VIDEO GAME NEWS, REVIEWS, COMEDY, AND MORE

A Teenager’s Take on the Positive Aspects of Gaming

From my first Xbox to my current PC, I have been actively playing games for most of my life. But it wasn’t until about a year or two ago that...Read More

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[Review] Mario Party 10

Platform: Nintendo Wii U Mario Party 10, the latest installment in the Mario Party series from Nintendo, gives one to four players the chance to go head to head in a virtual board...Read More

[New Release] MLB 15: The Show

Released last week just in time for the opening day of major league baseball, MLB 15: The Show is a sports game that offers PlayStation people (PS4, PS3, and PS...Read More

Parents Need to Participate in Their Kids’ Online Gaming

It was a startling and bizarre thing to see early in the morning. I was checking my guild’s website while enjoying my first coffee of the day. On the front...Read More

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Awesome Drawings From Our Comicon Scavenger Hunt!

Last week we hosted a scavenger hunt at Emerald City Comicon 2015! If you completed the three steps in the hunt, you got a free Pixelkin shirt. Needless to say, it...Read More

This Week in Family Gaming: April 3, 2015

Hey everyone! Welcome back to your family gaming news. Today we have…more amiibo. The new ones come out in May, but don’t worry, because you can already reserve them at...Read More

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Gaming News Roundup: A Different Kind of War Game

Valiant Hearts Free on iOS The first episode of Valiant Hearts, a wonderful game that deals with WWI history and the repercussions of war on its combatants and civilians, is now free on...Read More

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Electronic Arts Announces Big Origin Sale

Origin, the online portal and store for Electronic Arts titles, is having a spring sale with deep discounts on lots of the company’s recent popular PC games. The prices of...Read More

Parenting Styles: 9 Tips for Dealing With Parents Who Judge You for Letting Your Kids Play Video Games

Let’s face it: parenting styles differ, and one place they collide is around the question of whether you let your kids play video games. If you do let your kids...Read More

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Pac Man Invades Google Maps Today

Last year we got to collect Pokemon on Google Maps. This year? Pac Man!Read More

Bonding With Adult Siblings Over Video Games

A while back I wrote about how games can bring people together in a lot of different ways, and I mentioned hanging out with my sister and discussing video games...Read More

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This Easy Xbox One Fix Could Save a Lot of Energy

If you have an Xbox One in your home, you might want to check out its energy output. Last year the National Resources Defense Council put out a report detailing...Read More

Even Single-Player Games Can Be Played Together

Gaming is usually thought of as a solitary hobby, one that often comes at the expense of personal relationships with others. This is couldn’t be farther from the truth. Whether...Read More

[Video Games 101] What the Heck is a “Let’s Play,” OR Why Does My Kid Watch Videos of People Playing Video Games?

This post is the first in a series that addresses the needs of the parent who “just doesn’t get video games.” I’m here to catch you up, Clueless Parent! Parents...Read More