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Gilles Nicoli

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026
McDonald’s uses “machine-learning algorithms to continually analyze data from millions of daily transactions across McDonald’s nearly 14,000 restaurants and generate what the company calls ‘the optimal price’ at each location for each menu item, from Big Macs ‌to discounted coffee for seniors.”
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Inside McDonald’s push to have AI price your Big Mac
McDonald’s is increasingly using artificial intelligence to guide menu prices across the U.S. and some global markets, a plan that aims to boost headquarters’ profit but risks alienating customers and...
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 28/09/2026
La funzione principale di un indicatore di sanità mentale è rendere operativa la nozione astratta di follia in un sistema di regole. Un estratto dal libro "Video Games and Mental Health". Di Stefan Heinrich Simond.
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La follia come risorsa: l’indicatore di sanità mentale
Un estratto dal libro "Video Games and Mental Health".
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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 23/09/2026
Cult auteur Nicolas Winding Refn on his return to cinema – and from the dead – with a neon-hued fable about a father-daughter relationship from hell. In conversation with Nicolas Winding Refn: lwlies.com/in-conversat...
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Nicolas Winding Refn: ‘I’d been given a gift to start over again’
Nicolas Winding Refn on his return to the cinema – and from the dead – with a neon-hued fable about a father-daughter relationship from hell.
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Sight and Sound magazine @sightsoundmag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“The nouvelle vague has become a rather dirty word these days. First of all, what is the New Wave? The new wave of what?” — Claude Chabrol, interviewed by S&S in 1970
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An interview with Claude Chabrol
With BFI Southbank’s Claude Chabrol retrospective Elements of Crime in full swing and La Femme infidèle (1969) re-released in cinemas this week, we revisit an interview with the prolific French filmma...
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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 20/09/2026
From Sloan, Eric’s Trip, and Plumtree to Alvvays and a new generation of DIY bands, Atlantic Canada has long punched above its weight in guitar pop. Trace the scene from the ’90s Halifax Pop Explosion to the artists carrying it forward today.
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A Brief History of Atlantic Canada’s Guitar Pop Explosions
Canada’s four Atlantic provinces punch above their weight when it comes to producing guitar pop.
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 02/09/2026
Con l’uscita di Northgard: Definitive Edition, lo studio francese @shirogames.com forse non ha chiuso soltanto i molti anni di sviluppo del suo videogioco più famoso, ma anche la lunga stagione degli strategici in tempo reale. Di @giscoli.bsky.social.
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Northgard: la strategia in tempo reale finisce qui
L'ultimo RTS capace di proporre qualcosa di nuovo.
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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 31/08/2026
Album of the Day: Blind Yeo, "The Lemoine Point." The Cornish psych-pop collective keep things moving on their debut, stacking up arrangements and then tearing them down.
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Blind Yeo, “The Lemoine Point”
The Cornish psych-pop collective keep things moving on their debut, stacking up arrangements and then tearing them down.
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 28/08/2026
In Extra Coin di @cinicgames.bsky.social, un'avventura narrativa ambientata in un social network nella realtà virtuale, è la scrittura a fare da contraltare maturo a un ecosistema di gioco ridotto al minimo. Di Davide Frigoli.
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Extra Coin, diventare adulti è un achievement incompleto
In trappola in un metaverso che ha tradito le sue promesse.
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Treble @treblezine.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Sweeping Promises add an extra sense of urgency and weight to 'You Say I Romanticize'
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Sweeping Promises : You Say I Romanticize | Review | Treble
Expanding their signature new wave punk sound on 'You Say I Romanticize,' Sweeping Promises maintain a compelling tension
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 19/08/2026
Pubblicato nel 2000 su PlayStation, Boku no Natsuyasumi è un oggetto difficile da spiegare ancora prima che un gioco difficile da reperire. Di Marco Cella.
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Le estati di Boku no Natsuyasumi
Alla riscoperta di un videogioco perduto diventato un rituale condiviso.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 19/08/2026
David Robert Mitchell’s “The End of Oak Street” is callous, strange, and bogged down by the director’s penchant for Spielbergian nostalgia, Justin Chang writes. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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“The End of Oak Street” Is a Weirdly Alienated Jurassic Lark
In David Robert Mitchell’s film, starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, a family is endangered not only by dinosaurs but also by the director’s penchant for Spielbergian nostalgia.
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 12/08/2026
The King is Watching mescola generi diversi – strategico, clicker game, roguelike, tower defense – per produrre una sequela coinvolgente di eventi da cui ne derivano altri. Di @giscoli.bsky.social.
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The King is Watching: un gameplay immacolato
Hypnohead ha creato un gioco pressoché inesauribile.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 11/08/2026
The advent of reading “altered people’s consciousness and politics, along with the intellectual feats they were capable of,” @rosehorowitch.bsky.social argues—and the decline of reading will bring about changes of the same magnitude:
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The Age of Reading Is Over
Can civilization survive the postliterate era?
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 29/07/2026
Il mondo di Riven sembra mostrare che ogni dispositivo tecnico produce una conseguenza ambientale e politica. Non esiste infrastruttura innocente. Di Riccardo Retez.
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Il mondo in rovina: ripensare Riven tra ecologia e potere
L'enigma come organizzazione tecnica, simbolica e sociale.
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Rest of World @restofworld.org · 27/07/2026
“More people are developing games on their own, but most are not making a living off of it. Quantity doesn’t always mean success.” restofworld.org/2026/ai-video-games…
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AI is shrinking video game development teams to one
AI is helping solo developers thrive in Turkey’s gaming industry, but writers, artists, and junior programmers are being left behind.
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 15/07/2026
In Gecko Gods di @inresin.bsky.social, a forza di muoversi come un geco, si finisce per pensare come un geco; un effetto per niente trascurabile, in un puzzle game. Di @giscoli.bsky.social.
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Gecko Gods: se tutto è un piano
Un puzzle game diverso dal solito.
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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 13/07/2026
A conversation with the Pope of Trash following new @criterion.bsky.social restorations of the upbeat/​downbeat duo, Hairspray and Desperate Living. In conversation with John Waters:
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John Waters: ’I’ve always been a les bro‘
A conversation with the Pope of Trash following new restorations of the upbeat/downbeat duo, Hairspray and Desperate Living.
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 09/07/2026
EMUUROM di @borbware.itch.io è un metroidbrainia in cui si avanza imparando le relazioni che legano ogni creatura al mondo di gioco. Di Davide Frigoli.
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EMUUROM: un ecosistema da decifrare
Imparando le relazioni che legano ogni creatura al mondo di gioco.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 08/07/2026
How TikTok’s book-review videos, known collectively as BookTok, have become so popular—and powerful in the publishing world. www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...
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The Rise of the “As Seen on TikTok” Sticker
How TikTok’s book-review videos, known collectively as BookTok, have become so popular—and powerful in the publishing world.
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 07/07/2026
The Drifter di @dave.powerhoof.com e @barney.powerhoof.com è approdato da pochi giorni su Nintendo Switch e Nintendo Switch 2: tempo di rileggere il nostro articolo su questa avventura grafica, di Gilles Nicoli.
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The Drifter è un nuovo tipo d’avventura grafica
Come aggiungere il brivido dell'azione a un punta-e-clicca.
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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 04/07/2026
The unofficially official mantra-turned-tagline of Spacemen 3, "taking drugs to make music to take drugs to," only scratches the surface. Launch into The Endless Orbit of Spacemen 3.
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The Endless Orbit of Spacemen 3
The English rock trio's influence can be heard in a wide variety of sounds and styles. Here are a few.
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 02/07/2026
In Myst il giocatore può restare a lungo senza compiere nulla che assomigli a un progresso visibile, e tuttavia quel tempo non è vuoto. Di Riccardo Retez.
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Myst come formula di game design anti-contemporaneo
Un remake contro la fretta.
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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 02/07/2026
If the series transformed Waiting for Godot into a sitcom premise, the expansion into a science-fiction feature film sees the metaphorical loop of the show converted into a literal one. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie the Article: lwlies.com/in-praise-of...
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Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie the Article
Beyond the ever-growing title, the theatrical outing for cult comedy duo Nirvanna The Band is a metatextual triumph – we explore the rich pop culture…
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 30/06/2026
Gen Atlas, Spore, Forbidden Solitaire, XCOM 2, God of War Laufey e Amberspire sono alcuni dei giochi di cui si parla questo mese nella nostra rassegna stampa videoludica.
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Di cosa si è parlato questo mese
La rassegna stampa videoludica mensile che arriva anche sotto forma di newsletter. Si chiama Inlusio e ci si iscrive su Substack.
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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 29/06/2026
Spring's best albums are here. These are the records our editors couldn't stop returning to over the last three months. See the full list, then tell us what's on your Best of Spring.
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The Best Albums of Spring 2026
Looking back at the last three months.
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 25/06/2026
Titanium Court entra a pieno titolo nel novero dei giochi che non sono quello che sembrano, posizionandosi accanto a opere che scardinano il medium, prendono in giro la nostra agency e il senso stesso dell’esperienza ludica. Di Davide Frigoli.
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Fate e capitalismo: la distopia dandy di Titanium Court
Un'avventura camp, una pièce teatrale, una guerra continua.
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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 25/06/2026
Carla Simón continues delving into Spanish history and her own for the moving self-portrait Romería. Our review: www.avclub.com/romeria-review
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Digging up family history brings up hidden secrets in Carla Simón's Romería
In Romería, filmmaker Carla Simón returns to Spain and her own past to plumb the depths of a painful family mystery.
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 24/06/2026
Hotel Architect è pieno di oggetti come ogni gestionale ma non pone enfasi sul loro potenziale decorativo; preferisce dotarli di significato. Di @giscoli.bsky.social.
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Hotel Architect: costruire alberghi con Baudrillard
Tante scelte significative, da parte degli sviluppatori e a disposizione dei giocatori.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 24/06/2026
How Anthropic’s new tool, Claude Design, is creating overnight web-design clichés. www.newyorker.com/the-ai-desig...
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The A.I.-Design Aesthetic That’s Taking Over the Internet
How Anthropic’s new tool, Claude Design, is creating overnight web-design clichés.
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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 22/06/2026
The writer/​director of Blue Heron on how the nostalgic power of cinema can create poetic chronicles of the past. In conversation with Sophy Romvari:
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Sophy Romvari: ‘I tried to infuse my love of movies into this movie‘
The writer/director of Blue Heron on how the nostalgic power of cinema can create poetic chronicles of the past.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 21/06/2026
“The Invite” is the latest entry in the annals of double-date-from-hell movies, Justin Chang writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/iTmItE
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“The Invite” Is a Witty Relationship Comedy That Could Be Wilder
In Olivia Wilde’s bickersome couples comedy, an evening of refreshments and recriminations leads to an intriguing proposition.
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 18/06/2026
I difetti di Replaced di @sadcatstudios.bsky.social non riguardano il gameplay: è anzi la direzione artistica a mangiarsi buona parte delle sue possibilità ludiche. Di Marco Montanaro.
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Replaced, o l’ambizione del videogioco come opera d’arte
Nel titolo di Sad Cat Studios l'estetica è il peggior nemico del gameplay.
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Rest of World @restofworld.org · 17/06/2026
While Silicon Valley's layoffs make headlines, China’s tech giants are carrying out their own massive workforce reductions quietly restofworld.org/2026/china-tech-lay…
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The quiet layoffs sweeping China’s tech giants
Alibaba reduced its head count by a third in 2025, while Baidu’s workforce declined nearly 7%. “There’s constant churn,” a Chinese tech worker said.
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Slumberland Records @slumberlandrecords.com · 17/06/2026
Velocity Girl's "1989-1992" compilation is available on CD, transparent orange vinyl, and a limited white-and-orange creamsicle vinyl edition that's shared between SLR and our friends at Monorail Music in Glasgow. It's out August 18 and up for pre-orders now! slumberlandrecs.lsnto.me/velocity-gir...
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 16/06/2026
La domanda più radicale che pone Aphelion non è se l’umanità possa trovare un nuovo pianeta, ma se sia ancora capace di pensare l’abitare senza ridurre ogni mondo a risorsa e proprietà. Di Riccardo Retez.
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Aphelion e la climate fiction dell’esodo planetario
There Is No Planet B.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 15/06/2026
Nine New Yorker writers share their favorite books short enough to read in one sitting. www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
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What We’re Reading This Summer: Pocket Reads
New Yorker writers name their favorite short books.
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Rest of World @restofworld.org · 12/06/2026
Some light summer reading for you: eight books that explore how tech is fundamentally reshaping society worldwide restofworld.org/2026/what-to-read-a…
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What to read: A summer book list
Rest of World recommends eight books that cover the history of resistance to tech, our relationship with AI companions, the danger of our dependence on Taiwan chips, and more.
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 12/06/2026
L’arbitrarietà dei puzzle irrita i giocatori nei punta e clicca, ma è l’elemento principale che li rende una piccola palestra di resistenza. Di Marcello D'Arco.
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Shadows of the Afterland: contro il potere dell'algoritmo
Punta, clicca e sovverti l'ottimizzazione digitale.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 12/06/2026
Although many people can instinctively understand music’s intrinsic power, articulating why you like it can be much harder, Juliet Izon writes. She recommends seven books that will change the way you listen:
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Seven Books That Will Change How You Listen to Music
These memoirs, primers, and histories make up a captivating syllabus that will help you understand what you hear.
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 11/06/2026
È il momento giusto per tornare all'articolo di @giscoli.bsky.social su To A T, che esce oggi su Nintendo Switch 2.
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La svolta narrativa di Keita Takahashi: to a T
Un’assoluta novità nella produzione dell'autore di Katamari Damacy.
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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 09/06/2026
Steven Spielberg returns to the extra-terrestrial territory which launched his career, but the results fail to light up the screen. @hannahstrong.co.uk reviews Disclosure Day:
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Disclosure Day review – distinctly lacking in patented Spielberg magic
Steven Spielberg returns to the extra-terrestrial territory which launched his career, but the results fail to light up the screen.
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 09/06/2026
Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime di @bonte-avond.com si dimostra un'opera di rara intelligenza, capace di dimostrare come il gioco sia una necessità umana fondamentale. Di @vitagiocata.bsky.social.
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Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime ci ricorda perché giochiamo
La nuova opera di Bonte Avond sembra dialogare con le tesi di Nguyen.
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Sight and Sound magazine @sightsoundmag.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
"Even though I’m more associated with gangster movies, I’ve always kind of preferred cop movies… The Rip one of the finest examples” Now online in full: Quentin Tarantino on The Rip
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Quentin Tarantino on The Rip
Writing exclusively for Sight and Sound, Tarantino sings the praises of Joe Carnahan's thriller The Rip, which puts the heat on Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's cops in a cartel stash house. It's an achie...
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 03/06/2026
Atomic Heart offre elementi di gameplay che aumentano i contenuti, senza domandarsi quanto possano sostenere la visione del mondo che propone. Di Andrea Rotondaro.
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Atomic Heart non si fida dei suoi pantaloni
L'opera di Mundfish si completa con il quarto e ultimo DLC Blood on Crystal.
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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 31/05/2026
Aldous Harding has always known what she can do with her voice. Check out our review of "Train On The Island", where the New Zealand artist balances technical mastery with delightfully strange artistry.
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Aldous Harding, “Train On The Island”
The New Zealand artist achieves total harmony between the mastery of her craft and the eccentricities of her artistry.
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 29/05/2026
È uscita la nostra nuova rassegna stampa videoludica mensile, con articoli da @eteogames.bsky.social, @avclub.com, @timeextension.com, @kotaku.com, @aftermath.site, @retroxp.bsky.social, @gibiz.bsky.social, @thisweekinvideogames.com, @superjumpmagazine.com e @remapradio.bsky.social.
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Di cosa si è parlato questo mese
Maggio 2026: Resident Evil, Pragmata, Mixtape, Mina the Hollower e tanto altro ancora.
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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 27/05/2026
Album Of The Day: feeble little horse, "bitknot." The Pittsburgh band trade Dinosaur Jr.-style distortion for sweet, radio-ready pop.
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feeble little horse, “bitknot”
The Pittsburgh band trade Dinosaur Jr.-style distortion for sweet, radio-ready pop.
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Ludica @ludicamag.com · 27/05/2026
Tiny Bookshop integra la caratteristica saliente dell’editoria come industria, la divisione in generi, e ne fa il motore trainante del gameplay. Di Giovanni Balestrieri.
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Tiny Bookshop: utopia libraria o mini-industria culturale?
Neoludic Games propone un sim indie cozy dall’inaspettato realismo.
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IEEE Spectrum @spectrum.ieee.org · 26/05/2026
Floppy disks are aging out and so are the people who understand them. Here’s how one Cambridge project is rescuing that data before the hardware and know‑how disappear.
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What It Takes to Preserve Floppy Disks
Knowledge about the medium is as valuable as the content on the disk
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