Catherine (she/they)
@catherinemasters.bsky.social
Writing about games and more.
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Late Shift: A Cyberpunk Short Story by Catherine
A game made in Twine.
catherine-masters.itch.io
catherine-masters.itch.io/late-shift-a...
Working the late shift, sometimes you come across customers you'd rather avoid...
Working the late shift, sometimes you come across customers you'd rather avoid...
This is great to see! The Esper Quinn podcast network only grows.
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 PM
This is great to see! The Esper Quinn podcast network only grows.
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Here is a thing:
There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To.
(cont'd)
There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To.
(cont'd)
February 6, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Here is a thing:
There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To.
(cont'd)
There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To.
(cont'd)
How Do We Relationship? is a great series. Just bought the first few volumes to reread after going through most of it...online.
February 6, 2026 at 3:39 AM
How Do We Relationship? is a great series. Just bought the first few volumes to reread after going through most of it...online.
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Anyway, Microsoft's gaming products are subject to a boycott from the BDS movement, due to Microsoft's ongoing support for the IDF. Bethesda is owned by Microsoft.
nogamesforgenocide.com
nogamesforgenocide.com
No Games For Genocide
The games industry is complicit in genocide. It’s time to divest.
nogamesforgenocide.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Anyway, Microsoft's gaming products are subject to a boycott from the BDS movement, due to Microsoft's ongoing support for the IDF. Bethesda is owned by Microsoft.
nogamesforgenocide.com
nogamesforgenocide.com
The first one, Seven Mysteries of Hon'Jo is one of my favourite games out there, so this was a big announcement for me.
February 5, 2026 at 2:40 PM
The first one, Seven Mysteries of Hon'Jo is one of my favourite games out there, so this was a big announcement for me.
Writing about games again.
February 5, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Writing about games again.
Kino's Journey (2003) (subbed) if you can find it. 13 episodes where the main character shows up in a different weird town each episode.
February 2, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Kino's Journey (2003) (subbed) if you can find it. 13 episodes where the main character shows up in a different weird town each episode.
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♻️♻️♻️MinnMax will donate $1 for every REPOST in the next 30 minutes to protect immigrants in Minneapolis.♻️♻️♻️
100% goes directly to the nonprofit VEAP, who provides mobile food pantry and rent assistance to those in need.
Donate or share today, help us hit $300,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
100% goes directly to the nonprofit VEAP, who provides mobile food pantry and rent assistance to those in need.
Donate or share today, help us hit $300,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
February 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
♻️♻️♻️MinnMax will donate $1 for every REPOST in the next 30 minutes to protect immigrants in Minneapolis.♻️♻️♻️
100% goes directly to the nonprofit VEAP, who provides mobile food pantry and rent assistance to those in need.
Donate or share today, help us hit $300,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
100% goes directly to the nonprofit VEAP, who provides mobile food pantry and rent assistance to those in need.
Donate or share today, help us hit $300,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
It's back!!
February 2, 2026 at 12:09 PM
It's back!!
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Probably the biggest problem with being a game critic is you never hear what other people think of you
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Probably the biggest problem with being a game critic is you never hear what other people think of you
catherine-masters.itch.io/late-shift-a...
Working the late shift, sometimes you come across customers you'd rather avoid...
Working the late shift, sometimes you come across customers you'd rather avoid...
Late Shift: A Cyberpunk Short Story by Catherine
A game made in Twine.
catherine-masters.itch.io
January 26, 2026 at 1:02 AM
catherine-masters.itch.io/late-shift-a...
Working the late shift, sometimes you come across customers you'd rather avoid...
Working the late shift, sometimes you come across customers you'd rather avoid...
Harley Quinn (post-Flashpoint)
January 13, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Harley Quinn (post-Flashpoint)
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greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
January 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM
greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
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"Transsexualism has become one of the major political battlegrounds of the culture wars, celebrities are publicly out as trans, and 'transvestigating' politicians and actors is a pastime of some of our keenest minds." www.otherstrangeness.com/2026/01/09/h...
How Transsexuals Became Folk Devils - Other Strangeness — merritt k
And how things might change.
www.otherstrangeness.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:13 PM
"Transsexualism has become one of the major political battlegrounds of the culture wars, celebrities are publicly out as trans, and 'transvestigating' politicians and actors is a pastime of some of our keenest minds." www.otherstrangeness.com/2026/01/09/h...
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we'll launch mothership.blog in its final form on jan. 26, featuring stories by amazing writers like @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social, @nicoleclark.bsky.social, @susanapolo.bsky.social, @supercrip1994.bsky.social, & @applecider.bsky.social. you can subscribe early for a LIFETIME 15% OFF discount!!
Board the Mothership.
You're just in time.
A couple weeks from now, on January 26, 2026, we'll be launching the full version of our new gaming website, Mothership, which aims to analyze games specifically through the...
mothership.blog
January 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
we'll launch mothership.blog in its final form on jan. 26, featuring stories by amazing writers like @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social, @nicoleclark.bsky.social, @susanapolo.bsky.social, @supercrip1994.bsky.social, & @applecider.bsky.social. you can subscribe early for a LIFETIME 15% OFF discount!!
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Okay so snow has made my shifts at work obsolete bc the shops are closed.
Who wants a commission so I can live lol?
Who wants a commission so I can live lol?
January 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Okay so snow has made my shifts at work obsolete bc the shops are closed.
Who wants a commission so I can live lol?
Who wants a commission so I can live lol?
www.avclub.com/love-bullet-...
In my final bit of writing for my @avclub.com internship, I reviewed hit comedy-action-romance manga, Love Bullet!
So grateful for getting to work with @garrettmartin.bsky.social, @elijahgonzalez.bsky.social and @faroukk.bsky.social these past three months!
In my final bit of writing for my @avclub.com internship, I reviewed hit comedy-action-romance manga, Love Bullet!
So grateful for getting to work with @garrettmartin.bsky.social, @elijahgonzalez.bsky.social and @faroukk.bsky.social these past three months!
Love Bullet takes a shot at queer romance, but with a heavily armed twist
Love Bullet is an unconventional romance manga that finds its mark thanks to frenetic action and unexpected musings on grief.
www.avclub.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
www.avclub.com/love-bullet-...
In my final bit of writing for my @avclub.com internship, I reviewed hit comedy-action-romance manga, Love Bullet!
So grateful for getting to work with @garrettmartin.bsky.social, @elijahgonzalez.bsky.social and @faroukk.bsky.social these past three months!
In my final bit of writing for my @avclub.com internship, I reviewed hit comedy-action-romance manga, Love Bullet!
So grateful for getting to work with @garrettmartin.bsky.social, @elijahgonzalez.bsky.social and @faroukk.bsky.social these past three months!
@indiegameawards.gg made headlines over the weekend after rescinding awards given to Expedition 33 over the game's use of generative AI. Here's my article on the full story for @theavclubgames.bsky.social, one of the last of my internship.
www.avclub.com/clair-obscur...
www.avclub.com/clair-obscur...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 loses Indie Game Awards due to gen AI
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 cleaned up at the Indie Game Awards, but its awards were rescinded after its use of generative AI was revealed.
www.avclub.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
@indiegameawards.gg made headlines over the weekend after rescinding awards given to Expedition 33 over the game's use of generative AI. Here's my article on the full story for @theavclubgames.bsky.social, one of the last of my internship.
www.avclub.com/clair-obscur...
www.avclub.com/clair-obscur...
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With Critical Reflex being such a major player in the indie space, these accusations of covered up sexual harassment and unfair labour practices are all deeply disappointing and distressing. I hope this all gets tackled quickly and decisively.
noisypixel.net/critical-ref...
noisypixel.net/critical-ref...
Former Critical Reflex Employee Alleges Harassment And Unfair Labor Practices
Ex-employee Evelina Zemljic accuses Critical Reflex of sexual harassment, unpaid labor, and poor working conditions in a revealing YouTube exposé.
noisypixel.net
December 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
With Critical Reflex being such a major player in the indie space, these accusations of covered up sexual harassment and unfair labour practices are all deeply disappointing and distressing. I hope this all gets tackled quickly and decisively.
noisypixel.net/critical-ref...
noisypixel.net/critical-ref...
Echo forth, fan-fiction!
December 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Echo forth, fan-fiction!
May as well link to the article I did covering The Alters use of AI when I actually learned about the Clair patch:
www.rinbutonline.com/the-alters-w...
www.rinbutonline.com/the-alters-w...
The Alters : Where Do You Draw The A.I Line?
Over the last few years, Large Language Models and generative AI tools have been pushed more and more in the tech space as the next big thing. Why pay someone to code your game or create art assets wh...
www.rinbutonline.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
May as well link to the article I did covering The Alters use of AI when I actually learned about the Clair patch:
www.rinbutonline.com/the-alters-w...
www.rinbutonline.com/the-alters-w...
These posters at launch and post-patch, are our primary indicator.
December 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
These posters at launch and post-patch, are our primary indicator.
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hey hey
one of the best modern era japanese visual novels is on sale for 9.99
you should buy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/2106840/...
one of the best modern era japanese visual novels is on sale for 9.99
you should buy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/2106840/...
Save 50% on PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo on Steam
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
store.steampowered.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
hey hey
one of the best modern era japanese visual novels is on sale for 9.99
you should buy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/2106840/...
one of the best modern era japanese visual novels is on sale for 9.99
you should buy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/2106840/...
And re-upping my article about the Kingdom Come guy too, why not.
Issue four of #memorycard is available now. For free! This week I'm covering a local game jam and the Kingdom Come guy.
www.rinbutonline.com/memory-card-...
www.rinbutonline.com/memory-card-...
Memory Card #004
Kingdom Come On, Man
Kingdom Come II: Deliverance came out on PC and consoles. It’s a medieval RPG developed by Warhorse Studios and is doing pretty well for itself. Look it up and you’ll see the mil...
www.rinbutonline.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
And re-upping my article about the Kingdom Come guy too, why not.