When I was 12 I didn't like school much — who did? But if someone told me I didn't have to go to school and could use the spare time to do whatever I wanted? I'd probably just spend it trying to break my speed records on Super Punch Out!! I tell you what I wouldn't have done: worked my ass off to create a critically… » 7/01/14 11:55pm 7/01/14 11:55pm

One of the most dreaded things for me in childhood was pulling out teeth—but this kid? This kid is PUMPED to pull out his teeth. Dang. » 3/25/14 5:00pm 3/25/14 5:00pm

Some kids in Pennsylvania made a prop bomb they were using when they played a real-life game of Call of Duty out in the yard. This is why you don't leave your toys laying around outside, boys. A neighbor found it, didn't know what the hell it was, and a very real bomb squad evacuated several people. » 3/05/14 12:00pm 3/05/14 12:00pm

Now that YouTuber Game Dave and his army of young, free-spelling youngsters have weighed in on the console war, it's time to tackle a tougher issue — are video games bad for you? » 2/04/14 2:31pm 2/04/14 2:31pm

Adults talking about which video game machine is better can be annoying and downright stupid. Grade-schoolers doing it, though, is adorable. » 1/22/14 12:30pm 1/22/14 12:30pm

What goes on inside the head of a child playing with a couple of LEGO ninja? Stop-motion animator supreme Counter656 gives us a thrilling peek. » 10/07/13 11:30am 10/07/13 11:30am

"You can't hate Legend of Zelda!" You make a compelling argument, SammyClassicSonicFan, but HaleyTheHedgehog isn't buying it. Maybe it's time to bust out the "pitch-perfect gameplay." » 7/16/13 2:30pm 7/16/13 2:30pm

Kids these days have all the fun. It's bad enough they have cellphones and high speed access to the internet, but now they get to fulfill one of my lifelong dreams - beating a cop at video games. » 3/15/13 11:00am 3/15/13 11:00am

Remember Abe? Last time, he showed us how to make Cut The Rope cupcakes. This time, his project is less delicious but no less adorable: he walks us through how to make a Minecraft keychain. » 3/13/13 8:30pm 3/13/13 8:30pm

There is something about Nintendo and love birds—first, someone tried using the Wii U as real estate for a personal ad. Now, according to Tiny Cartridge, a ten-year-old tried using a 3DS to find himself a girlfriend. » 2/11/13 3:30pm 2/11/13 3:30pm

Yesterday, a good friend of mine invited me to speak at an after-school game club in East Harlem about the game industry. As an adult, it was one of those very illuminating and humanizing experiences that reminds you exactly what it was like to love games dearly when you're 11 years old. Trust me, the kids are alright. » 1/29/13 12:30pm 1/29/13 12:30pm

A few years back I played a little Wii game called Cold Stone Creamery: Scoop It Up, and advertainment piece that involved assembling ice cream cones for random customers passing by a storefront. Thefty Jack's Zombie I Scream is pretty much the same thing. » 12/28/12 4:55pm 12/28/12 4:55pm

Want to play Android games but don't want to invest in an Android phone or tablet? Are you children always taking your phone away to play games? The answer to these problems just went on sale in the form of the MG, the first pocketable Wi-Fi Android app-gaming system. » 11/09/12 3:55pm 11/09/12 3:55pm

This is the most adorable gaming-related story I've read all week. » 10/12/12 1:30pm 10/12/12 1:30pm

A couple is expecting their second child almost any day now. In order to accommodate the baby, they'll need to move their first child out of the nursery and into her own room. » 9/12/12 6:30pm 9/12/12 6:30pm

Generations of gamers who have not only the arcade but also years of computer, Nintendo, and PlayStation games in their pasts are now, themselves, raising children. In a world of wall-to-wall screens and endless gaming options, it can be hard to find just the right game for game-loving parents and their inquisitive… » 7/30/12 6:00pm 7/30/12 6:00pm

ThatGameCompany's Journey is a wonderful game, a beautiful experience with universal wonder. The first time I played it, I felt a often felt a sense of childlike wonder. » 7/24/12 6:00pm 7/24/12 6:00pm