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.
Console Guide: Leapster
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Posted on April 18th, 2008 by
By far the most frequent question I get here at GamerDad is:
“What console should I buy for my kids?”
Should I Buy a Leapster?
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GamerDad on the Radio: This Saturday 4/19/08
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by
Hey all,
If you’re curious about what The GamerDad sounds like, or would like to hear me speak the truth about gaming with a man who calls himself “The Technology Tailor”, (looks like he’s pretty famous in the city of broad shoulders) tune in to WGN (it’s broadcast in 38 states and Canada) for his program. There will be a special guest and the topic is child safety online. It all goes down at 8pm EST, 7pmCST, 6pmPST.
What is it with Spaceballs?
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by
I have been an unabashed Star Wars fan for 31 years now, saw Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein more than 30 years ago, and was therefore terribly excited back in ’87 when a crew of friends I’d made during high school and college assembled in Boston to see Mel Brook’s SpaceBalls. So what happened?
Unplugged: The Awards Shows
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by
There aren’t any ceremonies with half-naked movie stars falling out of their clothes, but there are several major awards given out for board games. A few of the biggest include: the Spiel des Jahres, the Deutscher SpielePreis, and the Games Magazine Game of the Year .
Momgamer: When Everything Old is New Again
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by
I’ve always had this list in my head of things that I wasn’t going to mention to the kids. A partial list would include Dr. Who, The Watchmen, Pink Floyd, and several specific Heinlein novels. Some of my favorite things are stuff I got to discover for myself when I left home. I didn’t want to take that from them by leaving them nothing left to find.
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Review – Gears of War PC/Xbox360
Posted on April 15th, 2008 by
We’ve covered Gears of War in both flavors on the GamerDad main site but CrispyGamer has published my more long-winded take. CrispyGamer isn’t a content review site, so let me say to parents: It’s a very violent game that has players killing alien monsters – not humans. The tone is gritty and a little sophomoric and the multiplayer is rife with foul-mouthed brats who delight in killing their opponents with chainsaws. Fun for late teens and adults, but there’s better fare for kids. Hear is the full review!
Retro: GamerDad on Film
Posted on April 15th, 2008 by
Who Am I?
At the Penny-Arcade Expo two years ago I was interviewed for a film. The problem is they can’t get my name right! Oh the injustice!
Unplugged: A Different Kind of Game
Posted on April 15th, 2008 by
There’s a fun game out on the market that I would like you to know about. It’s 3D, multiplayer, and runs on a platform you probably own. It came out in 1995, and sold over 2.5 million copies in its first six years. With expansions and follow-up games, the franchise sold over 6 million copies of games by 2001, and it continues to be a strong seller. However, I suspect you might not have heard of the game or even the publisher, before. That is because the game I am referring to is a board game.
Ask GamerDad 4/11/08
Posted on April 14th, 2008 by
Woah! I forgot to link Ask GamerDad last friday? Oops! Here you go. Topics this week include: Multiplayer Co-Op PC Games for 9-year olds? Games for 72-year olds? And a reader politely takes me to task over my “on-the-fence” answer regarding Call of Duty 4 and teenagers.
Review – Eco Creatures Save the Forest
Posted on April 14th, 2008 by
Celebrate Earth Day next week (Tuesday, April 22), with Eco-Creatures, a real-time strategy Nintendo DS game about saving the environment.
