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Cofounder and reporter at Aftermath. Beats: labor, livestreaming. My book about Twitch, Stream Big, is now available to preorder. Formerly: The Washington Post, Kotaku. Send tips to [email protected]
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Ethan Marcotte @ethanmarcotte.bsky.social · 11 hr
YOU TRULY LOVE TO SEE IT: “In a precedent-setting contract negotiation, the editorial union for Mashable, Lifehacker, and PC Mag has successfully bargained for protections against generative AI.” www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/mash... #1u #unions #labor
Mashable, PC Mag, and Lifehacker win unprecedented AI protections in new union contractwww.niemanlab.org Ziff Davis can’t lay off workers or decrease their salary due to generative AI, according to the tentative contract.
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Riley MacLeod @rcmacleod.bsky.social · 13 hr
Tenacious D canceling their tour let me dig into how much everyone, from politicians to regular people, are struggling to figure out how to talk about the Trump thing aftermath.site/how-should-w...
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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 13 hr
a lawyer who works for my book's publisher, upon completing a legal review of the book, said she really enjoyed it despite not knowing much about twitch. this means ALL people will love it, and you should preorder now
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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 14 hr
a hill I will absolutely die on: all video games should have a kick button aftermath.site/anger-foot-d...
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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · a day
relatable
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.ilovecitr.us · a day
saying Rumble is "popular with the political right" is one of the biggest understatements i've ever seen. it's a home for Nazi video streamers www.jns.org/trump-campai...
Avatar Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · a day
Are you a fan of all of those guys who are directly responsible for making the internet an unusable dogshit hellhole? Well boy do I have a VP for you.
Trump campaign deflects ads on Rumble appearing before Nazi videos - JNS.orgwww.jns.org The streaming platform featured messages promoting the former U.S. president ahead of a videos by a pro-Hitler conspiracy theorist.
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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · a day
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Avatar Aftermath @aftermath.site · 2 days
The best way to bypass tedious Souls game discourse: give the crab a gun aftermath.site/the-crab-has...
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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · a day
Are you a fan of all of those guys who are directly responsible for making the internet an unusable dogshit hellhole? Well boy do I have a VP for you.
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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 3 days
the only thing that saved trump today is that his name is not some variation on “abe”
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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 3 days
unfortunately, this is metal as hell. we’re cooked
Avatar Edith Charles 🏳️‍⚧️ @edithcharles.bsky.social · 3 days
Update: he's fine.
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Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 5 days
Not only a shit time for indies but the unfounded fear of making AA games alongside 500k games is a huge mistake and things are coming home to roost now. pubs and investors haven’t made space in their own market for the new or weird or the difficult second album www.wired.com/story/death-...
‘Death Occurs in the Dark’: Indie Video Game Devs Are Struggling to Survivewww.wired.com Big video game makers like Epic Games and EA have gone through substantial layoffs in the past year. Amid the turmoil, many indie studios are getting shut down completely, threatening a dearth of new ...
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 5 days
The rot will stop aftermath.site/aftermath-ho...
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Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgateny.bsky.social · 5 days
We raised delivery drivers’ wages and we’re… alive? We’re alive! hellgatenyc.com/raising-deli...
Raising Delivery Drivers' Minimum Wage Made Them More Money, World Didn't Endhellgatenyc.com We're...alive? We're alive! Plus, more links for your Friday.
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 6 days
We're LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE
Avatar Aftermath @aftermath.site · 6 days
*Nothing* can stop stream day... except a holiday, which is what happened last week. Today we're back on Twitch at 4 PM ET to discuss Xbox's rot economy, the death of Kotaku Australia, and TV shows we're watching despite our better instincts (The Boys S4 and Acolyte)
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 6 days
*Nothing* can stop stream day... except a holiday, which is what happened last week. Today we're back on Twitch at 4 PM ET to discuss Xbox's rot economy, the death of Kotaku Australia, and TV shows we're watching despite our better instincts (The Boys S4 and Acolyte)
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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 6 days
no way to sugar coat it: the boys season four... is bad aftermath.site/the-boys-sea...
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Matt Miller @mattmiller.bsky.social · 7 days
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peanut butter, a dog, completed his first speedrun in front of a live (and very loud) audience during sgdq. it was not as easy as it looked. human -- rather than dog -- error nearly wrecked the whole thing aftermath.site/dog-speedrun...
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Brendan Sinclair @brendansinclair.bsky.social · 7 days
Very happy to see Aftermath making a go of it. Hoping they can turn it into a full-time gig for themselves very soon.
Avatar Aftermath @aftermath.site · 8 days
Been a minute since we've done one of these, but: We recently passed the 3,600 subscriber mark! Merch is on the way -- after we sort through some logistics -- and another podcast isn't far off. Thank you to all of our subscribers, without whom none of this would be possible
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Steven Bailey @stevenbailey.bsky.social · 7 days
Absolutely get them to 4,000
Avatar Aftermath @aftermath.site · 8 days
Been a minute since we've done one of these, but: We recently passed the 3,600 subscriber mark! Merch is on the way -- after we sort through some logistics -- and another podcast isn't far off. Thank you to all of our subscribers, without whom none of this would be possible
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iucounu @iucounu.bsky.social · 7 days
Ok so this is delightful, what a good boy
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peanut butter, a dog, completed his first speedrun in front of a live (and very loud) audience during sgdq. it was not as easy as it looked. human -- rather than dog -- error nearly wrecked the whole thing aftermath.site/dog-speedrun...
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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 7 days
peanut butter, a dog, completed his first speedrun in front of a live (and very loud) audience during sgdq. it was not as easy as it looked. human -- rather than dog -- error nearly wrecked the whole thing aftermath.site/dog-speedrun...
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it's gita time @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social · 7 days
every time i see him on screen i want to reach through the television and strangle him aftermath.site/i-fucking-ha...
I Fucking Hate Ser Criston Cole - Aftermathaftermath.site Every episode that goes by where Ser Criston Cole doesn’t die makes me want to take matters into my own hands.
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Riley MacLeod @rcmacleod.bsky.social · 7 days
You don't need charts and breakdowns of Xbox's new Game Pass tiers to see what's happening here: things that cost more and work for you less, because everything is rotting from the top
Avatar Aftermath @aftermath.site · 7 days
Welcome to Xbox's rot economy aftermath.site/xbox-game-pa...
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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 7 days
love going life and death with a salsa lid for 15 mins to remind myself that I am neither mighty nor intrinsically greater than any of god’s other idiot creatures
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Brendan Sinclair @brendansinclair.bsky.social · 7 days
The worry was that Microsoft would get people to rely on subscription gaming completely and then enshittify the service beyond recognition, but they seem to be skipping that first part.
Avatar AmericanTruckSongs10 @ethangach.bsky.social · 7 days
Game Pass will still be a great deal if you play all different sorts of games around the clock but for everyone else it's $240 a year to rent games. kotaku.com/xbox-game-pa...
Game Pass Is Getting Another Price Increase In The Messiest Way Possiblekotaku.com Xbox's Netflix-like service will now cost more and for some users won't include day-one game launches
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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 8 days
We hit the merch level! If you like what we do, consider supporting. aftermath.site/products
Avatar Aftermath @aftermath.site · 8 days
Been a minute since we've done one of these, but: We recently passed the 3,600 subscriber mark! Merch is on the way -- after we sort through some logistics -- and another podcast isn't far off. Thank you to all of our subscribers, without whom none of this would be possible
Aftermath | Productsaftermath.site
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It's Ryan! @construct.goblinmo.de · 8 days
Happy to support Aftermath, not just because buds like @papapishu.bsky.social and @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social are doing incredible work there, but because orgs like theirs are keeping independent games criticism and journalism alive. Please consider supporting if you can, or share if you can't!
Avatar Aftermath @aftermath.site · 8 days
Been a minute since we've done one of these, but: We recently passed the 3,600 subscriber mark! Merch is on the way -- after we sort through some logistics -- and another podcast isn't far off. Thank you to all of our subscribers, without whom none of this would be possible
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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 8 days
For the first time in years you can play a bot-free game of Team Fortress 2 in public, but only time will tell if that sticks. For @aftermath.site aftermath.site/savetf2-you-...
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it's gita time @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social · 8 days
so @nathangrayson.bsky.social read the meme manga and. it's good? it's good???? aftermath.site/kagurabachi-...
Kagurabachi Is Better Than Memes Would Have You Believe - Aftermathaftermath.site Shonen 'em how it's done
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 8 days
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