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Starbound Is a Little Like Minecraft Set in Space
Minecraft‘s runaway indie success has nearly single-handedly spawned an entire genre of games—commonly called “sandbox.” They’re all light on structure and story, instead emphasizing open-ended gameplay such as exploration, crafting,...Read More
Gaming News Roundup: Gamers Want Female Heroes
The Annual Game Developer’s Conference This week is GDC, the annual Game Developers’ Conference in San Francisco. Highlights of the conference have been huge progress in virtual reality technology, as...Read More
Making Games Together Brings a Couple Closer
Game development is hard. Independent game development can be, in many ways, much harder. Add in the fact that your business partner is also your spouse and you’ve got a whole...Read More
Taking Kids to Conventions—Is It a Good Idea?
Conventions are popular with game enthusiasts, but what can you do with kids at a convention? Nicole Tanner and KayLee Jaech talk about when they started taking their kids to...Read More
Four Cool Ways Video Games Bring Us Together
We spend a lot of time at Pixelkin—and in gaming communities in general—talking about how games bring us together. Co-op and online multiplayer features are often touted as “proof” that...Read More
[Sneak Peek] Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars, the latest installment in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong puzzle game series, is coming out on March 5. Let’s take a look at what...Read More
Valve to Release New Virtual Reality Headset Called Vive
Valve, the Bellevue company responsible for computer gaming platform Steam and for the excellent Portal game series, has just announced that they will be teaming up with HTC and releasing...Read More
Indie Games Spotlight: Let There Be Life
With so many games out there that focus on shooting, stomping, exploding, punching, kicking, smashing, smorshing, smooshing, fwooshing, fworping, and zapping… It’s so nice to find a game that has absolutely nothing to...Read More
The Week’s Game News Roundup: Guitar Hero and More
Guitar Hero is Back Guitar Hero is coming back! This rhythm game that you play with guitar replicas has been a long-time favorite for family gaming, and the announcement four...Read More
[Review] Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Platform: Wii U Kirby and the Rainbow Curse is a claymation-esque side-scrolling platformer in which the player guides Kirby using a rainbow paintbrush. While Rainbow Curse has a lot of good...Read More
This Week in Family Gaming: February 27, 2015
Hi there everybody! Simone de Rochefort from Pixelkin.org here with your family gaming news.Read More
Ana’s Apps: Bugs and Buttons and Bugs and Buttons 2
Most adults are scared of bugs of some kind. Whether it’s ants or spiders, most of us get pretty squeamish around creatures with six or more legs. My daughter is...Read More
How Games Replaced Sports in My Son’s Childhood
There are fathers who grab a football and go outside to play catch with their kids. I used to play catch with my dad. When I became a dad, I...Read More
Using GameMaker to Create Your Own Games
Creating a video game can seem like a great mystery that’s too complicated to unravel without a college degree. However, many young gamers have an interest in making games themselves. Accessible...Read More
