Kill Screen Archives: Interviews

Meet the man who's been playing the same Pokémon character for a decade

How far would you go to keep your favorite videogame character alive?

May 16 Interviews

Monaco's Andy Schatz takes us on the ultimate heist

Pocketwatch Games founder goes deep on what makes a good heist movie. Drama ensues.

Apr 23 Interviews

Racial supremacy? Economic oppression? BioShock Infinite's Ken Levine digs into America's seedy past

Why do we accept floating cities, but never singing maidens?

Mar 26 Interviews

BioShock Infinite creator Ken Levine talks Occupy Wall Street and how his game almost wasn't

We chat with an exhausted Ken Levine just before the launch of the third installment of BioShock.

Mar 25 Interviews

Tiny Games has a game for every occasion: drinking at the bar, break-ups, and possibly funerals

The app Tiny Games has hundreds of spontantious games for you to play literally anywhere. We talked to Margaret Robertson about the most inappropriate places to play silly games, and why that might not be as bad as you think.

Mar 25 Interviews

What would your screen say if it was staring back at you?

Photographer Robbie Cooper looks back at us and reflects on the faces we make while entranced.

Mar 22 Interviews

Want to know what happens to your body after 56 hours of Missile Command?

Hallucinations. Fatigue. Sleep deprivation. Madness. Victor Sandberg saw it all during his record-breaking Missile Command run.

Mar 21 Interviews

Tomb Raider writer Rhianna Pratchett on why every kill can't be the first and why she hoped to make Lara Croft gay

In the second part of our conversation, the Tomb Raider penner walks us through the treacherous jungle of gender politics, reflects on whether we're ready for "braver" characters, and postulates on Lara Croft's other selves.

Mar 20 Interviews

Tomb Raider writer Rhianna Pratchett on creating "men with boobs" and writing a vulnerable Lara Croft

Mar 19 Interviews

Italian team hopes to find digital meaning in videogame riot simulator.

Feb 25 Interviews

Why the creators of Little Inferno just want to watch the world burn.

The makers of Little Inferno explain why everything needs to go in the fireplace.

Feb 25 Interviews

Is Journey creator Jenova Chen the videogame world's Terrence Malick?

Thatgamecompany founder Jenova Chen has moved millions through his vision of games with feeling and popular titles like Flower and Journey. But as he embarks on a new adventure as a solely independent creator, can he continue to make the novel titles that earned his studio fame? We talk to Chen about the brave new world and why he wants to build the next Disneyland for games.

Feb 12 Interviews

Designing the sound of the impossible

Robin Arnott's soundscapes push the edges of what nothing sounds like. We dig deeper into his design philosophy and how making music is as crucial to feel of Antichamber as the game itself.

Feb 6 Interviews

A conversation with Ralph Anspach, the man behind Anti-Monopoly

An economist thought Monopoly taught the wrong lessons, so he created anti-Monopoly. Then the monopolies got mad.

Dec 14 Interviews

"Why is the player on the side of killing?": a conversation with the writer of Far Cry 3

How Jeffrey Yohalem took a AAA franchise and made a game about the violent escapism of his generation.

Dec 12 Interviews

Why the game about prison management could be the most devastating title of 2013

A conversation with Chris Delay, the lead designer of Prison Architect.

Dec 11 Interviews

A conversation with Greg Johnson, the creator of ToeJam & Earl

Rapping about the beloved Genesis alien duo that came in peace and funkiness.

Dec 5 Interviews

A conversation with Bill Trinen, Shigeru Miyamoto's translator

We talked to the Nintendo of America director of product marketing the night of the Wii U release in New York.

Dec 3 Interviews

A conversation with the Maine State Senator-elect who was game-shamed for playing World of Warcraft

The Maine GOP blasted Colleen Lachowicz for playing World of Warcraft in her spare time. Then, she facerolled them. Here's how.

Nov 20 Interviews

A conversation about Wii U with Jeff Ryan, the man who wrote the book on Nintendo

Is the new console a stopgap in Nintendo's grand plans for a holographic game system? Who wants a Nintendo social network? Why is Mario in timeout? And much more.

Nov 12 Interviews

A conversation with Justin Amirkhani, the Dyad-on-shrooms dude

It turns out dropping psilocybin while playing a kaleidoscope can be scary.

Nov 7 Interviews

A conversation with Jen Taylor, the voice of Halo's Cortana

Talking Shakespeare, torn muscles, and bigger cup sizes with a voice acting star.

Nov 6 Interviews

The brilliant board game about relationships and sex

Game design is all about problem solving. So, why not tackle relationships?

Nov 2 Interviews

A conversation with Ian Dallas, creator of The Unfinished Swan

His game, now out on PSN, is the most anticipated indie game of 2012. Here's what he had to say about testing, writing, and bugging out.

Oct 24 Interviews

We interviewed the DayZ developer right before he was arrested in Greece

Ivan Buchta stands accused of espionage for taking pictures in Greece. We talked to him about designing landscapes days before his arrest.

Oct 16 Interviews

"Stories about orcs and rape": the man behind Arse Elektronika

A chat with Johannes Grenzfurthner, the brainiest pervert of them all.

Oct 11 Interviews

"The process, not the product": A conversation with Doug Wilson

The co-creator of J.S. Joust and Dark Room Sex Game talks to our correspondent about game jams.

Sep 25 Interviews

A conversation with the Mary Rose Cook, the indie developer with no patience for indie games

The creator of the wonderful Empty Black loves "thuggish blockbusters". She just can't make them yet.

Sep 20 Interviews

"The least-experienced person in gaming": a conversation with the head writer of Borderlands 2

Meet Anthony Burch, the twenty-something who wrote the hysterical and surreal shooter sequel.

Sep 18 Interviews

We talked to the guy who is remaking XCOM, finally

A conversation with Enemy Unknown lead designer Jake Solomon.

Sep 11 Interviews

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