Catherine (she/they)

Wrote up the Golden Joystick Awards for @theavclubgames.bsky.social after hearing Jennifer English's heart-warming speech on finding "queer joy" while working on BG3 and how it inspired her performance as Maelle.

My first opinion piece for @theavclubgames.bsky.social! I've played a lot of every Animal Crossing since New Horizons came out and wanted to share my thoughts about the current direction in light of the new 3.0 update.

An unfortunate follow-up to my first piece for the site. Remembering @burgerbecky.bsky.social after her passing yesterday.

Liam Sharp (L) and Catherine Masters (R) posting for a photo. Catherine is holding a signed copy of Sharp's recent comic.

Signed copies of Savage Sword of Conan and ORE by Liam Sharp.

Had the chance to go to a @liamsharp.bsky.social signing at my local comic shop today. It was great to speak with him and he was gracious with his time. Even signed my copy of ORE I brought with me!

I Miss Nintendo 3DS StreetPass, and Games as Physical Community With the loneliness epidemic on the rise, the Nintendo 3DS StreetPass and its sense of in-person community is sorely missed.

With the loneliness epidemic on the rise, we could use the Nintendo 3DS's StreetPass feature and the sense of togetherness it fostered more than ever. @faroukk.bsky.social on the decline of physical community in gaming:

Pretty proud of my latest article for @endlessmode.bsky.social covering the farce that is TGA's handling of their Future Class program.

2026 State of the Game Industry The gaming industry's most comprehensive annual survey is back, and we're casting a wider net than ever before. Whether you're a developer, executive, investor, marketer, educator, or any other profes...

anyway for my fellow devs I recommend filling out the state of the industry survey, it's imperfect but about as good as we get in trying to get a yearly pulse of the industry

gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26

Last chance to turn it off.

On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.

To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

Fortnite Wants You to Pay for Little Animal Friends Fortnite is getting a new type of cosmetic: Sidekicks are animal-ish pets that you apparently take with you into battle? I dunno.

Fortnite is getting a new type of cosmetic: Sidekicks are animal-ish pets that you apparently take with you into battle? But... only you... can see them? And for real, actual money? I dunno. www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...

If you know me, you've probably heard me talk to this effect to no end. Enjoy most of my BDS thoughts in one place!

Today's article from me: as AI and games get further intertwined, EA partners with the Stable Diffusion company to "to reimagine how games are made" ahead of their $20 billion buyout debt.

Everything You Need to Know From Today’s Kirby Air Riders Direct Today, Nintendo hosted a second Direct for the upcoming Kirby Air Riders. Here's everything they covered during the presentation.

Today, Nintendo hosted a second Direct for the upcoming Kirby Air Riders. Here's everything they covered during the presentation. www.endlessmode.com/article/kirb...

Industry Legend Rebecca Heineman Reveals Cancer Diagnosis, Launches GoFundMe Campaign Rebecca Heineman, a legendary game designer and former Space Invaders world champion, has started a GoFundMe for her battle with cancer.

Rebecca Heineman, a notable game designer and former Space Invaders world champion, has started a GoFundMe for her battle with cancer. www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...

Industry Legend Rebecca Heineman Reveals Cancer Diagnosis, Launches GoFundMe Campaign Rebecca Heineman, a legendary game designer and former Space Invaders world champion, has started a GoFundMe for her battle with cancer.

I'm doing an internship at @endlessmode.bsky.social! Here's my first article : www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...

Baby Steps : Devolver's Secret Code Giveaway On the 23rd of September, Baby Steps – the long-awaited collaboration between Maxi Boch (A City Sleeps), Gabe Cuzzillo (Ape Out) and Bennett Foddy (QWOP) – released. As part of the launch, publisher D...

www.rinbutonline.com/baby-steps-d...

@devolverdigital.com secretly gave out copies of Baby Steps on launch day, and I'm here to tell you the details on #MemoryCard.

Also, this will be my last article for a while because...

Once again, Frank Cifaldi and Simone de Rochefort are not to be found on the same podcast at the same time...

Interview : Maezza Romero on Community Management at Romero Games Back in February, I had the opportunity to attend the FÍS Games Summit in Galway, Ireland. I’ve covered the bulk of my trip already but haven’t written up all of the talks and other things I took part...

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Back in February at #FísGamesSummit, I had the chance to interview Maezza Romero of @romerogames.bsky.social about community management on #MemoryCard.

(Keep in mind that this was done long before the studio's recent turmoil...I've been busy.)

Happy to fill this in, although I think the second question might be looking for the wrong thing right now

Boycotting : it's free and easy!

Please wishlist Demonschool on Steam, I mean Switch, I mean both.

VILE: Exhumed may be banned for sale, but I refuse to let that stop people from playing the game.

It’s now available, for free, at WWW.VILEISBANNED.COM

Please share the site, share the game, and fuck anyone who tries to control storytelling and expression.

Just updated the article with quotes from @transcenders.bsky.social, @ninamarie.bsky.social and some more cases of games impacted by this ongoing struggle.

Will probably put out an article about the payment processor's statements and such in the near future. Get in touch if you've been ringing!

Excellent album for when the Skies just aren't that Brasilian.

And written/drawn by Gabriel Hardman? Very happy for you and going to pick this up when it's out!

I didn't want to get in everyone's replies as I'd known the game wasn't on Itch already but...maybe I should have. Assumed people had at least tried buying it on Itch like I had at some point.

I was really surprised to see Consume Me and Mouthwashing talked about in some coverage as if they had been released on the platform.

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This previous post. The game was never sold on Itch, with the demo download link just taking players to the Steam page after the game came out and the demo was taken down.

Reminder to reach out! I've had some emails back so I'll be updating the article with some more stories in a few days.

This is good praxis.

If you have also been impacted by the Itch de-indexings and want to go on the record, don't hesitate to reach out at the email in my bio for an updated or future article. (Wanted to get this out while the issue was hot so some cases were cut.)