There’s a scene in 2014’s Wolfenstein: The New Order where J, a character inspired by Jimi Hendrix, explains to the game’s white protagonist, BJ Blazkowicz, why he’s not fighting. After Blazkowicz talks back, J tells him: "You don't get it, do you? Before all this, before the Germans, before the war, back home, man, you were the Nazis."What I love about that scene is the way it complicates the easy narrative we so often tell ourselves about the Second World War. The New Order understands World War II better than almost any other game inspired by the conflict. Nazism, then as now, was never an ideology that only existed in Hitler's Germany. And in internment camps across the US and Canada and cities like Dresden and Hiroshima, the Allies committed countless injustices of their own.It's that scene my mind returned to as Sledgehammer Games revealed Call of Duty: Vanguard, the next entry in Activision's long-running first-person shooter series, during an online event last week. Like 2017's Call of Duty: WWII, the studio's previous project as lead developer on the franchise, Vanguard takes the series back to where it all started: the Second World War.After talking about the studio's commitment to diversity and creating a safe space for all employees, essentially repeating the same company line Activision Blizzard executives have been saying ever since California filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the publisher, Sledgehammer studio head Aaron Halon introduced Vanguard... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
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Police detective Harry Bosch is the protagonist in Michael Connelly's series, the most recent installment of which is 'The Burning Room.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 03/08/2011 - 09:35 The Government has largely endorsed the recommendations of the Hargreaves Review, though, according to reports, business secretary Vince Cable has admitted that the website blocking clauses of the Digital Economy Act are... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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DC Comics has launched DC GO, a new collection of vertical-scroll webtoons on its digital subscription service, DC Universe Infinite. The line includes new webtoons featuring DC characters and existing comics reformatted for continuous-scroll reading. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Tonight, the National Book Foundation celebrates the 75th anniversary of the National Book Awards. To mark the milestone, we’ve compiled archival images from the awards’ history and asked former and current leaders of the foundation to recount highlights from their tenures. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In the first volume of her memoir (which she hasn’t read), she explores her difficult childhood, her fraught marriage to Sonny Bono and how she found her voice. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Get ready for young adventurers with adorable puppy friends, in orbit, and even at magical schools. Continue reading at Book Riot
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The senior publicist at the New Press finds working for an indie press with a social justice focus particularly rewarding professionally, politically, and personally. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Apple has a history of eye-popping price tags, but the company is reaching new heights with a product that isn't even a gadget. After Apple Music unveiled a list of the 100 best albums of all time earlier this year, the streaming service is releasing a companion coffee table book. You can grab... Continue reading at Engadget
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On November 14, Christian Spec fiction author Sharon Hinck will be inducted into The Christy Award Hall of Fame, a milestone for both the author and the increasingly popular genre. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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If you’re wondering what happened to Amazon’s new and improved version of its Alexa voice assistant, you’re not alone. Bloomberg reports that the new Alexa is still stuck in its developmental phase and Amazon has cut off access to its beta phase including its new “Let’s Chat” phase. As a result,... Continue reading at Engadget
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\A Friday discussion at Frankfurter Buchmesse brought together international authors to discuss writing in a politicized era. The post ‘Frankfurt Calling’: Authors on Storytelling as Resistance appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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The “Yellowface” author is using her voice to bring Asian and Asian American histories to life on the page, and advocating for others to do the same. Continue reading at HuffPost
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Meta has made it very clear to Australians that they do not value our journalism or our public interest mediaThe joint select committee on social media and Australian society tabled their interim report on Monday, recommending that the government explore alternative revenue mechanisms to... Continue reading at The Guardian
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It seems like forever ago that Netflix's Daredevil series was cancelled (it was 2018 to be exact), but the Hell's Kitchen superhero/lawyer is finally coming back. Marvel Studios announced that Daredevil: Born Again will arrive on Disney+ on March 4, 2025, a bit later than it promised back in... Continue reading at Engadget
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A new trailer dropped on the opening day of the New York Comic Con for the new six-episode spinoff series Dune: Prophecy, a prequel to the recent films directed by Denis Villeneuve. The new series will premiere November 17 at 9PM on HBO. Each episode will be available to stream on Max on... Continue reading at Engadget
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Apollos announced this week that B&H Academic will take over from InterVarsity Press as North American co-publisher for new titles for the series in the U.S. and Canada. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Filings show the now-defunct distributor still owes more than $316,000 to 163 publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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A rundown of new and forthcoming titles that examine witches and the occult arts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The imprint of Random House Worlds, which launched last year, has partnered with Tynion’s independent production house to publish three original graphic novel series by Tynion as part of a 12-book deal. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The rise of BookTok and a "collector's mindset" among readers are fueling a surge in demand for eye-catching deluxe editions for frontlist fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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