Cat Bussell

Cat Bussell is a journalist and former Senior Editor at VideoGamer, as seen in The Escapist, TechRadar Gaming, TheGamer, SUPERJUMP, and Wargamer. She also has this problem where, if she doesn't run a TTRPG at least every week, she'll explode.

4 articles

Three women argue and talk with one another. One wears fighting leathers, another wears a tunic, and the third wears pants with a loose shirt.

Q&A

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

Cat Bussell Aug 7, 2026

A drawing of women in ragged dresses, ripping and tearing through viscera in a dungeon

Q&A

In conversation with Dungeon Bitches creator Emily Allen

"What if you could respond to that guy catcalling you by shooting him? And what kind of person would you be if that were how you were living?"

Cat Bussell Jun 18, 2026

Commander Shepard from Mass Effect, a redheaded woman in black metal armor

Opinion

Awful women deserve better games

When it comes to portrayals of women behaving badly, we deserve better than consequence-free power fantasies or unthinking vilification

Cat Bussell Jun 11, 2026

Mechanized infantry units driving over a bridge in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Feature

What the war in Iran means for people who make and play games

Qatar supplies 30% of the world’s helium, used to make GPUs, processors, and more. Prices are soaring in a high-pressure global economic landscape

Cat Bussell Apr 14, 2026

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

Samus works alone

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

In conversation with Dungeon Bitches creator Emily Allen

Awful women deserve better games

What the war in Iran means for people who make and play games