PAUSE: Photographs of somber-looking children at play.
Head over to Mental Floss for all of them. Proof that play has not always been fun, and/or that it used to take a really long time to pose for a picture. [via] -Drew Millard
Kill Screen Staff
1957 postsIs the distinction between blockbuster games and art overplayed?
Do you listen to Rihanna or Bjork? Watch Transformers or Tree of Life? Play Braid or Mortal Kombat? More and more often, I’m find myself saying, “both.” (Except in the case of Transformers or Tree of Life?, in which I say neither!) If the mass audience was good enough for Shakespeare, it’s good enou
"Angry Brides" strikes back at the man.
Unlike Angry Birds, Angry Brides gives players a chance to strike at chauvinist pigs. The game protests the (long outlawed) dowry in Indian culture. “The Angry Brides game is our way of throwing a spotlight on the nuisance of dowry,” said Ram Bhamidi, senior vice president and head of online marketi
"Indie Game: The Movie" to show at Sundance Film Festival.
To get a film into Sundance Film Festival is to represent some part of our Zeitgeist, manifested as a story, a form, an issue, or really anything that provides some insight on what people will be talking about this coming year, in film and beyond. This year’s Sundance will have people talking about
Rap Map #7: Mr. Don Trip
Welcome back to the Rap Map, where we speak with rappers about videogames. Today we’re talking with Mr. Don Trip, whose Stepbrothers, a collaborative mixtape with the rapper Starlito, won heavy acclaim throughout the rap world. What games do you play? Mostly sports. NBA2k, Madden, NCAA. Other than t
What happens when fictional characters start messing around in the real world?
There is a difference between Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report and “Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report.” Surely you are aware of this-one is a fictional character, and the other is a real person who would probably find his fictional self a total idiot. Recently, though, the difference betwee
Why The Great Gatsby is hoping for a new and improved 3D experience.
James Cameron’s Avatar proved the awesome potential of 3D technology for entertainment today. But in a recent interview for The New York Times, director Baz Luhrmann said he hopes new films will embrace the technology’s potential for experiences beyond sheer spectacle: He spoke of using 3-D not to
Fingle for the iPad is your new pick-up line, Valentine’s Day tradition.
Dutch developers GameOven has been touting their IGF-nominated iPad puzzler Fingle as the “Barry White of videogames.” I had a chance to try it out this weekend with my girlfriend on the train and as a word of warning, do not play this game with anyone other than a significant other (real or potent
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