lunar fox

A new independent gaming site launched recently, with some ex-staffers from a different site. They're intended to be, you know - what only independent media can cover, etc. But what I've seen on them so far feels just more of the same, just with a subscription this time.

I didn't bother mentioning the name because I figure I'm already just being bitchy about it, no reason to toss that into their google results.

Coda @Codarobo11/14/2023, 8:05 PM

I dunno when you checked but I’ve seen a few about, specifically, indie games (well, one is a fangame based on a AAA property, but I feel like that still counts) over the past few days fwiw

Obspogon @obspogon11/14/2023, 8:09 PM

link?

Coda @Codarobo11/14/2023, 8:12 PM

https://aftermath.site/making-a-skating-game-set-in-palestine-has-become-an-act-of-resistance

and

https://aftermath.site/you-can-finally-fall-for-rusty-in-this-armored-core-6-dating-sim

Misty @dog11/14/2023, 8:24 PM

That's good to hear. This was pretty soon after it launched; I didn't end up going back to see if the site makeup has changed, but if it has that's a good sign.

Coda @Codarobo11/14/2023, 9:32 PM

I have high hopes myself, I’m a big fan of Gita’s writing and really want to see what they can do in a more indie publication

catastrophically yearning transfem-like lanky kong @lankyfromnowonbutprobablynot11/14/2023, 8:17 PM

I just now realized this is paywalled. I mean, there's probably good reasons for it, but this feels pretty tone deaf.

Misty @dog11/14/2023, 8:46 PM

Paywalling the site isn't inherently a bad thing, imo - Defector and 404 are both doing it as a way to avoid dependence on ads and have some more stability. But I think you need a higher caliber of writing to support that, and at least what I read in the first couple days of the site wasn't there

catastrophically yearning transfem-like lanky kong @lankyfromnowonbutprobablynot11/14/2023, 10:45 PM

That's a fair point. Maybe I took for granted the standard that cohost set.

ana @totebug11/14/2023, 10:50 PM

one of the reasons that comes to mind to start a site like that would be to attract the attention of PR people at companies and to get press releases and stuff, but even then it is kinda bleak

Kit @kitkat11/15/2023, 2:14 AM

It's frustrating when a new site like this launches and the initial wave of articles isn't that great, because now I've hit my article limit and can't even see if they're writing stuff I'd want to support

in reply to @nex3's post:

Misty @dog11/14/2023, 10:29 PM

I get the impression from the people who launched it that they're aiming for something sustainable; I don't think it's as cynical as that. But the content of what they launched with doesn't feel like it matches those goals