Monday, July 6, 2026

Leah Isobel

Leah Isobel
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Music

Melodramatic and defiantly eclectic, Oakland’s AroMa whips up sonic tornadoes

'I’m gonna kick the door down, you know what I’m saying? Here’s every genre! Here’s every sound!'
Gaming

The brilliant new puzzler made by a Davis student partly out of spite

Lucas Immanuel's 'The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time' turns retro mystery role-play inside out and sideways.
Gaming

Immigration Buddhas and decolonizing play: Game devs still work to diversify industry

At the 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming, communities of color and international studios addressed new obstacles.
Gaming

Is AI gaming ready for primetime?

At 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming, one startup bases stories on handwritten plots, while another seems to throw its hands up.
Gaming

At Game Developers Conference, game-workers keep unionization hopes alive

In an industry buffeted by layoffs, tariffs, and AI, United Videogame Workers organizers keep pushing for labor rights.
Gaming

Cool plays: 5 video games that hooked us in 2025

A Mexican folklore-inspired noir puzzle, a seamless RPG classic, a profound lesson on protecting kids, and more
Gaming

Turbulence around Gaming Developers Conference rebrand reflects changing industry

Mega-event becomes 'festival' and offers luxe ticket packages amid AI boom and bust of industry layoffs.
Gaming

In ‘Demonschool,’ ’70s Italian horror films meet university life. Plus demons.

Necrosoft's Brandon Sheffield on his rad new Giallo-influenced game, his journalism background—and why rents must come down.
Music

Iridescent melodies and a violin’s metallic textures burnish sachi’s mirror

Juicebumps bassist Shaina Pan's solo project is rooted in her classical background, applying unconventional twists.
Tech

Can they digitize your epiphanies?

At the Human + Tech conference, a movement to meld AI to personhood that ended up feeling more machine than humankind.
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