The ebb and flow of franchises between platforms would make a good post-graduate study. The most recent trend has been to translate Wii games into a high definition PlayStation Move equivalent. You can see the sense behind this: with Move …
Continue ReadingIt’s been a rather Skylanders-filled week. There was the appearance of third wave figures on Amazon yesterday which I followed up with a meet the Skylanders guide to different characters. Then today a kind commenter sent me scurrying to investigate …
Continue ReadingI am new to the game show genre of video games and I was skeptical about the amusement offered by Electronic Arts’s Hasbro Family Game Night 4: The Game Show. I approached my fifteen year-old son (and usual laboratory subject) with …
Continue ReadingDisney Universe mixes frenzied action, platforming and puzzle gameplay, as you and up to three friends leap and whack your way through dozens of levels based on popular Disney films. The levels in the game are patterned after Disney blockbuster …
Continue ReadingHaving a baby seems to disrupt things in your life, but that’s to be expected. But I didn’t expect some of the things that fell to the wayside. Now that my daughter is three years old, I’m finally getting back into a groove with some of the geeky pursuits I had put on the back burner. I […]
Continue ReadingIt can be fascinating to see the different ways people connect to games, especially the first time they encounter them. This is what keeps Family Gamer TV motivated to follow our different families as they start playing new consoles and …
Continue ReadingI love all things Disney. When given the choice between Las Vegas or Walt Disney World as a honeymoon destination, it took me about a second to decide on Disney. I’m counting the days until we can take my daughter to Walt Disney World for the first time, but that won’t be for a little […]
Continue ReadingThis week on Family Gamer TV, with a little help from Warner, we equipped our families with Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7 on the 3DS and Xbox 360 to see how they would get on. This was not only their …
Continue ReadingI am not a good console gamer. Sure, I play board games and card games and I have a wonderful time, but, put a controller in my hands and it’s all over. I’ve tried, really, because there’s nothing worse than being a geek who’s an inept gamer. I hear about the latest and greatest game […]
Continue ReadingA new game makes the Disneyland park an open world you can fly through, and the Kinect a must-have family-gaming accessory.
Continue ReadingThere are four reasons why every geek needs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. 1. The story line grabs you from the start. The story picks right up where Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 left off. This story brings …
Continue ReadingIf you’ve started to hear buzz building about a game called Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure, it’s with good reason. Activision has come out with an innovative hybrid of toys and gaming that’s sure to delight a wide range of players. Before it launched, I saw Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure in various stages of development at events like […]
Continue ReadingTest driving three difference dancing games, on three different consoles, with the whole family.
Continue ReadingWhat do Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have in store for us with the next generation of consoles? Nintendo says its next console, Wii U, will be available in 2012. But when will we see the Xbox 720 and the PlayStation …
Continue ReadingSome forward-looking suggestions for what we hope is around the corner in the next round of console wars.
Continue ReadingI must admit, the first time I saw Power A controllers I was gripped with a wave of skepticism. It’s because these controllers have fans! Now most people would immediately label these Xbox peripherals with a sticky note of “gimmick” …
Continue ReadingCongratulations to Matt Casto, a resident of Ohio, USA. He’ll be receiving a copy of Kinect Sports: Season Two! Thank you to all of our readers for entering the contest, and to Xbox for providing the prize.
Continue ReadingHere at GeekDad it makes us happy to give things away. That’s why we’re giving away a copy of Kinect Sports: Season Two to readers who answer the call of their inner sportsperson and send in their contact information in …
Continue ReadingFIFA Soccer 12 is a must for fans of soccer, or “football” as this fine sport is known in the rest of the world. That’s because this video game is not just for for video game enthusiasts, but also for …
Continue ReadingCookie Monster isn’t just googly-eyed, fuzzy, blue, and a lover of his namesake food item. He’s also a responsible, upstanding citizen who recorded a public service announcement (PSA) with Microsoft, to make sure people are aware of what would happen …
Continue ReadingThe Forza games on Xbox 360 have always stood out, not only because of great design and realistic physics, but also because it’s done a very admirable job of appealing to a double apex’s worth of gamers.
Continue ReadingImpressions of Nyko’s new Kinect peripheral the Zoom have been harshly polarized, with some praising the effectiveness of its space-saving design and others lamenting the fact that this promising device seems downright nonfunctional. My own review treads between these two …
Continue ReadingA problem of having three gesture control systems (Kinect, Move and MotionPlus) is the temptation for developers to deliver a one-size-fits-all approach to their games. I have talked at length previously about how Virtua Tennis 4 suffers from this syndrome …
Continue ReadingAge ratings are more complicated than they first appear, especially if you are a parent who is new to gaming. With more games crossing over from casual to hardcore it’s more important to understand how to read a videogame box …
Continue ReadingCars 2 courts the success that Blur deserved. Xbox 360 and PS3 versions offer sought after karting action, while on the Wii Cars 2 offers a high octane alternative to Mario. The success of a game is as much about …
Continue ReadingLast week at Comic-Con, Microsoft and LucasArts unveiled a limited edition Star Wars-themed Xbox 360 Kinect console. Boasting a 320GB hard drive system skinned in R2-D2′s iconic blue and a white, a custom white Kinect sensor and a C-3PO-themed wireless …
Continue ReadingI’ve been enjoying L.A. Noire, and have been playing it once the kids are in bed. But more than just the game-play, it’s sparked an interesting conversation about how we spend our family time. Here’s what I wrote about it …
Continue ReadingWell, the Gears of War 3 beta has been over for a while, so it’s time to look back and fondly remember the carnage I caused testing this game. But one important point: while I am a firm believer in a …
Continue ReadingI purchased a Kinect unit for my Xbox 360 on a bit of a lark. It was during one of those Amazon special promotions, so the price was right. I secretly wished that it would be the magical doodad that …
Continue ReadingOK, gamers on Xbox Live, do you want an Xbox Live Arcade Triple Pack? There’s still time to enter the XBLA Triple Pack contest! Just in case you missed it the first time, here’s what the GeekDad giveaway prize is: …
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