Apprenticeships offered to write for Zombies, Run! game

Novelist and games designer Naomi Alderman is offering early-career writers traineeships to write for Zombies, Run!, a smartphone fitness game. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]

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What Really Happened While Filming Hodor’s Fateful 'Game of Thrones' Scene

In 2016, Game of Thrones fans online went wild when they found out the meaning of Hodor’s name. In this excerpt from his memoir Beyond the Throne, Kristian Nairn tells the surprising story of what happened while he filmed it. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2024-09-24 10:30:00 UTC ]
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Alice Oseman: ‘I’m 50 pages into writing the final Heartstopper... I’m excited but it’s also bittersweet’

The creator of the bestselling graphic novels and TV series on turning 30, making playlists for her books and why it’s important to her to be visibly politicalAlice Oseman, 29, was born in Chatham, Kent and grew up near Rochester. While studying English at Durham University, she published her... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-09-22 08:30:04 UTC ]
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Annapurna's entire video game team has reportedly left the company

The entire Annapurna Interactive team has left the company after its executives walked out, according to Bloomberg. Apparently, the video game publisher's president, Nathan Gary, had been negotiating with Annapurna Pictures' founder Megan Ellison to spin off Annapurna Interactive into its own... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-09-13 12:30:45 UTC ]
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The new Carmen Sandiego game will let you play as Carmen Sandiego

If you grew up in the 1980s, then you probably remember the Carmen Sandiego games and how they turned learning boring old geography into a fun, criminal-catching adventure. Netflix, Gameloft and HarperCollins Productions are bringing the Carmen Sandiego franchise back with a brand new game that... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-09-10 19:45:40 UTC ]
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Laurence King Partners with Met Museum on Games, Gifts

Laurence King Publishing and the Metropolitan Museum of Art have inked a brand partnership to publish a number of games and gifts, inspired by the Met's collection, over the next three years. The collaborative line will launch next month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Games, Gifts & Sidelines

Puzzles, notebooks, tarot decks, dolls, calendars. Check out PW's guide to the latest items ideal for making your stores, and maker spaces, come to life this fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Games, Gifts & Sidelines

Puzzles, notebooks, tarot decks, dolls, calendars. Check out PW's guide to the latest items ideal for making your stores, and maker spaces, come to life this fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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GameStop pivots to retro gaming at select locations

GameStop is pivoting to retro games at select locations. As the industry moves to digital media — and the retailer struggles to adapt to the shifting landscape (including a short-lived stab at NFTs) — the company is betting on the old school. The GameStop Retro locations will stock physical... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-08-28 18:07:04 UTC ]
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The best Netflix games for 2024

Since it started offering subscribers access to mobile games in 2021, Netflix has built up one of the best gaming libraries around. With a balanced mix of titles built for the service and exclusive rights to the mobile versions of several popular indies (and a few blockbusters), Netflix has... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-08-26 12:00:42 UTC ]
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Animated video game anthology series Secret Level is coming to Prime Video

Secret Level is a gaming-inspired anthology series coming to Prime Video on December 15. The upcoming Amazon title is from the same team behind Netflix's Love, Death and Robots. From the teaser released during Gamescom, this new project will be continuing the Blur Studio specialty for creating... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-08-20 20:20:27 UTC ]
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A Memoir Offers an Insider’s Perspective Into the Pentagon’s U.F.O. Hunt

In “Imminent,” the former intelligence official who ran a once-secret program shares some of what he knows. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-08-16 14:21:57 UTC ]
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J.T. Blatty on Writing in a War Zone

The U.S. Army combat veteran and author of the memoir 'Snapshots Sent Home: From Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine' addresses the the character, and complications, of works written in the midst of war. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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DPLA, IPG Team Up to Offer Libraries an E-Book Ownership Option

A partnership between the Digital Public Library of America and the Independent Publishers Group is offering an e-book ownership option from a wide range of indie publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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‘Game of Thrones’: AFR editor blindsided as Nine inundated with voluntary redundancy applications | The Weekly Beast

Nine CEO defends highly publicised decision to carry the Olympic torch in Paris. Plus: ABC revives beloved news themeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWeekly Beast understands the publishing division of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-08-16 03:24:36 UTC ]
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Wainwright Nature Writing Book Prizes: Three 2024 Shortlists

No specific category exists at the Wainwright Prize for climate-crisis books, although several 2024 shortlistees touch on the emergency. The post Wainwright Nature Writing Book Prizes: Three 2024 Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-15 20:55:02 UTC ]
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The Indie Horror Showcase gaming event returns on October 24

The Indie Horror Showcase event is returning on October 24. This is a “celebration of upcoming nightmarish games” made by developers throughout the world and will be hosted by DreadXP, an indie publisher responsible for well-received games like The Mortuary Assistant and Sucker for Love. The... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-08-12 16:25:42 UTC ]
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State sends $500M to community groups to run new Medicaid pilot

State officials are funneling hundreds of millions to community health providers as the state begins its long-awaited Medicaid experiment, which will use the public health dollars in ways they haven’t been used before.Nine regional organizations, including three in the city, are set to receive... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2024-08-08 09:33:04 UTC ]
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Letter to Mohamed Choukri: Writing between Silence and Prattle, by Mohamed Berrada

Letter to Mohamed Choukri: Writing between Silence and Prattle, by Mohamed Berrada Cultural Cross Sections [email protected] Wed, 08/07/2024 - 15:25 Mohamed Choukri (left) and Mohamed Berrada / Photo courtesy the estate of Mohamed ChoukriIn the... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2024-08-07 20:25:04 UTC ]
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A weird, whimsical game is hiding in the bookshelves at Los Angeles Public Library

The game-like endeavors are designed to get guests to view their local libraries — and the world outside of them — a little more imaginatively. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-08-07 10:00:27 UTC ]
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Queer-Feminist Writing from 1970s Turkey: A Conversation with Maureen Freely on Sevgi Soysal, by Ipek Sahinler

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