Published on: 2025-05-20 18:00:00
Israeli historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari’s book Sapiens became an international bestseller by presenting a view of history driven by the fictions created by mankind. His later work Homo Deus then depicted the a future for mankind brought about by the emergence of superintelligence. His latest book, Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks From the Stone Age to AI, is a warning against the unparalleled threat of AI. A rising trend of techno-fascism driven by populism and artific
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It’s been 25 years since China Miéville stepped into the literary spotlight with his novel “Perdido Street Station.” Combining elements of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, the novel introduced readers to the fantastically complex city of New Crobuzon, filled with insect-headed khepri, cactus-shaped cactacae, and terrifying slake moths that feed on their victims’ dreams. It also sparked broader interest in what became known as the “new weird.” After “Perdido”’s success (commemorated this y
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Less than a month after its launch, Hazelight Studios’ newest video game Split Fiction may be the next video game adapted for film. Per Variety, “multiple top studios” are currently in a bidding war for the game’s rights. Story Kitchen, which has helped with recent adaptations of Tomb Raider and the Sonic movies, is assembling a cast, writer, and director to make it more enticing to prospective buyers. At time of writing, neither Story Kitchen or Hazelight—specifically, its very public founder/
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There's a bidding war for the film adaptation of Split Fiction, according to the information Variety has gathered at this year's Game Developers Conference. Split Fiction is a split-screen multiplayer co-op game by Swedish indie developer Hazelight, which was also the studio behind the genre-defining game It Takes Two. The publication says Story Kitchen, the same media company that pieced together the It Takes Two film adaptation package until it was picked up by Amazon, is already looking for a
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Before she started writing video games, Emma Kidwell loved Twilight fanfiction. Her “bad, self-insert” stories found a home on DeviantArt, an online community where people posted fan art, original work, and so much more. “The low barrier of entry made it very accessible,” Kidwell says. Her writing turned into role-playing in forums, and Twilight fandom gave way to a love of video games like Mass Effect. Today, Kidwell is a writer for Firaxis Games and a rising star in the world of game narrativ
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Chris Moore, a British artist who conjured fantastical worlds with high-sheen covers for books by science-fiction masters like Philip K. Dick, Arthur C. Clarke and Alfred Bester, and who lent his artistry to albums by Rod Stewart and Fleetwood Mac, died on Feb. 7 at his home in Charmouth, on the southwestern coast of England. He was 77. His wife, Katie Moore, announced his death on his Facebook page. She did not cite a cause. Making his name with a crisp, airbrushed style that blended the deta
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EA's Hazelight Studios has earned its reputation for engaging gameplay and well-written narratives in games that require two players -- the last of which, It Takes Two, won Game of the Year at The Game Awards in 2021. Their next game, Split Fiction, is an evolution of their house style and approach to collaborative video game storytelling. Any couch or online co-op fans should take notice, especially since its Friend Pass feature lets buyers bring a friend to play for free. Split Fiction, out M
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Literary and artistic movement Solarpunk is a literary and artistic movement, close to the hopepunk movement,[3] that envisions and works toward actualizing a sustainable future interconnected with nature and community.[4][5][6] The "solar" represents solar energy as a renewable energy source and an optimistic vision of the future that rejects climate doomerism,[7] while the "punk" refers to do it yourself and the countercultural, post-capitalist, and sometimes decolonial aspects of creating su
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