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The new Bioshock won’t have multiplayer. Good
Bioshock auteur Ken Levine announced today on Twitter that the frantically anticipated Bioshock: Infinite will not include multiplayer. This will rankle some, to be sure, as multiplayer is essentially de rigeur in every major console release these days, even in series in which no one asked for it, l
The new Hot Chip video features an orgy in FIFA (SFW)
As you know, we here at Kill Screen are big, big FIFA fans. We’re also now big Hot Chip fans, thanks to their new video for “Don’t Deny Your Heart”, in which the band plays a malfunctioning pseudo-FIFA, in which the players put aside their differences and get a little sexy: The spectacle of City and
Shortage of new IP connected to old consoles
Everyone is hungry for new IP, but there isn’t enough supply to meet demand. It’s a common issue with videogames, but it’s not isolated to the medium. Not only do sequels dominate film, but even repeated reboots (The Hulk and Spiderman) are on their way to become a permanent fixture. Its safe and ea
Do games foster creativity?
The game Create claims to measure player creativity and reward you for it. But according to Eddy Léja-Six, this game measures creativity by looking at how many of the available tools players use in a given level. The game features special challenges called “Create Chains”: the player is rewarded fo
What is the meaning of this Gauloises-smoking, red-wine drinking Belgian art game?
Here are the things you can do in Bientôt l’été (Soon, the Summer), the new art game from Belgian developer Tale of Tales: -Walk on a beach -Close your eyes -Run with your eyes closed -Find objects on the beach -Watch your house change sizes and shapes -Read and listen to cryptic conversations in Fr
The original Koopa: playground turtles
Paige Johnson is always looking for unusual playground motifs at her blog Playscapes. This time she’s found turtles in playground design around the world. The above picture comes from Mongolia; below is a turtle fountain from South Korea. Maybe turtles’ general harmlessness makes them a good compani
The problems with co-op RPGs and Borderlands 2
What happens when you mix an RPG and a shooter to make a game like Borderlands 2? Nick Dinicola at Pop Matters wasn’t too fond of the love child: At the risk of sounding misanthropic: I hated it. In my experience, groups of two or more tended to play Borderlands 2 as a shooter, while I still wanted
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