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.
Project X-Zone: Team Namco Bandai
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Posted on July 12th, 2013 by
Project X-Zone is a new action strategy RPG for the 3DS. It’s actually pronounced Project “Cross” Zone, though. Anyway, the gameplay isn’t too much to write about, but the strength of this title comes from all the crossover characters from three different gaming companies working together to fight evil. Favorite characters from Namco Bandai, Capcom, and SEGA are featured in this game, so my next three big blogs are going to focus on the characters in Project X-Zone from each respective company. Since Namco Bandai published the game, we’ll take a look at their characters first.
Motorbike (PS3)
Posted on July 10th, 2013 by
Motorbike is a downloadable physics-based motorcycle obstacle course game that plays very similar to Trials HD on the Xbox 360. But if you own a PS3 and not a 360, you’ve been out of luck if you wanted to play that. So is Motorbike even close to being the next best thing? Read on to find out.
Reader Review: Deadpool (PS3, 360, PC)
Posted on July 8th, 2013 by
One of Marvel Comic’s most wisecracking, insanely silly (literally) anti-heroes now has his own game! Play as The Merc With a Mouth, Deadpool, in this third-person action brawler shooter game for PS3, 360, and PC (PS3 version reviewed here). Shoot and slash your way through all manner of bad guys, interact with other popular Marvel characters, and enjoy the off the wall raucous humor that Deadpool fans will love! Speaking of fans, my brother Jeff’s favorite Marvel character IS Deadpool, so I decided to let him take a stab at reviewing this one.
Cary’s “Best Video Games of 2013 SO FAR Awards Show!”
Posted on July 5th, 2013 by
Wow, can you believe the year is already half over? As I always like to do this time of the year, here’s a list of my most favorite games of 2013 so far. I know that most of the top games are released at the end of the year during the Christmas season, and sometimes the games released at the beginning of the year can tend to be forgotten. So that’s why I wanted to take the time to give recognition to the best games of the first half of the year!
Bugs vs. Tanks (3DS)
Posted on July 3rd, 2013 by
A WWII German Panzer battalion has been shrunk by a mysterious force, and now must use their tanks to defend themselves against a new threat: bugs! Blast insects and other miniscule obstacles in this top down arcade action shooter, downloadable on the Nintendo eShop for 3DS.
Wario’s Games in Game & Wario (Wii U)
Posted on July 1st, 2013 by
Recently I got Game & Wario for Wii U. It’s in the WarioWare series of titles, but they probably didn’t use the name because the games are a bit different this time around. More like longer mini-games instead of the two second microgames of the past. They spoof Game & Watch with the title, and the start screen for each game feature cheesy ‘box art’ for every mini-game. So as I always like to do with these kinds of things, here’s a rundown of the mini-games you can play in Game & Wario.
G.P. the GamerPuppet Unboxes Project X-Zone Limited Edition for 3DS!
Posted on June 28th, 2013 by
Hey, G.P. the GamerPuppet here. It’s been a long time, but Cary just got the Limited Edition of Project X-Zone and is having me unbox it! Project X-Zone is a strategy action-RPG featuring characters from Namco Bandai, Capcom, and SEGA working and fighting together! It’s actually a sequel to Namco X Capcom, a Japan only PS2 game. Anyway, I’m wearing Cary’s Mega Man helmet because Mega Man X is one of the characters in the new game! Let’s take a look at all that stuff you get in the Limited Edition!
Doritos Crash Course 2 (360)
Posted on June 27th, 2013 by
A few years ago, Doritos and Microsoft teamed up to release a free game on Xbox LIVE called Doritos Crash Course. It was a 2-D platforming obstacle course game where you played as your Xbox Avatar, and it was similar to games like WipeOut (based on the popular game show). Now they’ve released a sequel, but is it truly free-to-play like the first one? Read on to find out!
FitStar: Tony Gonzalez (iPad)
Posted on June 26th, 2013 by
FitStar is a free-to-play fitness app for the iPad that provides weekly customized workouts and videos. It features visual and audio instruction by NFL star Tony Gonzalez. But how much fitness do you really get for free? Read on to find out!
Sheep Up! (iPad)
Posted on June 25th, 2013 by
This free-to-play game for iOS devices (iPad version reviewed here) doesn’t pull the wool over your eyes! It’s actually really fun. A mischievous little dog has knocked a toy sheep into a stack of cardboard boxes, and now you must help guide the bouncing sheep out of the correlated abyss. The game kind of reminds me of a classic Game Boy Color title called Kirby’s Tilt n Tumble. Or if you want to go even really old school, those tilting maze marble games. Except in Sheep Up!, your toy sheep is always bouncing, not rolling!
