Grand Theft Hamlet is a documentary film, kind of. It’s also an experimental theater project. It’s also a rough-and-ready feature-length machinima, made entirely in-game in Grand Theft Auto Online. It’s…
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How to translate a game with no words
Chants of Sennaar, the 2023 language puzzle game from Rundisc, uses fictional languages but was developed in French and English. “Our choices of vocabulary, riddles, and puzzles were made from…
Across social platforms, Neil Gaiman’s fans are struggling: ‘People are grieving in a very public way’
Before July 2024, the Neil Gaiman subreddit was a relatively chill place by internet discourse standards. “It was a very quiet and almost peaceful community,” says JN, a forum moderator…
Looking for Angry Kirby
Angry Kirby was once an unlikely poster child for the difference between Japanese and American sensibilities. When home in Japan, Kirby’s joyful, round face was rarely seen without a welcoming…