Speculative fiction writer Naomi Alderman has purchased her co-creation Zombies, Run! from the cryptodorks who had been mismanaging it for years. I was thrilled by this news when I saw it this morning.
She wrote about the meaning of her writing and owning the game in The Observer today: https://observer.co.uk/the-critics/games/article/im-a-novelist-whos-just-bought-a-video-games-company-heres-why-you-should-care-about-games-writing
I've been running with Zombies, Run! since 2014, and it's one of the most vital expressions of speculative fiction I engage with in my life. Most days I'm stepping into that world for one of the most rewarding parts of that day
It was harder to recommend the app while it was owned by OliveX because that parent company was so at odds with the ethos of the game's story, and I'm so happy that I should be able to wholeheartedly recommend it again as new missions are released.
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