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New App Parenting Hero Provides Advice and Tips for Parents

Parenting Hero is a new mobile app launching today that aims to provide parenting advice in the form of role-playing hypothetical scenarios. It’s based on the best-selling book, How to...Read More

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Sea of Thieves Closed Beta Sets Sail Later this Month

Microsoft announced the dates for the first closed beta for cooperative pirate adventure Sea of Thieves. The closed beta will begin Wednesday, January 24 on 4 am Pacific/7 am Eastern...Read More

Save on Indie Games for Switch in the Nindies New Year Sale

Part of the Nintendo Switch’s success is its embrace of indie games, which Nintendo has dubbed, ‘Nindies.’ To celebrate the New Year in 2018, several of last year’s indie releases...Read More

Stories: Path of Destinies Dev Announces Next Game: Omensight

Spearhead Games, the indie team behind 2016’s Stories: The Path of Destinies, have announced their next game. It’s called Omensight, and you can watch the teaser trailer above. Omensight is...Read More

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Nominees Revealed for the 18th Game Developers Choice Awards

The 18th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards will take place on March 21 during the Game Developers Conference. The list of nominees for all ten categories have been announced, including...Read More

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New Year’s Resolution Sale on GOG

Did you miss any of the many, many digital gaming sales over the holidays? PC gaming store GOG is offering another sale to celebrate the New Year. The New Year’s...Read More

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Nintendo Switch is the Fastest-Selling Console of All Time

It’s no surprise by now that Nintendo had a stellar year in 2017, thanks to the hugely successful Nintendo Switch. This week Nintendo proudly shared an impressive stat: the Nintendo...Read More

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Monster Hunter: World Reveals New Trailer, DLC, and Final Beta

Capcom continues the deluge of information leading up to the release of Monster Hunter: World later this month on January 26 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. During a livestream...Read More

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Side-scrolling MOBA Hyper Universe Launching Jan. 17

One of my favorite games from PAX South 2017 is finally launching in two weeks. Hyper Universe will officially move from Early Access to launch on January 17. It’s available...Read More

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Overwatch Season Eight Brings New Changes and Rewards

Blizzard is kicking off the new year with the start of the next competitive season for their team-based hero shooter, Overwatch. Season eight has begun, and with it new rewards...Read More

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The Biggest PC Games of 2017, According to Steam

Valve published their annual end of year charts, The Best of 2017. Sales and user stats are taken from their popular digital distribution platform Steam to list the biggest and...Read More

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Pixelkin’s 30 Most Anticipated Games of 2018

We’ve seen lots of exciting new game announcements throughout 2017, with the inevitable disappointment when we saw ‘2018’ as the date. The new year will bring us our first full...Read More

World Health Organization Classifying Gaming Disorder

In what initially feels like a major blow to what we do here at Pixelkin, the World Health Organization is adding “Gaming Disorder” as an official mental health condition. However,...Read More

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Super Gamepad is a Wireless Controller for the SNES Classic

My Arcade has revealed a new wireless controller, built specifically for the SNES Classic Edition. It’s called the Super Gamepad, and it’s available now through Amazon and the My Arcade...Read More