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Feature

Consume Me dev Jenny Jiao Hsia rejects glow-up culture

It’s no coincidence that Hsia encountered "looksmaxxing" content while promoting the game.

Megan Farokhmanesh Jul 27, 2026

Celebrate 6 months of Mothership with $6 off

Here's a little thank-you discount for our free subscribers

Zoë Hannah Jul 26, 2026

Advice

Where are the games set outside of the US, UK, and Japan?

I, too, long for a game that captures the feeling of traipsing through Aotearoa's subtropical wonderland

Zoë Hannah Jul 24, 2026

Maddy Myers

Editor-in-Chief Maddy Myers is a longtime games journalist, critic, and editor who has worked at The Boston Phoenix, The Mary Sue, Kotaku, and Polygon. Currently, she co-hosts the video game podcast Triple Click with Jason Schreier and Kirk Hamilton.

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A screenshot from Bayonetta 3 with Bayonetta pointing her guns at something off-screen. She looks pissed

Opinion

Rest in peace, Bayonetta

A full-spoiler explanation as to why queer fans like me felt so disappointed by Bayonetta 3

Maddy Myers Feb 12, 2026

A photograph of the Swiss Alps

Personal Essay

The moguls again

On difficult ski terrain, difficult games, and difficult career choices

Maddy Myers Feb 2, 2026

A character from Blake Manor surrounded by text boxes describing noticeable things about them that the game's protagonist can use as clues

Feature

The Séance of Blake Manor's lead designer on why she made the game's clock so important

“I am a woman in her 40s who has the brain of a turnip.”

Maddy Myers Jan 29, 2026

Image examples of an appearance mod for the character Lamae Bal from Skyrim

Feature

Meet the modders making video game characters look "better" — whatever that means

How do modders figure out what's beautiful, what's sexy, and what their own fans might want?

Maddy Myers Jan 26, 2026

Welcome to Mothership.

This is your captain speaking...

Maddy Myers Jan 26, 2026