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.
Help Leo Calder
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Posted on May 15th, 2012 by
A dear friend of mine from High School has a problem. Her beloved nephew Leo is being forcibly returned to Italy to live with his father. Despite the fact that this man’s alleged psychological and sexual abuse, Lura Calder (the boy’s mother) has been ordered to return little Leo (age 6) to his father in early June. There is very little that can be done about this at the moment except to raise awareness and possibly gain the momentum and influence needed to delay or reverse this possibly dangerous decision. Links inside this post will give all the information and the family asks that you post about this on your Twitter, blog and Facebook accounts. An additional way you can help is to contact local and California lawmakers and voice your support for the Calder family. Here’s one example: Call Diane Feinstein’s San Francisco office and ask her to please put some pressure on to help (415) 393-0707. Thank you from The GamerDad Family. Learn more on Facebook, and LIKE or LINK the page, at https://www.facebook.com/SaveCalder
Pac-Man Ghost Monster Rain Ponchos!
Posted on May 15th, 2012 by
My boss gave this to me last week and I thought it was interesting enough to share with you all. Pac-Man Ghost Monster rain ponchos!
Reader Review: Dark Legends (PC)
Posted on May 14th, 2012 by
Dark Legends is an online MMO available for the PC and mobile devices. Since I’m not quite an expert on these kinds of games, I’ve enlisted my brother Jeff again to guest write this one (PC version reviewed here).
My Mom’s Top Five Favorite Video Game Characters!
Posted on May 8th, 2012 by
A couple of years ago around Mother’s Day, I wrote a blog about my mom’s favorite video games. Her lineup hasn’t changed at all since then, so this year for Mother’s Day (next Sunday, May 13), I thought I’d list some of her favorite video game characters instead.
Reader Review: The Walking Dead: Episode 1: A New Day (360, PS3, PC)
Posted on May 5th, 2012 by
Zombies are super popular right now. They’re in all sorts of movies, both new and old. And there are tons of zombies in video games, from Resident Evil to Dead Rising. Even TV shows are getting into the zombie craze. One of the most popular of these shows is cable channel AMC’s The Walking Dead. Now TellTale Games has combined the TV show and video games with their Walking Dead episodic point-and-click adventure downloadable for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Me personally, I don’t know anything about The Walking Dead. But my brother Jeff loves the TV show and zombie stuff in general, so I let him have a go at reviewing this one (360 version reviewed here).
Second North Dallas/Plano 3DS StreetPass Meetup is Coming!
Posted on May 3rd, 2012 by
Due to the success of the first North Dallas/Plano, TX 3DS StreetPass meetup, there’s going to be another one in May. It’s on May 12 at the same GameStop as last time. You can read more about it on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere.
Atari Stays Crunchy Even in Milk!
Posted on May 2nd, 2012 by
Looks like some General Mills cereals are going retro. The other day at the grocery store I noticed the Atari logo on a box of Cheerios. Since I like both video games AND cereal, it caught my eye. Nothing special, just some kiddy mazes and activities on the back of the box. But things have been slow on the video game front, and I thought this was at least somewhat interesting anyway. Click here for pics and info:
Ikari III: The Rescue (PS Minis)
Posted on May 1st, 2012 by
Ah, Ikari Warriors. So many memories. Thanks to movies like Rambo, the original Ikari Warriors was a huge hit in arcades, and I remember playing it there, on the NES, and even on the PC! The sequel, Victory Road, was quite a departure, pitting our army men against a demon filled underworld instead of a soldier infested jungle. But I only saw the arcade game of Victory Road at a Wal-Mart near out house, and I hardly ever played it since the other game there was Super Pac-Man. When the third game came out, I was very impressed with the jump in visuals. Characters were much larger and looked more like people instead of marshmallow soldiers, and even the water had ripples and waves! Now you can enjoy SNK’s pre-NEO-GEO arcade classic Ikari III: The Rescue as a PS Mini, playable on your PS3 or PSP.
Cary’s Top Five Favorite Video Game Pirate Characters!
Posted on April 27th, 2012 by
This weekend I’ll be going to see a new movie in theaters. I’m a big fan of clay animation, so the movie I’ll be seeing is Aardman’s The Pirates! Band of Misfits. So because of this, lately I’ve been in a slight ‘piratey’ mood, and I’ve been thinking about video games that have pirate characters that I like. So here’s a blog featuring my favorites!
The Games of the XBLA Triple Pack (360)
Posted on April 23rd, 2012 by
I love game collections and compilations. It’s fun to feel like you’re getting a good deal on a bunch of games at once, even though sometimes you’re not. A while back, Microsoft released the XBLA Triple Pack, a collection of three of their best-selling Xbox LIVE titles. I wanted to get it, as I haven’t tried the games on it (except a demo of one of them). But I wanted to wait until it went down in price. Well, it finally went down to 20 bucks, so I snagged it. So here’s a brief rundown and impressions on each of the three games found on this pack. This one’s got Trials HD, Limbo, and ‘Splosion Man. And yes, this is a filler blog, too. Nothing much going on gaming-wise right now, really.
