Video Games

In the last few decades, urban schools in Kansas City have not kept up with other schools in their ability to offer high-level courses in computer science and coding. The nonprofit WeCode/KC has been providing primarily minority students access to education in a variety of tech areas for five years, in an effort to address this aspect of the digital divide.

Kids shouldn't have all the fun. Kansas City offers a number of places where adults can let loose with a little friendly competition, revisit out some old-school games like pinball and mini golf, or try out newer activities like pickleball and virtual reality.

As monetary donations roll in from across the country, one local organization has a different ask. The Kansas City Pioneers, an esports team, are collecting gaming systems for kids who were hospitalized at Children’s Mercy.

During the late 20th century, a new genre of music appeared: video game music. As the style gained sophistication and garnered millions of fans, live performances emerged, bringing together multi-generational audiences. Here's your guide to upcoming events in Kansas City where you can hear video game and anime music live.

Avery Vehlewald, a 7-year-old from Overland Park, is headed to Japan next month to compete in the Pokémon World Championship. He’ll be competing with his 9-year-old brother, Glenn, who also qualified.

Finch was shot and killed by Wichita Police Officer Justin Rapp, who was among the law enforcement personnel responding to a false swatting call in 2017.

The KC Pioneers and the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kansas City began a partnership to help connect kids in Kansas City with career opportunities in the world of esports. The groups also collaborated to build an esports lounge in northeast Kansas City, Kansas, and hold multiple youth esports tournaments.

Across the Kansas City metro, pinball machines are ringing to life again in arcades, bars and home basements — a burst of nostalgia made even more powerful by the pandemic.

Children's media experts recommend their favorite new books, TV shows and video games with characters and storylines representing the diversity of the U.S.

The video game Farming Simulator has found a loyal and niche audience in the gaming world. This isn't the cheesy Farmville game from years ago, but one emulating the real challenges of running a farm.

Kansas City's esports team can draw more viewers than Sporting KC or the Kansas City Royals.

For every 200 Latinx students in the Kansas City area there is only one Latinx educator and the Pioneers take Kansas City into the ranks of Major League Gaming.