VIDEO GAME NEWS, REVIEWS, COMEDY, AND MORE
Games Like Gravity Falls
Gravity Falls is a wildly popular cartoon about twin siblings, Mabel and Dipper Pines, who spend a summer with their Grunkel Stan in a rural Oregon town. The show is...Read More
New Hearthstone Expansion Set for Release on July 22
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, the multiplayer online card-battling game by Blizzard Entertainment, is going to get some new content soon. Packages containing scrolls have been sent to a number of...Read More
[Video Games 101] What Are Esports?
This post is part of 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! Okay, so...Read More
The Minecraft Builder Bowl Begins, Finalists Will Compete in Paris
The Immersive Education Initiative (iED) launched its Minecraft “Builder Bowl” in June. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade are participating in the Builder Bowl and creating “immersive experiences, content, and applications.” According...Read More
Intergenerational Workshop Aims to Bring Relatives Together With Games
An intergenerational game making workshop at the National Museum of Natural History proved successful last week. Kids, parents, and grandparents all got together to practice game design.Read More
Teacher-Made Minecraft Mod Adds Programmable Turtles
Minecraft is everywhere in education these days. Now a teacher-made mod for the game, ComputerCraftEdu, is available for classrooms and parents.Read More
College Board Releases New Statistics For Computer Science Education
Enrollment in AP Computer Science classes continues to rise for the fifth year in a row. And, according to the College Board, it’s the fastest-growing AP class in the country. Only...Read More
Prof. Constance Steinkuehler Talks About Video Game Benefits
The ESA recently interviewed college professor and researcher Constance Steinkuehler about her work with and admiration for video games. Pixelkin has spoken with Dr. Steinkuehler before. She always has a lot...Read More
Annual STEM Video Game Challenge Winners Announced
The National STEM Video Game Challenge just announced the winners of the 4th annual challenge. They’re all middle and high school kids. There were nearly 4,000 entries in total. While only a handful...Read More
Hidden Family-Gaming Gems: Child of Light
Have you ever wanted to help your child through a magical fantasy adventure? Of course you have! And you’re in luck, because that’s exactly what Child of Light wants to offer...Read More
Journey Coming to PS4
We’ve been hearing rumors and whispers (well, announcements) about Thatgamecompany’s Journey coming to PlayStation 4 for some time now, but it’s official—mostly—and it’ll be this July.Read More
New Digimon Game Coming to North America
I had the chance to play Digimon All-Star Rumble at PAX last year, and while I admit that fighting games aren’t really my jam, it was…okay. But it didn’t feel...Read More
Huge Reddit Protest Ends; r/gaming Subreddit Is Back
Reddit is now operating normally, after a huge protest that took place over the weekend. The protest was led by subreddit Community Managers. It shut down many sections of the massively...Read More
Assassin’s Creed Obstacle Course To Return to San Diego Comic-Con
If you’re an Assassin’s Creed fan like me, you’ll know the temptation to vault up the sides of buildings and throw yourself into the carts of hay that litter the...Read More
