Mothership Is A New Website About Gender And Games Which Feels Like A Radical Thing To Launch In 2026 But Shouldn't Be
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Key Points:
- Polygon was sold last year to Canadian media company Valnet, resulting in mass layoffs including all union employees and a rapid replacement of staff with freelancers, causing disillusionment among remaining editors like Maddy Myers and Zoë Hannah.
- Myers and Hannah, former Polygon editors, left the site in June due to the toxic work environment and lack of transparency, deciding instead to launch Mothership, a new independent video game website focused on gender and identity perspectives often marginalized in mainstream gaming media.
- Mothership aims to provide thoughtful, in-depth journalism and criticism without reliance on programmatic ads, funded by subscriptions starting at $7 per month, and will feature contributions from notable former Polygon colleagues and other diverse voices.
- The site positions
