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It was only a matter of time before the Oculus Rift got porn

Well it’s happening. Before the Oculus Rift even left development, a startup is exploring all the advantages of the device’s VR abilities. Specifically, its capability for adult entertainment.  At Sinful Robot, we are currently developing the world’s first series of fully-immersive erotic encounters

Questioning religion with Walk of Faith

Walk of Faith invokes the classic problem posed to those of faith whereby they are challenged to have their god alter their situation, usually one of mortal peril. (See: all of the Bible, or Matthew 4:3). This is not much of game. It uses our expectation of interaction and accomplishment in games to

Samus’s hiatus during the N64 era may have diminished the series

I found out about Samus from Super Smash Bros. erroneously reffering to her as “he”. If I had been a little older and had seen the release of Super Metroid, I might have been able to appreciate her presence, or at least get her gender right (after so many years of calling her the wrong pronoun, I st

Why Super Hexagon and Dark Souls are kissing cousins

In a fit of excitement and foolish ambition I declared to the Kill Screen office that I would beat Super Hexagon. Our resident editor, who shares my love of Dark Souls, asked me which game I thought was harder. When I stumbled in my comparison, our publisher, whom we have been slowly indoctrinating

Is swordplay in videogames anything like the real thing?

The sword has a special allure. Who hasn’t imagined being an expert duelist or grabbed a friend and sparred with a couple of sticks?  Videogames are often the manifestations of our fantasies, an attempt to fulfill our dreams in a virtual version of a reality we wished we were capable of. They allow