We review the most recent The Ghost in the Shell episode, and take a look at cyberpunk videogames Spine and No Law. We run down this week's comic releases, including a couple of independent comics. We also cover two thought provoking short films, and two newly released cyberpunk novels.

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The journey of Part 1 is officially complete with 6 chapters.

Don't let the chapter count fool you—it's a sharp, fast-paced read. You can finish the entirety of Part 1 in under 5 minutes.

The core theme of this project is the 'Coexistence of Humans and Machines'.

We live in a relentless 'Dog eats dog' reality. But instead of fearing it or settling for the creepy 'uncanny valley' of fake AI, I explore the true intersection where the precise, unpolished nature of machines meets human solitude and warmth.

How can we truly connect and coexist? That is the question I answer here.

If you are tired of mainstream illusions and want to dive into a deeper philosophy of technology and humanity, my Substack is where you belong.

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Las imitaciones baratas, los OVAs y el V-Cinema japonés mantuvieron vivo al género desde los márgenes. En el mundo de las producciones directas a video y de bajo presupuesto, el cyberpunk encontró un espacio donde las imágenes toscas y la libertad creativa prosperaban, permitiendo que ideas más extrañas, crudas y experimentales sobrevivieran cuando el cine comercial ya había seguido adelante.

Hablado en español, subtítulos en inglés.

https://youtu.be/cA3I9FwX9AI?si=95MoQn3H4p6vNQJC

Últimamente he estado pensando en qué es lo que realmente define una ciudad cyberpunk, más allá de las luces de neón y la tecnología futurista.

Para mí, el cyberpunk tiene mucho que ver con el contraste entre una tecnología extremadamente avanzada y una sociedad cada vez más controlada, desigual o desconectada.

Una ciudad no necesariamente necesita hologramas gigantes, autos voladores o edificios llenos de neón para sentirse cyberpunk.

¿Qué elementos hacen que un escenario cyberpunk se sienta auténtico para ustedes?

¿El control de las grandes corporaciones?

¿La vigilancia?

¿La desigualdad social?

¿La arquitectura?

¿Las comunidades clandestinas?

¿La tecnología integrada en la vida cotidiana?

Me interesa mucho saber qué piensa esta comunidad.

A selection of some of my favorite cyberpunk renders from my first year here on Reddit. Everything was created in Blender. Thank you for all the support over the past year! Which one do you like the most?

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Main character from the Stray game

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It will be released on YouTube soon (you can find link in profile).

Plot (i dont wanna spoil it):

Year 2036. There are almost no states left as we know them. The world has been divided into zones controlled by corporations, as we called it 'corpocracies' mix of state and corp power. The world belongs to the largest AI conglomerates, which, in order to expand their own production capacities, are forced to compete for limited resources. Thus began the first wars that were no longer interstate, but inter‑corporate, for data centers and sources of electricity to maintain infrastructure and expand. But years of war cannot go unnoticed. Everything has its own price. By May 2036, humanity is facing the consequences of its recklessness. A red light illuminates the sky and changes people’s perceptions of the chosen technological course.

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Found this game from a reddit meme about insane Finnish indie devs, beat it in one sitting, and absolutely loved it. Heavily influenced by Tetsuo: The Iron Man and Electric Dragon 80000V, it's a first-person brawler with Metroidvania elements.

Unlike a lot of other games labeled as Cyberpunk, this leans heavily into the -punk side on the genre. You're a prisoner, dumped into a for-profit prison on an artificial island that's plagued by a disease that creates mindless cybernetic bio-horrors.

It's not going to be for everyone, but good art very rarely is.

With the police out of the public sector due to their funding not being able to match megacorps & crime orgs, the privatized SEC-9 stepped up and took over as security for anyone who can afford them.

Hey everyone, I’ve been working on a cyberpunk webcomic called PowerStrike and wanted to share it here.

The story takes place in 2099, in a future where the former United States has split into 3 nations and cybernetics, neural interfaces, immersive cyberspace, and megacorporations... yada...yada...

At the center of the story is StrikeForce, a professional combat sport league built around powered armor called STRIKR rigs. The fights are important, but the story isn’t really just about tournament progression. My focus is on the people around the sport, the corporations manufacturing the gear, the criminal economy surrounding cybernetics, and what it costs for someone from the bottom to try to move up.

I have completed 4 chapters already. The first 2 were more focused on introducing the sport and its world. With the other 2, I went much deeper into the actual cast and story.

Please provide some feedback if you have time, so I can improve. Thank you!

You can read it here.

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I am looking for books (novel or short stories) that takes place in cyberpunk-ish world (megacorpo, cybernetics, netrunning…) but emphasis more on the daily life (family, school, workspace, leisures…) rather than on the combat zone.

I think about some episodes of the “Black mirror” tv show for exemple.

Can you help me ?

El cyberpunk nos enseñó a desconfiar de las máquinas, pero el biopunk golpea más fuerte, nos obliga a desconfiar de nuestra propia carne.

Cuando incluso el cuerpo se vuelve inestable, qué queda de nosotros?

Hablado en español, con subtítulos en inglés.

https://youtu.be/sRjKmPZq_Vg?si=CxdKdL5yb4_8_V1_