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Analysis

Big Walk lights the way for non-toxic masculinity in games

Interrogating "men don't talk to each other" through a game about communication

Dayten Rose Sep 30, 2026

Personal Essay

Tiny Bookshop made me want to change my career

What happened to that girl who saw herself as an aspiring author? As it turns out, she's still a part of me

Adelina Cortez Sep 29, 2026

Dear Mother

How do you get over your attachment to characters when a game ends?

"The game coming to an end almost feels like grief. There is an emptiness and sense of loss that I don't know how to fill..."

Maddy Myers Sep 25, 2026

Cande Maldonado is a video game journalist. Her work has appeared in Dexerto, Bonus Action, TheGamer, and Dot Esports. She has been chasing 100% completion in RPGs since mounting her first Chocobo in 2006.

2 articles

A person with long black hair wears a pair of over-ear headphones and black wire-rim glasses.

Advice

What's in the feminist games canon?

It's complicated! But here are some recs from our regular contributors

Amanda Tien, Cande Maldonado, Nico Deyo, Nicole Clark, Saoirse Stone, Wallace Truesdale Jul 31, 2026

Stacy looks at Cassandra while Cassandra looks at the ground. They both stand in front of Cassandra's blue car.

Opinion

Mixtape, so confusing

Female friendships operate almost entirely in the subtext. Mixtape gets it right.

Cande Maldonado Jun 22, 2026