Allegedly enraged over her five-year-old son’s playing of a video game he received as a Christmas gift, Jutrina Tillman of Phoenix, Arizona, dragged the young boy into his bedroom and began to strangle him before threatening to kill him and his 13-year-old sister with a butcher knife. More »
It’s a delicate subject but one that will inevitably come up for any parent, and you’ve got to be prepared. In this age of bright and shiny high definition games, how can we force our children to play through the games we grew up on first? This is commenter Balmung‘s question in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Now eat your video games, kids. More »
A father in the Canadian province of British Columbia contacted the police on Monday after receiving sexually explicit messages from a man his 12-year-old daughter had met playing while Resident Evil 5. More »
I worry about having kids. For many reasons.Will having kids cut into my already limited gaming time? Will I have to stop playing mature games in case lil’ Johnny gets his chocolate covered paws on it? Will he/she pour pour Lucky Charms into my disc tray? All important questions when pondering parenthood. But this Cracked article takes things a step further, by listing the four most important things to know as a gamer parent. More »
Using the television or video game console to babysit your child might be more detrimental than you think. The results of a two decade study show that actively participating in your child’s life could save them from severe personality disorder. More »