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Daniel Deluxe is a big name in the DarkSynth genre and this is his first full album since the soundtrack to Ghostrunner.

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Ghost in the Shell x Serial Experiments Lain mash-up

I was watching some random YouTube video that was listing arcade games for some reason (I honestly don’t even remember what the video was) and they mentioned a game called Cyber-Lip. I’d never heard of it before but it looked cyberpunk to me so I had to dig deeper. Apparently it’s a Neo-Geo arcade game made by SNK in 1990. It’s basically a mix between Contra and Metal Slug, except Metal Slug came out in 1996 (also made by SNK). So I guess this game must’ve been SNK trying out the Metal Slug formula.

There’s a common trope in fantasy (and fairy tales) that knowing the “True Name” of something gives you complete control over it. In the early days of cyberpunk (1981), Vernor Vinge wrote a short story that tweaked this fantasy trope for the cyberpunk genre. A hacker is only known by their handle; so to know a hacker’s True Name is to be able to call the cops on them.

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Look, I know I’ve been posting a lot of Shadowrun stuff lately. This is the last of it, I promise.

The Steam Next Fest is going on right now with lots of demos to try. If you’re interested in a cyberpunk metroidvania, Altered Alma is a lot of fun.

First, let me say that I don’t play turn-based strategy games. I’m not a fan of them and also I’m terrible at them. But I am a sucker for cyberpunk and this is Shadowrun so I felt like I should at least try. So I had bought the first two games (Returns and Dragonfall) around the time they released and then… never actually played them. To be fair, I tried playing Dragonfall once, died on the first mission, and gave up. Ten years later (about a month ago), the third game was on sale so I decided to buy it and give the entire trilogy another shot. This time I was able to beat all three games. And now it’s time for me to ramble about my thoughts.

I believe this was the artwork used for the 4th edition (2005) of Shadowrun but I’m no expert. Personally, I would’ve assumed it was from the 1990s, not 2000s. Either way, I think it’s a good representation of just how weird Shadowrun is.

About two years ago I held a vote to choose the icon for this community. I had used my own minimal photoshop (well, GIMP) skills and made the type of icon I was envisioning. All of the other submissions were AI generated. In the end, my icon lost by one vote and we went with the winner. Lately though, I’ve been thinking about that icon I made. To me, cyberpunk is more punk and not just a pile of skyscrapers.

The following is a guided study plan for Marxism-Leninism. This is not a comprehensive guide, and is instead meant to build solid fundamentals that you can carry on to the advanced course if you wish to extend the depth of your knowledge. This guide is also meant to help you in your real life organizing work, and encourage you to get involved. This is not a history or evaluation of actually existing socialism (AES), nor will it cover advanced topics. For those, see the advanced course (currently under construction).

Personally, I’m not a fan of DarkSynth songs with vocals so there are a couple songs on this album I skipped but overall it’s a great album. My favorite track right now is System Shock.

It sucks hearing about an upcoming cyberpunk game in an article describing layoffs. A heist shooter in a cyberpunk world actually sounds like a fun idea. It reminds me of the Syndicate reboot from 2012 which had similar missions. That game didn’t deserve the “Syndicate” name but it was a fun game in its own right. I liked it, anyway. What was I talking about? Oh right, Den of Wolves. Here’s the Steam link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1818140/Den_of_Wolves/

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Ergo Proxy has been a popular cyberpunk anime since it came out. I’ve watched it twice now and I just… don’t like it. It isn’t bad, but I don’t see the appeal. And I feel like maybe I’m missing something.

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Hey, so this is the list of movies on my local media server which are tagged as “cyberpunk”. I am looking for suggestions on more movies I should add to this list. Cheers,

I found this image when looking for a good picture to represent “classic cyberpunk” in my post yesterday. I wanted to share the full image though.

I have trouble understanding when a genre becomes “post-” so I’m curious what people here might think.

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One that shot from the recovered computer. A piece that is a personal favourite of mine.

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European Citizens’ Initiative

There was a lot of discussion about the real-world inspiration for the world of Stellar Blade when the hit game came out. While it was set in a post-apocalyptic world, and there were clear real-world inspirations in terms of aesthetics, but the actual references were more vague references to North Africa and the Middle East. This doesn’t seem to be the case for Stellar Blade 2, whose development seems to be in full swing. The official @StellarBlade account on X posted a teaser about the upcoming location for its “next title,” and it looks as though the game will be set in a futuristic post-apocalyptic China, seemingly with an emphasis on Chongqing city. The city itself, which was identified by u/jamiebaby on Reddit, is known for its multi-layered construction.

Yes, I will gladly take any random date appearing in a cyberpunk movie as an excuse to post here.

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Tbh that’s better than I expected. 2% with basically no organization (and what we do have started from zero not long ago) in the heart of the imperial core while - relatively speaking - times have been good for decades now. Learning about the humble beginnings of the Bolsheviks, the CPC, the dozens of communists who started the Cuban revolution… it encourages me to know you can start with a small base and grow massively when the conditions allow.

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