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When you hear “screen time,” your mind probably drifts to warnings about kids zoning out on the couch, right? Well, buckle up: a recent study suggests that swapping some of that couch-surfing for button-mashing might actually nudge a child’s IQ upward, if only by a sliver. Challenging the Screen-Time Narrative… Read more »

Steam’s Wholesome Games Celebration is back for 2025, running August 7–14, and this year I’m more jittery than a kid before recess. Cozy corners of the internet are lighting up with discounted delights—everything from sandwich-stacking shenanigans to creeper-free farming sims. Whether you’re deep into mocha management or just here for… Read more »

Ever find yourself hesitating over that Nintendo Switch 2 preorder, wondering if your bank account will survive the next bundle drop? You’re not hallucinating. According to Circana, spending on video games by 18-to-24-year-olds cratered in early 2025. Online and retail purchases among this group fell 13% from January through April,… Read more »

Summer in the U.S. usually means blockbuster releases or beachside VR marathons. Yet this year, millions have instead been digging in digital dirt in “Grow a Garden,” a Roblox title whipped up by a 16-year-old in just a few days. It’s refreshingly laid-back—no headshots, no car chases—yet it managed to… Read more »

When I first heard that Battlefield 6 was promising a locked 60 frames per second on every current-gen console, my eyebrow shot up. Could DICE really pull off buttery-smooth gameplay on the underpowered Series S without sacrificing visuals? Turns out, they’ve been sweating bullets behind the scenes to make it… Read more »

Content warning: brief mention of sexual violence Late last month, Steam and itch.io quietly began delisting—and in some cases deindexing—adult titles from their storefronts. The trigger? Payment processors, namely Visa and Mastercard, warming to a campaign that accused them of “profiting from rape, incest [and] child abuse games.” Cue the… Read more »

If you’re anything like me, you sign into the PlayStation Store first thing in the morning—half-asleep, coffee in hand—hoping for that little “freebie available” banner to light up your screen. And lately, Sony’s been sneaking in all sorts of bonus goodies for PS Plus members beyond the usual monthly line-up.… Read more »

It’s not every day you see a game reverse-launch itself. Yet, that’s precisely what 1047 Games announced this week: Splitgate 2 is being “unlaunched” less than two months after its official debut. Frankly, I’m torn—on one hand, I respect the bold course correction; on the other, I can’t help but… Read more »

Ever find yourself scrolling through your phone, half-watching a buddy score a high-score in some pixelated platformer while casually trading Shiba Inu? You’re not alone. As mid-2025 barrels ahead, meme-coins are morphing from laugh-a-minute Twitter fodder into tokens you might actually use in a videogame. Honestly, I didn’t see this… Read more »

Typing used to feel like endless finger-pecking exercises, right? But in this day and age—where kids are practically born swiping screens—it’s possible to turn that chore into something they’ll actually enjoy. I’ve watched my niece’s knuckles tighten and then relax as she waltzed through her first words per minute (WPM)… Read more »