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The 6 Best Educational Games We Saw at PAX
The Pixelkin Staff spent the weekend at PAX Prime looking at games and attending panels on a variety of topics related to family gaming. Here are the six best educational games...Read More
The 10 Best Family Games We Saw at PAX
The Pixelkin Staff spent the weekend at PAX Prime looking at games and attending panels on a variety of topics related to family gaming. Here are the 10 best family games...Read More
What Is PAX and Why Should You Care?
Over Labor Day weekend, video game fans from all over the world will descend upon Seattle for four days of demonstrations, panels and fun, known as PAX, which is short...Read More
[Review] Wayward Manor
Wayward Manor, author Neil Gaiman’s first foray into gaming, is a game to unite a family with varied gaming skills. An indie, point-and-click puzzle and adventure game for PC, Wayward Manor...Read More
Playing Games Online Is Something Any Parent Can Do With Their Kids
When I was growing up in the 1990s, “stranger danger” was a popular refrain. The Internet was a brave new world, and parents were concerned that with sudden access to...Read More
Killing Baby Animals and Other Things No Kid Should Be Asked To Do
We talk a lot about what makes kids games good. Today, I’m going to tell you about something that can make a kid’s game very bad: emotional manipulation via imperiled baby animals. In other...Read More
What’s Twitch and Why is Amazon Buying It for Nearly $1 Billion?
Non-gamers out there may not have heard of Twitch, but in the video gaming world, it’s a big thing. It’s so big that now Amazon has fought off Google’s bid...Read More
New Research Shows That Kids Who Play Video Games Are More Social Than Those Who Don’t
Think back to your middle- and high-school years. You’re in the cafeteria, or on the playground, or you’re waiting outside the classroom chatting with your your friends. Suddenly, the conversation...Read More
[Interview] Pixelkin Talks to DC Douglas about Voice Acting, Sharknados, and More
A few weeks ago I got to interview actor DC Douglas. I knew him as Legion from Mass Effect 2, one of my favorite games, but he’s had a long...Read More
9 Reasons Kids Game So Much and What You Can Do About It
When I identify myself as an authority on family gaming, the conversation often goes something like this: Concerned Mom (wrinkled brow, stage whisper): “So, I don’t tell everybody this, but...Read More
Disney Infinity Is Now Free to Download for Wii U
But don’t be deceived—if you don’t already own the game on Wii, you will still be spending money. Starting today, Disney Infinity is available as a free download for Wii U from...Read More
6 Games That Address Grief, Loss, and Depression
When a person, especially a young person, is experiencing grief for the first time, it can be incredibly disorienting, isolating, and confusing. If you’re watching from the outside, the feeling of...Read More
Turning Chore Time into Fun Time: Gamification in the Home
This article originally appeared on EngagedFamilyGaming.com, a website dedicated to providing families with the information they need to make informed gaming decisions. We’re happy to announce that we’ll be regularly...Read More
[Review] The Fall: “Nothing Binds Me”
In The Fall, a point-and-click adventure game, you play as the artificial intelligence (AI) aboard a combat suit, programmed to protect the human inside. Who could have predicted that a...Read More
