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Monthly Archive for: "March, 2015"
Healthy Minecraft Debate Online
By Andy Robertson
In Homepage, Stories
Posted March 31, 2015

Healthy Minecraft Debate Online

If you have Minecraft loving children a couple of articles this week will be of interest. Firstly the BBC ask Should parents ever worry about Minecraft?. “The stars of Minecraft, like [...]

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Lego President Talks About Importance of Video-Games
By Andy Robertson
In Blog, Stories
Posted March 31, 2015

Lego President Talks About Importance of Video-Games

At New York Toy fair earlier this year we caught up with all things Lego and had a chance to discuss games and toys with Soren Laursen, President of Lego US, about the future. “We believe [...]

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Parents’ Guide to The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (PEGI 18+)
By Andy Robertson
In Homepage, Blog, Video Game Guides
Posted March 30, 2015

Parents’ Guide to The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (PEGI 18+)

Our guide to The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, from what makes this game great to what to watch out for here’s the ultimate 2 minute guide. 1. Genre The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a horror [...]

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Parents’ Guide to Grand Theft Auto V (PEGI 18+)
By Andy Robertson
In Homepage, Blog, Console, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Video Game Guides
Posted March 30, 2015

Parents’ Guide to Grand Theft Auto V (PEGI 18+)

This is our guide to GTA V for parents. Highlighting what age the game is suitable for, and how to play safely. 1. Genre Grand Theft Auto V is an action game in which players can travel around [...]

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Bringing ‘Sick Brick’ Toys to Life
By Andy Robertson
In Uncategorized
Posted March 27, 2015

Bringing ‘Sick Brick’ Toys to Life

Sick Bricks is a new iOS game that is a little similar to both the Lego and Skylanders video-games. As a basic premise this ticks the right boxes, both in terms of the toy-game hybrid genre but [...]

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Mario Party 10 Extends amiibo Functionality
By Andy Robertson
In Console, Wii U
Posted March 26, 2015

Mario Party 10 Extends amiibo Functionality

The release of Mario Party 10 is accompanied with new amiibo figures in the Super Mario range. These toy figurines not only unlock playable characters int he game, but grant access to different [...]

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All About Nintendo’s Amiibo Toys
By Andy Robertson
In Homepage, Blog, Console, Wii U, Handheld, 3DS, PEGI, All About, 2DS
Posted March 26, 2015

All About Nintendo’s Amiibo Toys

All about Amiibo, Nintendo's entrance into the toy meets video-game space. We look at how [...]

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Parents’ Guide to Bloodborne (PEGI 16+)
By Andy Robertson
In Console, PS4, Video Game Guides
Posted March 25, 2015

Parents’ Guide to Bloodborne (PEGI 16+)

Here’s our guide to Bloodborne, from what makes this game popular to what to watch out for, here’s the ultimate 2 minute guide. 1. Genre Bloodborne is an action role-playing game. The [...]

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Life is Strange Episode 2 Is An Unusual Look At Growing Up
By Andy Robertson
In Console, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One
Posted March 24, 2015

Life is Strange Episode 2 Is An Unusual Look At Growing Up

If you are looking for a novel way to revisit school memories or sample an americanized version of what growing up is like these days, Life is Strange is both fascinating and emotional. While the [...]

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Video-Game Charts 14th March (by PEGI Age Group)
By Andy Robertson
In Console, Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, Handheld, 3DS, PS Vita, PS4, Xbox One, 2DS
Posted March 20, 2015

Video-Game Charts 14th March (by PEGI Age Group)

Here is our look at the top selling video games for each PEGI age rating for the week ending 14th March. We break down the top selling games into the five PEGI age ratings. After 3 consecutive [...]

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Parents’ Guide to Battlefield Hardline (PEGI 18)
By Andy Robertson
In Console, Xbox 360, PS3, PEGI, PS4, Xbox One, Video Game Guides
Posted March 19, 2015

Parents’ Guide to Battlefield Hardline (PEGI 18)

Here’s our guide to Battlefield Hardline, from what makes it so popular to what to watch out for this is the ultimate 2 minute guide. Today we’ve worked with game journalist Jordan [...]

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Extending the New 3DS Battery Life
By Andy Robertson
In Console, Handheld, 3DS
Posted March 17, 2015

Extending the New 3DS Battery Life

For families it can be useful to have devices with larger batteries. One product that achieves this for the New Nintendo 3DS is the Mugen battery expansion. This is a convenient solution as it [...]

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LEGO Jurassic World Trailer Revealed
By Andy Robertson
In Console, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, 3DS, PS Vita, PS4, Xbox One
Posted March 16, 2015

LEGO Jurassic World Trailer Revealed

A new trailer for the upcoming LEGO Jurassic World video-game reveals new game-play and that the game will cover all four movies in one package. For families this is a nice way to revisit the [...]

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Osmo Masterpiece Game Makes Drawing Accessible
By Andy Robertson
In Uncategorized
Posted March 12, 2015

Osmo Masterpiece Game Makes Drawing Accessible

Video-games are excellent and breaking down boundaries and getting different people playing together. A new game for the Osmo iPad peripheral has just been announced that will make anyone into a [...]

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Minecraft Gives Children A Voice
By Andy Robertson
In Console, Xbox 360, PS3, Stories, PS4, Xbox One
Posted March 12, 2015

Minecraft Gives Children A Voice

In our gaming stories series we pull together positive results of having video-games as part of family life. This week we want to highlight a feature in the Guardian from Keith Stuart about how [...]

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Video-Game Charts 7th March (by PEGI Age Group)
By Andy Robertson
In Uncategorized
Posted March 11, 2015

Video-Game Charts 7th March (by PEGI Age Group)

Here is our look at the top selling video games for each PEGI age rating for the week ending 7th March. We break down the top selling games into the five PEGI age ratings. Dying Light from Warner [...]

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Co-Op Play Comes To Monster Hunter 4
By Andy Robertson
In Console, Wii U, Handheld, 3DS
Posted March 10, 2015

Co-Op Play Comes To Monster Hunter 4

Monster Hunter has been a popular and long running video-game series. It combines large open worlds with various fantastical beast to track down. Players progress steadily building up skills and [...]

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‘Angry Birds Under Pigstruction’ Simplifies Game-play
By Andy Robertson
In Homepage, Blog, Handheld, iPhone/iPad, Android, News
Posted March 9, 2015

‘Angry Birds Under Pigstruction’ Simplifies Game-play

Angry Birds games are often popular with families because they are easy to pick up and play by anyone. Recently the trend from developer Rovio has been to add more layers of complexity. Today [...]

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Series 13 Lego Minifigures Unlock In-Game Characters
By Andy Robertson
In Uncategorized
Posted March 6, 2015

Series 13 Lego Minifigures Unlock In-Game Characters

Collectable toys are increasingly popular with families. Getting the most value out of them is the trick to success in our experience. With this in mind we were interested to hear that the [...]

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Parents’ Guide to Dying Light (PEGI 18+)
By Andy Robertson
In Console, PS4, Xbox One, Video Game Guides
Posted March 5, 2015

Parents’ Guide to Dying Light (PEGI 18+)

Our guide to Dying Light, from what makes it so great to what to watch out for here’s the ultimate 2 minute guide. 1. Genre Dying Light is a horror game played from a first person [...]

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Parents’ Guide Mario Party 10 & amiibo (PEGI 7+)
By Andy Robertson
In Console, Wii U, Video Game Guides
Posted March 5, 2015

Parents’ Guide Mario Party 10 & amiibo (PEGI 7+)

Here’s is our family guide to Mario Party 10 and amiibos from what makes this game great to what to watch out for this is the ultimate 2 minute guide: 1. Genre Mario Party 10 is a [...]

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Beast Quest Family Test
By Andy Robertson
In Handheld, iPhone/iPad, Android
Posted March 4, 2015

Beast Quest Family Test

If you’ve not heard of the Beast Quest series you probably don’t have young boys in the family. The series has attracted sales of around 14 million books. A new iOS and Android game [...]

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Parents’ Guide to White Night (PEGI 12+)
By Andy Robertson
In Homepage, Blog, Video Game Guides
Posted March 3, 2015

Parents’ Guide to White Night (PEGI 12+)

Guide to White Night on PS4, Xbox and PC. From what makes this game great to what to watch out for this is the ultimate guide. Compiled today by dad Mark Clapham. 1. Genre White Night is a story [...]

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Video-Game Charts 28th February (by PEGI Age Group)
By Andy Robertson
In Homepage, Blog, Console, Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, Handheld, 3DS, PS Vita, PS4, Xbox One
Posted March 2, 2015

Video-Game Charts 28th February (by PEGI Age Group)

Here is our look at the top selling video games for each PEGI age rating for the week ending 28th February. We break down the top selling games into the five PEGI age ratings. Warner Bros. [...]

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