Aftermath (website)
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 Screenshot of Aftermath on August 14, 2024 | |
Type of site | Gaming blog |
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| URL | aftermath |
| Launched | November 2023 |
Aftermath is an independently owned video game website and blog launched in 2023. The site was created and is owned by several former writers of other news websites. Alongside news about video games, the site also publishes content related to internet culture, and also manages a podcast.[1][2] The site uses a subscription business model.[3]
Content
Aftermath is a video game website that primarily covers video games, the video game industry, and internet culture. The site also manages a podcast that covers additional subjects, such as 52 Pickup, which covers comic books. Alongside the sites main writers, the site also has a number of "featured contributors" and freelance writers that publish content on the site.[4][3] While other news websites primarily host advertisements to make profits, Aftermath uses a subscription business model that is required to access the sites content.[4][2]
History
In 2023, several divisions of news websites that covered video games were shut down,[3] with several more laying off several writers.[3][5] These included the shutdowns of Waypoint (part of Vice Media) and Launcher (part of The Washington Post), and layoffs of several workers for Inverse, GameSpot, Destructoid, The Escapist, and others. In November 2023, several former writers of these sites, namely Nathan Grayson, Gita Jackson, Riley MacLeod, and Luke Plunkett, created Aftermath.[3] All of the founders were former writers for Kotaku.[3][6]
References
- ^ Rousseau, Jeffrey (November 7, 2023). "Kotaku, Washington Post, and Vice alum form Aftermath". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ a b Valens, Ana (December 15, 2023). "Games Journalism Is Moving Toward a New Model: Reader-Funded Journalism". The Mary Sue. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Peters, Jay (November 7, 2023). "Former Kotaku writers are launching a new video game site — and they own it this time". The Verge. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ a b Kerr, Chris (November 7, 2023). "Former Kotaku staffers launch independent game and culture website Aftermath". Game Developer. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Bonthuys, Darryn (July 26, 2024). "VGC Starts Patreon To Deal With 'A Difficult Time For Journalism'". GameSpot. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Gach, Ethan (November 7, 2023). "A Terrible Year For Games Media Just Got A Little Better". Kotaku. Retrieved August 14, 2024.