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Backwards Compatibility for the Xbox One Starts Now
The Xbox One update today introduces backwards compatibility to Microsoft’s console. But the first thing you notice will probably be the Xbox One’s new dashboard. It introduces vertical rather than...Read More
Nintendo Badge Arcade is Free to Play on 3DS Right Now
Nintendo has just launched another free-to-play app for the 3DS: Nintendo Badge Arcade. Well, I should say it’s free to download. Like the free 3DS apps that came before it, Badge Arcade...Read More
Polychromatic Review: Flashback to the ’80s
Platforms: Xbox One, PC We played on: PC I am a young’un, by many standards. My early experiences with video games came long after the migration to the home console....Read More
Disney Infinity For the Apple TV Is More Expensive Than On Consoles
The Apple TV version of Disney Infinity 3.0 comes with the SteelSeries Nimbus controller. The Nimbus is the controller that Apple has been promoting as an accessory to the new...Read More
J.J. Abrams Announces Spyjinx Game, a Collaboration Between Bad Robot & Chair
There’s a new family game on the horizon, called Spyjinx, and it’s being developed by J.J. Abrams’ studio Bad Robot in collaboration with Chair, a subsidiary of Epic Games. Chair games...Read More
Stephen Colbert Makes Candy Crush Saga “Movie”
Last night on the “Late Show,” Stephen Colbert made fun of video game/movie crossover films, and then he showed a little Candy Crush Saga film for the “Late Show” audience—starring in it...Read More
Nintendo Apps Now In Development Will Be Free to Download
According to the Wall Street Journal, all of the Nintendo apps in development right now will be free to download, but will probably include in-app purchases. This came from DeNA CEO Isao...Read More
NBA Live 16 Review: Airball
Platforms: Xbox One, PlayStation 4 We played on: PlayStation 4 They say competition breeds innovation, but I’m not so sure that’s always the case. When it comes to choosing a...Read More
Stack-Up.org Launched To Help Soldiers and Veterans Through Video Games
We’ve written before about how Operation Supply Drop was started to help U.S. veterans by supplying them with video games. Captain Machuga founded Operation Supply Drop, and now he’s started...Read More
We’re Giving Away a Copy of Guitar Hero Live
Hey there! We’re giving away a copy of Guitar Hero Live for the PlayStation 4—including the new guitar-controller. Andrew Hayward compared Guitar Hero Live with the new Rock Band for Pixelkin, and he...Read More
You Can Get Some Great Family Games From Target This Black Friday
Target’s Black Friday compendium is 36 pages long. I don’t want you to have to read all that. Heck, I didn’t want to read all that. But I did. Note:...Read More
Nintendo Direct is Coming Back on November 12
Nintendo Directs are coming back after a five-month hiatus this Thursday at 2 p.m. PST. Nintendo made the announcement on Twitter this morning. Nintendo Directs are Nintendo’s premiere medium for big...Read More
Tech-Less Mom: Breaking Things in LEGO Jurassic World
When the folks at Pixelkin suggested I review LEGO Jurassic World this month, I was surprised. How do you combine scary, blood-thirsty dinosaurs with LEGOs? In all of the Jurassic...Read More
Nintendo Is Coming to a Mall Near You
Nintendo is going to be touring 16 malls across the United States to show off a bunch of its games and amiibos to holiday shoppers. They’ll be there from November 23...Read More
