The Verge has produced interactive text game experiences about several of the topics it covers. They include Wake Word, a text adventure game about trying to leave an apartment controlled by an overly helpful AI; The Moon Channel, an occult horror surveillance gadget simulator; and Cyberpunkland, a city management game about running a gritty, dystopian resort.
the need for speed brand partnerships. EA’s original live-action trailer for Battlefield 6 immediately killed off celebrities like Zac Efron as a joke, but now the game is embracing Hollywood. Battlefield is partnering with Paramount to include Top Gun heroes (Tom Cruise excluded) as part of its upcoming season 4 update. I might just hop back in to fly the F-14 Tomcat.
I never knew I needed a full live concert of the original soundtrack from 1997’s GoldenEye 64, but now I can’t live without it. I wish I had seen Cor64 perform this live at LA’s Pauhaus, but the next best thing is watching it on YouTube:
Techno-occultism, surveillance, and vacuum cleaners
An algorithmic nightmare
