INTERVIEW | ISSUE EIGHT | SCREENS Written by James A. Glass (he/him) | @magicalflamebow | Contributing Writer In today’s video game climate with big studios pressing down on consumers, it’s important that we champion independent creators and studios. I talked with Dave Oshry, CEO and co-founder of New Blood Interactive (NB) where he discussed how the studio operates, what he considers indie, and the current game dev landscape in Aotearoa. James: How does New Blood support developers? Dave:...

FEATURE | ISSUE FOUR/20 | RONGO Ā / DRUGS Written by James A. Glass He/Him | @magicalflamebow | Contributing Writer I’ve always found addiction to be a terrifying thing. The idea that you can become hooked on a substance that actively destroys your body, and that you also cannot simply quit, is nightmare-inducing. I’m genetically predisposed to alcohol dependency, and that scares the ever-living hell out of me. The horror stories of people who go through addiction have prevented me from...