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On today's stream, it's our two-year anniversary special! The whole gang, including contributors, will be live to discuss our accomplishments, failures, hopes, dreams, and fears. We'll also be making some big announcements about the near future. We go live at 4 PM ET www.twitch.tv/aftermathdot...

im sorry, this is extremely funny. rare binnington W thehockeynews.com/nhl/washingt...

this is a big deal! i spoke to two lawyers about it. (thanks @haleyfax.bsky.social!!!!!)

Pilot had a massive ad spread in a jp newspaper with "make AI jealous" and "write what AI can't touch" written on it Anyway I think everyone should own a Pilot kakuno pen

thank you for the outpouring of support! those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.

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I was on the most recent episode of close all tabs, @morgansung.bsky.social's excellent KQED podcast, talking about twitch's political reckoning. if you for some reason do not already get enough of me on aftermath hours, go listen! www.kqed.org/news/1206199...

not to brag but my top wpm is 136

my first for gamespot, about the typing games that are doing a bunch of fun things with the genre: www.gamespot.com/articles/typ...

birthday :)

the bullpen running across the outfield when benches clear is the funniest thing in sports

"What the fuck man?" "Fuck you, motherfucker"

celebrated my birthday a day early with a bruins win 🎉

Behind Escape from Duckov's unlikely rise to the top of the Steam charts

spoke to the folks at obsidian about the outer worlds 2 and what if anything we should glean from the game about their relationship with their corporate parent www.theverge.com/entertainmen...

I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice. This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

our little coworking game made it into the NYT! 😭💖 had to give it a read WHILE working with everyone in game of course! thank you so much for including us ✨

thank you to @mikesenters.bsky.social for being so succinct and clear about why this latest wave of Trump branded Halo memes feels so horrifying

is it a blessing that the bruins/islanders game is blacked out in my region tonight? i guess we'll see!

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very excited to share this story about an emerging video game genre: games that live on bottom of your desktop screen. my first story in the NYT, featuring @mistermorrisgames.bsky.social, @toadzillart.itch.io, and more! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...

I painted ur dog

Big layoffs hitting Amazon as soon as tomorrow, including within the video-game division, sources tell Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

reminder that we've got a pitch guide for freelance, if you ever feel like writing something up

I derailed a large chunk of a meeting demanding someone explain the Halo tweets while everyone politely reminded me that they don't need to make sense

I asked Microsoft PR about this—specially the DHS using Halo IP to recruit for ICE—and the company declined to comment.

my contributor gig at endless mode is drastically changing in november, going from a weekly piece to a monthly one. as such, i’m available to take on more freelance work. i got experience with reporting, criticism, evergreen stuff, consulting, and anything in between. muckrack.com/diego-arguello

very excited to share this story about an emerging video game genre: games that live on bottom of your desktop screen. my first story in the NYT, featuring @mistermorrisgames.bsky.social, @toadzillart.itch.io, and more! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...

i can't believe the bruins won today but i am very happy

at the store buying minecraft bananas

I really love how some Pokémon fans are embracing fun, creative (and often inexpensive) collections over seeking high-pieced hits and thrills in their card collections so I wrote about them:

generally speaking, people should be eating way more candy than they do. next time you find yourself reaching for fresh produce at the grocery store, consider a bag of candy instead

Days after hyping games business to investors, Netflix closes Squid Game: Unleashed studio aftermath.site/squid-game-unl...

just fyi that i updated this story with a correction: the lawsuit linked the game code for steal the brainrot, but the allegedly infringing game is stealing brainrots. the lawyer said they're looking to correct the lawsuit and i've updated the story to reflect that!

Brainrot goes to court aftermath.site/brainrot-roblo...

SCOOP: For the last two years, Microsoft has pushed Xbox to hit profit margins of 30%, an ambitious target that's far higher than the industry average. This chase for profit has led Xbox to raise prices, cut thousands of jobs, and rethink everything. Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

following the assault of emiru, a popular streamer, many have claimed that twitchcon had no security. that's not true. but security and safety are not the same thing, especially when the people who need protecting are women in a community steeped in clip-hungry online misogyny

Beefed up TwitchCon security couldn't stop the internet's issues from spilling over into real life aftermath.site/twitch-twitc...

Please follow and support what they do next, as all three of them are tremendous talents who deserve the very best. @funnelchest94.bsky.social @epicswitzer.bsky.social @hallafyre.bsky.social No matter what they end up doing, they're going to kick ass and do themselves proud.

✨Have YOU played powerwash simulator and then gone on to powerwash something in real life? Do you have thoughts on how they compare? I want to talk to you for a story I'm working on. Shares appreciated!

Over at the ringer, I made the case for style over substance in open world games www.theringer.com/2025/10/21/v...

i scored a goal tonight!!! the second week in a row in my league games 🎉✨

rose from my garden ✨

more union news at blizzard this week!

i only threw this party 4 u, i was hoping u could come thru aftermath.site/aftermath-pa...

new union alert!