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Steph Catley Will Be On Fifa 16’s Cover

Steph Catley, female FIFA soccer player—or football, if you’re anywhere but the United States—will be on the Australian FIFA 16 game cover.Read More

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Alphabear Review: The Adorable Alphabet Challenge

It is a truth universally acknowledged that if I’m going to download a mobile game it had better be freaking cute. Spry Fox’s puzzle word game Alphabear fulfills all my needs, and then...Read More

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Divide By Sheep Makes Math Morbidly Fun

From its opening cutscene, you know Divide By Sheep isn’t a boring, old, or ordinary math game. Turns out the Grim Reaper is lonely and wants some of the cute,...Read More

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[Podcast] Gaming With the Moms #13: Who Let You Come Back?

Check Out Technology Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with Gaming With The Moms on BlogTalkRadio We are SO glad to have Nicole back from her grand tour of Ohio and Chicago! She...Read More

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This Week In Disney Infinity 3.0 and Skylanders SuperChargers

Hello Pixelkiners! It’s been a busy week. First up, let’s get all the Skylanders and Disney Infinity 3.0 news out of the way. Disney Infinity 3.0, aka that new Star...Read More

This Week in Family Gaming: July 10, 2015

Hey Pixelkiners! Minecon happened over 4th of July weekend in London, and from this blocky paradise came a trailer for the new Minecraft game, Story Mode, which will be made...Read More

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Rayman Adventures Making Mobile Appearance

Ubisoft has announced that their classic Rayman franchise will be making an appearance on mobile devices. Rayman Adventures is a new game that will be released later this year. The...Read More

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People With Paralysis Regain Control Using a Video Game

A few years ago, Will Brierly of Cambridge, Mass. woke up in the middle of the night and wanted soda. He didn’t have any. So, he created the incredibly weird FPS (that’s “first-person soda”)...Read More

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Learning Grammar Is Fun with Sleep Furiously

Nothing about learning grammar is very fun under normal circumstances. I vividly remember walking into a high school English class and seeing a sample sentence written out on the blackboard...Read More

Kickstarter Created for Video Game Print Magazine for Kids

“Little Player” will be a bi-monthy video game print magazine geared towards kids ages 7-12. It’ll be kid-friendly and ad-free. The focus will be only on games rated EC for Early...Read More

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New HoloLens Video Shows Us What It’s Really Like

Microsoft has released a case-study Hololens video that they did with Case Western Reserve University. It shows what the holograms will look like from the viewpoint of the person wearing the...Read More

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League of Legends Community Successfully Fights Abuse

A group of folks at Riot Games, who make League of Legends, paired up with some cross-disciplinary scientists and game designers to study League of Legends community and the toxicity...Read More

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Xbox One Update Readying it for Backwards Compatibility

Xbox One’s most recent update is preparing it for two pretty exciting features: backwards compatibility and the ability to stream games to Windows 10.Read More

My Parents Reflect on Raising a Gamer

As an only child, I loved all things geek. I have many stories to share, but have recently wondered what it was like raising me. What does a budding gamer...Read More