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Ever wanted to know the rules to Flonkerton from The Office?
Somebody once said that comedy is about making the important seem small, and about making the small seem important. Games show up a lot in comedies because it’s easy to make the characters get worked up about something that’s not really that important. Despite the fact that these games are supposed
Company offers personalized games at a price
We all have our ideal game. Now there’s a company who can make that a reality. Participating in the creation of one’s video games is a natural step for the genre,” Mr. Bounane said. “It has reached a level of maturity and refinement light years away from the very first platform games. Abdel Bounane
Happy Thanksgiving from KS!
Happy holidays from Kill Screen! Let’s eat to a full health bar. Here’s what we’re thankful for: Jamin Warren: I’m thankful for children. Richard Clark: I’m thankful that we’re not held responsible for the mistakes of our childhood (and that I never got on national TV when I was a kid). Jason Johnso
Nintendo commissions real-life Mario karts
If your bucket list is anything like mine, you hope to one day take part in a real life Mario Kart race. I can only fathom that Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, had a similar fantastical wish. Under the guise of promoting the new Mario Kart game due out in December, Fils-Aime comm
Are videogames most like poetry?
In a recent interview about his game-poem A Slow Year, written for Atari 2600, Ian Bogost mused over why videogames are often compared to films and novels, when the closest analogy might be poetry. poetry feels game-like to me not because it is procedural, but because it is highly condensed… symbols
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