Feature - Aftermath

GDC Was Defined By Anxiety About The Future Of The Games Industry And America, Even If Big Companies Didn't Want To Acknowledge It

“It's just so crazy to go from 'We're another diversity group that has its own feelings and thoughts' to 'Are we going to be fucking deported without legal and due process?'"

By Nathan Grayson

/ 18 Mar 2026

GDC Was Defined By Anxiety About The Future Of The Games Industry And America, Even If Big Companies Didn't Want To Acknowledge It

Why Game Developers At GDC Are Upset About A Garden

"It feels very, I don't want to say gentrifying, but it feels like closing off a public space"

By Nathan Grayson

/ 11 Mar 2026

Why Game Developers At GDC Are Upset About A Garden

The Mayor’s Office Wants A More Affordable New York For Game Developers (And Everyone Else)

"[NYC's games scene] is thriving in the way where there's a lot of cool people, but no one's making any money"

By Nathan Grayson

/ 11 Mar 2026

The Mayor’s Office Wants A More Affordable New York For Game Developers (And Everyone Else)

The Secretive Company Filling Video Game Sites With Gambling And AI

After being sold to Clickout Media, sites like GamesHub, The Escapist, Videogamer, and others have added gambling and casino stories and AI content

By Jackson Ryan

/ 2 Mar 2026

The Secretive Company Filling Video Game Sites With Gambling And AI

UPDATE: Beloved Fighting Game Community Member Ludovic Has Been Granted Bond

His family has been working non-stop, even in the face of the grief of losing a family member, to bring him home before the government can deport him

By Ash Parrish

/ 26 Feb 2026

A photo featuring a group of people smiling at the camera at the Combo Breaker fighting game tournament.

This Year's Oscar Nominees Have Real Fight In Them, Even If Hollywood Doesn't

An introduction to The Work, a column about resistance in fiction

By Joshua Rivera

/ 12 Feb 2026

Sensei Sergio (Benicio del Toro) sits in a tracksuit and reading glasses behind a cluttered desk

My Grueling Quest To Buy A Switch 2 By Riding Citi Bikes

After roughly 495 bike rides and interrupted by a broken foot, I have a Nintendo Switch 2 from riding Citi Bike points. Was that work?

By Chris Person

/ 11 Feb 2026

A film photo of Citi Bikes in a dock, shot on an Olympus XA by the author.

Movement To Remove Voice Actor Who Has Admitted To Sexual Assault Has Yakuza Fans At Breaking Point

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s silence on #RemoveKagawa widens the rift with fans, revealing fractured values, uneven accountability, and a directionless franchise.

By Isaiah Colbert

/ 9 Feb 2026

Yakuza Kiwami 3 screenshot of Kazuma Kiryu.

Meet The Unconventional Publishers Trying To Unfuck The Games Industry

Developers turned publishers like Innersloth and Pocketpair are leveraging their success to help other indie games thrive.

By Ash Parrish

/ 4 Feb 2026

The Epstein Files Reveal What Powerful People See In Video Games [Update]

Epstein's apparent associations paint an ugly picture

By Nathan Grayson

/ 3 Feb 2026

The Epstein Files Reveal What Powerful People See In Video Games [Update]

A Horse Tries To Make It To The Super Bowl

Anime and football fandoms collided during the Denver Broncos' season, as Umamusume cosplayers rallied around their local team

By Sydney Bauer

/ 29 Jan 2026

A Horse Tries To Make It To The Super Bowl

"I Do Not Feel Safe In The Country": International Developers Are Skipping GDC Because Of Trump's Border Chaos [Update]

'The reality is the US has become increasingly hostile to foreign nationals regardless of origin'

By Luke Plunkett

/ 27 Jan 2026

"I Do Not Feel Safe In The Country": International Developers Are Skipping GDC Because Of Trump's Border Chaos [Update]