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[OPINION]  The Last Tinker: When Good Games Make Bad Choices

The question “what is your favorite color” is especially difficult in The Last Tinker: City of Colors. You are trying your darndest to reunite the people of Colortown and fight...Read More

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They’re Learning What?! Sex (Ed) In Gaming

This article is Part 5 in our Sex in Video Games series. Sex education can be a contentious topic among parents. With different laws in each state and different programs in...Read More

E3 Vlog

[VIDEO] 3 Games From E3 That Make Me Look Forward to the Future

At long last, here’s the final installment of Pixelkin’s trip to E3. This time I talk about three of the most interesting games I played on my last day there—Road...Read More

Girls Make Games

Girls Make Games is Using Kickstarter to Help These Kids Turn Their Video Game Into a Reality

This last June, the new summer camp Girls Make Games provided a three-week crash course in game design for young girls in the San Francisco Bay Area. The campers broke up into small teams based on...Read More

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4 Types of Typing Games That Can Help Your Kid Learn Keyboarding Skills

When my son was young, he had a learning disability called dysgraphia—a problem that affects handwriting. Students who have dysgraphia can have problems in school. Fortunately, my son learned to type...Read More

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[New Release] The Counting Kingdom Hits Steam

Remember when I reviewed the adorable and educational game Counting Kingdom? The game is now being released on Steam, so you can give it a try yourself. The Counting Kingdom...Read More

Ninja Pizza Girl demo

The Scariest Enemies in NInja Pizza Girl Are Other Teenagers

Ninja Pizza Girl is a game inspired by, well, a real life ninja pizza girl. Or at least a pizza girl. The game came about after Jason Stark’s teenage daughter, Alia, started...Read More

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A Dad’s Destiny Beta Impressions

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 crossposting...Read More

Valiant Hearts review

[Review] Valiant Hearts: The Great War Puts Us In Touch With the Human Side of History

One hundred years after the start of World War I, I finished Valiant Hearts: The Great War. I cried a little. This wasn’t unusual, since I’d also cried about two minutes...Read More

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[Review] Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty Delivers the Meat

If you haven’t heard of the video game producer Oddworld Inhabitants, you really owe it to yourself to check its games out. Founded in 1994, the company is responsible for...Read More

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Play 2DS Games With Your Kids at Nintendo’s Traveling Playground [Video]

This July, the Play Nintendo Tour 2014 made a three-day appearance at the Seattle Center, right next to the world-famous Space Needle. I stopped by to see what it was all about....Read More

Batkid

New Documentary Will Tell The Story of Batkid

Back in 2013, a young boy named Miles Scott managed to, for one beautiful day, make the world of superheroes into a reality. Miles, who is currently in remission, was diagnosed with...Read More

sunless sea

[Review] Sunless Sea: A Vessel Dares the Deep

Sunless Sea is about many things: exploration, roleplaying, mysteries, adventure, survival, and death. A lot of death. Currently available on Steam Early Access, Sunless Sea is an engrossing experience that strikes a...Read More

Seattle Retro Gaming Expo

SRGE Reel: This Question Revealed How Much Gamers Love Their Families

At the end of June, Pixelkin attended the Seattle Retro Gaming Expo! We met hundreds of amazing gamers and their families at our booths, held a panel, and bought some...Read More