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"Parents and schools had complained that the game was affecting their children’s studies"
Read More »PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds banned in Nepal for making ‘people aggressive in real life’
Inappropriate games tagged as child-friendly have been discovered on Google Play store
"We want children to be safe online and we work hard to help protect them"
Read More »Facebook’s ‘deceptive’ practices let children run up huge credit card bills
Internal memos called it "friendly fraud"
Read More »Unity encourages children and their teachers to make games with Unity Playground
"The joy of making and playing games"
Read More »Parents slam subscription messages in Kids Mode of Just Dance 2019
"We never intended to create an uncomfortable situation for parents," said Ubisoft
Read More »Former Lego dev: penis detection in online kids games is ‘utterly impossible’
Megan Fox reflects on Lego Universe’s “dong detection” software and in-house genital creators
Read More »The Game Awards launches spin-off focused on kids’ titles
Organiser Geoff Keighley collaborating with DreamWorks-owned AwesomenessTV, with support from Activision, Nintendo and Warner Bros
Read More »GameGuru targets students with standalone release and content controls
Latest revision of creation tool also adds ability to save and load, FBX importer and engine tweaks
Read More »Mobile overtakes PC as kids’ gaming platform of choice
New NPD data suggests that PC is no longer the prominent platform for children. The report says 63 per cent of US kids between the age of two and 17 play video games on mobile devices, making it the most popular overall platform and placing it ahead of PC for …
Read More »A child’s curiosity is a terrible thing to waste
Frugotron co-founder Magda Dybal discusses how apps and games help children learn – and have fun
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