Feature - Aftermath

Former Game Awards Future Class Members Skeptical Of Geoff Keighley's Involvement With Grant Program For Game Devs

The Nova Games Foundation, co-founded by Geoff Keighley and Mark Cerny, will provide 20 game design school grads with mentorship and a no-strings-attached grant

By Riley MacLeod

/ 10 Sep 2026

Former Game Awards Future Class Members Skeptical Of Geoff Keighley's Involvement With Grant Program For Game Devs

After Years Of Company Stalling, Blizzard Workers Win Mega-Contract That Applies To All Unionized Teams

"Really strong" layoff protections are just the tip of the iceberg for a contract that covers 1,900 workers

By Nathan Grayson

/ 9 Sep 2026

After Years Of Company Stalling, Blizzard Workers Win Mega-Contract That Applies To All Unionized Teams

'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

Welcome To The Resistance: Meet The Workers Dodging (And Sabotaging) Their Employer's AI Mandates

'When I copy-edit writing I take an extra twenty minutes to double check, then say I had Claude copy edit it as well. Everyone’s really happy with my performance'

By Luke Plunkett

/ 30 Jul 2026

Welcome To The Resistance: Meet The Workers Dodging (And Sabotaging) Their Employer's AI Mandates

All The Video Game Studios That Refuse To Use Generative AI

People made games before it existed, and they'll keep doing so long after its gone

By Nathan Grayson

/ 29 Jul 2026

All The Video Game Studios That Refuse To Use Generative AI

'You Should Try Making Funnier Posts': The Shittiest Parts Of Being A Video Game's Social Media Manager

'Everybody on the team who isn't working on socials has an opinion on socials'

By Luke Plunkett

/ 28 Jul 2026

'You Should Try Making Funnier Posts': The Shittiest Parts Of Being A Video Game's Social Media Manager

Workers Behind Immensely Popular Game Theorists YouTube Channel Will Get Their Union, With Or Without MatPat’s Help

"We are still people, even if we are not on camera, and we need to be treated as such"

By Nathan Grayson

/ 23 Jul 2026

Workers Behind Immensely Popular Game Theorists YouTube Channel Will Get Their Union, With Or Without MatPat’s Help

Layoffs Leave The Future Of Xbox’s Award-Winning Accessibility Efforts In Doubt

Former workers say Xbox cuts leave less resources and experts to make sure games are developed, labelled, and tested with accessibility in mind

By Grant Stoner

/ 22 Jul 2026

Layoffs Leave The Future Of Xbox’s Award-Winning Accessibility Efforts In Doubt

Game Workers Rally Against Microsoft Layoffs: 'Corporate Greed Is Destroying Our Games And Our Livelihoods’

Former and current workers and supporters rallied outside ZeniMax offices across the US and Canada to protest Microsoft's latest cuts

By Mikhail Klimentov

/ 16 Jul 2026

Game Workers Rally Against Microsoft Layoffs: 'Corporate Greed Is Destroying Our Games And Our Livelihoods’

As Video Game Industry Burns, Warframe's Devs Aren't Taking Anything For Granted

“I feel very lucky to be working on this game and to have this dev team and the community that we’ve built, because I’m no stranger to the fact that it could all end tomorrow"

By Nathan Grayson

/ 11 Jul 2026

As Video Game Industry Burns, Warframe's Devs Aren't Taking Anything For Granted

With Layoffs Looming, Microsoft Unions Plan To Battle To The Bitter End: ‘It’s A Fight For Dignity And Respect’

“This fight, in my opinion, is not just a fight for unions, but a fight for working people"

By Nathan Grayson

/ 2 Jul 2026

With Layoffs Looming, Microsoft Unions Plan To Battle To The Bitter End: ‘It’s A Fight For Dignity And Respect’

Destiny 2 Devs Bid Farewell To The Game They Spent A Decade Making

"Bungie was the most toxic, dysfunctional experience of my professional life. But the incredible people that I got the chance to work with were some of the best in the world"

By Nathan Grayson

/ 16 Jun 2026

Destiny 2 Devs Bid Farewell To The Game They Spent A Decade Making