When I first started playing Animal Crossing on the Wii, four years ago, it became an obsession for me. I would find myself having to make sure that I would be home at certain times of the day for a special sale at Tom Nook’s store or wondering if something might happen within the General… Read More »
So between teaching, tutoring, podcasting and publishing a book, you haven’t heard from me in a while. Some of you might even be grateful for that. To you I give a hearty pffffbbbt. To the rest, I want to talk about some games. Nothing recent, because I’m pretty sure you’ve seen all the Black Ops… Read More »
Taking a step into the future, the nerds are back for Episode 18! This week we discuss the future of gaming, address our maturity with some toilet humor, and continue the tradition of pushing the language barrier on the podcast. Put down those other podcasts and listen to the Nerds@Play! 10 out of 10 doctors… Read More »
Guaranteed to be on the holiday wish lists of many sons and daughters, Skylanders Giants will thrust your very own little Portal Masters into a brand-new adventure and eat up what little shelf-space is left with a new series of dynamic figures. Skylanders Giants is both literally and figuratively bigger than last year’s surprise hit,… Read More »
Have you always dreamed of being a Hip-hop dancer? Well your chance to do so in the privacy on your own home will be coming this November when Ubisoft releases The Hip Hop Dance Experience. This is the next in line in their series of “Experience” games. Finally you can learn many of the Hip-hop… Read More »
Disney Interactive Studios is allowing gamers the chance to run around in the world of Pixar’s new movie Brave. Players have the opportunity to play as Merida the princess-turned-heroine, Queen Elinor in giant bear form, and a will o’ the wisp. This third person shooter begins by explaining the general plot of the film using… Read More »
Okay folks, I’ll admit it. I’m a big kid. And as a big kid, three of my favorite things are video games, comic books, and LEGOs. So, when the superhero-styled team up of Traveller’s Tales and DC Comics came together for the first LEGO Batman … well, let’s just say I was a giddy little… Read More »
Going gung ho and using different fitness games such as Dance Central, Just Dance, EA Sports Fitness, Wii Fit Plus, and even UFC Personal Trainer can help lead gamers down the pathway to a healthier lifestyle. I have found that by using the different dancing games that my cardiovascular health has vastly improved and has… Read More »
Disney Interactive has released a ‘Behind the Scenes’ video today for Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two. It discusses a lot of the enhancements and new features of the anticipated platformer. There were a few things that I learned from this behind the scenes glimpse that I didn’t before. The most important, in my opinion,… Read More »
At PAX East last month, Harmonix announced their next music game, Rock Band Blitz. It would work using only a console gamepad. No guitar, drum, microphone, or keyboard necessary. And definitely no Rock Band stage kit support. The community team for Harmonix hosted a couple panels at PAX East and one common refrain was that… Read More »
