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This suspense game wants you to know what it was like to operate a computer and investigate drug trafficking in the 80s

A new suspense game titled Vice Undercover has been announced, set in the decaying Miami of the 1980s, where players will take on the role of an undercover cop investigating drug cartels. This game, developed by the independent studio Ancient Machine, uses a fictional operating system known as Amigo OS, reminiscent of Windows 3.1 and early Apple systems, offering a non-linear narrative experience through various applications. A game consisting of discovering the truth… and feeling the power of retro Players will have the task of […]

A new suspense game titled Vice Undercover has been announced, set in the decaying Miami of the 1980s, where players will take on the role of an undercover cop investigating drug cartels. This game, developed by the independent studio Ancient Machine, uses a fictional operating system known as Amigo OS, reminiscent of Windows 3.1 and early Apple systems, offering a non-linear narrative experience through various applications.

A game that consists of discovering the truth… and feeling the power of retro

Players will have the task of organizing and managing the information they collect in an environment where time is limited, as they will only be able to access the computer at the station for one hour a day. This research system resembles games like Her Story, where connecting scattered data is key to unlocking the narrative. Cos Lazouras, co-CEO of Ancient Machine, emphasized that paranoia and moral ambiguity are fundamental emotions that players will experience as they navigate the world of drug trafficking.

The developers have made the decision to self-manage the project to preserve their original vision, which has allowed them to avoid the constraints of large distributors. Lazouras and his team created the game with a focus on creative risk, reflecting their passion for development. They have immersed themselves in the history and culture of the war on drugs, incorporating a variety of criminal organizations, from the yakuza to the Italian mafia.

Vice Undercover is scheduled to be released on Steam in the summer of 2025, although a specific release date has not yet been set. With a focus on immersive storytelling and comprehensive investigation, the game promises to offer players a unique experience in the narco-thriller genre.

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The Remarkable Journey of Lolita the Killer Whale: A Captive for 50 Years, Finally Set Free!

Lolita weighs 2,267 kilos and has not done shows of any kind for a year. The managers of the Seaquarium are sure that this will be positive for the animal: “I know that Lolita wants to swim in open water”

Depending on your generation, if we say “Lolita” there are two possibilities: you might think of the singer of ‘Sarandonga’ or you might think of an influencer who has been caught smoking in a bar. But there is one more whose story you have to know, one that seems inspired by ‘Free Willy’, that 1993 movie: the killer whale that, at last, is going back to the sea.

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August 8, 1970. Penn Cove, a place full of Washington islands. Tokitae, a four-year-old killer whale, is trapped and sold to the Miami Seaquarium for about $20,000. Eventually, based on the work of Vladimir Nabokov and as a tribute to his best-known character, she ended up being named Lolita. It was 1970, let’s not ask for exquisite sensibilities.

Lolita started living with Hugo, a male with whom she never stopped mating (without offspring) and who died ten years later. Since then, she has shared her aquarium with dolphins and whales… until, finally, at over 55 years old, it has been formally announced that the orca will be released (finally) into the sea. There, as if it were a Pixar movie, her mother, Ocean Sun, who is almost a century old and still alive, lives on.

Lolita weighs 2267 kilos and has not been doing shows of any kind for a year. Seaquarium managers are confident that this will be positive for the animal: “I know Lolita wants to swim in free water”, they said, confident that real life is like a cartoon movie. Of course, she will have to wait between 18 and 24 months to be moved, and it will cost about twenty million dollars (three zeros more than it cost at the time).

It must be said that this does not come from the Seaquarium suddenly becoming responsible, but from the fact that in 2015 there was a protest with thousands of people at the gates with the slogan #FreeLolita… And the complaints have continued and grown over the years. Come on, those 20 million buy more a good PR case than the kindness of some millionaires, who probably have not thought that after fifty years stuck in a water tank, it is difficult for her to learn to move in freedom.

Along with Lolita, there are 55 other orcas in captivity around the world, four of them in Spain: Adam, Morgan, Tekoa and Keto, in the Loro Parque de Tenerife. Will we ever see their release?