Kevin Cortez

Kevin Cortez is a DC-based culture and product journalist, and current Shopping reporter at HuffPost. Zoë used to be his boss. In his spare time, he reads graphic novels, plays pinball, drinks coffee, and listens to his therapist.

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A screenshot from Kabuto Park shows a child in yellow rainboots holding a bug net and crouching to look at the grass with a magnifying glass. A big tree, a pond, and reeds are nearby.

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Why do cozy games keep asking us to work, and why does it feel so good?

Developers of games like A Short Hike and Tiny Bookshop weigh in on why even labor feels nice in their games.

Kevin Cortez Feb 9, 2026

Silent Hill was always feminist, Part 4: Silent Hill f and the system that was always the monster

I am begging Warhammer 40K grifters to stop focusing on female Space Marines

Which independent websites should I read?

Why do cozy games keep asking us to work, and why does it feel so good?