Video Games - Aftermath

It Doesn’t Get Much Bleaker Than The US Army Offering Four Days Of GTA VI In Exchange For Several Years Of Additional Service

Four whole days in exchange for a chunk of your life, what a deal

By Nathan Grayson

/ 19 Aug 2026

It Doesn’t Get Much Bleaker Than The US Army Offering Four Days Of GTA VI In Exchange For Several Years Of Additional Service

Vibes Around GTA VI Continue To Be Rancid As Gameplay Footage Leaks And Fired Devs Ask Fans Not To Boycott

Nothing about GTA VI's launch can be normal

By Nathan Grayson

/ 18 Aug 2026

Vibes Around GTA VI Continue To Be Rancid As Gameplay Footage Leaks And Fired Devs Ask Fans Not To Boycott

What If A Rage Room Made You Feel Like A Jerk

"Virtue and a Sledgehammer," from the developers of "Gods Will Be Watching," eggs you on toward destruction even as it asks you to think about why

By Riley MacLeod

/ 18 Aug 2026

What If A Rage Room Made You Feel Like A Jerk

Warren Spector Says He's 'Retiring From Game Development'

'...with age and health catching up with me I'm feeling like I've done what I set out to do'

By Luke Plunkett

/ 18 Aug 2026

Warren Spector Says He's 'Retiring From Game Development'

'Who’s Deciding The Fate Of This Game?' The Secretive Process Of Getting A Game With Sexual Content On Steam

'You work six years on a game, you line up press and events for the launch, and then some guy at Valve clicks on a checkbox and blocks everything.'

By Jay Castello

/ 17 Aug 2026

'Who’s Deciding The Fate Of This Game?' The Secretive Process Of Getting A Game With Sexual Content On Steam

Pro Jank Footy Is A Game Of Two Halves

'Pro Jank doesn't want to respect the intricacies of Australia Rules Football, it wants to make you scream at a screen with a friend'

By Luke Plunkett

/ 17 Aug 2026

This Is Hopefully The Last Time I'm Writing About 1666: Amsterdam

'I can ask the AI to give me 75 different variations of one thing, but I cannot have 75 different illustrators come up with a variation in three seconds'

By Luke Plunkett

/ 14 Aug 2026

This Is Hopefully The Last Time I'm Writing About 1666: Amsterdam

Netflix Closes Two More Game Studios, Expects Us To Believe It Still Sees ‘Opportunity’ In Games

RIP Oxenfree

By Nathan Grayson

/ 13 Aug 2026

Netflix Closes Two More Game Studios, Expects Us To Believe It Still Sees ‘Opportunity’ In Games

You Can Feel The Love That Went Into Veritas Tales

Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle is a lovingly crafted game by a Vanillaware veteran, and you can feel the love in every page.

By Chris Person

/ 13 Aug 2026

You Can Feel The Love That Went Into Veritas Tales

Tomb Of The Bloodletter Is A Tough But Goofy Typing Game

A word game that's trickier than it looks

By Riley MacLeod

/ 13 Aug 2026

Tomb Of The Bloodletter Is A Tough But Goofy Typing Game

Saber Interactive's CEO Matt Karch Can Get In The Bin [Update]

'I would frankly in retrospect have been happy to replace her with AI'

By Luke Plunkett

/ 12 Aug 2026

Saber Interactive's CEO Matt Karch Can Get In The Bin [Update]

Chasing Lilacs

'You ask if he can play ‘Bennie and the Jets’, but he tells you that Elton John plays the piano and that song isn’t really meant for guitar'

By Brenda Romero

/ 11 Aug 2026