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Tearaway Unfolded Is Coming to PS4!
In what is possibly the most exciting news of the century, Media Molecule is making a version of Tearaway for the PlayStation 4! The announcement came from Gamescom 2014, during...Read More
7 Video Game Vacations That Will Please the Whole Family
If you have gamers in the family, it’s a good bet that you can find something fun and game-related on your vacation. And don’t worry, that doesn’t mean sitting inside...Read More
[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
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
[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 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
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
[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
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
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
[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
[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
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
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
