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For Dedicated Ōkami Fans Only: Amaterasu Action Figure
One of the most beautiful games for the Wii was an action-adventure game based on Japanese folklore. The game is called Ōkami. Ōkami’s player character is a wolf who is also...Read More
Only a Quarter of Americans Have Heard of Oculus Rift
How up to date are you on VR technology? A new survey from Frank N. Magid Associates tells us that while most consumers are interested in virtual reality, 51% of them aren’t familiar...Read More
Over 40 More Games Can Be Streamed on PlayStation Now… Now!
The season of giving goes on for Sony, who has added another considerable chunk of PlayStation 3 games to their streaming service, PlayStation Now. That brings the total up to...Read More
Nintendo NX Could Be Announced at E3 This Year
A stock market blog has reported that we may get our first look at the NX concept in a few months. The news also suggests that the mystery console will begin selling by the...Read More
If You Want an Oculus Rift, It’s Going to Cost You $600
The information the technology world has been waiting for was announced this morning. The leading virtual reality company, Oculus, opened preorders for its flagship VR headset the Oculus Rift. We now...Read More
Valve Cracks Down on Match-Fixing
Valve is dishing out a permanent ban to anyone that engages in match-fixing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. If a team is found to have intentionally lost for financial gain, the team...Read More
Hidden Family Gaming Gems: Towerfall: Ascension
If you’re like many American families, you spent a good portion of the last few weeks caught in a cyclonic whirl of close family, distant relatives, and childhood friends with...Read More
Rise of the Tomb Raider Hits PC on January 28
We now have a solid release date for the PC edition of Rise of the Tomb Raider! Lara Croft’s latest adventure will hit Windows 10 and Steam on January 28. Rise...Read More
Oculus Rift Pre-Orders Start Tomorrow, But If You Backed It On Kickstarter You Might Not Need To Buy It
You get an Oculus Rift! You get an Oculus Rift! Everyone who backed the Oculus Dev Kit 1 at the $275 level (or higher) on Kickstarter gets an Oculus Rift! Oculus...Read More
PlayStation 4 Performed Well Over the Holidays
The PlayStation 4 didn’t lose its sales lead over the holiday season. During a five week period from the end of November to the beginning of January, 5.7 million PlayStation 4s...Read More
Kojima and del Toro Reunite For Hall of Fame Induction
Guess who’s reuniting? At the DICE Awards on February 19, Guillermo del Toro will induct Hideo Kojima into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) Hall of Fame. Previously, del Toro worked...Read More
Forbes Names 30 Under 30 In Games
It’s that time again for the Forbes list that names young people who are notable achievers. The 2016 list includes 600 people under 30 in 20 different sectors, from food...Read More
Sande Chen Explains the Ups and Downs of Ed Game Funding
In a series on gamesandlearning.org, Sande Chen is digging into the state of educational games. (We discussed Part I of her series here.) In Part II, she analyzed funding sources...Read More
This Teacher Brought Coding Lessons To Kindergarten
One charter school teacher in Oklahoma City has gotten his students started coding–in kindergarten. Wes Dicken uses Dash and Dot robots from Wonder Workshop to introduce the kids to programming....Read More