This isn’t just my love letter to South of Midnight, but to industry cultural practices that should be normalized. Go @compulsiongames.bsky.social 🩷 I’ll be here for the next game!

Mothership@mothership.blog · 14h ago

French-Beninese writer @invinciblejane.bsky.social fell in love with South of Midnight, but not before investigating how it achieved its level of cultural appreciation, not appropriation:

I love this story from @invinciblejane.bsky.social so much. SoM is a crucial Black text, she argues, and this is the tale of why it’s so excellent:

South of Midnight is a master class in cultural appreciation

I’m a French Black woman whose favorite game of 2025 was not Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. And how could it be, when South of Midnight was released around the same time?

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if you are a person of color and want to pitch to aftermath, i encourage you to do so. if you haven't pitched before or want to talk through an idea before you send it to the pitch email, give me a shout via email gita @ aftermath.site

ICYMI – Fortnite's removal/nerf of the Audio Visualizer, a prominent accessible mainstay for roughly 8 years, is now leaving disabled players with more barriers and frustrations when playing the battle royale. Read my latest report here:

Mothership@mothership.blog · 2d ago

At first, Epic removed the sound visualizer wheel for competitive Fortnite games only. Now, it's nerfed in all play, and disabled gamers are missing what was hailed as one of the best accommodations for players with physical and cognitive disabilities. Story from @supercrip1994.bsky.social here:

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Mothership@mothership.blog · 2d ago

Have you taken our 2026 reader survey yet? You only have one more day to share your thoughts! The survey closes tomorrow, Aug. 21 at 11:59 p.m.

gonna do some Big Walk journalism today for @mothership.blog !!!!! *meep meep* (that’s the sound the lil guys in Big Walk make)

Jason Arday's marathon challenge and football claims found to be true after his death - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/jason-ardays-marathon-challenge-and-football-claims-found-be-true-after-his-death

Jason Arday's marathon challenge and football claims found to be true after his death

Claims the late academic made which were widely derided as false in media and online discourse this month appear to be true, an MEE analysis has found

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hey white games journalists i think we should probably listen to our Black comrades who are desperately asking us to pay attention to South of Midnight and what it means to them

Jordan Minor@jordanwminor.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Juneteenth is about liberation, which should extend to all people. I’ve gotten some responses about the Xbox boycott, from folks I respect and won’t ignore. I admire No Games for Genocide’s willingness to allow for some nuance when it comes to South of Midnight in particular, but the choice is yours

this government is operating under a racist agenda to return to the age of slavery, quite openly in fact. that is important to me.

this is a good interview w a great comedian

Josh Johnson Tells Ronny Chieng How He Got Unstuck

The comedian calls up his old Daily Show co-worker to talk creative ruts, befriending fans, and resisting short form content.

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this looks phenomenal and oh my god the music !!

The Arab League of Misfits 🔜 Gamescom@arabmisfits.com · 2d ago

We are leaking The Arab League of Misfits trailer early to beat the Gamescom news rush next week. 🃏 Satirical 1v1 card battles with unique deck building system 🧭 A roguelite adventure mode 📚 Learn about Arabic culture along the way 🖥️ Wishlist on Steam now go.arabmisfits.com/steam #indiegames

At first, Epic removed the sound visualizer wheel for competitive Fortnite games only. Now, it's nerfed in all play, and disabled gamers are missing what was hailed as one of the best accommodations for players with physical and cognitive disabilities. Story from @supercrip1994.bsky.social here:

Fortnite's audio visualizer was nerfed, leaving disabled gamers in the lurch

The visual wheel became popular with disabled and non-disabled players

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can't talk i'm on the insidious ai usage warpath

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thanks @supercrip1994.bsky.social for putting this Fortnite change on our radar, and reporting out the ever-important accessibility stories impacting gamers far and wide:

Fortnite's audio visualizer is gone, leaving disabled gamers in the lurch

The visual wheel became popular with disabled and non-disabled players

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i have PR in my inbox advertising this game as a "hand-painted watercolour adventure"

Duck AI Slop!!@duckaislop.bsky.social · 3d ago

Seina: a Tale Of Spirits Argyro Brotsi, POFUPOFU STUDIOS. No disclosure originally, after steam reports they added one in. -y

someone commented on one of our videos and said i look like frodo baggins and honestly.. where is the lie LMAO

honored to have @bloomedwings.bsky.social on the site today <3 www.mothership.blog/what-does-a-...

What does a good mom game even look like?

It can't just be three dad games in a trench coat

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maddy and i are very sad </3

Mothership@mothership.blog · 4d ago

Today we're thinking about Hayden Panettiere's wonderful performances as Kairi and Xion in Kingdom Hearts ❤️ So we've made this story free to read for all of you, no email or subscription required.

Who's deciding the fate of this game?' The secretive process of getting a game with sexual content on Steam aftermath.site/steam-censorsh...

Since the NYT is once again arguing queer kids ought to submit to their abusive parents, this seems like a good time to remind people there are outlets where you can read about actual queer self-love. Earlier this year, I wrote an essay for @mothership.blog about the cost of accepting my transness.

Slay the Princess reminds me how glad I am that I’m not my father’s daughter

On queer awakening, world-ending princesses, and becoming incomprehensible

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Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 5d ago

lol come the fuck on

Last week we published @catbussell.bsky.social's conversation with TTRPG writer Alexis Sara on writing for the beloved lesbian roleplaying game Thirsty Sword Lesbians:

In conversation with Alexis Sara, Nebula Award-winning writer of Thirsty Sword Lesbians

Sara opens up about “minority soup,” queer motherhood, and her work on the upcoming expansion

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one hour into my work week and already "fuck AI" is the whole vibe

SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:

We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility

We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.

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this weekend i learned that ICE changed their outfits in DC (now many of them wear HSI vests instead) bc they're a bunch of fucking losers

and the people who can afford to stick around, or who have even been there from the beginning and who made it possible for us to start running freelance stories RIGHT AWAY, and then every week, multiple times a week, since our launch day, you are all amazing <3

even if you are a person who just pays for one month because you have a specific story you want to read and then you cancel because you can't afford to stay, i see you, i get it, i've been there, and i am still so grateful for you because YOU are helping us pay our freelancers. YES YOU!!

it's been nice to see people talking about @mothership.blog as a games site that actively solicits pitches for paid writing work <3 it makes me so grateful for all of our paid subscribers bc we could not do it without them. i know i say it a lot, i'm just really grateful every day ok? it's corny!!!