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Club Nintendo To Be Replaced by New Loyalty Program

If you’ve purchased a Nintendo Wii U or 3DS game recently, you may be familiar with Nintendo’s six-year-old loyalty program, Club Nintendo. Each new Nintendo game comes with a unique PIN, which you...Read More

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A Parent’s Guide To Early Access Games

Years ago in the heydays of cartridge games and early disc-based console games, buying a new game meant you were paying for a finished product. Sure, you might still find...Read More

[Review] Terraria

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows Phone, Android, iOS, Kindle Fire. We played on: PlayStation Vita Terraria is an action-adventure game set in...Read More

This Week in Family Gaming: January 17, 2015

Hello Pixelkiners! You know we’re all for reading the ESRB’s content descriptors before you buy a game. They’re usually a pretty good indication of what you can expect, especially if...Read More

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Treating ADHD with Video Games and Exercise

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

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Indie Games: A Primer for Parents

Over the past six or seven years, independent or “indie” games have grown from low-profile diversions for killing time between bigger releases into a major tour de force in the...Read More

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How To Go Beyond the ESRB’s Sexual Content Descriptors

Most parents are fairly familiar with the ESRB ratings that can be found on game boxes and elsewhere. These ratings give us an idea of what might be found in a game, including...Read More

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10 Great Co-Op Games for 3+ Players

Playing games together is definitely one of the best ways to bond as a family. But sometimes it’s hard to find a game that everyone can play. We put together...Read More

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[Review] Thomas Was Alone

Platforms: PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Vita, Xbox One, Wii U, iOS, Android We Played on: iOS Thomas Was Alone is a single-player, 2D platform game with a twist....Read More

This Week in Family Gaming: January 10, 2015

Welcome back, Pixelkiners! I hope you caught up with our best news of 2014, which came out right before the new year. But it’s time to put all that behind...Read More

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Family Time Is Game Time

As families get busier, our time together becomes even more valuable. With school, work, and everything in between, kids and parents have packed schedules, and family time can become yet...Read More

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Do Your Kids Hate to Read? Try Interactive Books

Reading can be difficult. Language comprehension, the ability to recognize words, critical thinking, and a vivid imagination are just a few of the skills you need to truly enjoy reading....Read More

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Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved and My Depression

I suffer from chronic depression. There, I said it. It’s not something I’ve shared publicly before, though most of my close friends and family know. I’ve been depressed for so...Read More

College Offering Scholarships to Teenage Gamers

You may have heard about gamers winning large sums of money in tournaments. Millions, even. This is esports, and it’s steadily become more and more accepted as an official sport...Read More