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  • 5 Less Violent ‘Battle Royale’ Games for Kids

    5 Less Violent ‘Battle Royale’ Games for Kids

    Battle royale-style “one vs. many” games like Apex Legends and Call of Duty: Warzone have colonised the online space over the past couple of years, with hundreds of thousands of gamers logged in at any given time. But some parents are uneasy with the level of violence in the most popular titles in the genre;…


  • How Pokémon GO Turned Me Into a Birder

    How Pokémon GO Turned Me Into a Birder

    Niantic celebrated the 25th anniversary of Pokémon last week, using the occasion to roll out an extensive event on its popular mobile game, Pokémon GO. I’ve been playing the game for a couple of years now, ever since my son got interested in Pokémon through his friends at daycare. Early on, we walked around town…