Gita Jackson - Mothership

Co-owner of the good website Aftermath.

4 articles

A group of people gathered around in a living room with pizza and beers. Two of them are sitting on a couch, holding controllers and focused. The others are watching the game

Dear Mother

What rights should gamers have?

A somewhat serious and somewhat silly Gaming Bill of Rights

Amanda Tien, Chris Plante, Cind Swanson, Gita Jackson, Kate Cox, Lis Welch, Madisyn Parisi, Saoirse Stone, Sherry Toh, Susana Polo, Vincent Ward, Wallace Truesdale Aug 28, 2026

James Bond faces the viewer with a crooked smile on his face. He is a white man with brown hair and a long diagonal scar across the side of his face.

Syndication

The James Bond of First Light is hot in a grown up way

"In order to live out the masculine fantasy of being James Bond, you do actually have to make this guy attractive to women in a way that male video game protagonists usually are not."

Gita Jackson Jul 1, 2026

A character from Marathon with a gun, running by a graffiti-covered store display with lots of yellow suits in the window

Syndication

I cannot stop thinking about Marathon

It has the juice.

Gita Jackson Mar 12, 2026

A photo of posters that read "Alto Al Fascismo / Stop Fascism" and depict a person with a hat that says "We are human" and a face masks that says "Vota! / Vote!"

Advice

Dear Mother, what do you do when the fascists get you down?

"When you’re acting in good faith, it’s hard to understand that other people simply aren’t giving you that good faith back."

Gita Jackson Feb 27, 2026