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Actually, the internet is ours! Including this phenomenal zine that should always be free, by @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social

After my ADHD diagnosis, I began to rethink how I play games Gaming can be a very seductive way to self-medicate, or at least self-soothe

I wrote about my #ADHD diagnosis (and mental health) and how it changed my relationship with gaming for the first time since I got diagnosed 4 years ago, for @mothership.blog
www.mothership.blog/after-my-adh...

An incomplete etiquette guide for attending in-person gaming events Natalie Checo of Sunset Visitor demystifies the tough balancing act of meeting people in person at game conferences

We heard some folks get nervous about attending gaming events in person, for a lot of reasons. @heartimecia.bsky.social has some hard-earned advice for having fun, being respectful, and getting the most out of cons like GDC.
www.mothership.blog/game-develop...

You know what, Resident Evil: Requiem? Fatness isn't scary Body shape shouldn't be a punchline either, by the way

New from @midimyers.com, a take we’re quite honestly sick of having to argue. www.mothership.blog/you-know-wha...

After my ADHD diagnosis, I began to rethink how I play games Gaming can be a very seductive way to self-medicate, or at least self-soothe

In today's piece, @applecider.bsky.social gets personal about mental health, ADHD, and achievement-seeking coping mechanisms.
www.mothership.blog/after-my-adh...

Nice, thanks Adam!

After my ADHD diagnosis, I began to rethink how I play games Gaming can be a very seductive way to self-medicate, or at least self-soothe

In today's piece, @applecider.bsky.social gets personal about mental health, ADHD, and achievement-seeking coping mechanisms.
www.mothership.blog/after-my-adh...

Thanks cuties. 💜

You know what, Resident Evil: Requiem? Fatness isn't scary Body shape shouldn't be a punchline either, by the way

New from @midimyers.com, a take we’re quite honestly sick of having to argue. www.mothership.blog/you-know-wha...

Managing hostesses in Yakuza 0's cabaret club is a surprisingly feminist mini-game Club Sunshine, it seems, can change the lives of all who enter

Amanda Tien analyzes a fan-favorite Like a Dragon mini-game in her first story for Mothership: "At Club Sunshine, I can make sure that women are taken care of."
www.mothership.blog/yakuza-0-cab...

This is a good article, and I would add: engage with all the people in a meeting. Even just by greeting and acknowledging them, or making brief eye contact/asking a question or two. Don't laser focus on the "most important" person and (even unintentionally) ignore/freeze the others out.

If you see me at GDC and you’re in trouble I will 100% get you out of there even if I haven’t met you before.

Quick note for men: I have lifelong friends in both my fields who are women, folks I text their relatives random stuff — and even with them I ask permission to go from point A to B.

Do not follow ladies around, full stop. Have your own agenda and do not cling. Read the rest of the tips here too.

We agree!

hi! i'm the Community Manager for Black Tabby Games and Sunset Visitor. you might assume from my job title that i'm quite comfortable with socializing... but i struggle with it pretty often!

if you do too, here's a handy article for navigating GDC (Great Difficulties with Communicating) 💖

An incomplete etiquette guide for attending in-person gaming events Natalie Checo of Sunset Visitor demystifies the tough balancing act of meeting people in person at game conferences

We heard some folks get nervous about attending gaming events in person, for a lot of reasons. @heartimecia.bsky.social has some hard-earned advice for having fun, being respectful, and getting the most out of cons like GDC.
www.mothership.blog/game-develop...

I know she's not On Here but big shout out to Amanda for her Mothership debut!

HELL YEAH

Managing hostesses in Yakuza 0's cabaret club is a surprisingly feminist mini-game Club Sunshine, it seems, can change the lives of all who enter

Amanda Tien analyzes a fan-favorite Like a Dragon mini-game in her first story for Mothership: "At Club Sunshine, I can make sure that women are taken care of."
www.mothership.blog/yakuza-0-cab...

ICYMI you can make Paul Black in River City Ransom Underground and it scared me a lil

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."

A fitting send-off for Black History Month, by the inimitable @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social of @aftermath.site! Thanks for your wisdom, Amma Gita 💜
www.mothership.blog/dear-mother-5/

Thanks for your support Michael!

Have you guys heard of @mothership.blog? I hear two brilliant hot ladies run it

10 years in, Stardew Valley's binary approach to gender still gets a failing grade We can marry whoever we like in Pelican Town, so why no they/them pronouns?

Stardew Valley turns 10 today! @katyar.bsky.social is here with some critical feedback we really wish the devs would implement. www.mothership.blog/10-years-sta...

10 years in, Stardew Valley's binary approach to gender still gets a failing grade We can marry whoever we like in Pelican Town, so why no they/them pronouns?

Stardew Valley turns 10 today! @katyar.bsky.social is here with some critical feedback we really wish the devs would implement. www.mothership.blog/10-years-sta...

Video games need to do better than treating skin like skins Painting skin color as an inconsequential aspect of identity erases the unique ways Black bodies navigate the world

It’s @exalclaw.bsky.social on Mothership, at long last! Here Wallace dives into why it’s important to treat your Black characters as, well, Black characters.
www.mothership.blog/video-game-s...

So happy to have you here, Wallace!

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