All posts tagged 'Misc'
The GD/WTP Deal - Explained
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Posted on May 14th, 2008 by
I’ve gotten a flurry of email from friends, colleagues, a VIP or two, PR reps, and readers over the preceding announcement. Here’s the gist: What They Like Inc. bought the bulk of the GamerDad review archive and are going to repurpose it for their more sober format. I “sold out” for two reasons but let me tell you the story - from my perspective - first. Let me start by saying, after a near-death experience and on the 5 year anniversary, I can’t tell you how happy I am to be writing about all of this! more…
GamerDad Sells Review Archive
Posted on May 13th, 2008 by
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WHAT THEY LIKE, INC. ACQUIRES GAMERDAD VIDEO GAME REVIEW ARCHIVE FOR WHAT THEY PLAY
New Content Fortifies What They Play’s Substantial Offerings; Expands Internet’s Most Comprehensive Resource for Parents About Video Games
Ask GamerDad 5/9/08
Posted on May 12th, 2008 by
May 9th’s Ask GamerDad is up and running at WhatTheyPlay. Go on, read this one and learn, among other things, how GamerDad is ruining the lives of teenagers everywhere! Um… mwuhahaha?
No, I won’t help you get Grand Theft Auto IV
Posted on May 8th, 2008 by
CrispyGamer has the latest issue of my GamerParenting column and in it I sort of go nuts reacting to the deluge of emails I got over Grand Theft Auto IV. Lots of articulate teens want to play this game, the game is fantastic, but I really think parents need to tread carefully with this one. It’s a very mature game in every sense of the term. It pushes the envelope with the violence, the sexual situations, the storyline, the gambling, drinking, drug use, mayhem, car jacking and . . . oops, sorry, to a teen pining for this one, I bet that stung a bit.
Brawling with Children
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by
Henry chose Kirby, I picked Mario, and Maggie settled on Samus from Metroid. I would have bet on Princess Peach because she’s still in a princess/girly phase (yeah, thanks Enchanted) - but then again, unbeknownst to her, Samus is also a girl underneath that armor. Equilibrium = maintained! The battlefield was on top of a fast moving jet or something. Kirby swallowed me and spit fire, Mario grew to an enormous size, and Samus curled into a little ball. We all just laughed, laughed, and button-mashed! more…
PSP Turns 3, Phones Home
Posted on May 6th, 2008 by
I had planned to do a sort of ‘happy birthday’ post for the PSP as it turned three years old (in the US, that is) at the end of March. But also during March I made use of my PSP along with some new software updates to do a variety of new things, and wanted to highlight the ever-growing usefulness of the device as a multipurpose device. So now you get a merged post that will do both!
Retro: GamerDad Loves a Parade!
Posted on May 5th, 2008 by
Retro: back in 2003 Parade Magazine featured us in the Gadget Guide. This was significant and helped GamerDad reach mainstream parents early on!
What a nice surprise today! There’s a blurb about GamerDad in Robert Moritz’s Gadget Guide column. Under the heading “Sites You’ll Like” it reads: more…
Retro: GamerDad IN Freedom Force vs. The 3rd Reich!
Posted on May 2nd, 2008 by
Once upon a time Irrational Games liked GamerDad so much they put him in their game! Yes, now you can download GamerDad himself and use him to help Freedom Force fight evil, supervillains, and Nazis. Come in for the scoop. ‘Nuff said?
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Retro: GamerDad on WIOD Miami
Posted on May 2nd, 2008 by
Nothing beats the Winter doldrums like appearing on sunny Miami radio!On Thursday, March 15th 2007, GamerDad appeared on Dave LaMont’s newsradio show on 610AM in Miami. It was a smooth conversation, and I’ll add the archived audio if it becomes Internet available.
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Ask GamerDad 4/28/08
Posted on April 29th, 2008 by
It’s the special Grand Theft Auto IV column! I’ve been getting GTA mail for about 4 weeks now and WhatTheyPlay’s John Davison suggested I save them and answer the best of them at once. They even made a nifty graphic for it. (Note: I’m playing GTA IV now - expect my thoughts before the week is out! It literally begins with a fat guy in boxers being whipped by a dominatrix, that’s your first image. A conversation about “tits” is the first thing you hear. And people really do ask me if this game is for kids or not. Wheee!)
