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So what’s up with Minecraft?

Just last week it hit 33 million players, making it one of the most popular PC titles around. It’s a game, a way for kids to be creative, a way … Continue reading

September 16, 2013 · Leave a comment

What’s Valve got in the Pipeline?

I’ll tell you! Or, this video will tell you, if you’re so inclined. I won’t be offended. That much. Valve – video game auteurs behind the Steam service and the … Continue reading

July 17, 2013 · Leave a comment

Dawn of the Dunce: Zombie-based learning

Yeah, you read right. We already know that playing Sim City can help you learn about geography, but what about the undead? David Hunter reckons he can use zombies to teach kids to be a geographer…

June 27, 2013 · 1 Comment

GeoGuessr: Around the world in 80 clicks

Here’s a fun little thing I spent my weekend on – and since I have the attention span of a small child, that’s a guarantee it’ll keep your kids enraptured. GeoGuessr is a browser-based game that turns Google Maps into a cool guessing game.

June 4, 2013 · Leave a comment

I’m bringing techie back

What do you do when an MP3, streaming film rental or app messes up? Well, new plans by the British government will have UK readers covered at least.

May 22, 2013 · Leave a comment

Girl Scouts 3.0: Earning your video game badge

After harnessing the power of social media to sell their cookies, the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles have announced plans to offer a badge in video game design.

May 9, 2013 · 1 Comment

What we learned this week #35

Not that we want you to stop looking at the site or anything, but if you absolutely have to – if only for a couple of hours – might we … Continue reading

March 15, 2013 · Leave a comment

It’s all about education this week

With such a wide range of education professionals using our site, we have plenty of topical stuff to share with you. As always, we are very excited. Read on:

March 5, 2013 · 2 Comments

Almost ready to take off. Request an invite for early access

We’re still taking requests for invitations and if you’re quick, you may get one of the first batches so do come to Quib.ly to add your details.

November 18, 2012 · 4 Comments

5 geektastic gifts for your kids this Christmas

Our Cool Christmas series opens with some super fun geeky toys. If your kids are one-eighth as nerdy as us, they’ll love these.

November 16, 2012 · 3 Comments

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