David L. Craddock - Author/Filmmaker
@davidlcraddock.bsky.social
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Author and journalist experienced in writing short- and long-form features about game development and industry culture. Contact: [email protected]
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On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the trans people lost to violence in the U.S. this year.
Widespread poverty, homelessness, and discrimination makes trans people 4x more likely to experience violence than the average person.
We shouldn’t have to live in fear to be who we are.
Widespread poverty, homelessness, and discrimination makes trans people 4x more likely to experience violence than the average person.
We shouldn’t have to live in fear to be who we are.
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the trans people lost to violence in the U.S. this year.
Widespread poverty, homelessness, and discrimination makes trans people 4x more likely to experience violence than the average person.
We shouldn’t have to live in fear to be who we are.
Widespread poverty, homelessness, and discrimination makes trans people 4x more likely to experience violence than the average person.
We shouldn’t have to live in fear to be who we are.
Been having a blast with #MKLK. Here are some of my (doc_radical) matches in MK '92, played earlier today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkoF...
MK Legacy Kollection: doc_radical in Mortal Kombat (1992)
YouTube video by David L. Craddock - Author
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November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Been having a blast with #MKLK. Here are some of my (doc_radical) matches in MK '92, played earlier today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkoF...
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Read Bet on Black: How Microsoft and Xbox Changed Pop Culture, a @davidlcraddock.bsky.social long read, for free at Shacknews! www.shacknews.com/article/1203...
Bet on Black: How Microsoft and Xbox Changed Pop Culture
From Adventure and Minesweeper to Age of Empires, Halo, Xbox, and beyond, explore Microsoft's history in the PC and video game industries. Based on over 100 hours of interviews.
www.shacknews.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Read Bet on Black: How Microsoft and Xbox Changed Pop Culture, a @davidlcraddock.bsky.social long read, for free at Shacknews! www.shacknews.com/article/1203...
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Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
Miss out on No More Secrets or 24 'Til Launch: Borderlands 4
@shacknews.com? Check out the latest issue of my newsletter for links to both. davidlcraddock.substack.com/p/mk-legacy-...
@shacknews.com? Check out the latest issue of my newsletter for links to both. davidlcraddock.substack.com/p/mk-legacy-...
New content: MK Legacy Kollection book, Borderlands 4 documentary
Check out new content from author/filmmaker David L. Craddock.
davidlcraddock.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Miss out on No More Secrets or 24 'Til Launch: Borderlands 4
@shacknews.com? Check out the latest issue of my newsletter for links to both. davidlcraddock.substack.com/p/mk-legacy-...
@shacknews.com? Check out the latest issue of my newsletter for links to both. davidlcraddock.substack.com/p/mk-legacy-...
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I'm a big fan of what @digitaleclipse.bsky.social has done since Atari 50, so it's fantastic to see behind the curtain for how they get behind the curtain.
Before taking the kiddos out trick-or-treating, read @davidlcraddock.bsky.social on the MK Legacy Kollection.
www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
Before taking the kiddos out trick-or-treating, read @davidlcraddock.bsky.social on the MK Legacy Kollection.
www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
No More Secrets: The Making of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Since 2024, Digital Eclipse has worked on one of its biggest projects in secret. The time has come to pull back the curtain on Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kolletion—its design, its documentary, and the othe...
www.shacknews.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I'm a big fan of what @digitaleclipse.bsky.social has done since Atari 50, so it's fantastic to see behind the curtain for how they get behind the curtain.
Before taking the kiddos out trick-or-treating, read @davidlcraddock.bsky.social on the MK Legacy Kollection.
www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
Before taking the kiddos out trick-or-treating, read @davidlcraddock.bsky.social on the MK Legacy Kollection.
www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
ICYMI: My latest #longread📚 for
@shacknews.com, No More Secrets, dives into the making of #MortalKombat Legacy Kollection #MKLK. Read about…
🕹️Emulating MK4
🎮The history of @digitaleclipse.bsky.social
📽️Making the interactive documentary
📖And more! www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
@shacknews.com, No More Secrets, dives into the making of #MortalKombat Legacy Kollection #MKLK. Read about…
🕹️Emulating MK4
🎮The history of @digitaleclipse.bsky.social
📽️Making the interactive documentary
📖And more! www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
No More Secrets: The Making of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Since 2024, Digital Eclipse has worked on one of its biggest projects in secret. The time has come to pull back the curtain on Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kolletion—its design, its documentary, and the othe...
www.shacknews.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
ICYMI: My latest #longread📚 for
@shacknews.com, No More Secrets, dives into the making of #MortalKombat Legacy Kollection #MKLK. Read about…
🕹️Emulating MK4
🎮The history of @digitaleclipse.bsky.social
📽️Making the interactive documentary
📖And more! www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
@shacknews.com, No More Secrets, dives into the making of #MortalKombat Legacy Kollection #MKLK. Read about…
🕹️Emulating MK4
🎮The history of @digitaleclipse.bsky.social
📽️Making the interactive documentary
📖And more! www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
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If you've even the least bit curious about how something like #MKLK happens, this long-form @shacknews.com piece from @davidlcraddock.bsky.social is the piece for you. It's the deepest dive I've ever seen into what we're trying to do at @digitaleclipse.bsky.social.
www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
No More Secrets: The Making of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Since 2024, Digital Eclipse has worked on one of its biggest projects in secret. The time has come to pull back the curtain on Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kolletion—its design, its documentary, and the othe...
www.shacknews.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
If you've even the least bit curious about how something like #MKLK happens, this long-form @shacknews.com piece from @davidlcraddock.bsky.social is the piece for you. It's the deepest dive I've ever seen into what we're trying to do at @digitaleclipse.bsky.social.
www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
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Got to spend some time with @davidlcraddock.bsky.social to talk about my love for MK and my role helping MKLK.
This entire read is incredible, but I'm partial to Chapter 6, myself. For no real reason...
This entire read is incredible, but I'm partial to Chapter 6, myself. For no real reason...
October 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Got to spend some time with @davidlcraddock.bsky.social to talk about my love for MK and my role helping MKLK.
This entire read is incredible, but I'm partial to Chapter 6, myself. For no real reason...
This entire read is incredible, but I'm partial to Chapter 6, myself. For no real reason...
Exciting news: I have an agent!📚 I’ve signed with Rachel Swyer of The Swyer Agency. Our first project together is my horror novel, which she called “a bold reimagining of the vampire mythos.”🧛♀️ We plan to go on submission early next year.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky
#amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky
October 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Exciting news: I have an agent!📚 I’ve signed with Rachel Swyer of The Swyer Agency. Our first project together is my horror novel, which she called “a bold reimagining of the vampire mythos.”🧛♀️ We plan to go on submission early next year.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky
#amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky
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I was honored to be interviewed as part of this look into the making of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection.
I'm not going to lie, I was gobsmacked that my contribution got an entire chapter.
I'm not going to lie, I was gobsmacked that my contribution got an entire chapter.
I interviewed @digitaleclipse.bsky.social to write No More Secrets: The Making of #MortalKombat🐉 Legacy Kollection!
Read about… 📖
🕹️ Emulating MK4
🎥 Making the documentary
👾Digital Eclipse’s history
🎮And more!
Only @shacknews.com www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
Read about… 📖
🕹️ Emulating MK4
🎥 Making the documentary
👾Digital Eclipse’s history
🎮And more!
Only @shacknews.com www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
No More Secrets: The Making of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Since 2024, Digital Eclipse has worked on one of its biggest projects in secret. The time has come to pull back the curtain on Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kolletion—its design, its documentary, and the othe...
www.shacknews.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I was honored to be interviewed as part of this look into the making of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection.
I'm not going to lie, I was gobsmacked that my contribution got an entire chapter.
I'm not going to lie, I was gobsmacked that my contribution got an entire chapter.
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It's the making of a making of!
Awesome. And congrats to @digitaleclipse.bsky.social on today's release. I've got it downloaded and ready to check out tonight.
Awesome. And congrats to @digitaleclipse.bsky.social on today's release. I've got it downloaded and ready to check out tonight.
I interviewed @digitaleclipse.bsky.social to write No More Secrets: The Making of #MortalKombat🐉 Legacy Kollection!
Read about… 📖
🕹️ Emulating MK4
🎥 Making the documentary
👾Digital Eclipse’s history
🎮And more!
Only @shacknews.com www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
Read about… 📖
🕹️ Emulating MK4
🎥 Making the documentary
👾Digital Eclipse’s history
🎮And more!
Only @shacknews.com www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
No More Secrets: The Making of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Since 2024, Digital Eclipse has worked on one of its biggest projects in secret. The time has come to pull back the curtain on Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kolletion—its design, its documentary, and the othe...
www.shacknews.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
It's the making of a making of!
Awesome. And congrats to @digitaleclipse.bsky.social on today's release. I've got it downloaded and ready to check out tonight.
Awesome. And congrats to @digitaleclipse.bsky.social on today's release. I've got it downloaded and ready to check out tonight.
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David is the guy I interviewed when I wanted to talk to a Mortal Kombat expert. He is the guy who did the best work out there reporting on the history of the franchise. Read this!
I interviewed @digitaleclipse.bsky.social to write No More Secrets: The Making of #MortalKombat🐉 Legacy Kollection!
Read about… 📖
🕹️ Emulating MK4
🎥 Making the documentary
👾Digital Eclipse’s history
🎮And more!
Only @shacknews.com www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
Read about… 📖
🕹️ Emulating MK4
🎥 Making the documentary
👾Digital Eclipse’s history
🎮And more!
Only @shacknews.com www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
No More Secrets: The Making of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Since 2024, Digital Eclipse has worked on one of its biggest projects in secret. The time has come to pull back the curtain on Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kolletion—its design, its documentary, and the othe...
www.shacknews.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
David is the guy I interviewed when I wanted to talk to a Mortal Kombat expert. He is the guy who did the best work out there reporting on the history of the franchise. Read this!
I interviewed @digitaleclipse.bsky.social to write No More Secrets: The Making of #MortalKombat🐉 Legacy Kollection!
Read about… 📖
🕹️ Emulating MK4
🎥 Making the documentary
👾Digital Eclipse’s history
🎮And more!
Only @shacknews.com www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
Read about… 📖
🕹️ Emulating MK4
🎥 Making the documentary
👾Digital Eclipse’s history
🎮And more!
Only @shacknews.com www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
No More Secrets: The Making of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Since 2024, Digital Eclipse has worked on one of its biggest projects in secret. The time has come to pull back the curtain on Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kolletion—its design, its documentary, and the othe...
www.shacknews.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I interviewed @digitaleclipse.bsky.social to write No More Secrets: The Making of #MortalKombat🐉 Legacy Kollection!
Read about… 📖
🕹️ Emulating MK4
🎥 Making the documentary
👾Digital Eclipse’s history
🎮And more!
Only @shacknews.com www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
Read about… 📖
🕹️ Emulating MK4
🎥 Making the documentary
👾Digital Eclipse’s history
🎮And more!
Only @shacknews.com www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
October 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is almost here (or if it's October 30 where you live, already here)!
Here are the online features that are available at launch, and our plans for the immediate future:
Here are the online features that are available at launch, and our plans for the immediate future:
An update around lobbies and online play for the Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection.
October 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is almost here (or if it's October 30 where you live, already here)!
Here are the online features that are available at launch, and our plans for the immediate future:
Here are the online features that are available at launch, and our plans for the immediate future:
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Tomorrow is my most anticipated release of 2025.
Digital eclipses interactive museums have been tremendous. If you value video game history you HAVE to buy the mortal kombat legacy collection.
Big sales on this could change the fure of game preservation for the better.
Digital eclipses interactive museums have been tremendous. If you value video game history you HAVE to buy the mortal kombat legacy collection.
Big sales on this could change the fure of game preservation for the better.
October 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Tomorrow is my most anticipated release of 2025.
Digital eclipses interactive museums have been tremendous. If you value video game history you HAVE to buy the mortal kombat legacy collection.
Big sales on this could change the fure of game preservation for the better.
Digital eclipses interactive museums have been tremendous. If you value video game history you HAVE to buy the mortal kombat legacy collection.
Big sales on this could change the fure of game preservation for the better.
2 days until the next @shacknews.com #longread!
October 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
2 days until the next @shacknews.com #longread!
October 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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How Kingdom Hearts became a gateway into Final Fantasy for me.
The Shacknews Staff had a lot to say on the importance of Kingdom Hearts on PlayStation 2. #PS2 #KingdomHearts #Gaming
October 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
How Kingdom Hearts became a gateway into Final Fantasy for me.
GTA San Andreas remains my favorite entry in the series.
We couldn't talk about PS2's 25th Anniversary without looking back at the Grand Theft Auto series. Check out this clip where the Shack Staff chats about GTA San Andreas on PlayStation 2. #GTA #PlayStation2 #Gaming
October 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
GTA San Andreas remains my favorite entry in the series.
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Shacknews CEO Asif Khan tells the story of how he and his entrepreneurial University of Michigan housemates bought a PS2 with bottled water profits at Ann Arbor Art Fair. #PS2 #PlayStation2 #Gaming
October 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Shacknews CEO Asif Khan tells the story of how he and his entrepreneurial University of Michigan housemates bought a PS2 with bottled water profits at Ann Arbor Art Fair. #PS2 #PlayStation2 #Gaming
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Today is Fight4Rare! It's a fun silly SF6 custom character invitational with lots of improv on the mic, but has a serious goal: raising $10k for the Raiden Science Foundation's fight vs rare genetic diseases. Please spread the word, tune in, & donate!
🕑 2pm PT
🎮🎙️ see below
📍 twitch.tv/teamsp00ky
🕑 2pm PT
🎮🎙️ see below
📍 twitch.tv/teamsp00ky
October 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Today is Fight4Rare! It's a fun silly SF6 custom character invitational with lots of improv on the mic, but has a serious goal: raising $10k for the Raiden Science Foundation's fight vs rare genetic diseases. Please spread the word, tune in, & donate!
🕑 2pm PT
🎮🎙️ see below
📍 twitch.tv/teamsp00ky
🕑 2pm PT
🎮🎙️ see below
📍 twitch.tv/teamsp00ky