Ask GamerDad 5/16/08
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Posted on May 21st, 2008 by
I’ve been knee deep in planting – really, I’m a landscape gardener over here at the GamerDad hideout . . . see what playing video games can do? They can make you want to raise fruit, veggies and pretty, pretty, flowers – so I totally forgot to link the latest Ask GamerDad! Most of you know you can find it at WhatTheyPlay every Friday night anyway, right? Just in case, here’s the one where I give advice to parents.
The Newest of the New: D&D 4th Edition
Posted on May 20th, 2008 by
In a few short weeks, the mother of all MMORPGs is getting an upgrade. No, not Everquest. I’m talking about the first game to incorporate options such as races, classes, levels for your character, and magic items: None other than Dungeons and Dragons. Today, anxious fans get a taste of the new rules through the new module, Keep on the Shadowfell.
Getting Disabled Gamers Back In the Game
Posted on May 20th, 2008 by
RPGDot Side Quest: The 6 P’s of Gaming
Posted on May 20th, 2008 by
How do you describe to someone what you like about games? Aside from telling someone “I want Fable” or “I like RPG’s” (which might net you a copy of ‘Asheron’s Call’ when you really wanted ‘Dungeon Siege II’), how do you give someone enough information about your likes and dislikes in games that they could actually buy you a game as a gift? I have updated an article I originally worte for the former RPGDot (the site founders all left and created RPGWatch) in which I endeavored to detail my ‘gaming preferences’ and would like to share them – and have you share yours in return.
The ESRB GamerDad Advertisement of 2007
Posted on May 19th, 2008 by
This Ad No Longer Valid: 
It was one of the finest days in GamerDad history. March 2007 the ESRB placed a month-long advertisement at GamerDad.com. The ad’s purpose was to recruit new full-time ESRB judges. It was an honor.
Mass Hysteria over Mass Effect PC DRM
Posted on May 17th, 2008 by
If you are a PC gamer and a RPG fan you are likely very excited about the upcoming release of Bioware’s Mass Effect. I was thrilled that it was being released a mere 6 months after coming out as an XBOX360 ‘exclusive’, and have had it on my ‘buy on day of release’ list ever since. However, if you take a look on Bioware’s forums or Amazon’s product page or pretty well anywhere PC games are discussed, you will find massive threads calling for a boycott of the game and a general tar-and-feathering of everyone at EA and Bioware. Why? What is the cause for all this hysteria about the game? DRM, or Digital Rights Management.
Retro: GamerDad in the Washington Post
Posted on May 16th, 2008 by
GamerDad looks at a mention from 2005:In an article titled: Keeping Kids Safe, Online & Off the Washington Post, with help from PCWorld Magazine, recommend several parent friendly game review sites. All are recommended with “reservations” except for, yes, you guessed it. Here’s a quote: more…
Puzzle Quest Warlords: The Seventh Purchase
Posted on May 15th, 2008 by
I have never been big into cell phone games, but my kids love them. I had an AT&T ‘Go Phone’ when I first started this new job since I couldn’t have a camera, and needed a cell since the family was 400 miles away. When I got my new phone, I gave the AT&T to my younger son, and my boys quickly discovered that it came with a bunch of games! Verizon loads their phones with exactly zero, so my older son was jealous.
Idol Thoughts: Trilogy of Terrible
Posted on May 15th, 2008 by
What does it say when the best part of the show featuring ‘the top three of the most talented season ever’ is a rocker doing a take on a 35-year old version of an even older ballad? What does it say when the biggest surprise of that same show is that Paula actually said something blunt and negative to a contestant? It says that American Idol has degraded into a parody of whatever positive qualities it once had.
The GD/WTP Deal – Explained
Posted on May 14th, 2008 by
I’ve gotten a flurry of email from friends, colleagues, a VIP or two, PR reps, and readers over the preceding announcement. Here’s the gist: What They Like Inc. bought the bulk of the GamerDad review archive and are going to repurpose it for their more sober format. I “sold out” for two reasons but let me tell you the story – from my perspective – first. Let me start by saying, after a near-death experience and on the 5 year anniversary, I can’t tell you how happy I am to be writing about all of this! more…
