How Growth Is Killing Video Games
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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Gita Jackson and Nathan Grayson of worker-owned games site Aftermath to talk about how the growth-at-all-costs mindset is destroying games, how fandom culture naturally feeds extremism, how Aftermath does games journalism differently, and how despite everything, great games are still being made.

Gita Jackson:https://bsky.app/profile/xoxogossipgita.bsky.social )https://aftermath.site/author/gita-jackson )

Nathan Grayson: https://aftermath.site/author/nathan-grayson)https://bsky.app/profile/nathangrayson.bsky.social)

Stream Big: The Triumphs and Turmoils of Twitch and the Stars Behind the Screenhttps://www.amazon.com/Stream-Big-Triumphs-Turmoils-Twitch/dp/1982156767)

Article on Skin Deep from Aftermath: https://aftermath.site/skin-deep-steam-next-fest-demo-impressions-pc )

The New York Times: Video Games Can’t Afford to Look This Goodhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/arts/video-games-graphics-budgets.html)

Aftermath - Fuck WBhttps://aftermath.site/warner-bros-discovery-games-wonder-woman-monolith-shut-down)

Pyre - https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/pyre/)Supergiant Games - https://www.supergiantgames.com)Avowed - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2457220/Avowed/)

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