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Screen time is often treated as something children should avoid, but a new Finnish study suggests the picture may be more complicated. Researchers who followed children for eight years found that those who accumulated more screen time tended to show better cognitive processing by adolescence. The study, part of the PANIC research project, included 260 […]

Thanks to an indie developer’s early alert, users already know and can wishlist Steam‘s next free-to-keep game, which is an interesting Pokemon-like RPG called Dokimon Quest. Fans usually discover Steam’s free games early using tools like SteamDB, but this particularly discovery was made possible by the developer’s heads-up. Freebie hunters likely know that August hasn’t

Former Rockstar Games developer Obbe Vermeij has revealed that they had a planned feature for GTA 4 that ended up being “problematic” and needed to be cut. As we get closer and closer to the release of Grand Theft Auto 6, plenty of former GTA devs have started giving their insight on the current development

A very popular 2006 indie platformer called Knytt has received a port for modern PCs, coming to Steam and GOG as a free download. Knytt was one of the earliest indie projects to gain fame on the internet and amass its own cult following. Steam already hosted one of Knytt‘s sequels, though the original title

Bryan Wade, the infamous former r/LivestreamFail moderator known as Stale2000, says all of his Reddit accounts were banned after he attempted to attend an in-person moderator meetup at Reddit’s headquarters. We previously covered his removal from the LSF mod team after reports he demanded to be treated as a celebrity. In a video posted to

via Instagram Actress Hayden Panettiere, who portrayed Kairi in Kingdom Hearts, has suddenly passed away. The Hollywood and Kingdom Hearts actress was 36 years old. Related Kingdom Hearts 4 Confirms 3 New Playable Characters Kingdom Hearts 4 showcased gameplay for three playable characters outside of just Sora in its latest trailer from the D23 Kingdom

Chris Hansen’s Roblox account was banned live on stage at CrimeCon while he and YouTuber Schlep demonstrated how strangers can approach users through the platform. Hansen, best known for hosting To Catch a Predator, has spent the past year investigating child safety concerns surrounding Roblox alongside Schlep, a creator whose sting-style videos have targeted alleged

Footage of a canceled Star Wars action RPG has recently surfaced online, giving fans a glimpse at what could have been Star Wars: Magellan. The Star Wars game is believed to have been scrapped ahead of developer Echtra Games’ shutdown in 2025. The iconic sci-fi franchise originally created by George Lucas has spanned a wide