If you’re anything like us, you’re eagerly awaiting the release of the MMO set in the Knights of the Republic universe. It’s got BioWare, which made the first two games in the series. It’s got Darth Revan, who is the best Star Wars villain aside from Darth Maul (Editor’s note: If you haven’t yet seen [...]
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Kids Camp for Rock Band / Guitar Hero Musicians [UPDATE]
Now that your kids have mastered Rock Band and Guitar Hero, do you think they have what it takes to make real music? An organization called GameRockers thinks there’s the potential for just that. They have created one- and three-day programs “for the new age of musicians who play Guitar Hero or Rock Band”. From [...]
New Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Trailer
Confirmed: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, which will be released on your favorite console later this year, follows the storyline as first published in Marvel’s Civil War event from a few years back. MDIAG! parental note: Although you might be excited to show off this game to your kids when it comes out, you should be [...]
Wii Music Sales Analyzed By Nintendo
With the juggernaut that is everything Wii, it was surprising to analysts when the NPD numbers indicated Wii Music didn’t quite live up to expectations this past holiday season. Nintendo has been trying to stay optimistic about the title, but now it’s finlly coming clean on why word of mouth never reached company expectations. “There [...]
TMNT: Smash Up Announced
Super Smash Bros. Brawl fans, take notice. Ubisoft today announced its latest entry in the Turtles franchise, TMNT: Smash Up, as part of the 25 year celebration at New York Comic Con. After suffering through a few bad Turtles games in recent years, this one at least comes from good pedigree – Game Arts, which [...]
ELSPA Publishes Good Online Gaming Guide
Edge Online reports the UK games industry body ELSPA, the equivalent of the ESRB, has published “The Good Online Gaming Guide”, available through their website, Askaboutgames.com. “Children, especially today, see gaming as normal part of everyday life. Everything from Scrabble to World of Warcraft can be played over the Internet and against other human opponents,” [...]
More Kudos for FusionFall
When MDIAG! first saw footage of this pre-teen MMO, we were fondly reminded of the days when Phantasy Star Online for the Dreamcast dominated our bachelor lives. But since it’s aimed at kids, it can’t be any good, right? Wrong. FusionFall, which combines the characters of Cartoon Network past and present, has been garnering praise [...]
Wii Remote for Wee Hands
Have your children shown difficulty in wielding the Wii remote due to its adult-sized nature? Worried that it could rapidly turn into a projectile headed for that HDTV? Well, have no fear, because modder DHREK has the solution for you. That is, if you have oodles of available time and are quite the handy craftsman. [...]
Netflix Streaming to Over One Million Xbox Users
If you have an Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, and haven’t yet tried out streaming Netflix to the console, you’re missing the party. Microsoft has recently announced more than a million XBL subscribers have tried out the service since its launch in November. Here’s an MDIAG! Pro Tip: If you already have a television service, [...]
LittleBigPlanet and Autism
For every negative story on the effects of videogames, it doesn’t take a lot of work to uncover many more positive ones. What They Play received a nice little anecdote from one of their podcast listeners of the benefits with one game in particular, LittleBigPlanet, on their son who is on the Autism spectrum. Here [...]