It’s been a grim month for the field of criticism: the New York Times reassigned veteran critics, WaPo’s took a buyout, Vanity Fair elected to eliminate reviews, and
What began as Aftermath’s unofficial Boat Day has evolved into Aftermath’s unofficial Boat Week. With Riley freshly off a boat and me in the general proximity of many,
Aftermath Hours is primarily a show about the news – and there’s plenty of talk about The Issues on this week’s episode – but sometimes a moment stops you dead
It has not been a great couple of weeks for Steam, Itch.io, adult games, or our right to freedom of expression. First payment processors came for Steam, forcing Valve
The impossible finally happened: We went a full week without a beloved video game publication being gutted or shut down. Instead, The Old Site ended up in the hands of
Here at Aftermath, we only pick winners, as evidenced by our decision to become the first video game website ever (to our knowledge) to endorse a political candidate in newly
For better and, often, worse, traditional video games have calcified. If you check Steam’s top ten most-played games on any given day, you’ll likely find a lineup of
Just a couple weeks ago, it seemed like Fandom was on the verge of blowing up Giant Bomb, a website known for its personality-driven persistence in the face of multiple
“What a time to be alive,” I regularly say, exclusively ruefully, about drawing breath in the year 2025. I’m sure you do, too. The planet is on fire. The
We live in a time when it’s not exactly uncommon to have your routine shattered by the sudden, resounding death knell of a publication that taught you your whole
If you’re basing your understanding of the gaming world on headlines and video titles alone, all you’d know about The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remaster is that a)
