We should use social media the same way manga authors write about their week aftermath.site/weekly-shonen-...

There is great power in a good video game commercial: aftermath.site/playstation-vi...

There is great power in a good video game commercial: aftermath.site/playstation-vi...

As someone who's been sort of mystified over the entire thing around Mixtape, this does a good job laying out how it got here and clarifies a lot of the stuff I found deeply weird about everybody's reaction to it

Why yes i will wear this incredible shirt @kim-hu.com made for @aftermath.site whenever i’m the “fuck AI“ panelist on an AI panel. (i will gladly be that guy for your panel too)

this is the best, most succinct encapsulation of the game grifter sphere i’ve ever read

mixtape feels like one of the least likely targets of misinformation campaigns and video game culture war ire yet, but that's kind of the point: this can happen to any game now, and indeed, platforms and content creators demand it. nothing will ever be enough to sate the beast

All this over... Mixtape? aftermath.site/mixtape-review...

Saros feels like popping bubble wrap: aftermath.site/saros-housemar...

I don't know who Mixtape is for: aftermath.site/mixtape-review...

The left doesn't hate technology, we hate being exploited: aftermath.site/anthropic-clau...

Sony's 'underperformance' is Bungie's miracle: aftermath.site/bungie-maratho...

I don't know who Mixtape is for: aftermath.site/mixtape-review...

Sony's 'underperformance' is Bungie's miracle: aftermath.site/bungie-maratho...

Roblox developers fight over ownership of Dead By Daylight clone Forsaken: aftermath.site/roblox-forsake...

PlayStation 1 Major, you will always be famous.

You can rest now, PSX Ghost in the Shell anime cutscenes aftermath.site/the-ghost-in-t...

"Fascinatingly, I never had problems doing my Duolingo Irish lessons, which required just enough cognitive effort to help my brain remember how to operate normally without overtaxing it, which is probably a real knock against Duolingo as a learning tool."

Reminder: If you suspect you have a concussion, you really need to see a doctor, and you can start with your PCP. It's super important for documentation alone, never mind referrals to specialty care if that ends up being necessary. Signed, a person on year three of post-concussion syndrome.

Yes! May this go well for everyone at DF! This feels like a no brainer for a company as lovely and as loved as DF! A wonderful collaboration between management and workers that could work wonders for all involved! May it go smoothly, and hope Microsoft abides by its neutrality agreement! 😌

If you noticed that I posted about getting in a bike wreck and then disappeared last week, it's because I got a concussion! While it's always interesting to have a new life experience, I can't say I recommend this one

Having a concussion: a review aftermath.site/concussion-rev...

appreciate all the people replying to explain that one piece has become a symbol of IRL revolution, but in a funny twist—and in fairness, I don’t expect most people to know about this—aftermath was one of the first sites to write about that phenomenon aftermath.site/one-piece-fl...

We won't get new stories and worlds to enjoy until people start voting with their wallets and purses. The only language a corporation understands is money.

i say this in the pod, but this is not a great strategy! v broadly speaking, gen x nostalgia (eg, michael bay transformers) was a huge hit because gen x had money. millenials dont.

The neutrality agreement that has allowed MS studios to unionize unimpeded is perhaps the best (and only good) thing to come out of the Activision Blizzard merger.

All game devs should unionize, ESPECIALLY the ones Microsoft owns

Oh good. After all these years we are finally getting a version of Ken Russell's The Devils the way it was intended. aftermath.site/ken-russell-th...

Super Nintendo World exceeded every expectation I had going in there: aftermath.site/super-nintendo...

SCOOP: double fine is unionizing

Double Fine is unionizing aftermath.site/double-fine-un...

Nintendo keeps leaning on millennial nostalgia to score easy wins, and we keep letting it. @alanahpearce.bsky.social explains:

Nintendo keeps going back to the millennial nostalgia well (and so does everyone else) aftermath.site/podcasts/after...

Our bundle with @rascal.news, @rogue.site, and @neverpo.st is still going! Sub to us and three other great independent media outlets for 50% off! trustfnd.com/aftermath/c/...

Japan's tourism troubles are being fuelled by social media assholes: aftermath.site/japan-overtour...

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: aftermath.site/civilization-v...

Oh good. After all these years we are finally getting a version of Ken Russell's The Devils the way it was intended. aftermath.site/ken-russell-th...

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Civilization being desperate to return to a mythologized prelapsarian greatness in a rejection of progress in response to reactionary populist outrage feels like a metaphor

Firaxis is trying to listen to fans and roll Civ VII back into something that resembles Civ VI, in an effort to "fix" it. But that won't work, because it's listening to those fans that got them into this mess in the first place.

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: aftermath.site/civilization-v...

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I’ve seen some people give the Aftermath folks guff for not “just writing about games” but I love the fact that you never know what blogs will show up next. I mean, it feels like that should be the point of the independent co-op model they’re building, too, right?

Had to blog about why I’m excited for The Devils aftermath.site/ken-russell-...

I love my Instant Pot MagicFrother 9-in-1 milk frother: aftermath.site/i-love-my-inst...

On today's stream, we're joined by @alanahpearce.bsky.social to discuss her new production company focused on involving indie devs in tv/film adaptations, Xbox dropping a useless AI feature, and of course, Star Fox's new look. We go live at 4 PM ET www.twitch.tv/aftermathdotsite

Ok, I tried it and it looks deightful.

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