Tech dystopia? More like tech pre-dystopia. Black Mirror is not just a television program, but it is a mirror to where we are heading.

University of Calgary Sociology professor, Dean Curran, recently wrote a piece in The Conversation about this concept, and he says that the data is very clear. The world is headed toward a cyber dystopia, and unfortunately, very little is being done about it.

During a book tour stop in Portland, Oregon earlier this year, author Jeff VanderMeer (Borne, the Southern Reach Trilogy) met up with two speculative-fiction contemporaries: Omar El Akkad and Lidia Yuknavitch. Like VanderMeer, both had recently published ...

Dystopian fiction is hot. Sales of George Orwell’s “1984” and Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” have skyrocketed since 2016. Young adult dystopias – for example, Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games,” Veronica Roth’s ...

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Jack Coleman (He/Him) is a Lead Editor from Ireland. This is his third full year in games media, having previously worked freelance for various outlets, including NME. A lifelong gamer, Jack is primarily interested in RPGs and narrative experiences.

Five years ago, we didn't know who or what a Katniss was. These days, ask anyone about The Hunger Games or Divergent (in theaters March 21) and "dystopia" is bound to come up. So, what's that word all about, anyway? Here's our guide! So that we're all on ...

Black professor: The argument that we are living in a dystopia is credible and downright frustrating. Full stop. The government is shut down, many of those in power reportedly lie (and blatantly so), and a certain segment of the population is seemingly ...