And four of them are indies: The balance between Triple-A, traditionally developed games and independently developed games is starting tosway. The closest Triple-A game to make it to the Top Five was Mass Effect 3, with a score of 93, with Dishonored not too far behind with 92. Even so, the top game
Old people reactin’ to newfangled stuff is a tried and true formula for SRS LAFFS, and these wrinkly folks getting all riled up about the new Call of Duty game sure hits the spot. Things to watch for include the guy who does a double point and the guy who makes the old-timey two-fisted machine gun “
Here at Kill Screen, we’re in favor of expanding your consciousness legally, through the great works of the Western canon, rigorous and intellectually generous debate, really spicy food and the occasional runner’s high. Justin Amirkhani, a former Kill Screen intern, decided to take this process a st
Wedbush research analyst Michael Pachter after more bad news from the developer of Darksiders.
It’s not news that the mainstream horror game is in a bad way: Resident Evil 6 was an atrocity, Silent Hill hasn’t been relevant in years, and the Dead Space series (which, to be fair, is excellent) seems to be moving in more of a pure-action direciton. At FMV, Matt Butler takes heart in a groundswe
Friday’s news that Rockstar did not demonstably base GTA: San Andreas main character CJ on the appearance and life story of Cypress Hill backup singer Michael “Shagg” Washington (and that parent company Take Two was not liable) made us do several things. First, we listened to Insane in the Brain. Th
As core gaming continues its transformation into a handful of increasingly bland blockbuster series, it is wonderful to be reminded just how truly weird mainstream gaming was in the 1990s. Wednesday brings the release of the Toejam and Earl Collection for Xbox Live Arcade, which comprises the origin
Pid is the new puzzle-platform game from the Swedish indie developer Might and Delight, and both of those qualities are fully represented. The delight is obvious: you play in a weird and wonderful Jetsons-inspired world as a little lost astronaut named Kurt. The game’s dry and clean aesthetic, its s