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It’s @wordsfromapenn.com back today with a look at Soft Not Weak’s Spirit Swap, which paints queerness as, well, soft, but not weak.
Spirit Swap makes queer softness magical
Soft Not Weak's match-3 game has a simple premise and hidden depths
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From Annesha Mitha, a diaristic meditation on labor, glitches, and escaping the systems that hold us back:
My body is for rent
Visions of labor in the Citizen Sleeper games
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"Waking up every day is a skill. Clocking in every day is a skill. Finding scraps of resistance and joy in the bleak fields of our work is a skill. Tomorrow is a skill."
My body is for rent
Visions of labor in the Citizen Sleeper games
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From Annesha Mitha, a diaristic meditation on labor, glitches, and escaping the systems that hold us back:
My body is for rent
Visions of labor in the Citizen Sleeper games
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tomorrow's @mothership.blog post is so frk ;fjdsklaing good
It’s Maddy week! I mean, it’s Metroid week! Our EIC guests on this week’s Post Games episode to commemorate and reflect on 40 years of Samus
Chris Plante@plante.bsky.social · 2d agoThe History of Metroid Starring @mothership.blog co-founder @midimyers.com -Now available! -Only $1 during the Post Games Summer Sale! -You can listen to the first 10 minutes for free!
We don't define the feminist games canon — nobody does! So we asked our contributors to share the games that have shaped their feminism. By @exalclaw.com @amandatien.bsky.social @applecider.bsky.social @nicoleclark.bsky.social @candemald.bsky.social and @saoirsestone.bsky.social!
What's in the feminist games canon?
It's complicated! But here are some recs from our regular contributors
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today's @mothership.blog story is a group project, featuring recommendations from @amandatien.bsky.social, @candemald.bsky.social, @applecider.bsky.social, @nicoleclark.bsky.social, @saoirsestone.bsky.social, and @exalclaw.com <3 !!!!
What's in the feminist games canon?
It's complicated! But here are some recs from our regular contributors
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Wow, seems like a wonderful group of cool, attractive people. I bet they collectively have really good takes on games, you should probably read this ASAP. (It’s free to read with your email)
Mothership@mothership.blog · 5d agoWe don't define the feminist games canon — nobody does! So we asked our contributors to share the games that have shaped their feminism. By @exalclaw.com @amandatien.bsky.social @applecider.bsky.social @nicoleclark.bsky.social @candemald.bsky.social and @saoirsestone.bsky.social!
We don't define the feminist games canon — nobody does! So we asked our contributors to share the games that have shaped their feminism. By @exalclaw.com @amandatien.bsky.social @applecider.bsky.social @nicoleclark.bsky.social @candemald.bsky.social and @saoirsestone.bsky.social!
What's in the feminist games canon?
It's complicated! But here are some recs from our regular contributors
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@midimyers.com spent the week with Hell Clock, the roguelite that uses its sparse atmosphere and zombie enemies to make its perspective on the real-life Canudos Massacre known.
I came to Hell Clock for the vibes, then learned a history lesson
I knew nothing about the Canudos Massacre, then Pajeú’s struggle pulled me in — and sent me down a research rabbithole
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@midimyers.com spent the week with Hell Clock, the roguelite that uses its sparse atmosphere and zombie enemies to make its perspective on the real-life Canudos Massacre known.
I came to Hell Clock for the vibes, then learned a history lesson
I knew nothing about the Canudos Massacre, then Pajeú’s struggle pulled me in — and sent me down a research rabbithole
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We love On-Together! That's it, that's the post. youtube.com/shorts/dR7uu...
We can't stop playing this virtual co-working game
YouTube video by Mothership Media LLC
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For @liswelch.com, Cyberpunk 2077 never righted its transphobic wrongs — namely that "Mix It Up" ad from 2019. But the game's legacy in the trans community is complicated, and many see it as the transfictional world that helped them find who they are.
Mix It Up: Why Cyberpunk 2077 still hits for some trans people, despite its transphobia scandals
How could a game so entangled in scandals with the trans community simultaneously become dear enough to help shape who some of us are?
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For @liswelch.com, Cyberpunk 2077 never righted its transphobic wrongs — namely that "Mix It Up" ad from 2019. But the game's legacy in the trans community is complicated, and many see it as the transfictional world that helped them find who they are.
Mix It Up: Why Cyberpunk 2077 still hits for some trans people, despite its transphobia scandals
How could a game so entangled in scandals with the trans community simultaneously become dear enough to help shape who some of us are?
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I really love what Maddy and Zoë have built with Mothership and it was such a pleasure to write for them
Mothership@mothership.blog · last wk.in her Mothership debut, @megannicolett.bsky.social spoke to Consume Me developer @qdork.bsky.social about looksmaxxing, "Get Ready With Me" videos, and how Consume Me upends it all:
in her Mothership debut, @megannicolett.bsky.social spoke to Consume Me developer @qdork.bsky.social about looksmaxxing, "Get Ready With Me" videos, and how Consume Me upends it all:
Consume Me dev Jenny Jiao Hsia rejects glow-up culture
It’s no coincidence that Hsia encountered "looksmaxxing" content while promoting the game.
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nice little discount here for our free subscribers! happy six-month anniversary to @mothership.blog 🙌🏻🎉😭❤️https://www.mothership.blog/celebrate-6-months-of-mothership-with-6-off/
Celebrate 6 months of Mothership with $6 off
Here's a little thank-you discount for our free subscribers
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The History of Metroid Starring @mothership.blog co-founder @midimyers.com Launches Monday August 3rd on the Post Games Patreon.
kate bush’s husband@airbagged.bsky.social · last wk.Metroid: Other M sucks. Then you see “Other M” is an anagram for “Mother” and you can feel your blood pressure rising. Before you can calm yourself, you realize “Metroid: Other M” is an acronym for “MOM” and you want to burn Nintendo and Team Ninja to the ground
thank you @mothership.blog for including Stop Caring on this week's newsletter <3 I have shared the news with the contributor, and they are very happy their piece is getting so much recognition, even if it's not one they can outright take credit for.
This week @zoehhannah.com recommends games set all over the world, and discovers an upcoming title set in New Zealand/Aotearoa. Free to read with your email:
Where are the games set outside of the US, UK, and Japan?
I, too, long for a game that captures the feeling of traipsing through Aotearoa's subtropical wonderland
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Throwing it back to one of our launch stories for anyone who's new here — @nicoleclark.bsky.social on the big feels that make Silksong so great: www.mothership.blog/hollow-knigh...
Hornet’s compassion is the heart of Silksong
Hollow Knight’s Ghost was never given the chance
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Do you miss your Nintendog? You're not alone — and your Nintendog might not be alone either, if TikTok creator @nintendogs.girl has anything to say about it.
Worrying about your Nintendogs is totally normal according to psychology
Plus, we talk to the TikTok creator adopting abandoned Nintendogs cartridges
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Do you miss your Nintendog? You're not alone — and your Nintendog might not be alone either, if TikTok creator @nintendogs.girl has anything to say about it.
Worrying about your Nintendogs is totally normal according to psychology
Plus, we talk to the TikTok creator adopting abandoned Nintendogs cartridges
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@amandatien.bsky.social played The Flame in the Flood while living in New Orleans, and she was surprised to learn that the game made her feel better, not worse, about what the future holds. Free with your email:
Why an indie survival game gives me hope despite climate disaster
How to face the fears of our bleak future
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@amandatien.bsky.social played The Flame in the Flood while living in New Orleans, and she was surprised to learn that the game made her feel better, not worse, about what the future holds. Free with your email:
Why an indie survival game gives me hope despite climate disaster
How to face the fears of our bleak future
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Caleb listens to my problems, he cares about my period, he helps me get things done — and what's so wrong with that? New from Sherry Toh: www.mothership.blog/why-date-whe...
Why date when Love and Deepspace exists?
I’m setting my relationship status to “Complicated” with Infold’s hit boyfriend simulator
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Caleb listens to my problems, he cares about my period, he helps me get things done — and what's so wrong with that? New from Sherry Toh: www.mothership.blog/why-date-whe...
Why date when Love and Deepspace exists?
I’m setting my relationship status to “Complicated” with Infold’s hit boyfriend simulator
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In this week's Dear Mother, a reader wonders why they feel so guilty when they abandon games before the end. @zoehhannah.com writes, "You have a finite amount of time in your day. It's no wonder you leave games unfinished. I do it, too, more often than not." www.mothership.blog/is-it-okay-i...
Is it okay if I never beat games?
Let me tell you about my DNF list
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