—but I’m getting ahead of myself. The post It Happened To Me: I Was A Daily Video Game Blogger appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
There's no need to galaxy brain Palworld's popularity. It's a new generation's take on a trend as old as time The post It’s Not That Deep appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
You demanded blood, and the Arena has provided The post Aftermath’s 2023 Game Of The Year Has Finally Been Decided appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
It's just one video game The post Palworld Is A Bummer That Millions Of People Are Enjoying appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
You don't need a gamer chair. You don't need a new chair period. There are plenty of chairs out there, yearning to be set free. The post The Best Gaming Chair Is A Used Office Chair From Craigslist appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Over the weekend, John Carmack, co-founder of Doom developer Id Software, researcher of the kind of AI nobody is sure how to achieve, questionable convention attender, and ex-rocket ship entrepreneur, had a thought. “Considering that muffin tops are the best part,” Carmack wr … | Continue reading
It may still prove to be interesting, but right now it's another survival-crafting game The post Four Hours In, ‘Pokémon With Guns’ Hasn’t Given Me Any Guns appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
As a player, it's fun. As a designer, I'm in awe. The post Heat Is A REALLY Good Board Game, My God, It’s Almost Perfect appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Learn from my mistake. The post This Office Chair Is Ruining My Life appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading