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Tengami’s gorgeous world of paper pops out in our digital era, literally
Plus, no paper cuts.
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Every toy you wanted for Christmas distilled into one ludicrous boardgame
The aught’s ADD meets spirited 80’s awesomeness.
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Do Oculus Rift’s early adopters dream of a virtual reality afterlife?
Probably not. But the other day Aeon Magazine published a pretty creepy article, 3,500 words in length, speculating on the possibility of an afterlife which is entirely computer-simulated. So, basically, the singularity. The author’s thought process flows from the old question: if we could upload th
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Joe Danger Infinity has some serious Nintendo mojo going on
Yesterday a new Joe Danger was revealed to the world. Coming to your iPhone “real soon,” it has been confirmed, is Joe Danger Infinity, the latest entry about popping wheelies on a stunt bike. Personally, I couldn’t be more excited, which is a little surprising, given that the guys at Hello have bee
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These lost Tale of Tales prototypes offer a fascinating peek into the creative process
Say what you will about Tale of Tales—the best known and ostensibly pretentious art game house from Belgium. For ten years they’ve been making games that challenge our expectations. On their anniversary, they are opening the cellar and giving away, for a small donation, experiments and prototypes th
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New PBS Game/Show counts down the biggest ideas in games in 2013
It’s been a great year for games. So for our special end of the year Game/Show, we’ve brainstormed the brightest and boldest ideas of the past twelve months. Of course there have been moments we’d rather forget (we’re looking at you, Resolutiongate), but overall 2013 was a melange of technical innov
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These freaky robots haven’t replaced the common cat just yet, but are getting closer
Pet ownership isn’t everything it’s cracked up to be. There’s the wear-and-tear on the carpet, the vet visits, the untimely messes. But looking at the alternatives, such as hovering robotic Slinkies, maybe your shedding cat isn’t so bad. That doesn’t mean that these Cthulhu-esque robots created by t
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How the small team behind The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter outdid Crysis in photorealism
The amazing thing about The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter is how nature looks more gorgeous in it than in whatever gorgeous game you have in mind: Far Cry 3, Crysis, Skyrim, Battlefield. So you might be surprised to learn that it was made by a small and unknown independent team. How’d they do it? Well,
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The E.T. excavation documentary is Xbox’s answer to the Netflix original
Earlier this year, we learned of one man’s bonkers plan to shoot a documentary as he excavates a landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico, where it’s said millions of copies of E.T. are buried. Today we found out that this film will be original content for Xbox. There has been original television content
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Not so fast, Bryant Gumbel. Esports are cooler than you think.
We here at Kill Screen believe that two teams of intensely skilled gold farmers going at it is a wholly worthwhile activity. But the rest of the world doesn’t necessarily see it that way. When guests on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel recently entertained the question of whether esports count a
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Nightmare: Malaria makes us wonder if games for change are actually getting good
Nightmare: Malaria is a game with a good cause, namely fighting malaria in Africa. But hold up, Mr. Cynical-pants. Before you dismiss it outright on the grounds that it’s fighting the good fight, I have to say it looks like a compelling experience in its on right—sort of like Limbo with sinister mos
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Maybe the guy who founded Zynga isn’t so bad after all
The other day I questioned what good could come from President Obama inviting the founder of Zynga to the Oval Office for a chat about national security. I think the sentiment was something to the effect of: what the eff? Well, it turns out Mark Pincus of Zynga made a bold and populist contribution