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.
Game Review: Mimana Iyar Chronicle (PSP)
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Posted on April 13th, 2010 by
In Mimana Iyar Chronicle, an action-RPG for the PSP, play as Crais, a young guild knight. Crais is broke and down on his luck after gambling too much, and he’s a bit of a jerk, too. Luckily, a young girl soon hires Crais through the guild to be her bodyguard as they search the world for seven magical gems. In typical RPG fashion, they’ll meet up with other rag-tag adventurers and magicians who will join them as they end up saving the world in the process.
A University Survey
Posted on April 13th, 2010 by
Hey readers, a reader named Jack, who is also a 3rd year student at the University of Portsmouth is doing an academic survey about video games. Click here to fill out a brief survey and help him out!
Portal
Posted on April 13th, 2010 by
“This is a triumph!” I have a few holes in my game knowledge, but I did play Portal a bit when it came out – you know, right after my massive heart episode. Anyway, the game didn’t mix well with Vicodin, so I played long enough to get that GLaDOS was hilarious and insane and that the game itself was a work of genius. Oh, I also fell in love with “I’m Still Alive” in Rock Band. Well, Portal 2 is coming and I decided to finally finish the first one. Actually, I started it over and for two days I became obsessed.
Catholics, Catholics, & Damned Catholics
Posted on April 13th, 2010 by
I’m mad as hell and I just can’t take it anymore. Forgive me for I know what I do and I’m going to do it anyway. I’m fed up. I normally don’t talk politics or religion here at GamerDad. I don’t want to offend. I want to be fair. Inclusive. PC….
New Club Nintendo Rewards Reviews!
Posted on April 10th, 2010 by
Nintendo has an online program called Club Nintendo, where you can register your games and consoles and fill out surveys on what you purchased. It’s probably just a clever marketing ploy to get gamers to help Nintendo keep track of sales, feedback, and other numbers. But the good thing is that nearly everything you do there earns you coins. And you can spend those coins on rewards. Most of these rewards I don’t have any interest in. Mario stationery, game case holders, playing cards? Nah. But when it comes to exclusive games you can only get through Club Nintendo, then I’m totally interested! So here are two quick reviews on the newest Club Nintendo exclusive games: Game & Watch Collection 2 and Grill-Off With Ultra Hand.
Borderlands: Reader Review
Posted on April 9th, 2010 by
For our latest Reader Review we have Borderlands by frequent poster ROFLCopter, a 15 year old. Remember, you can submit a Reader Review about any game you want. I want to hear from you! (Note: It may take a while for it to appear. I’m very busy, and lazy, so if you’ve submitted a review, just wait, it will appear!)
New Build-A-Bear Workshop Games on Wii and DS
Posted on April 9th, 2010 by
Now your kids can have all the fun of Build-A-Bear Workshop without having to go to a noisy and crowded shopping mall. Young players can create their own furry pal and go on adventures around town to make new friends with Build-A-Bear Workshop: Friendship Valley for Wii and Build-A-Bear Workshop: Welcome to Hugsville for Nintendo DS.
Game Review: Sushi Go Round (DS)
Posted on April 7th, 2010 by
Run your very own sushi bar in Sushi-Go-Round for DS and Wii (DS version reviewed here). It’s based on the popular casual online PC game from Miniclip. Similar to other restaurant themed games like Diner Dash and Fast Food Panic, follow sushi recipes and roll up the right ingredients to keep your fish-craving customers happy.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Posted on April 6th, 2010 by
I’m still getting mail on this game and the message board is REALLY interesting so I’m reposting it: Should CoD: MW 2 be rated M? The release of this game marks a turning point in my life. An alarming amount of my mail, and a few of my questions on radio and at What They Play.com, concerned Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Now I get to give the same, or similar, answers for this one. Do you think your kids are ready to handle an M-rated game featuring not only a new instantly infamous controversy but all the old controversies from last time too? Is it harmful to a teenager? 13+? Lets talk about it.
Napoleon Total War – A Rant on Strategy
Posted on April 6th, 2010 by
What happened to me? I grew up in the 80’s-90’s, I played my fair share of “my hex beat up your hex” strategy games. Games where we had to imagine most of how things work and games that most players probably never understood fully. These were almost absurdly complex games and games built then and called “casual” (like, say, Panzer or Fantasy General) would be considered complex now. I loved Civilization 2 so much I was able to beat it 10 times out of 10 on Deity level (note this doesn’t imply brilliance so much as learning everything enough to exploit the hell out of the Howitzer). My point is, I never shrank from reviewing a strategy game. Has growing older made me stupid? Having kids maybe? Or is it having less freetime? I just downloaded Napoleon Total War and boy is my brain tired.
