Scenes: The First Day of E3
Kill Screen staff writer Jon Irwin attends his first Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. In this dispatch, holding hands with mutants and reading into attire.
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A Sound Design: Live Fast, Die Faster
In our latest music column, Pitchfork writer David Raposa asks why the late Guitar Hero failed where Rock Band succeeds, with insight from the music industry.
Laughing Stock: Ron Gilbert
Ron Gilbert began making games that satirized movie genres. Now the mind behind Monkey Island, Maniac Mansion, and DeathSpank makes games that poke fun at themselves. We talk to Gilbert about finding the funny factor in games—why it can be so hard, and why it’s good for the medium.
No Quarter For Old Men
NYU hosts its second annual “No Quarter” game exhibit and our Adrian Sanders takes a peek at a new crop of indie titles.
From Chalks to Blocks
How virtual playground Minecraft is like the building blocks of our youth. We speak with educator Joel Levin about the school curriculum he built around Minecraft, and teaching internet ethics in a way that sticks.