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New Game Releases for the Week of June 27
Summer is typically a somewhat slow time for video game releases. The biggest release this week is LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens.Read More
New Article Addresses Concerns over Screen Time
Screen time has been a hot topic among parents for the past few years. As devices like smartphones and tablets have become more mainstream, parents and doctors are trying to...Read More
Usher in Summer with Toca Life: Vacation
Kids’ app developer Toca Boca has released the latest entry in their popular Toca Life series. Called Toca Life: Vacation, the new app features locations including the airport, a hotel...Read More
Grab Doom for 40% Off During the Steam Summer Sale
Summer means no school, hot weather, and deeply discounted PC games. If you have any money left over from the GoG Summer Sale, get ready to kiss it goodbye. Steam’s...Read More
Gaming With the Moms #58: It’s Halo, Only Cuter
Moms Nicole Tanner and Linda Breneman, along with Stephen Duetzmann, a dad, talk about video game news, kids, and what we’re playing. This week Nicole couldn’t join in, but Stephen took over as...Read More
Civilization Is Headed to the Classroom with CivilizationEDU
Firaxis Games and 2K announced that they are bringing Sid Meier’s Civilization V to North American High Schools. Nonprofit GlassLab Inc is being tapped to create a modified version called...Read More
Celebrate Sonic’s 25th Anniversary with a Humble Sale
Thursday, June 23, 2016 is Sonic the Hedgehog’s 25th birthday. SEGA’s blue mascot is now old enough to rent a car. For my fellow gamers that fondly remember playing the...Read More
Chinese Company Buys Clash of Clans Developer for $8.6 Billion
Ever wonder why the majority of mainstream game advertisements are for mobile games? Arnold Schwarzenegger promoting Mobile Strike. Kate Upton and Game of War. An entire feature-length animated film based...Read More
Final Disney Infinity Play Set, Finding Dory, Launches Today
When the sudden, shocking news hit that Disney Infinity would close its doors this year, Finding Dory’s tie-in Playset was to be the final release. The Pixar sequel was released...Read More
TinyBuild Games Accuses G2A of Supporting Fraud
TinyBuild Games, the indie developer behind games like SpeedRunners and Party Hard, has said more that 450,000 of their games have been sold without any compensation for their developers. According...Read More
Overwatch Competitive Mode Coming Later This Month
Activision Blizzard’s online hero shooter Overwatch is a massive success. It just recently hit 10 million players in its first month of release. In Pixelkin’s review, Stephen Duetzmann called it...Read More
Gaming With the Moms #57: The E3 Wrap-Up Show
Moms Nicole Tanner and Linda Breneman, along with Stephen Duetzmann, a dad, talk about video game news, kids, and what we’re playing. This week Linda couldn’t join in, but Nicole and Stephen talk about...Read More
Animated TV Series Skylanders Academy Coming to Netflix
Activision Blizzard have announced that Skylanders Academy will premiere in Fall 2016 on Netflix. The new animated series is based on the popular toys-to-life gaming franchise. It is the first...Read More
Zelda, Pokémon Titles Discounted During Nintendo E3 Sale
Nintendo is offering a sale on many popular franchises in its digital EShop to celebrate E3. With The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild being the main focus of...Read More