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Today on KS: We review the long-winded Neuroshima Hex Puzzle
The Neuroshima Hex series has a long history. And according to Tim Maly, the wrinkles of old age are beginning to show. He explains why Neuroshima Hex Puzzle is a game that has too much baggage: There is a higher enforced-text-per-minute density here than in Myst, which, you may recall, is a puzzle
Cheat Sheet 5/24: Sony’s "SmartAR", Torchlight 2 screens, Blake Griffin’s RAGE
Keeping up with mainstream video game news is tough. We’re here to help. -Sony develops refined AR technology “SmartAR.” -Harmonix to unveil a new title at E3. -Square Enix presents 20 minutes of Final Fantasy Type-0. -Basketball player Blake Griffin shows off his skill in an ad for id Software’s R
Interaxon’s brainwave-powered games realize Atari’s forgotten dream.
Remember the Atari Mindlink? You probably don’t. It was an unreleased 1984 controller which promised hands-free, brain-powered gameplay. Now welcome to the future, where Toronto’s Interaxon has developed a series of crazily sophisticated brainwave-powered games which help people relax and focus thei
Today on KS: We review the constructive Casey’s Contraptions.
Snappy Touch’s Casey’s Contraptions possesses the building blocks of imagination, as well as the building balloons and the building skateboards. Richard Clark takes a look at this iPad game’s giddy jumble of good old-fashioned creativity and refreshing youthfulness: But I never forgot about The Inc
Magneto is actually a little Croatian boy.
Just kidding. Ivan Stoiljkovic, seen here in a commanding pose with a Samsung Galaxy Tab stuck to his chest, allegedly has other curious powers: Ivan, 6, is purported to posess an extraordinary and seemingly magical talent: the ability to attract metallic objects — from spoons to heavy frying pans
Red Alert: Homework has infiltrated videogames!
Stephen Astley, a very crafty assistant headteacher at a UK high school, has created an educational game based around doing homework and revision that kids actually seem to like. Technology professor and department head of another UK high school, Jo Bleasdale, is impressed: “I decided to use it with
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