Autofill
This weekly digest summarizes and explains the biggest headlines in the gaming industry for people who don't actively follow video game news. Each topic is broken down to be accessible for casual players of games, and readers can submit requests for explainers of complex topics.
- Created by Chris Compendio
- March 2026
- Free
Recent posts
August 12, 2026
Check out some other indie game websites Hey readers, Autofill is one of several independent newsletters, websites, and blogs featured in Warp Point , a directory “webring.” I recommend checking it out to find other cool written content about games! There are plenty of folks out there talking about…
August 5, 2026
A big week with a big review Hey, readers! This issue will be slightly different—its main focus will be a sort-of review of Big Walk, a new cooperative puzzle game. I’ve been playing it through a pre-release review code, and I have a lot of reasons for recommending it. In the spirit of Autofill,…
July 29, 2026
Our digital infrastructure is held by glue It’s funny how it takes a Cloudflare or AWS outage to remind us en masse just how fragile our online infrastructure is. The gaming world had a couple of moments like this last week, and a stark reminder those were. Let’s get into our main story and…
