GamerParenting 8/08
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Posted on August 15th, 2008 by
The Family That Frags Together: Some years back, Microsoft launched Xbox Live with a line delivered by Puff Daddy/P. Diddy/Sean “Puffy” Combs: “It’s good to play together.” Read all about it at my column!
Unplugged: Dungeons and Dragons, 4th Edition
Posted on August 12th, 2008 by
Almost exactly one year ago, Wizards of the Coast took the GenCon game convention by storm by announcing a new overhaul of the most popular role playing game on the planet Dungeons and Dragons was being revised to a fourth edition. The core rulebooks were released to the public in June and after several months of play, the consensus among fans seems to indicate that change is a good thing.
Game Review: SoulCalibur IV (360, PS3)
Posted on August 12th, 2008 by
PAX with Children
Posted on August 12th, 2008 by
I’ve gotten several emails and a comment here from people who want to attend PAX but have very small children. The advice I’d recently posted is aimed for the non-gamer parent who had been dragged through the doors by their teen/tween and didn’t know what to do.
My gang is way past the age of having to worry about, and my solution when they were that age was to stay home. That said, they were that age back in 1990 or so and things have changed a bit since then. I have some very general advice but I put out a call to some experts, the Penny Arcade Enforcers, and got a few pointers. more…
Madden ’08 – Favre & the Cover Curse
Posted on August 12th, 2008 by
I’m staring at good old Brett Favre on the cover of Madden ’09,- mercifully still in a Packer uniform (thankfully the trade came late). Brett Favre and the Packers haven’t graced a video game cover since NFL QB Club ’98 featured Favre. 10 years. I’ve enjoyed 16 years of Brett as a Packer and yeah, I really wish things had turned out differently. Seems to me the bumpkin butted against a couple of Poker players who then – misunderestimating the man – overplayed their hand. more…
Gaming With Children: Vacation Edition
Posted on August 12th, 2008 by
I love getting to play games with my kids, or even watch each other play for a while. One of the best times for this is when we are on vacation, as we always seem to have dead time and plenty of travel time. So I had a grand time on our recent trip to Ontario – and although I focused more on reading books, there were three games in particular that we shared. more…
Penny-Arcade/GamerDad Overview
Posted on August 11th, 2008 by
As reported earlier, GamerDad is one of the VIP Guest Speakers at the massive 40,000+ video game show PAX (Seattle, Labor Day – GD will speak Sunday at 2:30pm) See PAX and GamerDad have an illustrious history. Come see why GamerDad will be at PAX 2008 and how he got there the first two times. Oh, and also what happened last year that made PAX into what might become a yearly pilgrimmage for him. . . .
Game Review: Final Fantasy IV (DS)
Posted on August 10th, 2008 by
NCAA All-Play
Posted on August 9th, 2008 by
Being a game reviewer – particularly one on the sports beat – the arrival of NCAA College Football in the mailbox means that Summer is halfway done and Fall is around the corner. Not cheery really, but that’s okay, especially if you’re a football fan. Since Madden, the official start of the Football season for many, comes out on Tuesday, lets check out the college version now. For now, here’s the content review. Go Badgers.
Don’t Worry, Be Happy – 20 Years Later
Posted on August 7th, 2008 by
As the 2008 Presidential election season approaches, reflection on past elections is natural. At the same time, loading up my new iPod with tons of stuff from my collection and shuffling the 3500+ songs brought me to a song that immediately took me back to the 1988 election in a number of ways. more…
