Tag Archives: Family

For the most part, E3 press-conferences are crowd pleasing carnivals of great spectacle and grandeur, packed with memorable moments designed to surprise and entertain with the production value of a broadway show. They are also, however, public events streamed live to every corner of the globe; a feat of technical …

In creating amiibo (opens in new tab), Nintendo hit the emphatic fan (emfantic?) jackpot, with Nintendo devotees going to sometimes extreme lengths (opens in new tab) to to get their twitchy, grabby hands on these plastic idols to their favorite classic characters. But in addition to looking great and being …

The cheesecake in Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise is a wonderful thing. It is, perhaps, my favorite thing in the game, because of what it represents. All of TiP’s creativity, depth, charm, and weirdness can be summed up by that one slice of delicious dessert. But let’s back up a …

Do the creep It’s happened to all of us at some point. You pick up the latest E-rated mascot platformer and get ready to settle in for some family-friendly fun–and suddenly you jump out of your chair in disbelief as you stare at the monstrosity before you. This isn’t a …

Arcades are better in Japan. It’s that simple. Yes, there are some cherished video game hovels out here in the states, ones that have weathered a brutal storm against an increasingly shrinking market. New Jersey’s 8 on the Break was a personal favorite during my time at Rutgers, and fostered …

Amid the whirlwind of E3 reveals, trailers, demonstrations and showcases, it seems that THQ has attempted to slide one particular piece of news under the rug: the closure of its San Diego studio. Several tweets by industry commenters suggest that THQ has done exactly that: RIP, THQ San Diego, WWE …

While we don’t yet know a ton of details, a new listing has showed up onAmazon (opens in new tab)which shows a full-priced Family Guy game scheduled for release on September 25, 2012. Activision is listed as the publisher, leading us to believe this is the Family Guy game that …

Game music has been a passion of ours roughly since, oh, 1985, but in the past 10 years, it’s come to mean something more. Don’t get us wrong, we still love the beepatronic music of the 8- and 16-bit periods (and the wave of chiptune artists it inspired), but the …

With so much to play, collect and unlock, there’s a helluva lot to love about Disney Universe. However, it’s a little difficult to assume that most of you reading are going to be the ones loving it. So, if you’re in the minority of people who looked at our recent …