{"id":21713,"date":"2026-01-26T11:37:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/why-im-launching-a-feminist-video-games-website-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T11:37:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:37:18","slug":"why-im-launching-a-feminist-video-games-website-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/why-im-launching-a-feminist-video-games-website-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I\u2019m launching a feminist video games website in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve been a games journalist since 2007, but still there isn\u2019t much video games coverage that feels like it\u2019s specifically for people like me. So I\u2019m creating a home for it: Mothership<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re reading about the impending AI bubble bursting or about the video game industry\u2019s mass layoffs and cancelled projects, 2026 does not feel like a hopeful time for gaming. What\u2019s more, games journalists \u2013 as well as all other kinds of journalists \u2013 have been losing their jobs at alarming rates, making it difficult to adequately cover these crises. Donald Trump\u2019s White House, meanwhile, is using video game memes<\/a> as ICE recruitment tools, and game studios are backing away from <\/a>diversity and inclusion initiatives in response to the wider world\u2019s slide to the right.<\/p>\n

The manosphere<\/a> is back, and we\u2019ve lost mainstream feminist websites such as Teen Vogue<\/a>; bigots everywhere are celebrating what they see as the death of \u201cwoke\u201d. Put it all together and we have a dismal stew of doom for someone like me, a queer woman and a feminist who\u2019s been a games journalist and critic since 2007.<\/p>\n

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\nI\u2019ve been a games journalist since 2007, but still there isn\u2019t much video games coverage that feels like it\u2019s specifically for people like me. So I\u2019m creating a home for it: Mothership
\nWhether you\u2019re reading about the impending AI bubble bursting or about the video game industry\u2019s mass layoffs and cancelled projects, 2026 does not feel like a hopeful time for gaming. What\u2019s more, games journalists \u2013 as well as all other kinds of journalists \u2013 have been losing their jobs at alarming rates, making it difficult to adequately cover these crises. Donald Trump\u2019s White House, meanwhile, is using video game memes as ICE recruitment tools, and game studios are backing away from diversity and inclusion initiatives in response to the wider world\u2019s slide to the right.
\nThe manosphere is back, and we\u2019ve lost mainstream feminist websites such as Teen Vogue; bigots everywhere are celebrating what they see as the death of \u201cwoke\u201d. Put it all together and we have a dismal stew of doom for someone like me, a queer woman and a feminist who\u2019s been a games journalist and critic since 2007. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve been a games journalist since 2007, but still there isn\u2019t much video games coverage that feels like it\u2019s specifically for people like me. So I\u2019m creating a home for it: Mothership Whether you\u2019re reading about the impending AI bubble bursting or about the video game industry\u2019s mass layoffs and cancelled projects, 2026 does not …<\/p>\n

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