Interview - Aftermath (Page 4)

How Xalavier Nelson Does It

Xalavier Nelson Jr might not be a household name, but you’ve probably seen him around. Maybe via one of the many, many games from his studio Strange Scaffold, like

By Nathan Grayson

/ 11 Apr 2025

Making Sure Games Can Pass Age Ratings Around The World Is A Very Niche But Also Very Important Job

Welcome to another instalment of What I Do, a regular Aftermath feature that takes a single person doing a single job in the video game industry and explains just what,

By Luke Plunkett

/ 10 Apr 2025

Making Sure Games Can Pass Age Ratings Around The World Is A Very Niche But Also Very Important Job

With The Switch 2, Even Nintendo Wants To Trap You In An Ecosystem

It’s been about a week since Nintendo’s Switch 2 Direct, which showcased the console, its upcoming slate of games, and (eventually) the price. Since then, the internet has

By William Antonelli

/ 9 Apr 2025

With The Switch 2, Even Nintendo Wants To Trap You In An Ecosystem

SAG-AFTRA Performers ‘Optimistic’ Despite Games Like Genshin Impact Replacing Striking Voice Actors

It’s been eight months since video game voice actors and performers represented by SAG-AFTRA went on strike. While they’ve picked up some big wins – over 170 games signed

By Nathan Grayson

/ 1 Apr 2025

SAG-AFTRA Performers ‘Optimistic’ Despite Games Like Genshin Impact Replacing Striking Voice Actors

CWA And Video Game Workers Launch New Industry-Wide Union Anyone Can Join, Even If They've Been Laid Off

Today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Communications Workers of America (CWA) – the union that represents over 2,000 workers across companies like Microsoft, Activision, Bethesda, and Zenimax

By Nathan Grayson

/ 19 Mar 2025

CWA And Video Game Workers Launch New Industry-Wide Union Anyone Can Join, Even If They've Been Laid Off

Monaco 2 Makes Playing A Heist Game Alone More Fun

I was a big fan of 2013’s Monaco, a top-down, pixel art heist game with a Rashomon-esque plot. It was clearly meant to be played co-op, where your friends

By Riley MacLeod

/ 27 Feb 2025

Just What, Exactly, Does A Video Game's Narrative Designer Do?

Welcome back to 'What I Do', Aftermath's regular feature showcasing just what it is, exactly, that individuals in the video game business do every day. We&

By Luke Plunkett

/ 28 Jan 2025

Just What, Exactly, Does A Video Game's Narrative Designer Do?

A Video Game's Executive Producer Is Just Trying To Make It All Work

Welcome back to another instalment of What I Do, Aftermath's semi-regular look at just what it is, exactly, that individuals do for a living in the video game

By Luke Plunkett

/ 17 Jan 2025

A Video Game's Executive Producer Is Just Trying To Make It All Work

The Wildest Systems That Could End Up In Warframe, A Game That Already Contains Dating, Fishing, And Every Other System

As we’ve previously established, Warframe – originally a cooperative multiplayer shooter about space ninjas – now contains just about every system known to man. Fishing? Yep. Hoverboarding? Absolutely. A full-blown dating

By Nathan Grayson

/ 7 Jan 2025

The Wildest Systems That Could End Up In Warframe, A Game That Already Contains Dating, Fishing, And Every Other System

Contrary To Popular Belief, Final Fantasy And Warframe Voice Actor Ben Starr Is Not A Gerbil Breeder

Ben Starr has had a wild past couple of years. A professional actor for over a decade, Starr’s star turn in Final Fantasy XVI as main character Clive Rosfield

By Nathan Grayson

/ 17 Dec 2024

Contrary To Popular Belief, Final Fantasy And Warframe Voice Actor Ben Starr Is Not A Gerbil Breeder

Operations Manager Is Actually A Very Cool Video Game Job, But So Is Being A Hades Voice Actor

It's been a while since we ran a 'What I Do' feature, so let's rectify that! This week's instalment is a very

By Luke Plunkett

/ 11 Dec 2024

Operations Manager Is Actually A Very Cool Video Game Job, But So Is Being A Hades Voice Actor

Former Disco Elysium Devs Embrace Worker/Player-Owned Structure To Bring ‘True Democracy’ To Game Development

Summer Eternal is one of three new studios that recently arose from the ashes of Disco Elysium developer ZA/UM’s spectacular implosion, a dispiritingly-capitalist coda to a success story

By Nathan Grayson

/ 30 Oct 2024

Former Disco Elysium Devs Embrace Worker/Player-Owned Structure To Bring ‘True Democracy’ To Game Development