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If His Shitty AI Movie Is What Finally Taught You Neill Blomkamp Is A Hack, Then So Be It

Hearts Continue To Break Over Love And Deepspace

Anime Finally Caught On To The Restorative Power Of Kirby Kissing His Homies For The Plot

Things You Could’ve Done With $1 Million Instead Of Spending It On Jensen Huang’s Fuckass Jacket

Fallout Didn’t Make Itself

Netflix, Just Pay People To Make Video Games, You Are Making This Needlessly Complicated

Lowlands Away, Me John

I'm Making Ceramics In My Microwave

Unions File Unfair Labor Complaints Against Microsoft Over Decision To ‘Unlawfully’ Fire Xbox Workers

Wait A Minute, Is This Fucking Book About Me?

There's A Tiny Speck Of Light At The End Of Civilization VII's Tunnel

Yoshitaka Amano Is More Centrist on AI Than You’d Hope

The Definitive Ranking Of FromSoftware Farming Locations I Like

Games Done Quick 'Excited' To Work With Saudi-Owned SNK For Around Three Hours Before Pulling Sponsorship Deal

Workers Protest MindsEye Playtest For Bringing In Fans To 'Do Jobs That Would Otherwise Have Been Theirs'

Grand Theft Auto VI, The Last Blockbuster

As Video Game Industry Burns, Warframe's Devs Aren't Taking Anything For Granted

It’s The Perfect Time To Watch GDQ

Reset Xbox To What, Exactly?

I Gave My Steam Machine A Second Stick Of RAM Because Valve Couldn't

It's Time To Admit I Have Too Many 'Start The Day' Games

Taika's Reason Is A Murder Mystery Manga Where Your Dog Can Speak

How AI Is Ruining Education, In One Handy Chart

Goodbye, The Bear, I Thought You Were A Good Television Show

Microsoft’s Parade Of Indignities Continues: id’s Future Unclear, Obsidian On Fallout Duty, Bethesda Forced To Take Down Memorial

Tenet Is Christopher Nolan’s Best Film

Well At Least The Future’s Looking Bright For Bethesda’s *Checks Notes* ‘Strongest Franchises'

Chainsmoker Cat's Anime Opening Is Absolute Cinema

Union Promises To Take ‘All Necessary Legal And Contractual Action’ To Fight For Laid-Off Workers As Impacts On Blizzard, Id Software Become Clear

You Don't Have To Hand It To Microsoft For A Well-Planned Bloodbath

Xbox Will Lay Off 3200 Workers And Cut Four Studios Loose

I Guess These Are The Games, And Memories, I'm Stuck With For The Rest Of My Life

What Is The Point Of A Video Game Console Now?

Negative Space Is A Weird And Honest Portrait of Watching All Your Friends Get Hooked On Drugs

Asha Sharma Is Microsoft’s Pain Sponge

Sony Will Stop Making Video Game Discs

Somehow, Jackass Really Was That Big A Deal

There Is No Piracy Without Ownership

Love Turns To Hate As Love And Deepspace Maker Infold Games Forced To Delete New Boyfriend

Subnautica 2 Devs Will Actually Get Even More Money As Krafton Drama Ends

I Have Diagnosed Myself With Profile Picture Disorder

I Believe In The Idea Of 'Marathon Steve'

Xbox Cuts, Which Haven't Even Happened Yet, Are Already Causing Turmoil In The Games Industry

Saros Is Peak Doom Metal

You Should Check Out City Of God

God Of War Laufey Could Be The First Real Mom Game

In The Right Hands, A Nintendo Entertainment System Can Be A Weapon

Accessory Company Yanks Companion Cube Steam Machine Case Because It Never Actually Asked Valve For Permission

'Big Three' Chip Makers Set Up 'Coordinated Scheme' To Fix Memory Pricing, Alleges New Lawsuit

Company That Released Over 900 Shovelware Games On The PlayStation Store Thanks Its Players After Being Kicked Off

Let's All Disrespect Some Myths

Full Steam (Machine) Ahead

Bless The BC250, The Budget E-waste Steam Machine

Full Steam (Machine) Ahead

You Can Follow Aftermath On Bluesky, Instagram, YouTube & More! Even Linkedin!

Sony Laying Off 'Most Of The Destiny Team'

Video Games Are Changing, And Meccha Chameleon’s Absurd Popularity Is Proof

On Together Is Helping Me Whittle Down My To-Do List

I Too Would Like To Spend All Day In The Woods Making Snacks

Why Bother Selling An Empty Case?

Konami Suing Over Massive Metal Gear Solid 2 Source Code Leak

Outlets Don't Have To Do Xbox's Work For It

New York Times Uses Ubisoft Co-Founder's Obituary To Launder 'DEI' Complaints About An Assassin's Creed Game

EA Predictably Laying People Off, Chirping About AI As Completion Of Saudi Deal Looms

I Knew Osamu Tezuka Was The Godfather Of Manga, But I Didn't Know He Had It Like That

The Unspoken Harem Manga Romance Trope Has Finally Been Defeated

The Steam Machine Is An Iconoclastic Computer Born In Unforgiving Times

I Was Stunned To Discover The New LEGO Batman Game Is Basically A Cute Little Arkham City

Computer Was A Mistake

Microsoft Runs The Rake Factory

The Art Of Marathon

Gamers Sue Sony For Allegedly Breaking California Digital Purchase Law

I, God's Worst Video Game Driver, Played A Bunch Of Driving Game Demos

Netflix's FIFA World Cup Video Game Is A Modern Hellscape And An Embarrassment To Everyone Involved

A Single Laptop Has Never Served So Many

Well This Is Awkward

I'm No Angel Is A Gentle Plea To Check In On Your Strong Friends

We've Hit 30,000 Members! Thank You! To Celebrate, We're Dropping A Ton Of New Merch

Game Developers Neither Surprised Nor Delighted To Learn That Unreal Engine 6 Will Be Filled With AI Garbage

The James Bond of First Light Is Hot In A Grown Up Way

Destiny 2 Devs Bid Farewell To The Game They Spent A Decade Making

The Obscure 1980s Gag Manga That’s Being Reclaimed By Trans People

Epic Releases Fortnite Video That's Trying To Launder The Company's Use Of AI In The Art Pipeline, But Artists I Spoke To Simply Aren't Having It

Despite Awards, South Of Midnight Studio Becomes Latest Victim Of Microsoft’s Implosion

1666: Amsterdam, Made By A Team Including 'Over A Dozen Talented And Experienced Artists', Used AI Images All Through Its Reveal

Cocoon Is A Cute Girls Doing M*A*S*H* Things Manga Until It Isn't

Blizzard Sues To Take Down Another Private World of Warcraft Server, Project Ascension

Forbidden Solitaire's Developers Made The Opposite Of What They Planned: A Hit

Sure Seems Like Xbox Is Cooked

Let Me Throw A Gun At A Guy's Head

For A Brief Moment, You Got To See How The Sausage Is Made

IGN Lays Off Tech Workers Following Summer Game Fest, Where Pro-Union Messages Were Erased

Let Me Tell You About Love and Deepspace

That Was The Most Dragon's Dogma Way To Announce DLC

Sick, A New Game About Killing Nazis

I Don't Know If We Need All These Remakes, Guys

Warhammer 40K: Mechanicus II Rules

AphroditE’s Stardom Reunion Is Gay As Hell

The Devils Fork State Park Ice Machine Owes Me Three Dollars And My Dignity

The Best Thing Netflix Did After Squid Game Was Double Down On Athletic Asian Competition Shows

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Is A Science Experiment

Vague AI Disclosures Aren’t Helping Anyone

Nobody Is Happy That Yakuza Studio’s Next Game Is Performing Digital Necromancy On Tupac

Is Backrooms The Beginning Of A New Generation Of Hollywood Auteurs, Or Just Another Horror Movie?

It's Good To Be 868-BACK

The URL For Summer Games Fest, A Common Typo, Now Redirects To The Transgender Law Center

You Lost Me At 'We Leverage AI Tools To Help Our Teams Iterate On Ideas'

How Many Episodes Is One Episode?

'If A Game Wants Mirrors It Has To Be Prepared To Make A Big Technical Commitment': Let's Talk About 007's Many, Beautiful Mirrors

82-0 Is The Basketball Game For Our Times

Yeah, That’s A Life Sim Alright

OK, But Do We Really Think All Those Games Are Gonna Come Out In September?

007 First Light Can Make A Good Cup Of Coffee (And Tea!)

Backrooms' Biggest Scare Is Capitalism

RIP Battle Milk

Gamers Sue Microsoft, Claiming It Colludes With Valve On Store Pricing

More Artists Could Stand To Be Normal About Their Black Music Influences

Is Arm Hair The New Horse Testicles

SXSW Responds To Hasan Piker UK Ban With Nothing Statement, Speakers Pull Out In Protest

Going To A J-League Game Was One The Best Days Of My Life

Making Miniatures

When Playing A Good Game Benefits Bad People

Your Heroes Will Always Let You Down

Storage Is Better When It's Modular

I've Never Seen A Games Industry Veteran Talk Shit About Someone Like Mike Fischer Talks Shit About Yuji Naka

UK-Based Rockstar Game Workers Formally Announce Union

There Is Still Good In This World, Because It Is Once Again Time To Enjoy Famicase

Yes… Hahaha… YES!

I Love Boosters Is A Live Action Looney Tune

Give Them A Moment, For Pity's Sake

The Steam Deck Costs How Much Now?

Look How They Massacred My Ferrari

I Hope GTA 6's Soundtrack Is As Timeless As San Andreas

You Don’t Have To Turn This Library-Tidying Game Into An Existential Crisis, But It Helps

Workers At TheGamer Say Site’s New Pay-Per-Session Contract Is ‘Heartbreaking’

Imagining A Better Racing Game

That's Not How Unions Work, Wizards Of The Coast Management

The Dream Factory Is Closed Until Further Notice

Devolver Digital Suing Toy Maker Who Keeps Saying He's Making A Hotline Miami Spinoff Game

Thick As Thieves Has The Bones Of A Classic Stealth Game, But It's Not There Yet

Forza Horizon 6 Is A Difficult Game To Be Around

Bungie Ending Support For Destiny 2 Marks The End Of An Era

The Battle Over 3D Printer Software Licensing Matters For Everyone

With Vox Sale, Digital Media Networks Take Another Step Closer To The Grave

I Waited A Month To Beat The Final Boss Of A Game I Love, And Now I’m Full Of Regret

We Don't Talk Enough About The Aftermath Of Death Note

Sshh, Just Let Me Look At The Fish

Gabe Newell Is Out Here Turning A 304-Foot-Long Luxury Yacht Into A 'Support And Research Vessel'

IDK About ‘Bullet Heaven,’ Steam

Google Unveils An Even Worse Search

The Kids Are All Right

The New Battlestar Galactica Game Rules

Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe Is Good, But Its Radical Approach To Horniness Is What Makes It Great

The New Battlestar Galactica Game Rules

The Doom Soundtrack Being Added To The National Recording Registry Cannot Be Appreciated Enough Until You Look At What It Was Inducted Alongside

Remembering Being A Teenager

Nobody Needs To Know What An Analyst Thinks About A Singleplayer Video Game's Sales. Nobody!

Pinterest Has Become Unusable

Sure Seems Like Subnautica 2’s Developers Are Going To Get Their $250 Million Bonus

Widow's Bay Has The Juice

There Is Great Power In A Good Video Game Commercial

The Michael Jackson Movie Wants To Sell You A Smaller, Meaner World

Some Filler Is Good Shit, Actually

Overwatch, Which Spent Years Imitating Fortnite, Is About To Be In Fortnite

I Don't Know Who Mixtape Is For

Saros Feels Like Popping Bubble Wrap

All This Over… Mixtape?

Having A Concussion: A Review

Sony’s ‘Underperformance’ Is Bungie’s Miracle

Roblox Developers Fight Over Ownership Of Dead By Daylight Roblox Clone Forsaken

You Can Rest Now, PSX Ghost In The Shell Anime Cutscenes

Double Fine Is Unionizing

Nintendo Keeps Going Back To The Millennial Nostalgia Well (And So Does Everyone Else)

I Love My Instant Pot MagicFroth 9-in-1 Milk Frother

Cursor Camp Is A Nice Little Place To Hang Out

Turning A Big Dial Taht Says "Civilization" On It And Constantly Looking Back At The Audience For Approval Like A Contestant On The Price Is Right

Thank God, They’re Properly Re-Releasing The Devils

Star Fox Looks Fucked Up

Super Nintendo World Exceeded Every Expectation I Had Going In There

Twitch Changes Rules So That Streamers Can Mog Each Other

Hey, It's Not All Bad

Xbox’s New AI-Loving Boss Shocks World, Kills Useless AI Feature

Japan's Tourism Troubles Are Being Fuelled By Social Media Assholes

Nobody Asked You, Bank Of America

Pro Wrestlers Make The Company, Not The Other Way Around

GameStop Wants To Buy, Uh, eBay?

Haste Makes Waste

The Steam Controller Is Perfect For People With An Entire PC In Their Living Room

Paste Ends The Games Coverage That Gave So Many Writers Their Start

Crafty Tomodachi Life Players Are Making DIY Styluses

Suddenly, Saudi (Money Is Drying Up)

Amid Era Of Unprecedented Authoritarian Overreach, New Bipartisan House Resolution Condemns Hasan Piker For Some Reason

Birdwatching, I.e. Old Age, Has Come For Me

Australia's 'Payphone Tag' Game Is An Excellent Use Of Public Infrastructure

Love And Deepspace Gives The People What They Want

The VFLEX Is An Ingenious Programmable USB-C Power Adapter

Bleeding Board Game Giant CMON Thinks, In The Year Of Our Lord 2026, That Investing In NFT Games Is The Future

Bad T-Shirt Designs Are A Bipartisan Issue In Pro Wrestling

I, For One, Welcome The Return of 'Retro' Anime

'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

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

Warframe Teams Up With Lucky Super Fan: The Frontman Of Progressive Metal Band Erra

Pragmata Is Uncle-Core

Pokémon Go Community In Chaos After Company Upholds Disqualification Of Player Who Celebrated Too Hard

Xbox Pulls An HBO

Vampire Crawlers Is A Vampire Survivors That's Better For Your Heart Rate

Gamers Sue Nintendo To Get Tariff Money Back

The Lights Got Good

Inside The Dragon Age II 'Writers' Pit'

Tal Anderson On The Pitt's Earnest Portrayal Of Autistic Life

Congressman Teams Up With Popular Sims Streamer To Oppose Saudi Purchase Of EA

The Pitt Is 'Competence Porn' In More Ways Than One

After All These Years, It’s Moon Child

Debate-Lord Anime Nippon Sangoku Is 2026’s Must-Watch Thinking Man’s Show

After 20 Years, Influential Game Jam Ludum Dare Will Wind Down

As Roblox's Safety And Legal Woes Continue, Company Settles For $10 Million With Nevada

The Short Game Dilemma

That's Not What Unc Means

Northernlion Is Helping Fund And Publish A Video Game [Update]

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

Dosa Divas Makes Me Hungry

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

Two Budget Headphones Gun For KOSS’ Crown

The Pope Is Weak On Crime

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

Tell Me A Story: Blue Prince Edition

I Love My Ex Libris Stamp

The Long Dark's Final Episode Brings Story And Survival Together

Why Nobody Can Be Normal About Hasan Piker

Gunzilla, The Company That Owns Game Informer, Has Reportedly Not Paid Some Developers For Months

My Screw Extraction Pliers Are A Loyal Friend

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

Big, BIG Buildings

'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

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

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

I Save Over All My Video Game Saves, And I Am Full Of Regret

MarriageToxin Is Ready To Push Romance Back Into The Shonen Spotlight

I Feel Like I’m Going Insane

Humans, Human Problems, Go To Space

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

Hozy Is An Unpacking-Like With A Twist

You Do, In Fact, Have To Hand It To The Ninja Creami

StarCraft-Inspired RTS From Former Blizzard Devs Losing Online Multiplayer Because Server Partner Was Bought By AI Company

Retro Rewind Remembers When You Could Just Rent A Damn Movie

Culture Crave Sucks

Meiko Kaji's 60 Year Career Has Been Defined By Stubborn Ambition

New FIFA Game Looks Deeply Embarrassing

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

Esoteric Ebb Took 8 Years, 4 Attempts, And 1 Disco Elysium

Tell Me A Story: Destiny 2 Edition

‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Changed The World. Now What?

Life (And Death) In Warframe

Nightbreed Is An Impossible, Anti-Assimilationist Masterpiece

The Video Games Of Woke 2 (With Michael Hobbes)

The Art Of Esoteric Ebb

Let's Cook The Joke Vegetarian Food From Alison Bechdel's Dykes To Watch Out For

I Love My Rainbow Pencil

'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

Twin Peaks And How To Get Back Up When Evil Roams Your Streets

A Love Letter To 'Girl Games'

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

'The Mission Is About Creating Supportive Environments And Authentic Content': What A DEI Manager At A AAA Video Game Company Actually Does

Chainsaw Man Is Over :)

Epic Lays Off 1,000 People And Ends Support For Game Modes After Making Fortnite More Expensive

Please Join Me For A Rousing Round Of: Lol, Get Fucked

Notes Towards A 'Woke 2'

Welcome To Woke Week

Buy Some 'Woke 2' Merch, Support A Worker-Owned Website

Aftermath Vs 2026

I Don’t Like How Alex Street Fighter 6 Uses His Free Will

Crimson Desert Is A Game Bereft Of Joy

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

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

Hideo Kojima's Commitment To Acronym Jackets Remains Undefeated

Funi Raccoon Game Is Queer, Funny, And Irish

Is This What You Think Of Us

Marathon Is A Satire

Tonight At The World Baseball Classic, I Hope Team USA Eats Shit

The Art Of The Fanmix

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

Nobody Likes Nvidia’s Weird New AI Porn Faces

2023: Buzzfeed Pivots To AI. 2026: Buzzfeed Is In Big Trouble.

Tell Me A Story: Pokopia Edition

Haha, Now I'm The AI

They Finally Let Mickey Mouse Have A Gun

Pokopia Is A Viva Piñatalike

Epic, A Company That Makes Billions Of Dollars, Is Jacking Up The Price Of Fortnite's V-Bucks 'To Help Pay The Bills'

The Amazon Echo Show Obeys Me Now

In Esoteric Ebb, Men Talk To Men About Manhood, And That's A Good Thing

Play You Are Elon Musk, The Sequel To You Are Jeff Bezos

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

Why Game Developers At GDC Are Upset About A Garden

The Emancipation Of Asuka Langley Soryu

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

Look Out, I'm The Castle

Pokémon v MAGA, R18+ Checks & A Black Flag Comeback: All The News From March 2-8

Crisol, The Game Where Your Ammo Is Your Own Human Blood, Rules

Please, White House, Stop

Tell Me A Story: Esoteric Ebb Edition

Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs

Great Journalism Doesn’t Happen Overnight

It Is Sadly Time To Say Goodbye To PlayStation Games Coming To The PC

Denshattack Is Tony Hawk With Trains

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

Highguard Didn't Have To Fail

How To Create The Perfect Video Game Stabbing Sound

Resident Evil Requiem Actor's Social Media Is Also Filled With Hot Leon Kennedy Memes

The Apple Ginger Red Bull Is Good As Hell

Fujoshis Had Their Fun, Now It's Himedanshi’s Turn To Go Mainstream

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

To Echo Everyone Else's Thoughts, I Too Wish Marathon Was A Singleplayer Video Game

The Secretive Company Filling Video Game Sites With Gambling And AI

I Don’t Need A Bloodborne Remake, I Just Need It To Not Run Like Ass

Tell Me A Story: Caved of Qud Edition

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

You Will Be Able To Marry Clint In Stardew Valley, Pleasing People Like, Um, Such As

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

IGN Owner Ziff Davis Lays Off More Eurogamer Workers

It's Important To Recognise A Story For What It Is

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?

Sad Old Man Publicly Embarrasses Himself (Again) Just To Feel Something

Prediction Markets Need Insider Trading, Despite What They Say

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

Voice Acting While Black Is Still Worth The Fight

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

The Bell Finally Tolls For Tyler Perry

Titanium Court Is Just The Right Amount Of So Much

How Clair Obscur’s Developers Avoided Spoiling Their Big Act One Twist

Rest In Peace, Bayonetta

AI Boosters Want To Sacrifice The Present For A Future That Will Never Come

So Long, Phil Spencer. You Will Not Be Missed

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

Sony Buys Remake Studio In 2021, Shuts Them Down In 2026 And Lays Off 70 Workers Without Them Releasing A Remake

Please, Tell Me More About The New FIFA Game And The Money Behind It

Three Apothecary Diaries Adjacent Manga, For Your Consideration

I Hate River Ward

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

An Exhaustive Collection Of Football Shirts Featuring Video Game Sponsorships

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

The Xteink X4 Is The Cheap, Hackable eReader That's Just Enough

PlayStation Reveals, RAM Chaos & RIP To A Sega Legend: All The News From February 8-15

Story About AI (Being Mean) Gets Pulled Because Journalist Used AI (That Made Mistakes)

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

Top Of The Jank Pile

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

What The Hell Are We Even Doing Here

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

Ubisoft Workers Say Company Is Still 'Not Listening' Following 1,200-Person Strike, Legal Action Could Be Next

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

Riot Spent A Decade Developing A Fighting Game Then Laid Off Around 80 Developers Less Than One Month After Release

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

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

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

Discord Leadership Only People On Planet Who Think Adding Age Verification To Discord A Good Idea

Activision Blizzard Tattled To Hack Maker's Mom

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

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

The Steam Machine Has Been Delayed Because Stupid Little Babies Can't Stop Using AI To Write Their Emails

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

Adobe Is Ruthlessly Killing Off Software That Animators Around The World Are Using Every Day [Update]

The Ashes Of Ashes Of Creation, Iron Lung & Project Genie Bullshit: All The News From January 31-February 3

Meet The Unconventional Publishers Trying To Unfuck The Games Industry

The Console Wars, As Told By '90s Nintendo And Sega Advertisements

Nobody Needs This Man, We're All So Tired

They Do This Because They Can

What If I Just Never Leave Cairn's Tent

The Epstein Files Reveal What Powerful People See In Video Games: Profit, Coercion, And Control

Pokémon Company Apologises After Advertising Event At...Controversial War Crimes Shrine

Blizzard QA Workers’ Newly Ratified Union Contract Locks In Pay Increases, Better Benefits

Ubisoft Fires Team Lead For Criticising Stupid Return-To-Office Mandate

Once A Hack, Always A Hack

It’s Impossible To Keep Politics Out Of Games When They’re Literally Banging Down Your Door

A Horse Tries To Make It To The Super Bowl

We Need A Word That Goes Beyond 'Slop' For This One

Deadlock’s Sleepy New Hero Rem Is A Perfect Little Guy

The New Baby YouTuber Thumbnail Meta Changes Everything

'We Will Not Be Bullied Into Submission': Ubisoft Unions Call For Massive International Strike

The Anime AI Closed Captioning Situation Is Crazy

Gambling Isn't News

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

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

Nintendo’s Games Are Special Because Its Teams Are Intergenerational

You Gotta Love It When A Good Game Takes The Time To Get Even Better

A Game Doesn't Need To Be ‘By And For Fans’

US Lawmakers Urge Review Of EA Sale

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

That's No Moon Ex-CEO Hijacked Domain And Caused A $1M Problem, Cofounders Say In Lawsuit

Milk Is Not $20

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

Whiskerwood Is Already One Of The Finest City-Builders I Have Ever Played

Tomb Raider, Animal Crossing Jumps & Pokemon x Pentagon Lootboxes: All The News From January 13-17

The Best Mothers And Ships In Games (Ft Mothership)

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