Fake Plastic Futures | Wipeout Omega Collection
Playing any racing game is an act of almost ruthless efficiency in decision-making. Failing to correctly lean into a turn or take a…
Technological Oppression | Remember Me
The term “Dystopia” is thrown around all too often, usually as a uncritical hair-trigger response when describing something that looks remotely futuristic and…
Suburban Decay | Yuuyami Doori Tankentai
For Japan, the 1980s was an era of boundless financial optimism, and at the heart of it all was real-estate development. While it…
A Body, Divided | Pathologic
“At last, I realized that the building was such combination of planes, lines, rhythms and temperatures which can be an ideal repository for…
The Cyberspace we Forgot | Neuromancer
The fingerprints of Neuromancer, William Gibson’s seminal 1984 novel, can be seen all over contemporary pop culture. It popularised the terms “cyberspace” and…
The Tyranny of Kawaii | Tokyo 42
Every cyberpunk story, great or otherwise, is defined through the language of urban spaces. Were we to draft a composite sketch of the…