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Canada, Edmonton
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Assistant lecturer and PhD candidate in English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta. Previously a research assistant, intern at the University of Alberta Press, and independently a translator, editor, journalist, and critic.

Richard Costa’s Journalist Portfolio

35 Years of Influence - A Look Back at Origin Systems, Creators of Ultima and More

35 Years of Influence - A Look Back at Origin Systems, Creators of Ultima and More

Feature on the 35th anniversary of legendary developer and publisher Origin Systems.

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Fallout 2 Turns 20 - Creative Differences Never Change

Fallout 2 Turns 20 - Creative Differences Never Change

Feature on the 20th anniversary of Fallout 2, interviewing Chris Avellone, John Deiley, Colin McComb, and Eri…

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From Shadow to Fire - 15 Years of Obsidian Entertainment

From Shadow to Fire - 15 Years of Obsidian Entertainment

Feature on the 15th anniversary of Obsidian Entertainment.

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The Creator's Journey - A Profile of Indie Action-RPG Monomyth by Rat Tower

The Creator's Journey - A Profile of Indie Action-RPG Monomyth by Rat Tower

Interview with developer Rat Tower, creator of upcoming first-person RPG Monomyth.

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From BioWare to Blue Bottle - The Story of Daniel Fedor, Developer of NEO Scavenger

From BioWare to Blue Bottle - The Story of Daniel Fedor, Developer of NEO Scavenger

Interview with Daniel Fedor, a former BioWare employee and developer of NEO Scavenger and Ostranauts.

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OpenCritic Reviews

OpenCritic Reviews

Reviews of games and expansions.

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Subnautica 2 — Hello Darkness

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By Richard Costa
| Blockhead.cc
I never played the original Subnautica when it was in Early Access on Steam. It just flew under my radar for some reason. By the time I got a free copy from the Epic Games Store in 2019, the game had already been released for a year. I spent too many hours on survival games such as The Long Dark and The Forest in the early 2010s, and so I might have been burned out on the genre at the time. Man, was I wrong.
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How Characters Change and Die

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By Richard Costa
| Blockhead.cc
Chris Avellone’s characters have been around for decades. They have come alive; they have lived, changed, and died, even if they are still in circulation. You can play Planescape: Torment, Fallout 2 and Fallout: New Vegas, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, Prey, and several others. You can interact with his characters and bond with them. They will come alive when you play and engage with them, but the circumstances that kept them alive in popular culture are always changing.
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How Characters Come Alive

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By Richard Costa
| Blockhead.cc
Chris Avellone thinks in character. Almost everything he writes is rooted in this thinking of how characters come to inhabit people’s minds. There are many great RPG writers, but few writers have embodied this character-driven ethos in their game design as much as Avellone did since his first 1990s credits as a designer and writer at Black Isle Studios.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I worked for a few small websites before I became first a part-time and then a full-time staff writer at TechRaptor.net.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. It's great for distraction-free writing, but not practical.

How is social media changing news?

It's changing journalism by killing it.
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