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.
ICE: Merry Madagascar
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Posted on December 24th, 2012 by
Every year at Christmastime, the Gaylord Texan Hotel in Grapevine has an ice sculpture exhibit. I went to it two years ago when it was about the A Charlie Brown Christmas TV classic special. Last year it was about Shrek, and since I’m not a big fan of Shrek, I skipped out on that one (plus tickets are kind of expensive). But this year, the exhibit was Merry Madagascar, based on the Christmas special featuring characters from the Madagascar movies. Since I like the penguins from Madagascar, I decided to go see it this year. So here are some fun pictures from the trip!
Santa Rockstar (iPad)
Posted on December 23rd, 2012 by
Santa Claus is coming to your town, and he’ll help you party down! St. Nick’s had a bit of a makeover and now he’s a buff rock god. Help Rockstar Santa and his reindeer drummer travel to various areas on their sleigh, rocking out to heavy metal remixes of Christmas tunes in this Guitar Hero clone for iOS devices (iPad version reviewed here).
A Most Mizerable Christmas (Book)
Posted on December 22nd, 2012 by
In the 15 plus years that I’ve been writing for newspapers and Web sites (including this one), I’ve written about all manner of video game reviews, edutainment titles, controllers, accessories, and gadgets, and even a couple of movie reviews. But I don’t think I’ve ever done a book review before now! So here’s a short mini-review! A Most Mizerable Christmas is a children’s book written by Mick Foley, a WWE Legend. The story tells about what happens when a school bully learns a lesson about Christmas.
The Racers of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Posted on December 21st, 2012 by
A couple of years ago, Sega made a big splash with Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing, and even outperformed Mario Kart in some cases. Now they’re planning to do it again with Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed, featuring vehicles that can turn from cars into boats and planes. Now there are water and air races, too, with more variety of ever-changing tracks. So in this blog, we’ll go over the characters and some tracks in Transformed.
Zanac X Zanac and five other PSOne imports come to PSN!
Posted on December 20th, 2012 by
GungHo recently released six classic PSOne Japanese import games that you can download on PSN and play on the PS3 in the US! But since they’re all in Japanese, even the in-game instruction manuals, it may be hard to know which ones are worth getting and which ones can’t get around the language barrier. So I’ll take you through all six and you can find out which ones are download-worthy!
Just Dance 4 (Wii, 360, PS3, Wii U)
Posted on December 19th, 2012 by
The next installment of one of the most popular dance video games is here! It includes 40 plus songs and some new features designed for the Wii U touch screen gamepad. Up to four players can dance simultaneously with Wii remotes, while a fifth can have fun playing host with the Wii U controller. Wii U version reviewed here, of course.
ESPN Sports Connection (Wii U)
Posted on December 18th, 2012 by
The original Wii made a splash with its Wii Sports launch title. Nintendo Land is looking to do the same for Wii U, but if you’re looking for something a little more sporty, you may want to check out ESPN Sports Connection. It features six sports mini-games that use the Wii U touch pad and motion plus controllers. You’ve got baseball, soccer, football, tennis, golf, and go-kart racing at the big park.
Avengers: Battle For Earth (Wii U, Kinect)
Posted on December 17th, 2012 by
The alien shapeshifting Skrulls have infiltrated Earth and have disguised themselves as our planet’s greatest super heroes. Now it’s up to members of the Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and even a few super villains to stop them in this unique brawler on Wii U and Xbox 360 Kinect (Wii U version reviewed here).
Family Party 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade (Wii U)
Posted on December 16th, 2012 by
Up to four of your friends and family can now enjoy 30 mini-games on the Wii U with Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade. But are the games REALLY that great? Read on to find out.
The Combatants in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (PS3, Vita)
Posted on December 15th, 2012 by
I just got PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. So as I always like to do with games that have interesting character rosters, here is a rundown of all the combatants in the game! Not to mention my personal opinions and impressions about each one.
