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Gamescom: Germany Hosts The World’s Biggest Gaming Convention
Gamescom 2015 is happening from August 5-9 in Cologne, Germany. If you’ve heard of E3 you know that it’s a huge video game trade show that takes place in Los...Read More
[Video Games 101] What Are Mods and Should My Kids Be Downloading Them?
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! If your...Read More
International Serious Play Awards Winners Announced
The International Serious Play Awards winners were announced this Sunday. The awards honor games that deliver a high quality of engagement and measurable learning opportunities.Read More
ID@Xbox To Release We Happy Few Game for Xbox One
We really liked Contrast, Compulsion Games’ previous game about a young girl and her (probably) imaginary friend in the circus. The We Happy Few game looks to be for an older...Read More
Games With Gold Games To Be Playable on Xbox One
Microsoft has announced that all upcoming Games With Gold free games for Xbox 360 will be available for Xbox One with backwards compatibility. Technically this means that Xbox Live Gold...Read More
Sneak Peek: Zoombinis
Logical Journey of the Zoombinis is an upcoming puzzle game. It might sound a bit familiar—that’s because Zoombinis was a popular educational game back in the 90s. Now it’s being...Read More
Ali-A Wins Two Guinness World Records for Gaming
Professional YouTube gamer and Legends of Gaming star Ali-A (Alistair Aiken) was recently presented with two Guinness World Records—for “Most popular Call of Duty channel for views” and “most popular...Read More
Independent Games Festival Issues Call for Submissions
The Independent Games Festival (IGF) is now accepting submissions for the 18th annual indie games showcase. The IGF is the longest running festival, summit, and showcase for indie games. It is...Read More
Let’s Play Monday: Splatoon Let’s Play Single-Player, Part 3
Courtney and Simone are back with the third installment of their Splatoon Let’s Play. So far they’ve been doing pretty great, finishing a whole section of the game in each...Read More
Charity Record Set for Summer Games Done Quick
Games Done Quick runs a summer event called, aptly, Summer Games Done Quick. It ended just this morning, breaking its own record after raising over $1.2 million for Doctors Without Borders.Read More
C-Art is a Virtual Art Museum
C-Art means to teach players about contemporary art movements by guiding them through a virtual museum, rendered in Unity 3D. It’s not exactly a learning game so much as it is...Read More
[Review] Angry Birds 2
Platforms: iOS and Android Devices We played on iOS (IPad) Angry Birds 2 is the first official sequel to the pop-culture phenomenon. It’s already been downloaded millions of times. Much...Read More
Nok Syllables Suffers From Monotony
Nok Syllables is a cute new reading app that teaches kids reading by breaking down words into syllables. The game features two little green aliens in a factory. They take green...Read More
[Review] King’s Quest: A Knight to Remember
Platforms: Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, PC, We played on: PS4 Yesterday I played King’s Quest episode 1, named A Knight to Remember, the first part of an adventure game about Graham...Read More
