ok how about friendscore instead of friendslop. friendslop sounds derogatory and so it’s therefore not a good term. be part of the solution people
Maddy Myers 🏳️🌈
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Editor-In-Chief of @mothership.blog, podcast co-host of Triple Click and The Mutant Ages. formerly: Polygon, Kotaku, The Mary Sue, The Boston Phoenix. bonus side hustle: writing electro-pop music. she/her.
Annesha Mitha's writing on labor is at once relatable and revelatory: "I remember getting up from my console after my first session with Citizen Sleeper. It was dawn; I hadn’t been able to sleep. At the time, I was at a job that I hated, and that hated me. Every day was a new humiliation."
My body is for rent
Visions of labor in the Citizen Sleeper games
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Hello we are last minute in need of someone to edit an episode of our podcast this week, does anyone have the skills/knows someone who does, in exchange for monies?
thank you SO MUCH to everyone who subscribed or just otherwise enjoyed Hater Week, it was one of the biggest weeks in the site's history (in terms of pageviews AND new subscribers) Because of this, we're extending the sale. $75 for a 'Member' sub is an absolute steal.
Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2d agoOur latest sale was such a success we're extending it for another week! Until midnight on August 9 you can get 25% off our 'Member' tier annual sub, OR pay just $1 for your first month! aftermath.site/aftermath-sale...
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!
hard to encapsulate the culture of bluesky but i think it's the fact that this extremely boring post i put up with zero forethought got 2.7K faves and still gets periodic responses from total strangers saying shit like "i actually thought this movie sucked" oh really? huh ok that's good to know.
Maddy Myers 🏳️🌈@midimyers.com · last mo.watched Project Hail Mary knowing almost nothing about it besides “sci-fi movie with Ryan Gosling in space“ and i truly recommend that experience
forcing myself to not respond to the person who quote-tweeted this to say i'm discounting poor and marginalized people who need to use AI as a free research tool. does it matter if the research tool is free if it's also often completely inaccurate? how is that benefiting the poor & marginalized?
Maddy Myers 🏳️🌈@midimyers.com · 5d agoit's actually sad as hell to use AI for research when research is the fun part. you can just email people and call them on the phone and ask them questions about the thing that they have expertise in. you can read documents & learn cool shit. ok now i'm just talking about how being a reporter is fun
looking to connect w/ someone at vice music, or any music-focused related outlets for a beat in relation to digital performers and their growing popularity internationally. if that's you, or if you know someone pls reach out! (respond, email, etc.)
this is a joke but it is roughly how i feel about an AI that creates art. not to be pretentious as fuck but you can't outsource that and it's also really ridiculous to do that. that's the good stuff. that's the ONLY good stuff we get to do
Maddy Myers 🏳️🌈@midimyers.com · 5d agobuilding an AI that exercises, sleeps, and eats foods for me and then getting pissed off when i feel like shit
building an AI that exercises, sleeps, and eats foods for me and then getting pissed off when i feel like shit
it's actually sad as hell to use AI for research when research is the fun part. you can just email people and call them on the phone and ask them questions about the thing that they have expertise in. you can read documents & learn cool shit. ok now i'm just talking about how being a reporter is fun
acutally slept last night so i am more human than i have ever been in my life
i'm so glad everyone is loving the theme week? we had a lot of fun doing it! as a reminder, if you want to support us, we have a sale going on :) aftermath.site/aftermath-su...
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We've got discounts on both our monthly and annual offerings
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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!
Happy to have my picks among some truly stellar recs and writers! Played many of these but still a couple to add to my own wishlist 🙂↕️ Also what a pleasant surprise to see my video about Darion McCoy’s games in here! Play/read Re-body!!
Maddy Myers 🏳️🌈@midimyers.com · 5d agotoday'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 !!!!
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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this is free to read with just your email! which means you'll get my free weekly newsletter in a couple of hours. it's a good one this week. it's actually good every week. and it's free every week, too!
Maddy Myers 🏳️🌈@midimyers.com · 5d agotoday'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 !!!!
Wrote a blurb for today's Ask Mothership about the "feminist gaming canon": www.mothership.blog/whats-in-the...
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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glad @michaelhobbes.bsky.social is out here being visible for those of us with adhd who do not vibe with adderall. mike don't worry this doesn't mean you have "turbo adhd." adderall just has a really fucking good PR team. it straight-up doesn't work for me. wellbutrin does but also who fuckign cares
Upcoming Post Games episodes: @writnelson.bsky.social on games that demand you give a shit and pay attention @midimyers.com on the history of Metroid @adashtra.bsky.social and @heartimecia.bsky.social on the international fan fallout of Love and Deepspace It's a great time to subscribe!
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Chris Plante@plante.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhy you should try Post Games: - An NPR-quality weekly podcast on video games - Hosted by a 19-year games media veteran - Rare interviews with the most interesting people in gaming, from philosophers to CEOs, sex game designers to Dunkey - And scripts, editing, and music that respect your time!
incredibly stupid decision. this show was so good. if you didn't watch it yet... WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!!!!!
Marvel's Wonder Man Is Canceled, Won't Return for Season 2
Marvel's Wonder Man TV series has been canceled and will not return for its planned second season.
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Hell Clock is inspired by one of the most famous brazillian conflicts, dating back the 19th century. It's really cool to see OUR history inspire videogames for a change :)
Maddy Myers 🏳️🌈@midimyers.com · 6d agoi wrote about Hell Clock, a fuckin cool video game
oh yeah this one's free to read with just your email!
Zoë Hannah is bisexual@zoehhannah.com · 6d agogood post free post by @midimyers.com !
@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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