The Joy Of The Perfect Stealth Game Run, Which I Will Never Know

All those half-finished playthroughs The post The Joy Of The Perfect Stealth Game Run, Which I Will Never Know appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

‘Many PS1 Games Are Almost Impossible For Us To Play’

Subtitles are a "one-inch barrier" to appreciating the PS1's full Japanese catalogue The post ‘Many PS1 Games Are Almost Impossible For Us To Play’ appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

Disney Spent All That Money On… Fortnite Skins?

“Are there any gamers in the house tonight? Anybody play Fortnite?” asked the DJ at the D23 event The post Disney Spent All That Money On… Fortnite Skins? appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

And Now For Some Good* News

One company's trash is everyone else's treasure The post And Now For Some Good* News appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

Kick Streamer Adin Ross Was The Perfect Useful Idiot For Donald Trump

"If somebody like Trump goes on his stream, he models being a suck up to a powerful figure" The post Kick Streamer Adin Ross Was The Perfect Useful Idiot For Donald Trump appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

The Boyfriend Shines In The Shadow Of Terrace House

Four years after it was cancelled, Terrace House (kinda) returns The post The Boyfriend Shines In The Shadow Of Terrace House appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

How Is A Game With Just One Button This Hard

One Btn Bosses is just what it sounds like, and is also very good The post How Is A Game With Just One Button This Hard appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

Welcome To The North

Not quite peas, not quite beans The post Welcome To The North appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

The IP Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Warner Bros. latest earnings call paints a grim picture of the future The post The IP Will Continue Until Morale Improves appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

Sweet, A Whole Website Of Video Game Menus

The Game UI Database is a collection of video game elements from HUDs to settings menus The post Sweet, A Whole Website Of Video Game Menus appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

Goodbye Game Informer, Games Journalism Won’t – And Wouldn’t – Be The Same Without You

"GI for life. Fuck GameStop" The post Goodbye Game Informer, Games Journalism Won’t – And Wouldn’t – Be The Same Without You appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

Maybe It Should Be Illegal To Instantly Delete A Website’s Archives

Last week it was reported that GameStop, a clown show of a company peddling meme stocks and cheap video game merchandise, had unceremoniously and without notice shut down Game Informer, a magazine and website that had been publishing in some form since 1991. The decision was a te … | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

Things Tim Walz Is Less Weird Than J.D. Vance About: Democracy, Games

The Minnesota governor congratulated a local esports team in 2022, while Vance yelled at his kid about Pokemon The post Things Tim Walz Is Less Weird Than J.D. Vance About: Democracy, Games appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

Every Olympics I Stand, Hand On Heart, And Salute The Great Nation Of Epyx

More flags (and anthems) should be this cool The post Every Olympics I Stand, Hand On Heart, And Salute The Great Nation Of Epyx appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

The MrBeast Reality Show Allegations Shouldn’t Be A Surprise

This is how reality TV--on both our television sets and our computer screens--works The post The MrBeast Reality Show Allegations Shouldn’t Be A Surprise appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

There’s No Good Reason To Buy A Yeti Mic

The Yeti had its time and place, but Blue is long-dead and there's no reason to buy this mic any more. The post There’s No Good Reason To Buy A Yeti Mic appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

I Would Live In This Climbing Game

Valley Peaks is a digital homage to touching grass The post I Would Live In This Climbing Game appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

The Forsyte Saga Holds Up

Fancy hats and scandalized family members, all the greatest hits of the British period drama The post The Forsyte Saga Holds Up appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

Pete Parsons Doesn’t Need That Many Cars

"It's the Jay Leno, weird museum aspect that's always really alien. How many of these are you gonna use, man?" The post Pete Parsons Doesn’t Need That Many Cars appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

Game Informer Has Been Shut Down

Parent company GameStop shuttered the long-running outlet Friday The post Game Informer Has Been Shut Down appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

At SAG-AFTRA’s First Picket, Video Game Performers Say ‘People Are Realizing They Can’t Just Be Beaten Around By The C-Suite Anymore’

"If those simple jobs are taken away, there is going to be an entire generation of performers that won’t have the same opportunities we had.” The post At SAG-AFTRA’s First Picket, Video Game Performers Say ‘People Are Realizing They Can’t Just Be Beaten Around By The C-Suite Anym … | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

BUY 10 GET ONE FREE CLOTHING

Battle passes for stores are a hard no The post BUY 10 GET ONE FREE CLOTHING appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

Yanis Varoufakis Thinks Capitalism Has Been Killed By Technofeudalism, Something He Helped Usher In At Valve

"This is not sustainable" The post Yanis Varoufakis Thinks Capitalism Has Been Killed By Technofeudalism, Something He Helped Usher In At Valve appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

I Am Terrible At Cataclismo, Which Makes Me Excellent At Cataclismo

This ain't Minas Tirith The post I Am Terrible At Cataclismo, Which Makes Me Excellent At Cataclismo appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

Bungie Lays Off 220 People, 17% Of Staff

Bungie will also be restructuring aspects of the studio The post Bungie Lays Off 220 People, 17% Of Staff appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

Owning A Printer Is A Curse

There is no reason to live like this The post Owning A Printer Is A Curse appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

Maybe A Lousy Mobile Game Is The Perfect Game For The Olympics

The summer Olympics are here. During the last summer Olympics, I had just quit working at Kotaku and had a lot of free time, so I got a trial cable subscription and woke up at 4am to tweet about the climbing while pretending I was hanging out with Mark Serrels, which was clearly … | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

If You Want Movie Theater Popcorn, Buy Some Flavacol®

If you want "movie theater" style popcorn, the secret costs less than 10 dollars and it's called Flavacol. The post If You Want Movie Theater Popcorn, Buy Some Flavacol® appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 months ago

Thank Goodness You’re Here Is A Hilarious Game About Being Helpful

It's also maybe the first time I've ever been taller than a video game protagonist The post Thank Goodness You’re Here Is A Hilarious Game About Being Helpful appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

Hot Labor Summer: Video Games Edition

"This time next year, the sorts of numbers we’re seeing right now could seem quaint by comparison" The post Hot Labor Summer: Video Games Edition appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

SAG-AFTRA Striking Because Companies Won’t Offer Same AI Protections To Voice And Physical Performers, Not Happy About GTA VI Exemption

"When you compare that to the reality of this work, they're really not covered" The post SAG-AFTRA Striking Because Companies Won’t Offer Same AI Protections To Voice And Physical Performers, Not Happy About GTA VI Exemption appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

Ubisoft Has Learned Nothing In The Last 10 Years

You do not need to apologize to these people The post Ubisoft Has Learned Nothing In The Last 10 Years appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

Video Game Voice Actors Strike Over AI

"Frankly, it’s stunning that these video game studios haven’t learned anything from the lessons of last year" The post Video Game Voice Actors Strike Over AI appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

Kunitsu-Gami Feels Like It Shouldn’t Exist

I don't know how this game got made, but Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is one of the best games I have played all year, precisely because it feels like it's from a different, better era. The post Kunitsu-Gami Feels Like It Shouldn’t Exist appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

I Am Going To Be The First Person In The World To Never Get Tired Of Owning An Ice Cream Maker

And you can join me The post I Am Going To Be The First Person In The World To Never Get Tired Of Owning An Ice Cream Maker appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

Flintlock Is As Good As A 2024 Video Game Needs To Be

Something something shorter games not kidding The post Flintlock Is As Good As A 2024 Video Game Needs To Be appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

Folks, We Got Another One

Over 500 workers at Activision Blizzard formed a union across departments The post Folks, We Got Another One appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

I Read Too Many Stardew Valley Guides, And I Am Full Of Regret

Will I ever finish this game? The post I Read Too Many Stardew Valley Guides, And I Am Full Of Regret appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

Humble Games Lays Off All Employees, Carries On In Name Only

"No one from HG survived the layoffs, nor will they have anything to do with game launches moving forward" The post Humble Games Lays Off All Employees, Carries On In Name Only appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

I Just Like Moving Little Guys Around A Map

Plans? Strategies? Eh The post I Just Like Moving Little Guys Around A Map appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

At Least It Will Be Satisfying To Wreck Fortnite’s Cybertruck

Plus I can do it while dressed like a trans cat The post At Least It Will Be Satisfying To Wreck Fortnite’s Cybertruck appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

Warframe Is Adding A Romance System To A Game That Already Includes Pretty Much Every Other Type Of System Ever Conceived

Make love, not Warframe The post Warframe Is Adding A Romance System To A Game That Already Includes Pretty Much Every Other Type Of System Ever Conceived appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

Flock Is A Celebration Of Weird Little Guys

Also taxonomies, which are one of *my* favorite things anyway The post Flock Is A Celebration Of Weird Little Guys appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

The Best Kicks In Video Games

"For 0.8 seconds, the entire game is focused on this kick" The post The Best Kicks In Video Games appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

Hell Yeah, Bethesda Game Studios Just Unionized

Solidarity with everyone on the Elder Scrolls and Fallout teams The post Hell Yeah, Bethesda Game Studios Just Unionized appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

We (Almost) Like Everything About Longlegs

The Oz Perkins horror movie with Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage is a fun time, but messy, The post We (Almost) Like Everything About Longlegs appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

Maybe Game Demos Aren’t Always A Good Thing

Can a demo spoil you on the full game, or set up unrealistic expectations? The post Maybe Game Demos Aren’t Always A Good Thing appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago

Companies Distance Themselves As Players Recreate Trump Assassination Attempt In Fortnite, Roblox, And Minecraft

Depictions of real-world violence aren't allowed in these games, but that hasn't stopped videos and game modes from popping up The post Companies Distance Themselves As Players Recreate Trump Assassination Attempt In Fortnite, Roblox, And Minecraft appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 5 months ago