Entries in 'kids' (34)
Avanquest: 'Licensed kids games is not a dead market'
Nobody buys licenced kids and casual games anymore, right?
Minecraft Realms subscription service to offer kid-friendly servers
Mojang is preparing to launch Minecraft Realms, a subscription service that will provide families a safe and easy way to play Minecraft online.
Apple ready to compensate parents for accidental child IAP purchases
Parents who’ve felt the pain of an unexpected Apple App Store bill after letting their most dearest loose with their iDevice are in luck.
GameStop planning 80 GameStop Kids stores in the US
80 US cities will this Christmas play host to a brand new store concept from GameStop.
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NPD: Kids play on consoles the most, tablet interest growing
The NPD Group has released its annual study on Kids and Consumer Electronics, revealing that while consoles and portable game systems still see the highest usage level from the demographic, ...
Kid's BAFTAs welcomes gaming nominations
BAFTA has appealed for nominations for the Video Game category in this year’s 2012 British Academy Children’s Awards.
ANALYSIS: Can we really keep kids safe?
Earlier this month, kids social network Habbo grabbed the headlines when Channel 4 reported on the sexual predators that allegedly stalk the site’s 265m users.
HOT TOPICS: Is the kids games market dead?
In the fifth of a series of features answering the biggest questions about the industry's future, Christopher Dring shatters the myths behind the shrinking children's sector
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Fight My Monster reaches 1m boys
Fight My Monster has become the UK’s fastest-growing online game for boys after reaching 1m players.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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Puss in Boots
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For a creature over 300 years old, Puss in Boots still looks surprisingly good.
Happy Feet Two
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Happy Feet is one of the cutest animated kids films to hit cinema screens in recent years. It also performed commercially well, too, generating hundreds of millions of pounds in ...
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.
Disney Universe
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Aladdin, The Lion King and Pirates of the Caribbean are just three Disney brands that are hugely successful in their own right. But rarely have we seen the worlds of each ...
Just Dance Kids coming to Kinect and Move
Ubisoft has announced a tenth instalment in its highly successful dancing series – Just Dance Kids.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
