Our weekly take on children and gaming is here with The Children’s Corner this week where we will be discussing parental controls and whether or not you should consider them.
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Microsoft is releasing Xbox hygiene products. No, seriously, they are.
No, we aren’t trolling. Microsoft and the parent company of Axe are teaming up for a brand new marketing push with Xbox from Lynx.
E3 2019: Ten of our most anticipated games and a few we hope to see
E3 is a great event for the gaming industry and the gaming community as a whole. It’s a time when some of the biggest announcements are made, previous announcements get fully unveiled, and even a few teases manage to make it out the door. With E3 just a little over a week away, it’s time to talk about what we hope to see. So let’s get to talking.
Brazil’s Independent Games Festival to bring in major mobile developers in 2019
Brazil Games’ efforts to grow aren’t going unnoticed as some of the biggest independent developers of mobile games prepare to make their way to Brazil for the countries 7th edition of Brazil Games.
Sonic the Hedgehog movie director confirms changes will be made
After a horrible and questionable character design on the behalf of Sonic the Hedgehog’s appearance, it seems that Jeff Fowler, Paramount, and SEGA are redesigning our little blue pal ahead of the movies upcoming release.
Final Fantasy XIV: How an FC called Azure Infinitum turned into family
From toxic and abusive experiences to a reformed sense of community, Dustin opens up about the hardships he faced and how one FINAL FANTASY XIV community changed his experiences for the better.
A letter from the Editor – We’ve been accepted to OpenCritic, thanks to you, our readers
“On behalf of our team, I want to thank you, our readers, for your support in getting us where we are now and helping us go where we are meant to go. Because of you, your dedication, your passion for games and your viewership, we’re proud to announce we’ve been accepted to OpenCritic, a review aggregation site, starting today.”
Opinion: How Activision Blizzard could have saved 800 jobs like Satoru Iwata did
Satoru Iwata | Credits: Nintendo
“I sincerely doubt employees who fear that they may be laid off will be able to develop software titles that could impress people around the world.” – Satoru Iwata
Square Enix partners up with the Ad Council to help stop bullying
Through the power of games, communication, and Kingdom Hearts III; Square Enix and the Ad Council have partnered up in an anti-bullying campaign called Because of You.
Were you affected by the Activision Blizzard Layoffs? These devs are hiring.
Layoffs aren’t easy to comprehend or even swallow by any means. To some, it simply reads as “you were expendable, so we let you go” in order to keep their companies going. For some, that’s exactly how today’s news felt for those both affected and left unaffected. But, there are developers reaching out to those looking for jobs and here’s everything we know.