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Lisbon, Portugal is the ‘Bestest’ Hip, Hilly, Coastal Capital City in Europe
Story, photos by Kelly Kusumoto My most recent trip to Lisbon, Portugal was my fourth in three years and, by far, the bestest. I guess before I go on, I should let you in on an inside joke. While attending college, I met a classmate from Lisbon. In our very first class, we hit it off and have been close ever since. We even started an indie game development company together, which is why I have been frequenting Lisbon so much. He loves his country and is proud of all its accomplishments. Jokingly, any time he brags about something Portuguese, he always tells me how they love to go big…
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Get Your Gaming Geek on With Saltie Games
Story by Cassie Hepler, photos by Saltie Games Gaming isn’t just for geeks anymore. It’s actually cool to be smart nowadays and some local folks are riding that train all the way to Lisbon, Portugal and beyond. Kelly Kusumoto, Lead Game Writer and co-founder of Saltie Games is a resident of Fishtown, Phila. “I began writing for video games when Gonçalo Pereira (Lead Game Designer and Saltie Games co-founder) approached me looking for a game writer on a project a few years ago. All through college, I swore I would never write for video games but since we knew each other pretty well from Full Sail University, I decided to give it a shot,”…