GAMING NEWS, REVIEWS, TIPS, AND MORE
Life Is Strange Episode 4 Coming July 28
Life is Strange, the episodic game about a girl with time-travel powers, is getting a new episode next week. (Of course, it’s really about a lot more than that.)Read More
Ana’s Apps: Monkey MathSchool Sunshine
Often, apps that are designed to be purely educational aren’t very fun. I initially wrote off these apps as bad candidates for this series. However, as I’ve watched my daughter play,...Read More
New Hearthstone Expansion Launching Next Month
Blizzard Entertainment announced a massive Hearthstone expansion today. Hearthstone is the immensely popular free-to-play card-battling game on PC and iOS devices. The expansion, called The Grand Tournament, adds new elements...Read More
The Issue: Why Miyamoto Won’t Be President of Nintendo
The Issue is a weekly show where we talk in depth about one topic. Let us know what you think in the comments! Have a topic suggestion? Email it to hello@pixelkin.org. Recently, Nintendo’s fantastic,...Read More
41 Games to Appear At Gamescom
We now have a list of 41 games that are slated to appear at the European gaming conference Gamescom, thanks to IGN. Not all of these will necessarily be in playable condition...Read More
Nintendo Patent Lawsuit Dismissed
Nintendo has won yet another patent lawsuit, this time against Quintal Research Group, a patent-assertion company in Oakland, California. The judge ruled that the eight handheld systems named in the lawsuit—including...Read More
Xbox 360 Disc-Scratching Lawsuit Set to Move Forward
If you ever owned an Xbox 360, you might want to take note—due to a disc-scratching manufacturing defect, Microsoft is in hot water with the courts.Read More
Minecraft Movie Has a Director
The Minecraft movie has found a director, and it’s Rob McElhenney, creator and star of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” Mojang announced McElhenney’s role in a short blog post, but didn’t...Read More
PlayStation Vita Owners Can Take Solace In New Games
I’ll never regret buying my PlayStation Vita. Despite the fact that the media and Sony itself have been playing its funeral dirge for over a year, it remains a solid...Read More
New Episode of Telltale’s Game of Thrones is Out
The fifth and penultimate episode of Telltale’s Game of Thrones is out this week. The game is based on HBO’s Game of Thrones series (which is, in turn, based off George...Read More
7th Best App Ever Awards Announced for iOS
The winners of the 7th Best App Ever awards for iOS apps were announced today by Rob Rich at 148apps.com. Separate awards are given each year for Android apps. And the big winner...Read More
How to Get Mythical Diancie Pokémon in 5 Steps
Starting July 24, Pokémon Omega Ruby and/or Pokémon Omega Sapphire players will get Diancie, a Mythical Pokémon, if they follow these steps.Read More
[Review] Art Academy: Home Studio
If you’re looking for some kind of rollicking adventure through the arts, Art Academy is not it. In fact, I’d liken it more to a textbook. It looks like a game from...Read More
Her Story Game Reinvents the Gothic Murder Mystery
If you’ve ever read murder mysteries, you know that they have a strange magic hold over their readers. I’ve tried and tried and tried to figure them out before I...Read More
