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Fight My Monster reaches 1m boys

Fight My Monster reaches 1m boys

Fight My Monster has become the UK’s fastest-growing online game for boys after reaching 1m players.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Apr 12th 2012 at 4:07PM in News
FEATURE: Have we lost the kids games market?

FEATURE: Have we lost the kids games market?

It was September 2003 when THQ released Finding Nemo.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Feb 22nd 2012 at 8:01AM in News
Top five kids gaming sites' share of TV ad market

Top five kids gaming sites' share of TV ad market

Children's social gaming sites such as Moshi Monsters accounted for almost ten per cent of all video game TV advertising last month.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 10th 2012 at 6:18PM in News
D3P nabs DreamWorks games licence

D3P nabs DreamWorks games licence

D3Publisher has acquired the rights to publish games based on DreamWorks movie IPs, following THQ’s retreat from the sector.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 8th 2012 at 9:59AM in News

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THQ quits licensed kids games sector

THQ quits licensed kids games sector

We’re used to publishers broadening their reach and distancing themselves from the core, but a new strategic shift from THQ is seeing it do the opposite.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 25th 2012 at 1:28PM in News
Imagine Online heads to the High Street

Imagine Online heads to the High Street

Ubisoft has released a physical starter pack for its browser-based game and popular girls' property Imagine Online.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Dec 13th 2011 at 4:27PM in News
OPINION: Time to invest in the next generation

OPINION: Time to invest in the next generation

My son, only 17 months old, knows how to turn on my iPhone, he’s seen me use it so much.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Dec 2nd 2011 at 2:38PM in News
Aussie Telegraph claims 'Video Games Sending Kids Crazy'

Aussie Telegraph claims 'Video Games Sending Kids Crazy'

Earnest and reputable mainstream newspaper The Daily Telegraph has today run a headline warning parents about the dangers of videogames.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on Nov 28th 2011 at 10:41AM in News
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Zelda 'can be played by five-year-olds'

Zelda 'can be played by five-year-olds'

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is so accessible that a five-year-old can play it, claims Nintendo.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 16th 2011 at 10:37AM in News

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Just Dance Kids coming to Kinect and Move

Just Dance Kids coming to Kinect and Move

Ubisoft has announced a tenth instalment in its highly successful dancing series – Just Dance Kids.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 15th 2011 at 11:04AM in News
Moshi named best-selling kids' mag

Moshi named best-selling kids' mag

Moshi Monsters Magazine has become the best-selling children’s publication in the UK with a monthly circulation of 113,748.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Aug 19th 2011 at 11:19AM in News
FEATURE: Games for kids

FEATURE: Games for kids

Two factors are dovetailing to create growth in the pre-teen gaming market.Firstly, there is the traditional migration down the demographic that comes about as a generation of hardware enters its ...

Dave Roberts
by Dave Roberts
on Jul 21st 2011 at 4:50PM in News
Are we losing the generation game?

Are we losing the generation game?

A nation of children break up for school holidays next week. And they are breaking away from games, too.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Jul 14th 2011 at 9:00AM in News

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THQ to limit kids’ licensed games

THQ to limit kids’ licensed games

It’s one of the most successful publisher’s in the sector, but THQ has indicated that it’s to focus less on licensed kids titles in the future.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 3rd 2010 at 12:02PM in News
Ubisoft scoops kids’ BAFTA double

Ubisoft scoops kids’ BAFTA double

Publisher Ubisoft is celebrating a double victory in yesterday’s Children’s BAFTA Awards.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 29th 2010 at 11:54AM in News
IGS reveals ‘Mini Wii’ range

IGS reveals ‘Mini Wii’ range

Accessories firm Impact Global Solutions will launch a new range of ‘Mini’ Wii products designed especially for the younger gamer.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 7th 2010 at 10:00AM in News
New games mag emerges

New games mag emerges

A new games publication aimed at kids has launched this week.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 25th 2010 at 9:13AM in News
LittleBigPlanet takes kids’ BAFTA

LittleBigPlanet takes kids’ BAFTA

Media Molecule has picked up yet another award for its seminal playground platformer LittleBigPlanet, this time receiving a BAFTA Children’s award.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 30th 2009 at 11:05AM in News
Mario & Sonic takes over kids TV

Mario & Sonic takes over kids TV

TV ads for Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will appear on seven kids channels simultaneously, MCV can reveal.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Oct 15th 2009 at 11:06AM in News
Bilbo and Sauron getting casual makeover

Bilbo and Sauron getting casual makeover

The large-scale brawls of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movie trilogy may have to date proved more suited to button-bashing console brawlers, but Warner is hoping to win over ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 21st 2009 at 1:12PM in News
US: Games dominate kids’ Christmas spend

US: Games dominate kids’ Christmas spend

Gaming may nowadays be a pursuit for all ages, but that doesn’t mean that the appetite for the hobby amongst kids has diminished – indeed, new research from US stats ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 14th 2009 at 6:11PM in News
Report: Non-gaming kids at bigger risk of being anti-social

Report: Non-gaming kids at bigger risk of being anti-social

A new research book into the global video games industry, which was produced with $1.5 million of US Government money, has concluded that video games actually help give young people ...
by Tim Ingham
on Apr 17th 2008 at 11:38PM in News