Weekly GeekMom Video Playlist
It’s another great mix with a little something for everyone. There’s a little super hero, British history, video games, and inventive music.
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Category: Video Games
Winners of the STEM Video Game Challenge
Last week the 16 junior and high school winners of the 2013 National STEM Video Game Challenge were announced.
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GeekMom Plays: The Walking Dead 400 Days Episode 2
Welcome back for episode 2 in our GeekMom Plays: The Walking Dead 400 Days series!
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GeekMom Plays: The Walking Dead 400 Days Episode 1
Welcome to the first episode of GeekMom Plays!
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Video Game Journalist Ryan Davis of Giant Bomb Dies at 34
Giant Bomb announced yesterday that video game journalist Ryan Davis has passed away.
Continue ReadingDragon Age: Inquisition Trailer: A Certified Squee-Fest
Dragon Age: Inquisition is the next installment in the Dragon Age franchise, and seems quite promising from the looks of this video.
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Interview With Voice Actress Tara Strong of Teen Titans Go!
GeekMom visits with voice actress Tara Strong about returning to work with the cast from Teen Titans on the new Teen Titans Go! and life as a mom and an actress.
Continue ReadingNew Disney Infinity Trailer Shows off Toy Box Mode
The team behind Disney Infinity have released the platform’s latest trailer. It shows more of the possibilities available in the Toy Box mode, which for many of us awaiting this latest Disney experience, is the part we’re most excited about.
Continue ReadingWatch The Defiance Game Trailer
The game half of the Defiance show/video game hybrid launched yesterday–watch the trailer here. Then get a rundown on the show’s alien races ahead of the April 15 premiere.
Continue ReadingNintendo Power Returns as Fans Introduce Nintendo Force
Nintendo Power magazine may be gone, but not if the fans have anything to say about it.
Continue ReadingGeekMom Gift Guide: Toys, Video Games, and Apps
Toys have been around forever. But no childhood or geeky household has been complete without video games for decades, and now apps are ubiquitous parts of helping us entertain and educate our kids. Check out the GeekMom recommendations for these items this holiday season, and there are a few tabletop gaming stragglers tossed in for good measure!
Continue ReadingMy Precious: Adventures with the Lego Lord of the Rings Video Game
Unlike some games that ease you into the play, this game starts with a boss fight – reliving the battle of Sauron from the movie introduction. Talk about epic!
Continue ReadingThe GeekMoms Podcast #36: Deciphering Video Game Ratings
Not all video games are created equal, even with the same rating. This episode will help you figure out what is really okay for your kid.
Continue ReadingA One-Stop List for Geek-Friendly Cyber Monday Deals
Here’s a roundup of some of the best deals for geek shoppers on Cyber Monday.
Continue ReadingSara’s Cooking Class: Spil Games Knows Tween Girls (Part 1)
Much as I don’t like to admit it, Spil has done extensive research into the mind of the tween girl, as well as the mothers of tween girls. The age range listed was roughly around 8 to 9 years old, and it basically said that at this age, young girls are dreaming about their “first kiss.” In my head, I had a knee-jerk reaction of NO WAY TOO YOUNG ARE YOU KIDDING. And the next thing they said was that their studies showed that the mothers of tween girls HATE this fact.
Continue ReadingGet Ready, Skylanders Giants Is Coming!
If your kids are fans of last year’s hit Activision game Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure, then get ready for a whole new wave of gaming fun with Skylanders Giants. This expansion hits stores on October 21st and includes new characters and gameplay options that your kids will love.
Continue ReadingSkylanders Giants Video Preview!
It’s set to include a whole new range of Skylanders characters for kids to collect and enjoy. There are Giants who tower over standard-sized figures and have their own special powers and new Lightcore figures that light up when placed on the Portal of Power.
Continue ReadingGet Your Girls Into Game Design
Let your girls play more video games. That is, if you want them to grow up to be rock star game designers like Jane McGonigal. Yes, we can enjoy games like Half Life and Angry Birds Space, but Games and gaming techniques can go beyond the entertaining app or console title and be used to educate ourselves and influence real world behaviors. Besides, there’s good money in a career in game design.
Continue ReadingGetting Back Into The Groove
Having a baby seems to disrupt things in your life, but that’s to be expected. But I didn’t expect some of the things that fell to the wayside. Now that my daughter is three years old, I’m finally getting back into a groove with some of the geeky pursuits I had put on the back burner. I […]
Continue ReadingAnd the Winner of our Cartoon Network Contest Is…
Andrea K! Here is her comment from our CN Punchtime Explosion XL post: I’m with the Ducktails group. As a child of the 80′s I have seen so many of my favorite childhood shows reproduced and wrecked…Can you say Care bears, Pound Puppies and Strawberry Shortcake? But just a plain old re release of Ducktails […]
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