What Is LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is the latest in a long line of LEGO video games, this time covering all nine of the Star Wars movies that make up the Skywalker Saga: Episodes I through IX. Although Episodes I through VII have been released previously, this […]
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The next time someone judges you or your kids for playing video games, don’t stress. Over the last year or two, most of us have upped the game time and this applies to our kids too. But this is not always a bad thing. In fact, video games are one of the easiest targets for […]
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The next time someone judges you or your kids for playing video games, don’t stress. Over the last year or two, most of us have upped the game time and this applies to our kids too. But this is not always a bad thing. In fact, video games are one of the easiest targets for […]
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What is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Adventure Game? The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Adventure Game is an official tabletop game based on the hugely popular Skyrim video game. The game can be played solo or cooperatively with up to four players aged 15 and up, but with an expansion, this can be […]
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What Is Jurassic World Evolution 2? Jurassic World Evolution 2 is, perhaps unsurprisingly, the sequel to the popular Jurassic World Evolution. As with all Jurassic franchise games, you’ll find yourself breeding dinosaurs, building habitats for them to live in, and containing them when the inevitable happens and life, uh, finds a way to break out […]
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Last week, a day earlier than anticipated, Nintendo dropped the biggest addition to Animal Crossing: New Horizons since its initial release, a huge update followed by the Happy Home Paradise DLC (check out this more detailed write-up from GeekDad Z about that). I had taken a longer-than-I-had-originally-anticipated hiatus from Animal Crossing, but the new stuff […]
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For the second year in a row, PAX Australia moved to the digital space. And while I am ever grateful for the virtual networking with my fellow gamers, I truly miss the “vibe” of PAX Aust in real life. I miss hearing the enthusiasm of people playing video games in the Indie Showcase. I miss […]
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I have a soft spot for crows. They are highly intelligent birds marred by the same brush to paint black cats and ravens. But give them a task and they will complete it with the utmost loyalty and determination. I already have a few favorite gaming crows to add to my list, thanks to Pumpkin […]
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I’m gonna be straight with you. Today’s game is going to mess you up. Big time. There’s no coming back from it. Sure, there are zombies and life/death scenarios, so it fits perfectly in our Halloween theme. However, it also preys on one of the most fundamental fears of every parent: preparing our kids, even […]
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Are you up for a game of cards? Inscryption is a new card-based adventure game with super-creepy vibes for your Halloween nights. Be forewarned–it will draw you in, teasing you with its creepy forest narrative and haunting imagery. The cards will share their secrets but how they help is not always clear. And yet somehow, […]
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Four more days until Halloween and you now have a strong list of games to keep yourself entertained while the kids are trick-or-treating. Time to break out the 2D brawler and smash your through a different kind of monster. Young Souls brings some fresh meat to the party, offering up a modern art style with […]
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Video games, especially Halloween Games, are as much built on music and atmosphere as they are storytelling and gameplay. I am a huge fan of great supporting soundtracks because it is not an easy job to create the music to match something as dynamic as a video game. But then you come across a game […]
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Video games, especially Halloween Games, are as much built on music and atmosphere as they are storytelling and gameplay. I am a huge fan of great supporting soundtracks because it is not an easy job to create the music to match something as dynamic as a video game. But then you come across a game […]
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We are in the final week of our Halloween Game reviews and what a ride it has been! Such a wide range of genres, design, and storytelling. Each one pulls away the veil to show us a little of what Halloween and video games mean to them. It has been a journey, an adventure. And […]
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We’re pretty close to Halloween, and I have to admit, all of these games have given me a bit of an appetite for playing the bad guys. But what if the bad guys aren’t really the bad guys? What if… now, stay with me… What if the humans really are a bunch of jerks? Especially […]
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Okay, folks. This one is absolutely totally unequivocally NOT suitable for kids. I’m not even sure it was suitable for me. But it is the most terrifying game I have ever played. Ikai is right up there with the best of the best psychological horror games. It will have your adrenalin racing and then expect […]
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It’s Day 22 of our Halloween Game Reviews, and I can smell something brewing in the office. For those gamers who consider themselves the greatest alchemists of all time, you are going to love Potion Craft. This alchemist simulator gives you the opportunity to really grind the grind, with a satisfying *BUMPF* when the perfect […]
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One of my fave Halloween movie scenes as a kid was from E.T. when Elliot and the gang take E.T. trick-or-treating. For an Australian kid in the 1980s, it seemed so quintessentially American and Halloween all wrapped up together. It’s probably why I love The Goonies and Stranger Things too. Just a bunch of kids […]
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Halloween is often filled with ghost stories, scary tales, murder, and mystery. What if we had a game for you based on a spine-tingling true crime? It would definitely add a shiver for Day 20 of our Halloween Game Reviews. Welcome to Melbourne, circa 1899, and the real-life crime behind Eastern Market Murder. What is […]
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I love any game which embraces culture and displays it with pride and admiration. Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo is a brand new game inspired by the famous Dia de los Muertos. It is filled with color and celebration and, most importantly, deep-founded respect to help the dead move on. Kulebra starts the October […]
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Ghosts are a key feature of Halloween. The whole basis of Halloween is the thinning of the veil between the living and the dead, a time to celebrate and honor the dead–or help them resolve their issues to ensure they can move on to the afterlife. How they resolve their issues depends on the ghost […]
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Yesterday’s game review in our Halloween series was pretty intense. Let’s lighten the mood with some fun Halloween characters, like the humble Peacock Spider. Now, I know there is a risk of some readers giving me a big “NOPE” for a game based solely on SPIDERS. But stick with me—Peacock Spiders are adorable, harmless, and […]
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We’ve hit Day 16 of our Halloween Game Reviews and I realized GeekMom/GeekDad has never reviewed Hades?!? How can we have missed one of the biggest video games of 2020? Well, the good news is it also fits with our Halloween theme so now would be a good time to take a graceful swan dive […]
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It’s like a page straight out of Grimm’s Fairytales. Wytchwood is a new crafting adventure game oozing with gothic vibes and whimsical storytelling. Of course, you had me with the cantankerous goat. Just give me the game, a high-back winged chair, and a cozy spot by the fireplace, and I will be set for Day […]
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Here’s to Throwback Thursday during our Halloween Game Reviews! Minecraft has been around since 2009, with its full release in November 2011. Over the last decade, it has evolved with multiple editions, variations, and spin-off media. Today, it remains one of the top 10 viewed games on Twitch with over 200 million copies sold and […]
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Let me be clear: This is not Wind in the Willows or similar forest-dwelling cuteness. Yes, the animal characters are very cute but this game has a dark(-ish) side. Okay, so it’s more like a dullish gray. With hints of Halloween yellows thrown in. Fine, it’s still cute but Beacon Pines also has a creepy […]
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There are scary games to make you jump. There are horror games to make you run. And then there are those games that are so damn creepy, the hair on your skin will raise up and shiver in the slightest of breezes. Dap is THAT kind of game. There is nothing truly horrifying about it […]
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It’s the age-old battle between cats and dogs. Except for this time, the cats have a secret weapon: they can attack with ghostly stealth! Neko Ghost, Jump! is a fun new puzzle platform with a few twists to give you a new perspective. Welcome to Day 11 of our Halloween Game reviews. What is Neko […]
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Halloween folklore is filled with memories, fortune-telling, and magic. Imagine you had the power to travel back through time, through memories, and work your magic on a bit of fortune-telling of your own? Maybe even prevent unnecessary deaths? Day 10 of our Halloween Game Reviews introduces The Rewinder, a game with the power to do […]
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PAX Australia is on this weekend and, in an alternate reality, I’m sitting in a Melbourne cafe with my morning coffee before hitting the gaming booths. However, PAX Aust is not “in-person” this year. Due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions across Melbourne and my hometown Sydney, I am drinking a virtual coffee in the digital world […]
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