Josef

Czech studio Amanita Design has announced Machinarium 2, a sequel arriving 17 years after the original 2009 puzzle adventure about the little robot Josef. The announcement has drawn attention in Russian-language gaming media and among fans of the cult classic, who are reacting to the return of the beloved hand-drawn point-and-click world after nearly two decades.

A store page for Machinarium 2, the sequel to Amanita Design's acclaimed 2009 puzzle adventure, has appeared online. The listing confirms Josef and Berta are reunited and searching for a new home, discovering a hidden valley inhabited by two peculiar robot tribes running short of power. Gamers are sharing the news, welcoming the return of the beloved point-and-click series after years of waiting.

Fatherland, a film about the Mann family, is screening at the New York Film Festival, and early viewer reactions single out the performances of Josef Zischler and Sandra Hüller. One reviewer praised the way the two actors portray their characters' relationship as wonderfully real, subtle, and deliberately opaque to audiences unfamiliar with the Mann family, saying it was moving enough to bring tears.