Charlie Brown on ICE!
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Posted on December 28th, 2010 by
The Gaylord Texan is a huge hotel in Grapevine, TX (a suburb of Dallas). Every year they have an ice sculpture exhibit, and this year it featured the TV favorite A Charlie Brown Christmas. I know it’s a little late to do anything Christmas-ey, but we decided to go to it after Christmas during the day when I was off work so it would be less crowded. It was pretty amazing, and I took a bunch of pictures. Click and read on to see them!
Unplugged: Holiday Guide 2010
Posted on December 19th, 2010 by
It’s the week before Christmas and you haven’t bought your family a boardgame yet? It’s time to pick up the pace! Boardgames are a great way for families and friends to get together and enjoy some face-to-face social time. One of my fondest memories of Christmas as a youth waking up on Christmas morning knowing that Santa (or his “associates”) had delivered a new boardgame next to the stocking of each child in our family. As the biggest boardgame fan in our group I would spend most of the rest of the day trying to con my siblings and parents into trying out all the new games. Here’s a short list of some of the newer titles I’ve encountered this year that I think are worth a look. If they don’t suit your fancy, I’ve written up a holiday boardgame guide for the past seven years (feel free to check out last year’s guide or jump to the bottom for links to the others.) more…
BlizzCon 2010 – Kid Report
Posted on November 15th, 2010 by
For the past few years, we’ve sent our very own Aiden (and his mom) out to cover BlizzCon, the gaming convention of all things Blizzard, for GamingWithChildren. BlizzCon 2010 was held just last month, and here’s what Aiden had to day about the event.
Sonic Con 2010
Posted on November 6th, 2010 by
This weekend I went to Sonic-Con. It was near where I live. Typical anime/video game convention stuff, but this one had more of a focus on Sonic the Hedgehog games and characters. It’s the first they’ve ever had, so was it a speedy success or a big blue bomb? Well, you’ll just have to read on to find out.
Scared Silly: Cary’s Halloween Game Picks for 2010
Posted on October 27th, 2010 by
Around this time of year, video game bloggers will often list their favorite scary games for Halloween. But for me, Halloween is more than just being scary. I’ve also viewed Halloween as more of a silly fun holiday. I mean, dressing up and going door to door to get candy is pretty silly (and fun) for kids if you think about it. So, for my little list of Halloween games, we won’t be looking at the scariest games to play. Instead, my list focuses on the fun aspects of Halloween: costumes, candy, and silly spooky fun!
Review: Gamma World (paper RPG)
Posted on October 21st, 2010 by
After nearly 10 years, the post apocalyptic adventures of Gamma World have returned. This time around multiple dimensions of the Earth were squashed together in a great cataclysm when something in Europe’s Large Hadron Collider goes “bloop”. In an instant multiple Earths with different timelines collide with our own creating chaos and global devastation. Gamma World is a somewhat goofy role playing game set in this alternate future. Players take on the role of creatures like giant cockroaches, mind-bending teddy bears, or even a swarm of angry intelligent cats. Based off the popular, new 4th edition of the Dungeons and Dragons role playing game, Gamma World offers gamers a slightly simpler and zanier gaming experience in a single box set.
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Pac-Man’s 30th Anniversary Celebration: The Ghosts Come Out on Halloween!
Posted on October 12th, 2010 by
Pac-Man is celebrating his 30th Anniversary this year. And he deserves to celebrate, as his arcade game is the most successful coin-operated game out there. But even though Pac-Man is considered the first video game character with personality, there are four other game characters who share the same anniversary! That’s right, the four ghosts who chase after Pac-Man in the maze! So in the ‘spirit’ of Halloween, this blog is in honor of the ghost monsters in the Pac-Games. Read on, and you’ll learn there’s more than just Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde.
Calm Before the Storm
Posted on October 3rd, 2010 by
Sorry folks, this is just a filler blog because I can’t think of anything interesting to write a blog about. So this is the typical “What games am I looking forward to this fall” blog. A massive amount of games gets released this season for the holidays. But aside from Kingdom Hearts on the PSP, there really wasn’t anything else I was looking forward to in September. So I like to call it the ‘Calm Before the Storm’ because now that October is here, all the cool games come out soon! I imagine in September, most people were looking forward to Halo: Reach. But not me! I’m rather sick of that game myself. I couldn’t care less about Halo games, and brother Jeff plays Reach all the time. But anyway, enough of that. Here are some games I’m looking forward to playing in the next couple of months!
Chiptunes Interview
Posted on September 23rd, 2010 by
‘Chiptunes’ is a term for music performed with electronic equipment. Many of these chiptune songs sound like video game music from the NES era. Now there are improvements in chiptune equipment and peripherals that connect to the old Nintendo Game Boy which helps make composing easier. With live performances and other venues, chiptune music is on the rise, with many up and coming musicians. Recently, I got a chance to interview a local chiptune artist, Leroy Capasso.
The PAX Files: Day 3
Posted on September 7th, 2010 by
Third and final day of the show. I can’t think of a snappy intro, so just click to read more of my PAX adventures.
