Archive: Wii

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  • 24Oct

  All About Harry Potter Video Games

  Let us take you on a mystery tour through the various Harry Potter video-games. From consoles to handhelds to smartphone and tablets, there are a wealth of different ways to play in the world of Harry Potter. We suggest a few places to start. Harry Potter for Kinect (Xbox 360) Unlike the other Xbox 360 [...]

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  • 18Oct

  Pop-Up Gaming Surgery with Dart Family

  We spent a morning in the Exeter GameStation store talking to families and offering advice in our Pop-up Gaming Surgery. Here is the fourth of the Family Gamer TV conversations we recorded at the pop-up gaming surgery — catch the other videos here. We talked to the Dart family who were in store looking for [...]

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  • 06Sep

  All About Skylanders

  In the second of our “All About” series we are looking at the Skylanders video game franchise. Skylanders is published by Activision and developed by Toys for Bob. The first game, Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure was released on 14th October 2011 in Europe. The second game, Skylanders Giants is planned for release on 19th October 2012 [...]

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  • 29Aug

  Pop-Up Gaming Surgery with Barker Family

  We spent a morning in the Exeter GameStation store talking to families and offering advice in our Pop-up Gaming Surgery. Here is the first of the Family Gamer TV conversations we recorded at the event. You can hear from three generations of the Barker family who play games — both separately and together. It was [...]

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  • 22Aug

  All About Lego Video Games

  In the first of our “All About Video Games” series where we will be looking at a particular video game franchise, we are focusing on the Lego video games. Although there are other types, the main Lego video game titles are platform games. Players progress through the game by solving puzzles to reach particular platforms, [...]

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  • 13Aug

  PEGI Ratings Help Parents Choose Games

  We return to the park to find some more parents to ask about PEGI ratings. Martin has a young daughter who is just starting her journey into gaming, he talks about how askaboutgames.com may help him to find appropriate games for her. He also discusses how he chooses games to play himself and how the [...]

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  • 26Jul

  Optimum Gaming Time

  We had a trip down to a camping holiday in Cornwall this week, and on the way my children started playing a game where they tried to work out what the different road signs meant. Along the way we passed a number of “Tiredness can kill, take a break” motorway notices. The children were intrigued [...]

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  • 11Jul

  Family Gamer TV Talks PEGI and askaboutgames

  It’s always an eye opener to talk to real families about video games. This is particularly true when it comes to video game ratings and labeling. This first episode from Family Gamer TV looks at how PEGI ratings are understood and perceived by families. At askaboutgames.com we’re keen to collaborate on this to get fresh [...]

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  • 10Jul

  Meeting Families at Games Britannia

  Games Britannia, staged at the MAGNA Science Adventure Centre, offers hands-on experience and inspiration for aspiring games designers. What better place to launch the askaboutgames.com search for a PEGI Family Gaming Ambassador. As you can see we went up to the Games Britannia festival with a stack of family games and our brand new website. [...]