Kevin Cortez - Mothership

Where are the gaming PCs that don't look like alien spaceships?

"A brief search online seems to show endless fields of lit-up rigs for sale; what drives that aesthetic?"

Maddy Myers May 15, 2026

Advice

Handheld gaming is better with a pillow

It took me way too long to figure this out

Maddy Myers May 14, 2026

Opinion

New Star Fox isn't hot, and I love that about him

The team was never hot in the ol' days, anyway.

Wes Davis May 13, 2026

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.

Analysis

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