Gender-neutral mods make games like Stardew Valley a better experience for those who identify as non-binary. |
- If you’re a genderqueer fan of video games, you probably bemoan the fact big budget titles only ever allow you to play as a male or female character. It’s probably going to be a while before AAA publishers are going to catch up with reality. Until then, at least we can still count on mods, as Matt Sayer finds out in an article for Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
- Warning: the following story and article contain mention of incredibly disturbing racism in school, some antisemitism, and a whole lot of wtfuckery. You will probably be really pissed off, and you should be. Ahadi Bugg-Levine discusses the mock slave auction and slave posters made by children at a school in a progressive New Jersey community, and she dives deep into how progressives need to be ever more vigilant in their own local communities, and how we progressives have failed people of color overall with our "color blind" way of communicating.
For today's musical hit, we have The Tontons and "Golden"
Today's critical rolls: If you're a PC gamer, do you mod much? What are some of your favorite mods out there?
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