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KS writer Jason Johnson picked up by Longreads
Jason Johnson is one of the new Kill Screen staff writers, he’s an Alabama fan, which we won’t hold against him, and he’s a peach of a wordsmith. He’s so good, in fact, that the tastemakers at Longreads have selected his wonderful piece from our most recent print issue as a member exclusive. The art
RIP, Dual Shock
CVG reports that the controller for the soon-to-be-announced PlayStation 4 will not follow the 13-year-old Dual Shock design: A senior games studio source working on an upcoming Sony game says the new system’s controller has undergone numerous iterations, few of which resemble the DualShock build th
Consensus: The iOS Final Fantasy is an untrammeled turd monster
Let’s be honest: Square Enix has been treating Final Fantasy like Spielberg and Lucas treated Indy Jones (that’s South Park so, NSFW) for awhile now. And things aren’t looking up. Have you seen the trailer for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XII? Lorda’mercy it looks bad. Wow. So, even worse than t
"It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or rent, or attempt to sell or rent-"
-From the body text of bill H.R. 287, introduced this week by Democratic congressman Jim Matheson of Utah, which would make ESRB ratings legally binding.
Sony Online Entertainment wants more women in the industry. Will it work?
Considering a recent article in Edge that claims that the number of women working in the game industry is actually on the decline, it’s easier to swallow SOE’s terrible G.I.R.L. acronym for the actual good the initiative does. The G.I.R.L. (it stands for Gamers In Real Life, sigh) scholarship progra
Is Nintendo’s Wii U doomed already? Or just fashionably late?
After underwhelming holiday sales and analysts predicting tough times ahead for the Wii U, Nintendo has announced their official release list for the first quarter of 2013. And the news won’t do much to dispell the doomsayers. Is Nintendo in for a bumpy ride? – – – Four major first-party Wii U games
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