About Ethan Gach
Welcome! Dead Game is a weekly newsletter about the video game industry and the culture surrounding it by journalist Ethan Gach. Each post will be a roundup of thoughts, concerns, and insights on the biggest news, drama, and discourses of the day. Like both modern gaming and the author it will be extremely online.
Topics might include:
Forever games
Console wars
Subscription services
Worker organizing
Corporate exploitation
Retro artifacts
Modded curios
Tips, tricks, and cheats
Who am I?
I’m a current writer at the long-running, drama-free gaming site Kotaku where I’ve covered everything from sexual misconduct and game development hell to corporate shenanigans and the latest techno grifts.