A Founding Father of Cyberpunk Isn't Surprised By Its Comeback Mike Pondsmith, who wrote the tabletop RPG that inspired Cyberpunk 2077, explains why the genre feels vital in 2020. CYBERPUNK—THE GENRE, NOT just the video game—is back. Altered Carbon and Westworld were hits, there’s a new Matrix movie in the works, and Cyberpunk 2077 is poised to be the year’s most successful, and most hyped, video … Continue reading Wired Magazine: A Founding Father of Cyberpunk Isn’t Surprised By Its Comeback
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Wired Magazine: Orientalism, Cyberpunk 2077, and Yellow Peril in Science Fiction
GEORGE YANG CULTURE12.08.2020 06:16 PM Orientalism, Cyberpunk 2077, and Yellow Peril in Science Fiction Cyberpunk as a genre, and Cyberpunk 2077 the game, are both rooted in a type of other-ization that can’t be ignored—but it can be examined. 2020 HAS BEEN one of the most tumultuous years in recent memory, but at least, in a few days, … Continue reading Wired Magazine: Orientalism, Cyberpunk 2077, and Yellow Peril in Science Fiction