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Igor Bannikov

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As seen in: Clash, Medium, PopMatters, The Line of Best Fit, God is in the tv zine, Northern Transmissions, Spill Magazine
Pop culture journalist // Daily thoughts on memes, music, film, games, and books // Words @ClashMagazine, @bestfitmusic, @PopMatters // newbodyrhumba@gmail.com

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Igor Bannikov has been a pop culture journalist, showrunner, and filmmaker since 2010. He has worked with renowned publications like Esquire, Maxim, Elle, Cosmopolitan, and others, and has collaborated on projects with companies such as Apple, The Institute of Musical Initiatives, and Hearst Corporation.

He is well-known for creating popular music shows like Videosalon (2012-2016), Guess in 10 Seconds (2016-2021), and Prove It If You Can (2021-2022), which have gained millions of views and beco…

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‘Monster Hunter Wilds’ RPG Is Catharsis for Resisting Authoritarianism » PopMatters

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Monster Hunter Wilds Capcom Did Capcom, the developer of Monster Hunter Wilds, intend for its monsters to be something more zeitgeisty than scary, wild, fantasy creatures drawn from real-world myths and folklore? Probably not. Does that stop us from finding deeper meaning in the game? Of course not. We all have our monsters to hunt (and evade), and we’ve seen plenty of their embodiment in reality.
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'Avowed' Conveys the Weight of Words In Our Times " PopMatters

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Avowed Xbox Game Studios Before we get into Avowed – a video game certain well-known Americans should play – do you remember how, in the 2010s, seemingly every gaming critic praised the then-young studio Obsidian Entertainment for what they achieved with Fallout: New Vegas? They brought back all the beloved elements of the first two Fallout games within Bethesda’s refreshed open-world, post-apocalyptic 3D universe, including the originals’ signature cunning and edgy dialogue.
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II's Success Lies in Its Meme-Worthiness » PopMatters

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Deep Silver It’s not true that skipping the first installment of Kingdom Come: Deliverance won’t affect your experience with the sequel. So many questions arise at the video game’s beginning. What’s with Pa’s sword? Why is a nobleman like Hans Capon so patient with you, an ordinary commoner? Why is this letter you’re delivering with him so damn important? Who are all those Cumans, Wenceslaus IV, King Sigismund, and Istvan Toth?
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I started my career as a transcriber on a TV channel, then became a managing editor at one newspaper, and my first review was for the second album of The War on Drugs, Slave Ambient.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yeah, of course! How do you think I beat Alan Wake 2, securing the platinum trophy?

How is social media changing news?

They are making it. If you knew how news editors write articles for outlets, you would be horrified by how many artists' accounts they need to check day and night. Almost every piece of music news right now originates from social media. We also have comments sections and DMs that impact almost every musician, which is currently a significant topic in its own right.