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Nathan Grayson

@nathangrayson.bsky.social

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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 nathan@aftermath.site

Nathan Grayson's avatar Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social
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lmao ok yeah, now I can hear it

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feel kinda bad that we didn't buy a drink for the large red man. he was clearly very thirsty

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this week's aftermath hours is a recording of a live event we did a little while back with @merrittk.com. we talked about LAN parties, and it ruled. excited to finally share it with everybody

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no clue tbh 😔

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No stream today because of the holiday, but regular programming will resume next week! In the meantime, podcast listeners get a special surprise tomorrow

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nathan is gonna get us a local journalism grant i swear to god

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I interviewed a halo player who is recreating bushwick's oft-memed myrtle/broadway intersection as accurately as possible. it's the little details that really make it

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while numerous companies quickly distanced themselves from dr disrespect, including 2k games, which intends to patch him out of nba 2k24, a handful of studios whose games contain dr disrespect skins have yet to even state if they plan to remove them

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The best conversations about FromSoftware games happen well after they are out, and now that I have finished and sat with Shadow of The Erdtree, an expansion I like, I think it's worth talking about the things it does and does not do well. For @aftermath.site aftermath.site/elden-ring-s...

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yeah, though once doc's guilt became undeniable, he backpedaled pretty hard

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twitch has finally suspended nickmercs, a popular streamer who's been spewing anti-trans rhetoric for months, because he used an anti-trans slur. but the damage has already been done, and if twitch doesn't take further action, it will likely continue

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today dr disrespect confessed to exchanging inappropriate messages with a minor, the reason he was banned from twitch in 2020. he's lost a company, sponsors, and his reputation. but on the modern internet, that does not mean he's done for

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New York state is run by Democrats, who have, in just the past few weeks: - Killed congestion pricing - Proposed a mask ban - Taken down a pro-Palestine Dem with help from AIPAC With Democrats like these, who needs Republicans?

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I had to switch services -- from fios to this awful in-home 5G setup -- and instead of just adding a service to my preexisting account, they had to make a whole new one! then the app stayed signed into my old account, so the setup process just yielded an error page over and over. it was infuriating

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moved over the weekend and had to install a new router today. anyway my opinion is that the verizon app is an actual war crime

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today dr disrespect confessed to exchanging inappropriate messages with a minor, the reason he was banned from twitch in 2020. he's lost a company, sponsors, and his reputation. but on the modern internet, that does not mean he's done for

aftermath.site/dr-disrespec...

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following an investigation, midnight society — the video game company dr disrespect helped found — is parting ways with him. this comes after allegations surfaced late last week that he was permanently banned from twitch in 2020 for “sexting a minor in the then existing twitch whispers product”

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nice. and understandable! I worked with him at kotaku before the waypoint days, and I was always a little awestruck. I was like "damn, that's the patrick klepek... in slack," lol

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listening to an episode of @yourewrongabout.bsky.social from 2019, and they keep calling somebody a "male bimbo," which has caused me to realize that we did not have the term "himbo" back then. incredible. how did we live for so long without it

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I've gotta know: who was your games journalism idol

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The ubi stuff is proof that safety net policies are rarely about costs, or even facts. We cater purely to people's feelings of indignation about helping others.

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We're LIVE

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You're not dreaming. We're (about to be) streaming. Going live on Twitch at 4 PM ET with special guest @floppyadult.com to discuss new video game website @vgbees.com, this week's Nintendo Direct, and fun stuff like [tears hair out] the debate around Elden Ring and what a review should be

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aftermath.site is legit the best games news website around. It's so good I may even consider subscribing. Right now, I'm just glad that it exists and seems to be doing well. Would love to see an article from Tim Rogers @108.bsky.social on there!

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