The Daily PerspectiveFrom Print's Grave, Australian Games Journalists Rise Again With Continue Magazine
AftermathThe Secretive Company Filling Video Game Sites With Gambling And AI
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://aftermath.site/gameshub-clickout-media-seo-gambling-ai/
Frans MäyräThe students in the games journalism course in our Game Studies Master's Degree Program have again published interesting new articles in the PlayLab Magazine. (Control: Resonant, Celeste, "impostor game", Hollow Knight: Silksong, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun , Sonic Super Teams boardgame, and many others are discussed.) #gamestudies #gameculture #gamesjournalism
Nobody Needs This Man, We're All So Tired
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://aftermath.site/nobody-needs-this-man-were-all-so-tired/
CM30Not gonna lie, it kinda irritates me how much talk there is about indie games journalism now that ex corporate types are running stuff like Aftermath, while existing indie journalists like myself kinda get ignored.
There has always been great work done by independents in this field, they’re just the bloggers and YouTubers the community completely ignores.
Nina KielOver on Bluesky, there's a lively discussion about games journalism and its reluctance to cover adult content:
https://bsky.app/profile/acvalens.net/post/3m3kftj4eic2n
There are many good responses in the comments, but Ana and I actually brought up most of these points back in 2021 in an episode of my podcast "Random Encounters".
Since the content is still relevant, I asked for permission to publicly share the audio file (which used to be Patreon-exclusive content). You can listen and download it here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oIGXeENRQDiWihGEo-1-U1IO5Z8dBcdf/view
#Gaming #AdultGames #AdultContent #Pornography #GamesJournalism
GameZone, A Website Dating Back To 1994, Has Had Its Archives Wiped
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://aftermath.site/gamezone-video-game-journalism-reviews-archives
GAME BUOYSOCIAL LINKS QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Hello folks, this week we’re looking at the recent kerfuffles in #gamesjournalism impacting beloved sites Giant Bomb and Polygon! Are you excited for Giant Bomb’s newfound independence?
Count_ZeroOrIn Memoriam: Giant Bomb & Polygon
https://countzeroor.com/2025/05/21/in-memoriam-giant-bomb-polygon/
In Memoriam: Giant Bomb & Polygon - Breaking it all Down
At the start of May 2025, much of Polygon’s core staff was laid off, and most of Giant Bomb’s staff was either fired or resigned. I give my thoughts on both sites, what this means for games journalism and criticism, and why this is an overall loss for gaming as a whole. Polygon’s Oral History […]
Flipboard Culture DeskThe video game website Polygon was founded in 2012 by Vox Media and while it still exists, it's vastly changed as a result of being sold to Valnet a couple of weeks ago, with the majority of staff being laid off. @aftermath.site's @nathangrayson.bsky.social spoke to former staff, some of whom had been there since the beginning, about why their time at the site meant so much to them. "Sometimes it’s tough to work in something fun like games, because when the world crumbles around you, it all starts to feel a little meaningless," said Ryan Gilliam, former guides producer. "But — stupid as it sounds — I always tried to tell myself that, with our guides, we were helping people enjoy their hobby a little more, and make their game time a little more relaxing. I wasn’t making a difference in my 9 to 5, but in my head, there were people who were making a difference who would come home and try to relax for a few hours before getting back out there. And in those moments of relaxation, they’d pull up a Polygon guide for 'Persona 5' classroom answers, or a walkthrough on how to get the latest 'Destiny' Exotic. I don’t know if that ever happened, but the thought always made me smile."
#Videogames #Gaming #Entertainment #Media #Journalism #GamesJournalism #Polygon
