Last week was rough. Rob Dubbin, Colbert Report contributor (and infrequent Kill Screen scribe) showed how making games in response to tragedy can offer a different kind of catharsis. Friday’s unprecedented manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers ended with the help of thermal imaging, a kind of hea
Today, Nintendo just dumped a bucketload of gaming good news on the nonbelievers. And no, it’s not libation. Crucially, a followup to A Link to the Past, the Legend of Zelda game whose title has got to be one of the worst puns ever, has been announced. The other Nintendo mascot who looks good in gr
Kill Screen sends thoughts and wishes to all those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings. A bit of levity to soothe your frayed nerves: A new Virtual Boy game has been home-brewed for your pleasure, and it’s about making pasta. If time is money, this latest Kickstarter project is worth yours: Le
No, Vivan Clark is not a lesser known Woody Allen film. It’s the sublime successor to Kill Screen fave Soda Drinker Pro! Metanet announced they’ve started work on the third game in the N franchise, entitled N++. They chose N++ instead of N+2 after receiving a stern warning from literary magazine n+1
Mega Man, the classic 8-bit Blue Bomber, was set to make his modern comeback in the form of… a first-person shooter? The folks at Polygon uncovered documents and video showing this canceled prototype in action, built by some of the same talent behind Metroid Prime. Mega Buster, indeed. Why does Lui
