Podcasts
Polygon And Giant Bomb Are Being Sacrificed At The Altar Of Slop
"It’s all interchangeable to them. It’s all the same slop"
Big Sales Don’t Mean A Boycott Has Failed
"You are creating the world you want to live in with very small actions, and that does build out"
The Labor That Goes Into Making Anime Is Often Overlooked, But It Shouldn’t Be
"These are huge crunches. It burns people out"
The Aftermath Hours Inside Baseball Week Worker-Owned Media Roundtable Special
What is this? A crossover episode? (Yes)
Nintendo’s Long Line Of Hits Followed By Misses Might Continue With Switch 2
"The cycle of Nintendo is that they have an incredible hit, and then they get hubristic and up their own ass a little bit"
Severance Season Two Stuck The Landing
With big tech trying to automate everything, Severance just keeps feeling more and more relevant
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Is Impressive, But Does The Story Work?
We love how Assassin's Creed Shadows looks and feels, but does it deliver on the story it seeks to tell? We investigate on Aftermath Hours.
The Suikoden Series Is As Relevant As Ever
"It does something the original Star Wars movies did really well, which is showing normal people doing exceptional things"
The New Monster Hunter Is The Most Streamlined Yet, But That’s Not Such A Bad Thing
"I’ve played so many Monster Hunter games, and I don’t have time for the bullshit involved in Monster Hunter games"
Major Publishers Can’t Keep Making Fewer, Bigger Games
"Destined to fail. No doubt in my mind, that shit’s not gonna work out"