GAMING NEWS, REVIEWS, TIPS, AND MORE
New Announcements From Oculus VR
If you’re a fan of virtual reality (VR) technology, get excited. In a press conference this morning in San Francisco, the makers of the Oculus Rift VR Headset made several announcements about their upcoming hardware.Read More
App Camp for Girls Hits Indiegogo
App Camp for Girls is a summer camp program designed to teach middle school-aged girls how to design and code their own mobile apps. The program was launched in 2013 with...Read More
LittleBigPlanet 3 Gets a Big Update With The Journey Home
Sumo Digital is releasing their first big DLC (downloadable content) next month. LittleBigPlanet 3: The Journey Home picks up immediately where LittleBigPlanet 3 ended—or didn’t end, as it turns out.Read More
Microsoft Drops Xbox One Price
If you’ve been waiting to pick up an Xbox One, now is a good time to do it.Read More
Ana’s Apps: Endless Spanish
Originator has become one of the most popular developer of apps for preschoolers. If you’re not familiar with the Originator name, odds are you’re familiar with their products. They produce...Read More
Hidden Family-Gaming Gems: Magicka
Is your copy of Super Smash Bros getting a bit worn out? Looking for a game to play with the kids that you’ll all enjoy? Well, you’re in luck. From...Read More
Amazon Gets Serious About Game Development
Amazon Game Studios is working on a computer game. Kim Swift, Senior Designer at Amazon, posted a hiring call a couple of weeks ago. The company has snapped up a lot...Read More
Games For Change Festival Releases Stats
The annual Games For Change Festival has put together a neat infographic of stats and figures for this year’s event, which happened in May. Games for Change’s mission is “catalyzing...Read More
5 Great Wii U Games for Toddlers
There comes a time in every gaming parent’s life when your young child is no longer content to sit there with an unplugged (or unconnected) controller, happily mashing buttons along with...Read More
How Games and Learning Go Together and How They Don’t
A book about games and learning was released in April, and it’s getting a lot of attention. The Game Believes in You: How Digital Play Can Make Our Kids Smarter is by...Read More
Deactivated PS4 Consoles an Issue for Sony
The big gaming console makers (Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft) have different and sometimes confusing ways of preventing users from breaking the rules when it comes to sharing games. In most cases,...Read More
[Podcast] Gaming With the Moms #8: Pointless Games That Give Us Hats
Check Out Technology Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with Gaming With The Moms on BlogTalkRadio Welcome to episode 8 of Gaming With the Moms! Host and Pixelkin Managing Editor Nicole Tanner...Read More
Another Disney Infinity Star Wars Pack on the Way
Another Disney Infinity Star Wars Play Set has been announced. It will be one of three Star Wars Play Sets that will be released for Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition; we covered the...Read More
This Week in Family Gaming: June 5, 2015
Hi Pixelkiners! Welcome to our family gaming show. This year’s North American League of Legends Championships will be held in Madison Square Garden on August 22nd and 23rd! Tickets aren’t...Read More
