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Best games for age 10 — eight LumiKin-rated picks for the in-between year
Ten is the age where 'kids' games' start feeling too small and 'teen games' aren't quite right. Here are eight LumiKin-rated games that hit the middle, with scores pulled live from our rubric.

Best games for age 8 — seven LumiKin-rated picks that grow with the kid
Eight is the age where 'kids' games' start clicking. Here are seven LumiKin-rated picks that meet an eight-year-old where they are, with scores pulled live from our rubric.

Bundled online modes: why GTA V, RDR2, and Minecraft score the way they do
Three of the best-built games of the last decade ship with an online mode in the same launcher. Here's why LumiKin scores the base game — and how to keep the bundled mode from sneaking in.
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