Report on Games and Identity for Mothership

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Kaitlyn Arford
June 02, 2026

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This year, former Polygon workers Maddy Myers and Zoë Hannah started a new gaming publication covering games, gender, and identity. In the past few months, Mothership has published stories about indie developers making games about queer romance, cozy games asking us to do labor, and painting skin color. Many of Mothership’s stories are covered by freelancers, and they’re always looking for new people to work with. Zoë was kind enough to answer a few questions about pitching Mothership!

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