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# Character selection gets personal, spy games in the dark, and a new kind of animal crossing
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/cheat-sheet-87/
- Published: 2013-08-07T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T16:08:40.000Z
- Description: The summer drought is almost over. In the distance, a clash of thunder…
- Author: Kill Screen Staff
- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

Indie stalwart Jason Rohrer has never been about making easily-digestable games. (Or [easily findable](http://killscreendaily.com/articles/articles/we-went-looking-jason-rohrers-lost-board-game-didnt-make-it-very-far/?ref=killscreen.com).) This [interview with Gamasutra’s Leigh Alexander discusses why his *Castle Doctrine*](http://gamasutra.com/view/news/197707/The%5Fstrange%5Fsad%5Fanxiety%5Fof%5FJason%5FRohrers%5FThe%5FCastle%5FDoctrine.php?ref=killscreen.com) isn’t just another white-male power fantasy.

Behold, the ultimate avatar. For $300, you can [create your own life-like miniature statue.](http://www.twinkind.com/en/landing?ref=killscreen.com)

*MirrorMoon EP*, the latest from *Fotonica* developer Santa Rageone, is available for pre-order. Do so and gain access to the beta version of [“a space adventure that begins on a red planet and its unique moon.”](http://www.mirrormoongame.com/?ref=killscreen.com)

Games are oft-touted as murder simulators and zombie hack-a-thons, and that’s all. Add life-saving driving lessons to the list. [This Colorado kid](http://www.9news.com/news/article/347347/339/10-year-old-takes-control-of-speeding-car?ref=killscreen.com) didn’t even need the Blue Shell.

If you’re of a certain age and British, the news of [videogame quiz show Knightmare returning with an all new episode](http://www.computerandvideogames.com/422588/blog/first-new-knightmare-episode-in-19-years-comes-to-youtube/?ref=killscreen.com) on YouTube will stuff your jacket potatoes full of jabberwocky.

Get lost often? Play more videogames. As it turns out, your brain uses “grid cells” to [dictate a sense of direction](http://cir.ca/story/human-grid-cells-confirmed?ref=killscreen.com) and yup, playing videogames helped researchers find them.

Forget *Call of Duty* Dog or Cat Mario: [This is true next-gen animal gameplay](http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/162678-harvard-creates-brain-to-brain-interface-allows-humans-to-control-other-animals-with-thoughts-alone?ref=killscreen.com).

Mobile gaming has brought a resurgence in sound-only gaming, with *Papa Sangre* and *The Night Jar* notable examples. [*Codename: Cygnus* is an interactive radio drama](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/reactivestudios/codename-cygnus-an-interactive-radio-drama-for-ios?ref=killscreen.com) set to make you a spy. All you have to do is close your eyes.

*Until the next time…*