LaunchPad toys is making educational games, not Angry Birds-like ‘digital pacifiers’

LaunchPad Toys just released a new app, Toontastic Jr. Shrek, and has partnered with DreamWorks Animation. The goal is to make content creation accessible to kids at a very young age.

Kuato teaches kids to code via Hakitzu educational game

Hakitzu will teach kids how to program JavaScript in a mech combat arena.

Fingerprint Digital to launch 7 new mobile education apps for kids

Edutainment is gathering momentum on tablets and smartphones.

Coolest class ever: Valve brings Portal 2 to schools

One time in high school, I was able to convince a stern teacher it was “essential” that I play Grand Theft Auto III for a presentation. It was easily one of my favorite experiences at school simply because I was …

Mobile network Fingerprint sees 150 percent increase in minutes of game play in one month

Edutainment startup Fingerprint Digital says its first five educational gaming apps for children have seen a 150 percent increase in game play minutes in the last month, demonstrating success in what the company says is a largely untapped market.

Fingerprint …