Welcome to GamerDad: Gaming with Children. My name is Andrew S. Bub - the GamerDad - and I've been writing about videogames, movies, and children for over 15 years now. After working as a magazine journalist, I switched gears to write about how media violence affects children, educating parents about them, and working closely with magazines, newspapers, major retailers and even politicians. GamerDad is an internationally recognized expert in this field. Games, movies and media are fun, kids and families love them, they aren't going away. So join me in cutting through the hype and lets have a real conversation about the things that matter: Video Games, Violent Media, and their supposed effect on children and families.
Welcome to GamerDad: Gaming with Children. My name is Andrew S. Bub - the GamerDad - and I've been writing about videogames, movies, and children for over 15 years now. After working as a magazine journalist, I switched gears to write about how media violence affects children, educating parents about them, and working closely with magazines, newspapers, major retailers and even politicians. GamerDad is an internationally recognized expert in this field. Games, movies and media are fun, kids and families love them, they aren't going away. So join me in cutting through the hype and lets have a real conversation about the things that matter: Video Games, Violent Media, and their supposed effect on children and families.
Game Review: Snoopy: Flying Ace (Xbox LIVE)
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Posted on June 7th, 2010 by
When I was a kid, it wasn’t truly Halloween unless I watched the Peanuts TV special in October. But I didn’t watch it to see if Linus would finally meet The Great Pumpkin, or if Charlie Brown would get candy in his sack instead of rocks. No, my favorite part of the Peanuts Halloween special was Snoopy’s WWI Flying Ace fantasy. Yes, Snoopy’s ace pilot was my favorite of his many personas. And I bet you can guess what one of my favorite Christmas songs is, too. So you can imagine how pleased I was to see a Snoopy: Flying Ace video game for download on Xbox LIVE last week.
Dominions HD for iPad/Pod/Phone
Posted on June 7th, 2010 by
Dominions is like Risk. Actually it’s so much Risk it IS Risk. But it’s Risk with vector graphics and that’s a good thing (why haven’t they made Risk yet?), not a next best thing. Dominion has a style all it’s own. There are three modes of play here and I spent only enough time with Custom and Modern as I could to say they’re interesting and … oh heck, I barely played them. Lets just say they’re THERE and go on to say that Classical mode is the way to go.
Game Review: Shrek: Forever After: The Final Chapter (Wii, PS3, 360, DS, PC)
Posted on June 5th, 2010 by
The ogre Shrek has rescued Princess Fiona and found his one true love, and saved the kingdom of Far, Far Away in the process. Now he’s famous throughout the fairy tale land, but Shrek longs for the days when he was just a fearsome ogre. The conniving Rumplestilskin tricks Shrek into allowing him to become a regular ogre for a day, but now our green hero is stuck in an alternate reality where Rumple rules and Shrek and Fiona have never met! Now you can help Shrek and his friends save the day one more time with the video game based on the movie for Wii, PS3, 360, DS, and PC (360 and DS versions reviewed here).
Unreal Tournament for 8?
Posted on June 3rd, 2010 by
BURRIS ASKS: “I’m a big fan of the original Unreal Tournament game and the modifications that were created for it. I have twin 8 yr old boys and would love to play it with them, but I feel that it’s still quite a bit too gruesome for them. Do you know of any mutators to tone down or eliminate the blood? I’ve been looking around, but the ones I found want to take it in the other direction. Any thoughts?
Cary Rounds Up Red Dead Redemption
Posted on June 2nd, 2010 by
Last weekend, teenage brother Jeff bought Red Dead Redemption. In just a few short months, he’ll be old enough to play M rated games on his own, so we let him get this one. One of the messages I think the GamerDad Web site conveys is to sit down and watch your kids play games, and talk about what’s appropriate and inappropriate in them. You might be surprised what you can learn from your kids and the games they play. Such is the case with this new Western game.
Angry Birds – iPad, iPhone, iPod
Posted on June 2nd, 2010 by
The birds are angry my friends and they’re on the various Apple i products. Don’t have an i product? Well, read this anyway because this is a game you’ll want to watch for if it comes to XBoxLiveArcade, the Wii/DS store, the PSP/PS3 store, or wherever else. The short of it is: Angry Birds is a POPCAP game that POPCAP didn’t make. It’s that good. Really, it is that good.
I Gots Me a PS3!
Posted on May 30th, 2010 by
Hey folks, guess what? I recently got a PS3! So here’s a blog about my initial impressions of it, what games I got, and what I plan to get.
Game Review: Doom II (Xbox LIVE)
Posted on May 29th, 2010 by
Now the first-person shooter classic Doom II is available on Xbox LIVE. But how well does the 15 year old game hold up today? Read on to find out.
Game Review: City Builder (Wii)
Posted on May 29th, 2010 by
What do you get when you combine the classic action-puzzler Pipe Dream with the popular metropolis construction SimCity series? You get City Builder, of course! It’s a new puzzle game for Nintendo Wii.
Game Review: Supermarket Mania (PSP Mini)
Posted on May 27th, 2010 by
PSP Minis are small games you can download on your PlayStation Portable. Supermarket Mania is a PSP Mini game that should please fans of other casual-styled time management challenges like Diner Dash. Keep your customers happy with well-stocked shelves and clean aisles as you run your very own grocery store!
