Roberto Villa
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Roberto Villa

Roberto Villa, known to everyone simply as “Master,” is a Milan-based psychotherapist and the author of the science-fiction novels Le Cronache di Ishtar (2018, Illiterate Move) and Samsara Gambit (2024, Illiterate Move), as well as the narrative role-playing game Saga (2017, Illiterate Move) and its expansion Saga Svelata (2019, Illiterate Move). But titles and publications only tell part of the story…

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The Creature from Cusago
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The Creature from Cusago

They say that in the summer of 1792, something unspeakable stirred in the woods around Cusago, a quiet town just beyond Milan. Locals began to whisper of a creature that came out only at night — La Bestia di Cusago, The Beast of Cusago. What followed was not rumor, but record…

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Western Village
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Western Village

Western Village, tucked away near Nikkō, was once a full-scale Wild West theme park — a surreal slice of America deep in Japan. It opened in 1975, when Enichi Ominami decided to turn his family ranch into a living, breathing frontier town.

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This is about my trips, adventures, challenges in landscapes photography, video games, interviews, food, or anything I think it’s worth sharing.

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Shenmue III Enhanced
Shenmue III Enhanced

The shared hope of thousands of people who carry a deep, boundless passion for the Shenmue saga.

I’m a Barbie Bass
I’m a Barbie Bass

And here’s my new baby: a fretless bass, barbie themed.

Billie Jean
Billie Jean

This was one of the first pieces I learned with my teacher. The challenge lies in the fact that it lasts almost five minutes, and when you’re just starting out—like I was—you tend to press way too hard on the bass strings. That’s exactly why this piece is such a great exercise: it teaches you not to do that. Otherwise, you won’t make it past four minutes before your left hand starts to hurt.

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Filter off

Watching art collide with limitations—and overcome them through skill and technique. That’s the mastery that has always fascinated me about video games

ARI
ARI

Last Sunday I drove five hours to photograph someone, and it was absolutely worth it!

What's Shenmue
What's Shenmue

Shenmue hit me like a bolt from the blue. It was unbelievable for the time — a game that pushed far beyond the boundaries of anything I was used to…

Californication Bass Cover
Californication Bass Cover

It was a lot of fun learning this piece…

Dark Necessities Bass Cover
Dark Necessities Bass Cover

I'm butchering it, sorry Flea and sorry real bassists out there. At least, pushing it for the last two months made me able to play it. Its far from perfect, there's are indecisions and imprecisions along the way, but still a small milestone for me :D

Bradley The Badger
Bradley The Badger

On December 11th, 2025, we had the incredible fortune of premiering our first trailer at The Game Awards, thanks to Geoff Keighley. From that moment on, a lot changed. The trailer was a great success. I will never stop being amazed at how much a developer’s life can change when players show their support. It’s truly powerful — in every sense.

Maddalena
Maddalena

Have you ever done a photoshoot with models who yawn out of boredom because they’d rather be somewhere else? Well, this was the exact opposite…