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Monsters and a 12-year old boy teach research psychology a lesson
When humans interact with others, they overwhelmingly focus on the face of the person they are communicating with. Alan Kingstone, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia, wanted to know if this was because humans seek out the eyes of those they interact with or if they just focus on th
Have scientists discovered the biological basis for being awesome at videogames?
Have you ever had a friend who is just good at every game she or she lays his or her hands on? So have we. Aren’t they annoying? Anyhow, there may be a biological basis for why they are just so damn good. Scientists at the University of Illinois measured electrical activity in the brains of test sub
None of the five best-reviewed games of the past year are AAA games
And four of them are indies: The balance between Triple-A, traditionally developed games and independently developed games is starting tosway. The closest Triple-A game to make it to the Top Five was Mass Effect 3, with a score of 93, with Dishonored not too far behind with 92. Even so, the top game
Old people get all hot and bothered by Black Ops 2
Old people reactin’ to newfangled stuff is a tried and true formula for SRS LAFFS, and these wrinkly folks getting all riled up about the new Call of Duty game sure hits the spot. Things to watch for include the guy who does a double point and the guy who makes the old-timey two-fisted machine gun “
Games can help close the gender gap in spatial reasoning
All too often, videogames accentuate the difference between men and women; women characters wear pink and have long hair while the men have huge muscles and big guns. Real-life genre preferences are often accounted for by the difference between men and women’s spatial reasoning, or ability to visual
Playing the game that makes you feel like you’re on mushrooms while you’re on mushrooms
Here at Kill Screen, we’re in favor of expanding your consciousness legally, through the great works of the Western canon, rigorous and intellectually generous debate, really spicy food and the occasional runner’s high. Justin Amirkhani, a former Kill Screen intern, decided to take this process a st
"Should its financial position continue to deteriorate, we expect THQ to raise financing through an equity sale…bankruptcy is possible."
Wedbush research analyst Michael Pachter after more bad news from the developer of Darksiders.
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