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The Consumer Electronics Show is taking place this week in Las Vegas, and you know what that means: impractical tech announcements out the wazoo (and, like, three things that are

By Nathan Grayson

/ 6 Jan 2025

Recent Actual Games In Which You Can Play As Keanu Reeves (So Not That Weird Unreal Engine 5 Matrix Demo That Got Delisted), Ranked

Keanu Reeves has lent his voice to some games recently. Let’s rank them. 1. The new Sonic X Shadow Generations movie tie-in DLC that’s comprised of just

By Nathan Grayson

/ 3 Jan 2025

Recent Actual Games In Which You Can Play As Keanu Reeves (So Not That Weird Unreal Engine 5 Matrix Demo That Got Delisted), Ranked

Restart, An ‘Independent’ Website Funded By Walmart, Isn’t Going To Save Games Journalism, But It’s Not Trying To

A season centered around a miraculous birth is in full swing, so it’s only fitting that a couple weeks ago, something verging on impossible happened: A company announced a

By Nathan Grayson

/ 26 Dec 2024

Restart, An ‘Independent’ Website Funded By Walmart, Isn’t Going To Save Games Journalism, But It’s Not Trying To

Happy Holidays From Your Favorite Website And Best Friend Aftermath

It’s the end of the year as we know it, and we’re feeling fine – largely because we are all blessedly taking a soft break and have already begun

By Nathan Grayson

/ 23 Dec 2024

Happy Holidays From Your Favorite Website And Best Friend Aftermath

The Best And Worst Games Journalism Moments Of 2024

As we prepare to enter a state of holiday hibernation, we cannot help but reflect on the year that was. And for games media, it sure… was. Layoffs, shakeups, closures,

By Nathan Grayson

/ 20 Dec 2024

The Best And Worst Games Journalism Moments Of 2024

Five Months Into Strike, Video Game Voice Actors Have Plenty Of Fight Left In Them

Mere hours before The Game Awards last week, video game voice actors and performers represented by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) posted

By Nathan Grayson

/ 18 Dec 2024

Five Months Into Strike, Video Game Voice Actors Have Plenty Of Fight Left In Them

Contrary To Popular Belief, Final Fantasy And Warframe Voice Actor Ben Starr Is Not A Gerbil Breeder

Ben Starr has had a wild past couple of years. A professional actor for over a decade, Starr’s star turn in Final Fantasy XVI as main character Clive Rosfield

By Nathan Grayson

/ 17 Dec 2024

Contrary To Popular Belief, Final Fantasy And Warframe Voice Actor Ben Starr Is Not A Gerbil Breeder

With The Future Class On Hold, The Game Awards' Attempts At Doing Good Produce Mixed Results [Update]

During Thursday’s Game Awards, Geoff Keighley took the stage with one of his rare but practiced airs of sobriety. “Now the sad reality is, the past few years the

By Nathan Grayson

/ 13 Dec 2024

With The Future Class On Hold, The Game Awards' Attempts At Doing Good Produce Mixed Results [Update]

What Happened To “What Time Does ‘What Time Do The Game Awards Start?’ Start?”

Last year, in the grand American tradition of ripping off other people’s traditions, I published a post titled “What Time Does ‘What Time Do The Game Awards Start?’ Start?

By Nathan Grayson

/ 12 Dec 2024

What Happened To “What Time Does ‘What Time Do The Game Awards Start?’ Start?”

The Problem With Red Dead Redemption 2’s Horse Testicles

Video game history is riddled with foundational Horse Moments, whether we’re talking classics like Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Shadow of the Colossus or (slightly) more off-

By Nathan Grayson

/ 12 Dec 2024

The Problem With Red Dead Redemption 2’s Horse Testicles

IGN, GamesIndustry.biz, And Humble Lose Key Staff To Soft Layoffs [Update]

In late October, digital media mainstay Ziff Davis made an offer to its staff. “Organic revenue,” read an email to employees, had declined by 10 percent since 2021, necessitating cuts.

By Nathan Grayson

/ 10 Dec 2024

IGN, GamesIndustry.biz, And Humble Lose Key Staff To Soft Layoffs [Update]

Preserving Video Game History Is An Uphill Battle

Unless there’s imminently mineable gold in the hills of a remaster or re-release, the video game industry rarely displays interest in its own history. Last year, the Video

By Nathan Grayson

/ 6 Dec 2024

Preserving Video Game History Is An Uphill Battle