Category Archives: Video Games

Prepare for the Endgame with the ‘LEGO Marvel Collection’

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Sophie Brown • 1 Comment

The LEGO Marvel Collection is a compilation pack of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, & LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2, plus DLC. Read More

Nintendo Labo VR Kit: VR For Everyone

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Corrina Lawson • 0 Comments

The Labo VR Kit from Nintendo offers an immersive, portable, and inclusive type of gaming. Read More

‘She Remembered Caterpillars’ Comes to Nintendo Switch

Posted on March 25, 2019 by A.J. O'Connell • 0 Comments

‘She Remembered Caterpillars’ is a puzzle game in which you lead cute, spore-like creatures called Gammies around a dreamscape while haunting music plays. There’s also a larger story: a scientist’s desperate experiment to save her father, with whom she has a complicated relationship. Read More

Step Into the Virtual World of Nintendo Labo

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Corrina Lawson • 0 Comments

The educational aspect of the Nintendo Labo kits for the Switch has always been foremost in my mind. The entire experience is designed to teach maker skills such as patience, persistence, and the reward of having built something cool. Nintendo realizes this as well, with their Labo educational program. The cherry-on-top of the Labo… Read More

Sims Can Explore Something Strange in ‘Sims 4 StrangerVille’

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Elizabeth MacAndrew • 0 Comments

In which GeekMom Elizabeth reviews ‘The Sims 4 Strangerville’ game pack. Read More

‘Jurassic World Evolution’: Dino Park Management With Stunning Visuals

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Sophie Brown • 0 Comments

‘Jurassic World Evolution’ is a business simulation style game where players get to construct their own dinosaur theme park. Read More

‘Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid’ Comes Out In April

Posted on January 22, 2019 by K. Tilden Frost • 0 Comments

‘Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid’ is an accessible crossplay fighter game featuring classic Power Rangers and villains as they battle it out for control of the morphin grid. Read More

Win ‘Crayola Scoot’ for Nintendo Switch This Holiday Season

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Sophie Brown • 1 Comment

Clever Communications are offering a copy of Crayola Scoot for Nintendo Switch to one winner along with a Crayola Super Art Coloring Kit. Read More

‘The Sims 4 Get Famous’ Lets Your Sims Live the Celebrity Life

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Elizabeth MacAndrew • 0 Comments

In which GeekMom Elizabeth reviews ‘The Sims 4 Get Famous’ expansion. Read More

Maybe I’m a Gaming Addict, Too

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Amy Weir • 0 Comments

Amy explores the traits, at least in her family, that make a person particularly susceptible to being unable to stop video gaming. Read More

‘Crayola Scoot’ – Flip, Trick, and Grind Your Way to Colorful Fun

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Sophie Brown • 1 Comment

‘Crayola Scoot’ is a family-friendly scooter game in which you perform flips, grinds, and tricks in order to paint your world with color. Read More

‘Unforeseen Incidents’: An Autumn Atmospheric Game To Fall For

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Sophie Brown • 0 Comments

Unforeseen Incidents is a point and click mystery in which you play as a small-town handyman who becomes embroiled in a global conspiracy. Read More

Nintendo’s Labo Program Moves Into Classrooms

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Corrina Lawson • 0 Comments

Nintendo Labo kits are soon going to be available for classroom education, with Nintendo supplying the Labo kits and the Switch console free to schools. The Institute of Play is helping to develop the Labo Teacher Guide, which will be free to anyone later this fall. Read More

Nintendo Labo: Vehicle Kit — 5 (More) Essential Things to Know

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Karen Walsh • 1 Comment

The Nintendo Labo: Vehicle Kit adds more educational value with the updated ToyCon Garage and hits all the right notes for parents. Read More

An Interview With ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Space Mom Vanessa Marshall

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Anika Dane • 0 Comments

Last weekend at ConnectiCon, I was lucky enough to sit down with voice actress Vanessa Marshall for a conversation that touched on family dynamics within Star Wars, sexism in Hollywood, violence in video games, and how conventions bring people together. Read More

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