VIDEO GAME NEWS, REVIEWS, COMEDY, AND MORE
This Week in Family Gaming: March 20, 2015
Hey everybody, welcome back to another week of gaming news. Nintendo is coming to a phone near you with their first foray into mobile gaming. This is huge because Nintendo...Read More
[Review] Ori and the Blind Forest
Platforms: Xbox One, PC We Played On: Xbox One There’s a rule among most video game developers: If the game doesn’t pique your interest in the first 10 minutes then you’re...Read More
A Family Guide to Emerald City Comicon
In just one week, Emerald City Comicon is kicking off at the Washington State Convention Center. If you managed to snag some passes before they sold out, you’ll be pleased to hear that...Read More
Minecraft Can Help Kids with Autism
This article originally appeared on LearningWorksForKids.com, a site dedicated to talking about games and technology in relation to “alternative learners,” which includes kids with learning disabilities, dyslexia, autism, and ADHD....Read More
10 Retro Games to Play Together as a Family
With all the new video games coming out every year, it can be easy to forget that there’s a rich history just waiting to be tapped into. Whether you’re talking...Read More
ESRB Ratings Will Expand Service
Today the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) announced that it would be expanding its rating services to mobile and digital storefronts. Currently, the ESRB rates games for dedicated consoles and...Read More
Nintendo Finally Coming to Mobile
This morning Nintendo announced that they are partnering with a mobile gaming firm to bring their games to mobile platforms. The partnership with DeNA will mean new titles for smart...Read More
Screen Time Is Just a Normal Part of Life
Screen time, like processed cheese, was a mainstay of my 1980’s childhood that is frowned upon by today’s parents. I grew up with Saturday morning cartoons: Thundercats, She-Ra, The Smurfs,...Read More
Remembering Teenage Problems in Life is Strange
I can’t tell you how many nights I lay awake as a teenager living in the rural Pacific Northwest, imagining how scenarios in my daily life could have played out...Read More
Gaming News Roundup: A Surprise Win at BAFTA
A Surprise Win at the BAFTA Game Awards The BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Game Awards were this Thursday, with Destiny taking the title of best game. It was a move...Read More
Gaming Safety Tips for Parents and Children
Video games are a way of life for many families. The positive effects of gaming are too numerous to count. Gaming gives families a chance to play together and enjoy...Read More
This Week in Family Gaming: March 13, 2015
Hey Pixelkiners, I’m still alive after a long weekend in Boston at PAX East. While I was away, Valve announced their entry into the virtual reality game, with the HTC...Read More
[Sneak Peek] Mario Party 10
Mario Party 10, like the Mario Partys before it, is a board game simulator. Players use characters from the Mario universe as game pieces on complex, interactive boards. Let’s take...Read More
Parents and Psychologists Talk Screentime and More
Being a parent and a gamer can present a whole host of challenges. Games are a pretty new medium, and with novelty comes fear of the unknown. Fortunately, none of...Read More
