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Carl Burton’s first videogame reveals the surreal secrets of the city

Carl Burton’s first videogame reveals the surreal secrets of the city

4 min read News
Airport luggage gallops, potted trees ride escalators, and soda cans cyclone in Carl Burton’s first videogame ISLANDS, released today for PC and iOS. It’s a “surreal trip through the mundane,” concerned with those transitory urban locations that lie between destinations. Its subtitle, “Non-Places,”
Virtual war zones and the failure of the military shooter

Virtual war zones and the failure of the military shooter

13 min read feature
In October 2008, chaos gripped Mumbai for four days as a series of coordinated bombings and shootings killed 164 people and injured hundreds more. All 10 attackers were highly trained and linked to a command center in Pakistan via VOIP technology. The command center, using TV and social media feeds