Cofounder/reporter @aftermath_site. Check out Stream Big, my book about Twitch. Prev: @washingtonpost. Email: [email protected]. Signal: nathangrayson.666
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today’s the day! my book, stream big, is out now! it tells the story of twitch through the lens of nine different streamers large and small. it’s the product of five years of research, reporting, and writing, and I’m really proud of it
guy who has never played a video game QRT-ing this: the future is here. I’ve used claude to generate 100 wives for myself. they all hate me
“incredible! I haven’t looked at a single line of code, but with claude’s help, I’ve created the ultimate video game”
[video of a third-person shooter that looks like its main inspiration was a child’s coloring book]
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There's no conspiracy for GTA VI to be in The Game Awards
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ALT GTA VI character Lucia looking out a car window
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Aftermath Hours is our weekly podcast. You can listen to it on Apple, Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcasts. You can also watch it on our YouTube channel
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LA, SF, Austin, and Seattle are the video game capitals of the US, but why not NYC, which is otherwise an epicenter of entertainment? During a special live, in-person episode of Aftermath Hours at Town Hall in NYC, Her Story and Immortality director Sam Barlow explained
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Inside Polymarket's paid quote-retweet esports program
(This story first appeared on Mikhail Klimentov's ReaderGrev)
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ALT Screenshots from X; minor background elements by Sonny Ross
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It’s insane to see how many people don’t understand how BDS works, quoting this “what about the game being available on Windows” as a gotcha.
Boycotting Xbox campaigns is HOW you pressure Microsoft. I urge you all to go to BDS movement website to actually read and understand.
An explanation on why Big Walk isn't available on Xbox.
bigwalk.game/xbox
ALT A screenshot of bigwalk.game/xbox (the full text doesn't fit within this site's image description character limit)
after two years of activision stalling contract negotiations, workers have authorized a strike. I spoke to them, as well as an ex-employee with disability issues who was basically forced out of the company due to the return-to-office policies the union has been trying to fight
With Call of Duty release near and no union contract in sight, Activision workers authorize strike
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ALT some call of duty guys looking grimly united and ready to throw down, probably
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for an article I’m working on: twitch streamers, how has the new AI scanning affected you so far? what kinds of content has it flagged?
for an article I’m working on: twitch streamers, how has the new AI scanning affected you so far? what kinds of content has it flagged?
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The first big result of Epic's 'AI acceleration' is... a delay
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ALT Fortnite
Twitch streamer fucks around (collabs with US Army), finds out (loses 70% of viewership)
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this all could have been avoided!
Ironmouse, who hates AI, not pleased that AI watermark appeared on her art in Fortnite, which loves AI
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ALT ironmouse looking glum
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Every animal confirmed for Grand Theft Auto VI so far, ranked
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ALT a lizard luxuriating on a tree in grand theft auto vi
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a twitch rep told me more about how this system works. most important details: humans make the final call when it comes to streamers’ “longer-term ad eligibility,” and twitch is working on a means of informing streamers when that happens
Twitch is using AI to decide which streamers can make money off ads
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ALT the twitch logo surrounded by dollar bills
the brand safety panopticon has come to twitch
Twitch is using AI to decide which streamers can make money off ads
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ALT the twitch logo surrounded by dollar bills
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Aftermath Hours is our weekly podcast. You can listen to the full episode on Apple, Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcasts. You can also watch it on our YouTube channel
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Why it took years for a story about Bobby Kotick sending journalists legal threats to come out
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ALT bobby kotick looking unhappy (from the film moneyball)
