Nathan Grayson

Co-owner of the good website Aftermath. Reporter interested in labor and livestreaming. Send tips to nathan@aftermath.site or nathangrayson.666 on Signal.

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

Who could have possibly seen this coming

By Nathan Grayson

/ 23 Jun 2026

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

Microsoft Runs The Rake Factory

"People aren’t gonna buy three consoles, because nobody has money, because of AI—because of Microsoft"

By Nathan Grayson

/ 19 Jun 2026

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

“All of the UE6 stuff is really exciting news if your idea of a video game is turning it into shitty Roblox-core slurry for Fortnite"

By Nathan Grayson

/ 17 Jun 2026

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

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

"Bungie was the most toxic, dysfunctional experience of my professional life. But the incredible people that I got the chance to work with were some of the best in the world"

By Nathan Grayson

/ 16 Jun 2026

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

Sure Seems Like Xbox Is Cooked

"Could you patch the Titanic when it was halfway down? No, that was sunk the second it hit the iceberg"

By Nathan Grayson

/ 12 Jun 2026

Ubisoft Embargoes Journalists Reporting On Latest Round Of Layoffs

This is not typically what embargoes are for

By Nathan Grayson

/ 10 Jun 2026

Ubisoft Embargoes Journalists Reporting On Latest Round Of Layoffs

Vague AI Disclosures Aren’t Helping Anyone

They're better than nothing, but not by much

By Nathan Grayson

/ 8 Jun 2026

Vague AI Disclosures Aren’t Helping Anyone

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

"I love RGG, and I love hip-hop, and I absolutely hate everything they're doing with this angle"

By Nathan Grayson

/ 5 Jun 2026

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?

"At some point, the question needs to be asked: Why do we have to keep shoehorning interesting, novel concepts into horror?"

By Nathan Grayson

/ 5 Jun 2026

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

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

"The silly typo website redirects to a place that fights as well as anyone can for trans people in this environment"

By Nathan Grayson

/ 5 Jun 2026

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

Why

Baw gawd, that's... Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick's music?

By Nathan Grayson

/ 4 Jun 2026

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

September is looking like a pileup. Surely at least a couple games will swerve?

By Nathan Grayson

/ 3 Jun 2026

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