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There’s no filmmaker quite like John Carpenter, and it’s about time the man got some awards love for his staggering work. Enter the Fantasia Film Festival, who are presenting Carpenter with a lifetime achievement award. And since the festival is virtual this year it means Carpenter doesn’t have to leave his house to collect it, and that will no doubt appeal to him, as the legendary director really just wants nothing more than to hang around his pad playing video games these days. John Carpenter, the living legend responsible for Halloween, The Fog, They Live, Big Trouble in Little China, In the Mouth...

The huge Los Angeles Unified School District is ground zero in California’s perpetual political war over educating millions of children on the short end of the state’s chronic “achievement gap.” LA Unified, the nation’s second largest school system, has nearly 10 percent of the state’s 6 million public school students, the vast majority of whom are considered to be “at risk” due to poverty, lack of English language skills or foster child status. Each year, California taxpayers give LA Unified more than $1 billion in extra financial aid to help those kids increase their academic achievement under the Local Control...

We now have a nation of homeschoolers. Prior to March 2020, only about 4% of parents were choosing to homeschool their children, while a recent poll by Outschool indicated that more than 60% of parents are uncomfortable sending their children back to school this academic year. Additionally, 40% of parents surveyed reported that they were considering homeschooling their children during the 2020/2021 school year. Many parents are beginning to realize how difficult homeschooling their children can be and are beginning to look for resources to make homeschooling successful. Organizations such as the Home school Legal Defense Association,  National Home School...

Today, Intellivision CEO/President and video game industry veteran, Tommy Tallarico and the Intellivision team gave us product announcements, new gameplay footage, along with game and partnership reveals for their upcoming Intellivision Amico console. Before we take a look at the news from today’s Amico Special event, let’s take a look at what types of games you can look forward to playing on the Intellivision Amico as well as the Amico console and controllers. Intellivision CEO and President Tommy Tallarico Tommy has a long history in the video game industry. In fact, the Intellivision CEO and President has worked in the...

Back to school is looking very different this year with continued online learning and limited extracurricular activities. Keeping kids connected, even virtually, is more important than ever before. Jackbox Games has a collection of educational games which can serve as the perfect after-school virtual play date to keep your kids socially connected with their friends.  Jackbox Games, known for their party games, has several interactive educational games that are easily played together or remotely via Zoom, perfect for parents looking for a fun way to keep their kids connected without feeling guilty for letting them play a video game. Some...