Maddy Myers 🏳️🌈
@midimyers.com
i've been writing about video games since 2007. currently: freelance writer; podcast co-host of Triple Click and The Mutant Ages. formerly: Polygon, Kotaku, The Mary Sue, The Boston Phoenix. bonus side hustle: writing electro-pop music. she/her.
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not to recommend yet another game that's over a hundred hours long, but the hundred line: last defense academy is very good
December 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
not to recommend yet another game that's over a hundred hours long, but the hundred line: last defense academy is very good
the good news is you can go back and watch X-Men (2000) any time you want, and it's still pretty good. and then you can pretend that it didn't influence every single thing about movies after it came out and that we all just live in its shadow now. sort of like how Jaws and Star Wars are still good
December 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
the good news is you can go back and watch X-Men (2000) any time you want, and it's still pretty good. and then you can pretend that it didn't influence every single thing about movies after it came out and that we all just live in its shadow now. sort of like how Jaws and Star Wars are still good
doctor doom pretty famously has a very disfigured face and keeps his mask on because of that! so even if he took it off, he wouldn't look like RDJ, necessarily. i'm not saying this makes sense, just... clarifying the situation in the comics
Is that right? He's not a Loki style variant? How can they make RDJ someone else / Dr Doom without acknowledging the fact that it's the face of Tony Stark? That can't be right surely. Because they're paying the guy a hundred million dollars or something? Like, that mask is coming off.
December 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
doctor doom pretty famously has a very disfigured face and keeps his mask on because of that! so even if he took it off, he wouldn't look like RDJ, necessarily. i'm not saying this makes sense, just... clarifying the situation in the comics
they're calling it doomsday because that's how everyone feels about it
December 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
they're calling it doomsday because that's how everyone feels about it
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🚨 WE ARE LIVE! 🚨
Our holiday fundraiser for The Trevor Project is happening right now!
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Our holiday fundraiser for The Trevor Project is happening right now!
Tune in and help support LGBTQ+ youth:
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Donation Link:
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LIVE: The Mutant Ages Holiday Charity Livestream 2025
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December 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🚨 WE ARE LIVE! 🚨
Our holiday fundraiser for The Trevor Project is happening right now!
Tune in and help support LGBTQ+ youth:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RIV...
Donation Link:
tiltify.com/@the-mutant-...
Our holiday fundraiser for The Trevor Project is happening right now!
Tune in and help support LGBTQ+ youth:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RIV...
Donation Link:
tiltify.com/@the-mutant-...
WE ARE LIVE!!!!!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RIV...
December 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
WE ARE LIVE!!!!!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RIV...
this is TODAY!!! in just a couple hours. join us and get ready to laugh at our goofery
Join us on December 21st from 10 AM–12 PM EST for our annual Holiday Livestream!
We’ll be playing X-Men holiday games, some Cosmic Invasion & reading the grand finale of Mutant Ages: The Comic LIVE on stream.
All donations will go directly to The Trevor Project.
youtube.com/@themutantages
We’ll be playing X-Men holiday games, some Cosmic Invasion & reading the grand finale of Mutant Ages: The Comic LIVE on stream.
All donations will go directly to The Trevor Project.
youtube.com/@themutantages
December 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
this is TODAY!!! in just a couple hours. join us and get ready to laugh at our goofery
what, a gif of jake paul getting punched in the face AND a gif of andrew tate getting punched in the face??? for me???? oh gosh, how did you know
December 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
what, a gif of jake paul getting punched in the face AND a gif of andrew tate getting punched in the face??? for me???? oh gosh, how did you know
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WE’RE FUNNY AND GAY LISTEN AND BE ENTERTAINED
Join us on December 21st from 10 AM–12 PM EST for our annual Holiday Livestream!
We’ll be playing X-Men holiday games, some Cosmic Invasion & reading the grand finale of Mutant Ages: The Comic LIVE on stream.
All donations will go directly to The Trevor Project.
youtube.com/@themutantages
We’ll be playing X-Men holiday games, some Cosmic Invasion & reading the grand finale of Mutant Ages: The Comic LIVE on stream.
All donations will go directly to The Trevor Project.
youtube.com/@themutantages
December 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
WE’RE FUNNY AND GAY LISTEN AND BE ENTERTAINED
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Tomorrow's the day! Come join us for some live entertainment as we raise money for the Trevor Project!
Tomorrow’s the day! 🎉 Join us on December 21st, 10:00 AM–12:30 PM EST for our annual holiday livestream raising money for The Trevor Project!
We will be playing games and reading Mutant Ages the Comic!
Catch it on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RIV...
Donation Link:
tiltify.com/@the-mutant-...
We will be playing games and reading Mutant Ages the Comic!
Catch it on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RIV...
Donation Link:
tiltify.com/@the-mutant-...
December 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Tomorrow's the day! Come join us for some live entertainment as we raise money for the Trevor Project!
this is tomorrow!!! join us for some x-men games and fundraising for a good cause 🎄🧬🏳️🌈
Join us on December 21st from 10 AM–12 PM EST for our annual Holiday Livestream!
We’ll be playing X-Men holiday games, some Cosmic Invasion & reading the grand finale of Mutant Ages: The Comic LIVE on stream.
All donations will go directly to The Trevor Project.
youtube.com/@themutantages
We’ll be playing X-Men holiday games, some Cosmic Invasion & reading the grand finale of Mutant Ages: The Comic LIVE on stream.
All donations will go directly to The Trevor Project.
youtube.com/@themutantages
December 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
this is tomorrow!!! join us for some x-men games and fundraising for a good cause 🎄🧬🏳️🌈
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✅ You get to hang out in Slack with a bunch of idiot bloggers.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
✅ Paid
✅ Remote (if preferred)
✅ You get to hang out in Slack with a bunch of idiot bloggers.
What else do you need from an internship? defector.com/would-you-li...
✅ Remote (if preferred)
✅ You get to hang out in Slack with a bunch of idiot bloggers.
What else do you need from an internship? defector.com/would-you-li...
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on one hand, i've been writing posts on the internet for money for the past 18 years, which means i am one billion years old. on the other hand, i can remember a series of absurd micro-beefs from the subcultures i cover, and not many people can say that. on the other other hand, almost no one cares
December 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
on one hand, i've been writing posts on the internet for money for the past 18 years, which means i am one billion years old. on the other hand, i can remember a series of absurd micro-beefs from the subcultures i cover, and not many people can say that. on the other other hand, almost no one cares
i think i managed to play more games than ever this year (or at least, in a long time) so i was excited to put together a personal goty list but it's actually really hard bc a ton of the games i played were Fine. anyone else feeling like this? like yeah the top 5 is pretty clear...but not the top 10
December 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
i think i managed to play more games than ever this year (or at least, in a long time) so i was excited to put together a personal goty list but it's actually really hard bc a ton of the games i played were Fine. anyone else feeling like this? like yeah the top 5 is pretty clear...but not the top 10
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You can message them and get a thoughtful reply based on their reality instead of what they think you'll like, and they can set boundaries. They can push back on fans acting badly. They can let you down, and you can learn what you value in people and in your life from such moments.
December 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
You can message them and get a thoughtful reply based on their reality instead of what they think you'll like, and they can set boundaries. They can push back on fans acting badly. They can let you down, and you can learn what you value in people and in your life from such moments.
it makes me sad to think about people talking to chatGPT like it's their best friend. why can't they just form parasocial attachments to video essayists and podcasters like i do? this sounds like i'm telling a joke except i actually do think that what i do is healthier lol i have no evidence though
December 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
it makes me sad to think about people talking to chatGPT like it's their best friend. why can't they just form parasocial attachments to video essayists and podcasters like i do? this sounds like i'm telling a joke except i actually do think that what i do is healthier lol i have no evidence though
i know i've been doomposting about AI a lot lately but it's because i've been reading a lot about it the past few days and it's really upsetting me so now everybody gets to hear about it because this is my account weeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEE
December 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
i know i've been doomposting about AI a lot lately but it's because i've been reading a lot about it the past few days and it's really upsetting me so now everybody gets to hear about it because this is my account weeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEE
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I had also never read this one!
A good short story should have you feeling something at the end of it and boy does this one do that for me.
A good short story should have you feeling something at the end of it and boy does this one do that for me.
i saw ray bradbury's short story "the veldt" referred to in a discussion about AI and i had never read it before. it's really good! yes i know the man got brain rot later in life on many social issues but in his writing prime he had some real good ideas. www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader...
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury - Library of Short Stories
It won’t hurt for the children to be locked out of it a while. Too much of anything isn’t good for anyone. And it was clearly indicated that the children had been spending a little too much time on Af...
www.libraryofshortstories.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I had also never read this one!
A good short story should have you feeling something at the end of it and boy does this one do that for me.
A good short story should have you feeling something at the end of it and boy does this one do that for me.
i saw ray bradbury's short story "the veldt" referred to in a discussion about AI and i had never read it before. it's really good! yes i know the man got brain rot later in life on many social issues but in his writing prime he had some real good ideas. www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader...
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury - Library of Short Stories
It won’t hurt for the children to be locked out of it a while. Too much of anything isn’t good for anyone. And it was clearly indicated that the children had been spending a little too much time on Af...
www.libraryofshortstories.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
i saw ray bradbury's short story "the veldt" referred to in a discussion about AI and i had never read it before. it's really good! yes i know the man got brain rot later in life on many social issues but in his writing prime he had some real good ideas. www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader...
i get the sense that ppl who are super into AI think that AI skeptics are only against it for moral reasons, which is part of it (and is also true for me). but another issue i have with it is that it is actually bad at what it is supposed to do, with no way to improve (look up "AI plateau" for info)
just to see what would happen i asked gemini AI to write something in my writing voice (goodness knows there is plenty of it online to check against) and it was absolutely nothing like me at all. idk if this is comforting per se but it was very funny to me
December 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
i get the sense that ppl who are super into AI think that AI skeptics are only against it for moral reasons, which is part of it (and is also true for me). but another issue i have with it is that it is actually bad at what it is supposed to do, with no way to improve (look up "AI plateau" for info)
just to see what would happen i asked gemini AI to write something in my writing voice (goodness knows there is plenty of it online to check against) and it was absolutely nothing like me at all. idk if this is comforting per se but it was very funny to me
December 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
just to see what would happen i asked gemini AI to write something in my writing voice (goodness knows there is plenty of it online to check against) and it was absolutely nothing like me at all. idk if this is comforting per se but it was very funny to me
me: (making a video) ok time to have a ton of energy and express emotions visibly. this is gonna be so over the top, it might be corny but that’s fine, people love videos with expressive human emotions in them
me: (records video) (watches it) where did this live-action recording of daria come from
me: (records video) (watches it) where did this live-action recording of daria come from
December 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
me: (making a video) ok time to have a ton of energy and express emotions visibly. this is gonna be so over the top, it might be corny but that’s fine, people love videos with expressive human emotions in them
me: (records video) (watches it) where did this live-action recording of daria come from
me: (records video) (watches it) where did this live-action recording of daria come from
it sucks to work on something that's important to you because then if people don't like it, it really hurts your feelings. i solve this by using my superpowers to explode those people with my mind
December 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
it sucks to work on something that's important to you because then if people don't like it, it really hurts your feelings. i solve this by using my superpowers to explode those people with my mind
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i wrote about prime 4 and the history of samus not talking, and then talking, and then not talking... and why this situation is the way that it is
Samus Aran doesn't say a word in Metroid Prime 4, an unintentionally funny design choice that makes her seem less stoic than rude, @midimyers.com writes. www.avclub.com/metroid-prim...
Metroid Prime 4 has too much talking for Samus to still be silent
Samus Aran doesn't say a word in Metroid Prime 4, an unintentionally funny design choice that makes her seem less stoic than rude.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
i wrote about prime 4 and the history of samus not talking, and then talking, and then not talking... and why this situation is the way that it is