An Early Look at Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is a third person shooter slated for release at the end of August. It is being produced by High Moon Studios, the same people that brought us the highest rated...
View ArticleStar Wars: Clone Wars Adventures – Mini-Quiz and Freebie
I'm sure you'll be bombarded with tweets wishing you a Happy Star Wars Day, no doubt hashtagged #StarWarsDay and Sony Online Entertainment is doing its part to help celebrate this most hallowed of...
View ArticleThe Amazing Spider-Man: The Game
In my experience most movie-based games fall flat, but once in a while one comes along that makes me think there is hope. The Amazing Spider-Man is one such game.
View ArticleThe Amazing Spider-Man: The Game (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
In my experience most movie-based games fall flat, but once in a while one comes along that makes me think there is hope. The Amazing Spider-Man is one such game.
View ArticleClub Caveman Raises the Bar for iPad Storytelling
By expanding the scope of user interaction and raising game animation to movie quality, Club Caveman hopes to elevate kids’ engagement with narrative and push the limits on what an iPad does with...
View ArticleGame on!: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is a Megatron of Fun
I've just spent the last two days playing through Transformers: Fall of Cybertron and it is, without a doubt, my favorite game this year. High Moon Studios put a lot of their heart and soul into this...
View ArticleGame on!: iPad Game Run For President Teaches Kids About the Election Process
Just in time for the stretch run of the 2012 Presidential campaign comes a new iPad game that teaches kids about the election process. Election: Run For President sets the stage one year before America...
View ArticleChallenge Your Friends to a Geek Battle
For those of us who love to test our knowledge with trivia games, Geek Battle: The Game of Extreme Geekdom is a new game designed to do just that, but with targeted geeky trivia. The four categories...
View ArticleiPad App Magic Belles Helps Kids Have Fun, Make Music
Magic Belles: Magic Music is an engaging iPad application that introduces young children to music composition while providing some pleasant background sounds for adults. Unlike the website activities...
View ArticleGame on!: Bad Piggies for iOS Is Frustrating (in a Good Way)
Have the past three years left you or your kids bored of tossing birds around on your screen? The latest offering from Rovio of Bad Piggies may be more intellectually challenging than you expect.
View ArticleRawbots: A Robot Crafting Sandbox Game
Rawbots is a very cool looking Indie game that lets you assemble and program robots in a virtual world. The site is pretty light on details, but you can get an idea of the capabilities from the video...
View ArticleThe Joyful Moments of Being a GeekDad
We all have moments that bring salty water to our tears ducts as parents, but as GeekDads our moments are sometimes slightly different from others. We might feel it when our child acknowledges that...
View ArticleCuriosity Killed the App?
Games industry veteran Peter Molyneux releases his latest project for iOS and Android devices, "Curiosity - What's Inside the Cube," but are we really curious enough to find out?
View ArticlePudding Monsters, New From ZeptoLab
The fine folks who brought us the awesome puzzle game Cut The Rope have come out with a new game called Pudding Monsters. The mechanics of the game are pretty simple: the monsters stick together when...
View ArticleGame on! | New Release: Fighting Fantasy App Number 2
Tin Man Games has teamed up with one of the original creators of those fighting fantasy books, Steve Jackson (not to be confused with the other Steve Jackson) and they have just released the second...
View ArticleKickstarter Alert | Moonbot Studio’s Golem
Golem, like most ambitious Kickstarter projects, has a beautiful pitch video that makes it look awesome. And, at $15 to back this one it seems like a no brainer. The only issue: the team is chasing...
View ArticleWatch This | Skylanders Swap Force Teaser Trailer
The folks behind the upcoming Skylanders Swap Force have released a new trailer that gives us a good idea of how the game will work, and some sneak peaks into the new characters.
View ArticleGame on! | The Monitor Celestra Puts BSG on a Real Frakkin’ Battleship
"The Monitor Celestra" is a BSG LARP (live-action role-playing game) set on an old Cold War battleship. For three days, participants will look and act the part of a Galactica-era crew of refugees,...
View ArticleGame on! | Dungeons & Dragons, According To My Nephew
"This is Dungeons and Dragons," Jack said. "Well, the new verison." Give kids some open-ended toys and stuff to play with, and they make up their own game.
View Article2013 Toy Fair: Cut The Rope Toys and Games
Zeptolab, the people behind the hit mobile games, Cut The Rope, and Pudding Monsters are branching into the physical realm with a line of Cut The Rope themed toys. I met up with them at Toy Fair for a...
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