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Gaming News Roundup: Snoop Dog and Brain Studies
TyranoBuilder is a new easy-to-use program for visual novel creation. It doesn’t require coding knowledge, so game designers without much experience can jump right in! Read More
What To Do for Spring Break in Seattle Besides Play Video Games
Spring Break in Seattle can be a bit of a challenge. The weather’s unreliable to say the least, and you’ve probably already visited the Seattle Aquarium (although the fish offer some...Read More
Ana’s Apps: Sago Mini Monsters and Ocean Swimmer
Lots of apps for preschoolers are educational. Just by playing them, you can tell exactly what they’re trying to teach your child. Those apps are great. But it doesn’t always...Read More
Make Your Own Visual Novels with TyranoBuilder
This week a new program called TyranoBuilder launched on Steam. This is great news for anyone—kids and adults—who want to make their own games but don’t necessarily have the technical...Read More
Study Says Gamers Are Better Visual Learners
When it comes to visual learning, gamers may have an advantage over non-gamers. A study from Brown University found a correlation between people who play games frequently and learning retention...Read More
A Teenager’s Take on the Positive Aspects of Gaming
From my first Xbox to my current PC, I have been actively playing games for most of my life. But it wasn’t until about a year or two ago that...Read More
[Review] Mario Party 10
Platform: Nintendo Wii U Mario Party 10, the latest installment in the Mario Party series from Nintendo, gives one to four players the chance to go head to head in a virtual board...Read More
[New Release] MLB 15: The Show
Released last week just in time for the opening day of major league baseball, MLB 15: The Show is a sports game that offers PlayStation people (PS4, PS3, and PS...Read More
Parents Need to Participate in Their Kids’ Online Gaming
It was a startling and bizarre thing to see early in the morning. I was checking my guild’s website while enjoying my first coffee of the day. On the front...Read More
Awesome Drawings From Our Comicon Scavenger Hunt!
Last week we hosted a scavenger hunt at Emerald City Comicon 2015! If you completed the three steps in the hunt, you got a free Pixelkin shirt. Needless to say, it...Read More
This Week in Family Gaming: April 3, 2015
Hey everyone! Welcome back to your family gaming news. Today we have…more amiibo. The new ones come out in May, but don’t worry, because you can already reserve them at...Read More
Gaming News Roundup: A Different Kind of War Game
Valiant Hearts Free on iOS The first episode of Valiant Hearts, a wonderful game that deals with WWI history and the repercussions of war on its combatants and civilians, is now free on...Read More
Electronic Arts Announces Big Origin Sale
Origin, the online portal and store for Electronic Arts titles, is having a spring sale with deep discounts on lots of the company’s recent popular PC games. The prices of...Read More
Parenting Styles: 9 Tips for Dealing With Parents Who Judge You for Letting Your Kids Play Video Games
Let’s face it: parenting styles differ, and one place they collide is around the question of whether you let your kids play video games. If you do let your kids...Read More