Recently, I read an article about a study that was released confirming what most gaming dads already knew: it does girls good to play video games with their dads. I’ve been playing video games with my two girls (5 & […]
Play These Video Games to Perform Better … in Life
The proof is in: Video games improve physical and mental skills that come in handy in the real world. Here’s what to play to get an edge. Could there be benefits to playing “Halo” for hours on end … besides […]
My Life with Video Games
I’ve been playing video games for as long as I can remember. It started one fateful evening when my family went out to dinner and there was this new machine at the restaurant, and it wasn’t a pinball machine. It […]
[GAME REVIEW] Wii Sports Resort: Better Than the Rest?
Republished with permission of gamepeople.co.uk game reviews. Wii Sports Resort Rating: E Platform: Wii Developer: Nintendo EAD Publisher: Nintendo Wii Sports Resort takes the Wii Sports seed of genius and cultivates it into a fully grown gaming tree. Whereas the […]
[GAME REVIEW] Samurai Shodown Anthology
Republished with permission of gamepeople.co.uk game reviews. Samurai Shodown Anthology Rating: T Platforms: Wii, PlayStation 2, PSP Developer: SNK Playmore Publisher: SNK Playmore I’m new to the Samurai Shodown games, and I have little experience with fighting games in general, […]
[GAMING] Empire: Total War
Republished with permission of gamepeople.co.uk game reviews. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t overwhelmed with Empire: Total War. The depth of its campaign and strategic range is immense and I found myself both enthralled and beleaguered as I […]
[COMMENTARY] Being Grown Up
Something about spring seems to turn my mind towards writing these editorials. It’s a good time of year to take stock before the games start flying in. Again I find myself starting a new season of thoughts, ideas and observations about family gaming. Having spent some time today reading through the last couple of seasons, I realised that although some wide ranging themes were covered
[REVIEW] Family Party: 30 Great Games
Republished with permission of gamepeople.co.uk game reviews. Family Party draws on pretty much every party game there is on the Wii. But rather than a simple copy-cat production, it delivers an experience that is graphically superb, wide-ranging in activities, and […]
Dads, Kids, and Video Games
The image of a video gamer has changed over time. We no longer think of video gamers as friendless college boys alone in their rooms. Today’s video gamers are boys and girls of all ages. Even dads and moms play […]