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Starcoder

Starcoder Teaches Kids to Code While They Play

There are lots of different ways to introduce kids to coding, but often the best way to teach someone a new topic is to pair it up with something they...Read More

This Week In Family Gaming – August 21, 2015

Skylanders continues to aim for world domination with a new mobile card game called Skylanders BattleCast. It won’t be out till 2016, but you can test it out on September...Read More

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The Issue: How To Pay and Play in Skylanders BattleCast

Skylanders BattleCast is a digital card game that will be coming out for iOS, Android, and Amazon devices in 2016. In it you’ll choose Skylanders to battle against friends or...Read More

Q*bert

Classic Game Q*bert Released for iPhone and iPad

Q*bert: Rebooted is available today in a free-to-play version on the iOS store for  iPhone and iPad. It’ll come out for Android phones in a few weeks. Remember Q*bert? You...Read More

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Gaming With the Moms Podcast #19: I Came From Virtual Reality

Check Out Technology Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with Gaming With The Moms on BlogTalkRadio Nicole, Linda, and Simone are joined this week by Mark DeLoura, game-industry super-veteran and former advisor...Read More

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Cities Skylines Expansion Coming This Fall—No Zombies

Paradox Interactive and Collossal Order have announced that the new Cities Skylines expansion, dubbed Cities Skylines: After Dark, will be released September 24.Read More

Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy VII Available on iOS With Story Mode

The iOS port of Final Fantasy VII is available as of yesterday. We’ve been hearing about it since E3,  but it’s official now. This is just the latest Final Fantasy port...Read More

Microsoft Updates Keep Users From Playing Pirated Games

Microsoft’s updated service agreement comes with a warning that pirated Xbox and Windows games can be disabled by the system. “We may automatically check your version of the software and...Read More

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New Preschool App LumiKids Backyard Available Now

LumiKids has released its third app for preschoolers. LumiKids Backyard is available for free on iOS now. Like its predecessors LumiKids Backyard focuses on providing fun ways for kids to...Read More

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Asi Burak Offers “Games for Social Good” Webinar Tomorrow

Tomorrow, August 20, Asi Burak will speak on video games and social good in an hour-long webinar. The first half will be dedicated to the talk and the second half to a Q&A...Read More

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Nintendo Teams Up With Hasbro for Transformers Splatfest

The awesome ink-shooting turf-grabbing kid-squidding game Splatoon for Nintendo Wii U is hosting another Splatfest. This time the two teams going head-to-head are the Autobots and the Decepticons from the...Read More

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Blizzard Previews New Hearthstone Cards in Tavern Brawl

Players are getting a sneak peek at the new Hearthstone cards in this week’s Tavern Brawl mode. The Tavern Brawl mode was released back in June. It’s a timed event with...Read More

Fake Amiibo Device “Amiiqo” Will Help You Cheat

A UK website is selling an “NFC Toy Emulator” called the Amiiqo. The Amiiqo, which isn’t authorized by Nintendo, stores information on amiibo characters and can be used in place of...Read More

New Official DOTA 2 Merchandise

Merchoid just announced the latest additions to their official DOTA 2 merchandise line: Pudge the Butcher’s Cleaver and Flesh Hook. The iconic Pudge weapons are lifesize foam replicas of those found in...Read More