AmericanTruckSongs10
@ethangach.bsky.social
Senior reporter covering gaming and internet culture at Kotaku
Contact: [email protected] / ethangach on Discord
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Contact: [email protected] / ethangach on Discord
Subscribe to my Dark Web newsletter Dead Game:
https://deadgame.substack.com/
"Apple argued that an indie storefront that users could install via Epic was a problem because it hosted porny games, calling games on Itch.io 'offensive and sexualized.'"
January 10, 2026 at 12:30 AM
"Apple argued that an indie storefront that users could install via Epic was a problem because it hosted porny games, calling games on Itch.io 'offensive and sexualized.'"
The Polygon sale was really fucked up and caused a lot of pain for a lot of great people but it is neat to see so many of them go on to make such awesome things kotaku.com/mothership-i...
Mothership Is A New Website About Gender And Games Which Feels Like A Radical Thing To Launch In 2026 But Shouldn't Be - Kotaku
Founded by ex-Polygon editors, it's for her, them, and even him
kotaku.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:39 PM
The Polygon sale was really fucked up and caused a lot of pain for a lot of great people but it is neat to see so many of them go on to make such awesome things kotaku.com/mothership-i...
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Very fun story here. I only saw this post this week, and immediately had to learn more.
Why and how a JRPG fan spent $2,000 building a GameStop in his basement: "The spaces combined with the passions in our lives have the power to bring people together"
"It went beyond the games themselves and was ingrained in the social tissue of the time"
www.gamesradar.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Very fun story here. I only saw this post this week, and immediately had to learn more.
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thank you @ethangach.bsky.social for writing about the new website i'm cofounding with @zoehhannah.com! you can get some insight into our post-polygon journey towards creating @mothership.blog here: kotaku.com/mothership-i...
Mothership Is A New Website About Gender And Games Which Feels Like A Radical Thing To Launch In 2026 But Shouldn't Be - Kotaku
Founded by ex-Polygon editors, it's for her, them, and even him
kotaku.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:16 PM
thank you @ethangach.bsky.social for writing about the new website i'm cofounding with @zoehhannah.com! you can get some insight into our post-polygon journey towards creating @mothership.blog here: kotaku.com/mothership-i...
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i know a lot of games journalists and critics follow me, and you'll notice that mothership.blog already has a "How to pitch" page live, along with a few other pages! so yes, please, go ahead and pitch. i'm so excited to announce this in part to get more of your voices out there.
January 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
i know a lot of games journalists and critics follow me, and you'll notice that mothership.blog already has a "How to pitch" page live, along with a few other pages! so yes, please, go ahead and pitch. i'm so excited to announce this in part to get more of your voices out there.
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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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I’m working on a story talking with Anthem fans as we head into its final days, but if you’re a BioWare dev (current or former) who wants to talk about the game, its legacy, and its fate, on or off the record, I would love to hear from you. Can be reached at [email protected]. RTs appreciated!
a man standing in a dark room with kapwing.com written on the bottom right
Alt: a man standing in a dark room with kapwing.com written on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:32 PM
I’m working on a story talking with Anthem fans as we head into its final days, but if you’re a BioWare dev (current or former) who wants to talk about the game, its legacy, and its fate, on or off the record, I would love to hear from you. Can be reached at [email protected]. RTs appreciated!
At Kotaku Jason was known for delaying games.
At Bloomberg he now has the power to cancel shareholder dividends
At Bloomberg he now has the power to cancel shareholder dividends
January 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM
At Kotaku Jason was known for delaying games.
At Bloomberg he now has the power to cancel shareholder dividends
At Bloomberg he now has the power to cancel shareholder dividends
"It's cancerous" Bender told me.
Not every game company is hopping onboard the AI hype train. Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse bans gen AI art in its contracts.
"If I sound frustrated, it's because, like, honestly, all this thing has done is made our...
https://kotaku.com/hooded-horse-gen-ai-art-ban-4x-strategy-steam-2000658179
"If I sound frustrated, it's because, like, honestly, all this thing has done is made our...
https://kotaku.com/hooded-horse-gen-ai-art-ban-4x-strategy-steam-2000658179
One Game Publisher Is Pushing Back Against AI Art With Contracts That Ban It: 'It's Cancerous' - Kotaku
Hooded Horse won't work with developers that use gen AI
kotaku.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:26 PM
"It's cancerous" Bender told me.
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First 2026 piece is here! @dirtlord77.bsky.social's VILE: Exhumed is a scathing examination of men that frequent the worst parts of the internet, as well as the culture that emboldens them, presented as an engaging puzzle game. Damn shame Steam banned it.
Check it out: exalclaw.com/2026/01/08/v...
Check it out: exalclaw.com/2026/01/08/v...
VILE: Exhumed Shines A Light On The Internet’s Most Toxic and Entitled Corners
Passwords are all that stand between you and some of the Internet’s worst cesspools.
exalclaw.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
First 2026 piece is here! @dirtlord77.bsky.social's VILE: Exhumed is a scathing examination of men that frequent the worst parts of the internet, as well as the culture that emboldens them, presented as an engaging puzzle game. Damn shame Steam banned it.
Check it out: exalclaw.com/2026/01/08/v...
Check it out: exalclaw.com/2026/01/08/v...
@gameovergreggy.bsky.social please confirm
January 8, 2026 at 12:51 AM
@gameovergreggy.bsky.social please confirm
The new games have begun
New Backrooms FPS Is Fast, Trippy, And Also You Only Have Five Minutes, So Hurry Up!!!
https://kotaku.com/backrooms-liminal-space-fps-boomer-shooter-oddcore-is-it-good-2000657813
https://kotaku.com/backrooms-liminal-space-fps-boomer-shooter-oddcore-is-it-good-2000657813
January 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
The new games have begun
What are the best games of 2026 so far?
January 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
What are the best games of 2026 so far?
Most loser-ish pick up your ball and go home behavior imaginable.
NEW: Publishers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announce they are shutting down the newspaper on May 3, 2026.
Hours ago, the Supreme Court of the US declined to extend a stay on a court order for the paper to pay its journalists following the end of a 3-year strike.
Hours ago, the Supreme Court of the US declined to extend a stay on a court order for the paper to pay its journalists following the end of a 3-year strike.
January 7, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Most loser-ish pick up your ball and go home behavior imaginable.
Is this a taunt
January 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Is this a taunt
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I had the honor of meeting Yoshiro Kimura last year at the Onion Games office in Tokyo, and got to listen to him talk very earnestly about game development and Stray Children and, well, life.
www.ign.com/articles/str...
www.ign.com/articles/str...
Stray Children: Why the Developer of the Game That Inspired Undertale Has Now Made a Game Inspired by Undertale - IGN
I spoke with Moon: Remix RPG Adventure and Stray Children creator and head of Onion Games Yoshiro Kimura about his inspirations, how he relates to his art, and "oddball" games like Undertale.
www.ign.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM
I had the honor of meeting Yoshiro Kimura last year at the Onion Games office in Tokyo, and got to listen to him talk very earnestly about game development and Stray Children and, well, life.
www.ign.com/articles/str...
www.ign.com/articles/str...
I can't believe it's almost been 10 years since Hypernormalisation
The White House is laser focused on threatening a military takeover of Greenland.
Where’s the same focus on lowering costs?
Where’s the same focus on lowering costs?
January 7, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I can't believe it's almost been 10 years since Hypernormalisation
January 7, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Not an algorithmic streaming playlist in sight
January 7, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Not an algorithmic streaming playlist in sight
If it's not worth doing yourself it's not worth doing at all
An AI 'Ghost' That Plays Games For You Is The Inevitable Endpoint
Sony registered a new patent for offering in-game help
kotaku.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:51 PM
If it's not worth doing yourself it's not worth doing at all
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NEW: X/Twitters continue to freely use xAI's Grok to generate and disseminate nonconsensual explicit deepfakes of real women and underage girls.
Neither X nor xAI have taken meaningful action to fix the issue. So we're following that inaction live:
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Neither X nor xAI have taken meaningful action to fix the issue. So we're following that inaction live:
futurism.com/artificial-i...
January 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
NEW: X/Twitters continue to freely use xAI's Grok to generate and disseminate nonconsensual explicit deepfakes of real women and underage girls.
Neither X nor xAI have taken meaningful action to fix the issue. So we're following that inaction live:
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Neither X nor xAI have taken meaningful action to fix the issue. So we're following that inaction live:
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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I signed a lot of games while I was at Panic. I feel hecka proud of these past couple years of releases, if you don't mind me saying.
2025
despelote
Blippo+
Herdling
Time Flies
2024
Arco
Thank Goodness You're Here
Mostly making games for now, but excited to continue the curation when/where I can.
2025
despelote
Blippo+
Herdling
Time Flies
2024
Arco
Thank Goodness You're Here
Mostly making games for now, but excited to continue the curation when/where I can.
January 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I signed a lot of games while I was at Panic. I feel hecka proud of these past couple years of releases, if you don't mind me saying.
2025
despelote
Blippo+
Herdling
Time Flies
2024
Arco
Thank Goodness You're Here
Mostly making games for now, but excited to continue the curation when/where I can.
2025
despelote
Blippo+
Herdling
Time Flies
2024
Arco
Thank Goodness You're Here
Mostly making games for now, but excited to continue the curation when/where I can.
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Reminder as the new year begins that I head up GameSpot’s opinions section and would love to read your pitches! I’m always on the hunt for timely and thoughtful criticism and analysis on games and gaming/internet culture, so feel free to reach out to me at [email protected] if interested ☺️✨
January 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Reminder as the new year begins that I head up GameSpot’s opinions section and would love to read your pitches! I’m always on the hunt for timely and thoughtful criticism and analysis on games and gaming/internet culture, so feel free to reach out to me at [email protected] if interested ☺️✨
What freelancers do I know in LA?
January 5, 2026 at 11:09 PM
What freelancers do I know in LA?