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This Week In Family Gaming: January 31, 2015

Hellooooo Pixelkiners. I’m back from Texas, which is not as sunny as I was led to believe. PAX South, though? Was awesome.Read More

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Mothering Gamers: From Opponent to Advocate

When I met the man who would become my husband, I was not in any way, shape, or form a “gamer.” Sure, I had played a few rounds of Where...Read More

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World of Warcraft Selfies Are On the Way

Selfie culture might seem obnoxious to some of us, but it’s actually a great way to have fun and share a glimpse of your life (or face) you feel good about. In...Read More

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Sneak Peek: The New Nintendo 3DS XL

We went to PAX South and got a chance to play with the New Nintendo 3DS XL. Yep, that’s its real name.Read More

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[Review] Gravity Ghost

Platforms: PC, Mac, Linux We played on: PC I’ve been gaming a long time. I’ve played strategy games, role-playing games, action- adventure games, and platform games, and for the most...Read More

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8 Best Games for Stress Relief

Something that comes up a lot when you ask gamers why they like gaming is the phrase “I do it to relax.” After a long day at work or school,...Read More

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Windows 10 and What It Means for the Future of Gaming

Video gaming experiences continue to evolve in exciting and unusual ways as we push into the future with new technologies, new ways to play, and new ideas driving modern gaming...Read More

This Week In Family Gaming: January 23, 2015

Heyo Pixelkiners. Club Nintendo is over. Nintendo’s loyalty program is being retired in favor of…a new loyalty program. Currently the details are pretty slim, but what you do need to...Read More

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

[Sneak Peek] Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse for Nintendo Wii U is coming out in less than a month. Let’s take a look at what we know about it now, based on...Read More

12 Upcoming Family-Friendly Games in 2015

End-of-the-year lists are always a fun grab bag of arguments and criticisms over our favorite games, but nothing reflects our passion quite like looking ahead at new games on the...Read More

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Club Nintendo To Be Replaced by New Loyalty Program

If you’ve purchased a Nintendo Wii U or 3DS game recently, you may be familiar with Nintendo’s six-year-old loyalty program, Club Nintendo. Each new Nintendo game comes with a unique PIN, which you...Read More

A robot plays a game while another tells the developer that the game needs more dragons--an illustration of how early access gaming works.

A Parent’s Guide To Early Access Games

Years ago in the heydays of cartridge games and early disc-based console games, buying a new game meant you were paying for a finished product. Sure, you might still find...Read More

[Review] Terraria

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows Phone, Android, iOS, Kindle Fire. We played on: PlayStation Vita Terraria is an action-adventure game set in...Read More

This Week in Family Gaming: January 17, 2015

Hello Pixelkiners! You know we’re all for reading the ESRB’s content descriptors before you buy a game. They’re usually a pretty good indication of what you can expect, especially if...Read More