PAX Aust Game Review: Mallow Drops
Mallow Drops is a light and fluffy puzzle game, and depending on your tenacity it’s either an engrossing time-sucker or a sweet little keeper.
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Tag: computer games
PAX Aus 2016: Preview
I have my Pokemon cards, my DS, my lab coat, and my comfy shoes–I’m ready for PAX Aus 2016 this weekend in Melbourne! Who’s with me?
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‘LEGO Dimensions’: Just Take My Money Already
‘LEGO Dimensions’ is my greatest weakness. And after interviewing Doug Heder about the latest Wave, I may as well hand over my bank account details right now.
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EB Games Expo 2016: Preview
Next week Sydney (Australia) hosts the EB Games Expo, and EG Mum is making her list of all the previews and playtime on offer from the computer game industry.
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A History of Computer Entertainment
Recently, at the Christmas party at work, talk turned to our first computers, and from there to the computer games we played back then. “Ah,” says one, “‘Defender of the Crown’ on my Amiga, that was something.” “‘Monkey Island,'” says another. “Those Infocom games,” says I. As we continue reminiscing, I realize that none of my colleagues is aware of ‘The Digital Antiquarian,’ who during the past years has thoroughly researched these and many more computer game classics.
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GeekMom Holiday Gift Guide #5: Video Games and Apps
Since Pong, video games have been of great interest to the geek community. The games and graphics have gotten much more sophisticated, but the appeal hasn’t waned. See what games the GeekMoms are playing this year!
Continue ReadingDungeons & Dreamers — A Book Review
I’m very nostalgic when it comes to my inner-geek. At least once a year I read Neuromancer. I enjoy playing the original Infocom games on my iPad. I still get a wide grin on my face when I pull my copy of Tomb of Horrors (S1) off the shelf to occasionally read it through and remember the first time I ran this most hated module as a DM. I never tire of trying to get my almost-7-year-old to sit down and play a few of the Atari 2600 games with me (and he does actually enjoy both Adventure and Yars Revenge — he flipped out when I showed him the Easter Egg in Adventure, something I discovered all on my own before there were ever walkthroughs or bulletin boards to share the info.)
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GeekMom Plays: HearthStone: Heroes of Warcraft
If you are the significant other of someone who plays, but don’t know if HearthStone is a game for you, this video is especially for you.
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GeekMom Plays: Mech Mice Episode 2
Welcome back to another episode of GeekMom Plays: Mech Mice.
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Acer Chromebook C710-2055 Review
The new Chromebook C710-2055 by Aceris a device for individuals who need a compact computer and always have an internet connection. I had an opportunity to use one for a few weeks and run a few tests to see how it works.
Continue ReadingConclave: A Multiplayer Asynchronous RPG That Brings Your Tabletop Anywhere
Our D&D group has been playing together for almost three years, and one of the hardest things for all of us is scratching the itch between Wednesday sessions. We’ve tried a lot of solutions over the years, mostly in the …
Continue ReadingKilling Orcs With the Kids (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
I dodge left and hurl myself between my 8-year-old and the advancing orc. My other son takes out a couple of goblins while my wife provides cover from above with her trusty crossbow. The eight-year-old shouts a “thank you” while …
Continue ReadingBalancing Board Games and Babies, Part II
My Pokemon mentor once said to me, “The family that games together, stays together.” He couldn’t be more correct. A few weeks ago I shared with you how my husband and I balance being parents and gamers. My husband and I …
Continue ReadingBalancing Board Games and Babies Part II
My Pokemon mentor once said to me, “The family that games together, stays together.” He couldn’t be more correct. A few weeks ago I shared with you how my husband and I balance being parents and gamers. My husband and I encourage our kids to play games as well. It doesn’t matter if it’s a […]
Continue ReadingPick Your Price for the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle
I’ve really enjoyed the Humble Bundle model — you get a nice bundle of software (productivity apps, games, stuff from indie developers) for a good price, and a chunk of it goes toward causes like the Electronic Frontier Foundation or …
Continue ReadingLego Universe Hits Shelves Today!
Lego Universe, the new MMO from NetDevil Studios, should be hitting store shelves (and online vendors such as Amazon) today. For those who preordered the game, the Founders’ Release launched earlier this month. I got a virtual “press pass” and …
Continue ReadingTop 10 Eighties Computer Games Worth Playing (Again) – GeekDad Wayback Machine
There was a time when even the best computer graphics available were lousy. In this ancient time, called “the Eighties,” graphics were cool for computer games to have, but really much less important than a good story and interesting puzzles …
Continue ReadingQuick! Get Yourself the Indie Love Bundle
I’m a big fan of “casual games,” the sort of thing that’s often played in a web browser; point-and-click puzzles, side-scrollers with some sort of twist, beautiful abstractions with lovely sounds. I stumbled across the Indie Love Bundle, a collection …
Continue ReadingAion MMO Is More Than WoW With Wings
Chances are you’ve already heard of Aion. Released back in September, it was touted as the biggest massively multiplayer online game launch of the year. At nearly 450,000 preorders, it started off a little rocky (what MMO doesn’t?) and publisher …
Continue ReadingTop 10 Eighties Computer Games Worth Playing (Again)
There was a time when even the best computer graphics available were lousy. In this ancient time, called “the Eighties,” graphics were cool for computer games to have, but really much less important than a good story and interesting puzzles …
Continue ReadingA Love Letter to Torin’s Passage
To: King Torin in The Lands Above, I know it’s been a long time since we’ve seen one another. Like, gosh, well, almost fifteen years. I hate how things ended the way they did, but those were some pretty weird …
Continue ReadingGames You Can Play On Grandma’s Computer
If you and the kids are planning on spending time at the grandparents’ house for the holidays, there’s a good chance they don’t have an Xbox 360 sitting around. So unless you’re all content with your handhelds, you can just get the kids to gather ’round the hand-me-down PC that grandma uses to check her […]
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