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Hey Kid! Want to Buy Some Explicit Music? Sure. Videogames? Good luck.
No joke, I had a dream last night about having dinner with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and John Roberts. I asked them when they’d be handing down the Supreme Court decision over whether California can criminalize the sale of violent videogames. They laughed. I should’ve shared this information: that it’s ea
Today on KS: We Review the Turn-Based Wonder of Warlight and Fantasy RPG Torchlight
Two dashing reviews today! First up, the turn-based goodness of Warlight. It’s not just a Risk-clone. It is a achievement of social communication: True story: A friend of mine was just at the hospital with his mother. She went in for surgery for a tumor-it could be serious, maybe inoperable, or may
April 21, 2011, 11:40 am
PAUSE: Andy Helm’s pixellated Shadow of the Colossus.
Did You Know Kill Screen Curates Kickstarter Projects?
Indeed indeed! We’re very fortunate to have a curated page at Kickstarter that lets us highlight cool things that we like (such as this rad trebuchette thing to play Angry Birds on). Check in and again with us to see what we’re interested in. http://www.kickstarter.com/pages/killscreen
Kill Screen vs. Scandinavia: The Official Party Photos
About a month ago, we threw a big ole party with the Copenhagen Game Collective in San Francisco in furniture warehouse in the Mission. The results, as you can see, were pretty amazing. We showed games from only Scandinavian game designers and had a lovely DJ set from Victoria Bergsman, formerly
April 21, 2011, 8:55 am
PAUSE: A BioShock illustration is seen through a glass darkly.
