What a time to be alive The post The Rise And Fall Of The LAN Party appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Today's instalment of Platform is looking at the work of Tom Humberstone, a comic artist and illustrator currently living in Edinburgh. The post ‘The act of making art can be a transformative and powerful thing’ – The work of illustrator Tom Humberstone appeared first on Aftermat … | Continue reading
Botany Manor is an indie game by Balloon Studios where you play as botanist Arabella Greene, who putters around her big empty house growing weird plants. Publisher Whitethorn Games claims its games are “easy-going” and “stress-free,” and this is both true and not of this charming … | Continue reading
I found an old TV. I swore I would fix it. Was it worth it? The post Fixing A CRT Is Fun, Enriching, And Possibly Very Dangerous appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
From tweets to short videos, it sometimes takes a LOT more work than you might think The post Somebody Has To Write The Social Media Posts For Your Favorite Video Games appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Some of the first words I wrote yesterday were “please remember not to stare directly at the sun.” As the eclipse moved across North America, Google searches spiked for “eyes hurt” and “I looked at the eclipse without glasses.” We all had a laugh about it! But here’s a confession … | Continue reading
Victory in Helldivers 2 will only ever be temporary, but I love that it exists at all The post Helldivers 2’s Latest, Greatest Twist: Letting Players Experience Victory appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
There's a solar eclipse today, which is pretty cool! Lots of people are traveling for it, but I'm in DC, where experts say it will just look like an overcast day. Are you going to have a better view? Doing something cool? Let me live though you in the comments. Here's a handy int … | Continue reading
Live the dream of being a comically inept content creator The post Content Warning Is The Game Of Our Times appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
"Toot toot!" - These boats, probably The post The Art Of Mileships, A Very Cool Book About Flying Boats appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
"It truly feels like anything could happen" The post We’re Absolute Sickos For Dragon’s Dogma 2 appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Enjoy a blog, as a little treat The post You Can Now Gift Someone Free Aftermath Articles appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Fuck this house in particular The post In Doronko Wanko You Play As A Very Naughty Little Dog, Who I Love With All My Heart appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
PS Portal isn’t a bad little device, but DIY options like chiaki4deck and Moonlight hold far more promise. The post We Have PS Portal At Home, And It’s Better appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
A new Game Maker's Toolkit video asks how much information you should have about a game The post Should You Play Balatro With A Calculator? appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Welcome to the 'Scalabrine Effect' The post Perhaps I Treated You Too Harshly, Humankind appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
The New York Times Simulator lets you pretend to be a homepage editor The post A Video Game Can’t Tell You Why New York Times Headlines Suck, But It’s A Start appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Living with the consequences The post I Love That Dragon’s Dogma 2 Doesn’t Let Me Save Scum appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
I'm back with more Life Lessons, oh no The post Failing On A Bike Trip Taught Me Too Much About Myself appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
"What happens if we realize at this point that AI is not that useful?" The post More Like A-Why? (With Ed Zitron) appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Is it even a fake anymore if it's not copying the real thing? The post I’m Becoming Increasingly Obsessed With Fake Japanese Football Shirts appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
They're fun to mess with, but they're also broken, weird, and may never be ready to power triple-A games The post AI NPCs Have Potential, But Not The Kind Big Video Game Companies Want appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
An interview with Ken Levine is a relic of the past The post None Of This Is New appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
A big win for Sega workers even after the company demonstrated "a hostile stance toward worker organizing" The post Sega Workers Secure Union Contract, Despite Layoffs appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Those numbers--and the balancing act they require--don't put themselves in the game The post Ever Wonder How An In-Game Economy Is Designed And Maintained? appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Help me learn to love the meta The post Can I Get Better At Balatro Without Being Weird About It appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
I have never been so thoroughly impressed, tormented, and upset at such a simple request. Bravo Dragon's Dogma 2, go to hell. The post Dragon’s Dogma 2’s Riddle Of Rumination Can Go To Hell appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
"I think it's something we can look at to see how we can meet the art community" The post Twitch Might Bring Back Artistic Nudity appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
No, that's probably not Joel making a personal appearance in your match The post Helldivers 2 Now Has Imposter Joels appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Some good ideas are let down by...everything around them The post I Am Sad To Report That The New 4X Strategy Game Millennia Is Very Bad appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
There's a nuanced, complex discussion to be had about micro transactions, but it's not happening on Steam The post Capcom Shouldn’t Be Selling Dragon’s Dogma 2 Items, But This Whole Thing Is Kinda Funny appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
A bad week for a once-good website The post Misguided appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Jen Glennon, who took over as editor in chief of Kotaku in October, resigned Thursday. In a resignation letter seen by Aftermath, Glennon says that she made this choice due to the management team’s recent decision to deprioritize news in favor of guides. Glennon is the second edi … | Continue reading
Since I only very recently wrote about a video game that was too much for my timetable and lifestyle, today I want to write about one that fits just perfectly into the way I'm trying to play video games in March 2024. That game is Summerhouse, and long-time (lol) readers might re … | Continue reading
From Bike Angels to credit unions, here is Aftermath's official strategy guide on getting the most out of NYC's regional bike share program: Citi Bike. The post The Definitive Citi Bike Strategy Guide appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Please do not 'nurture' the model The post This Is Not Creativity appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
'They don't make 'em like they used to' The post I’ve Had The Same PC Speakers For 20 Years, Almost My Entire Adult Life appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
“Losing key people in teams would be very, very bad" The post Rockstar Employees Concerned About Crunch, Grand Theft Auto VI As Company Moves Forward With Return To Office appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
This just in: it's fun to go outside The post OK, The DC Cherry Blossoms Are Pretty Cool appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Is games journalism as we know it dying or just changing? The post Ruin And Recovery In Games Journalism (With Jason Schreier) appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Blaseball's Joel reviews the new Joel in town: Helldivers Joel The post Joel On Joel appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
It’s a game that has changed a lot of people’s lives. It changed my life too, in a small way: it made it slightly worse. The post The Very Dumb Reason Why I Can’t Play Final Fantasy VII appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
There are few things more Inside Baseball than going behind the scenes of the website you're already reading The post Indulge Us: The Art Behind Aftermath’s Branding appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
A long, thorny history The post Why So Many Games Journalists End Up Going Into Game Development appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Can't have an 'Inside Baseball' week without asking the big questions The post What’s Inside A Baseball? appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Welcome to 'What I Do', a new interview series on Aftermath The post Pokémon’s Former Chief Lawyer On Shutting Down Fan Games & Honeymoon Business Deals appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
I got my start writing about gaming on 1UP. It turns out the forum-to-journalism trajectory was all too common. The post I’m Only Here Because I Was A Forum Poster appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Too much self-awareness, I don't like it! The post Starting A Website Has Taught Me Too Much About Myself appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading