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gaming

  • Disney Epic Mickey 2 The Power of Two review

    Tweet We loved the first Epic Mickey game, which saw the original Mickey Mouse entering Cartoon Wasteland, a world populated by long forgotten Disney characters, doing battle with the Mad Doctor and the Blot…

    November 30, 2012
  • Win XBox Kinect games for kids

    Tweet Ever since it launched we’ve been big fans of Kinect. And the new ‘Playful learning’ games Nat Geo and Seasame Street are fab fun for kids. In Nat Geo they get to experience…

    September 27, 2012
  • Zumba Fitness Rush Kinect review

    Tweet I’ve always loved the idea of Zumba – I hear so many friends raving about it – but I’ve never had the time to get to a class. So I couldn’t wait to…

    April 14, 2012
  • Kinect Star Wars review

    Tweet We’ve been desperate to get our hands on Kinect Star Wars ever since we saw it in action at Gamescom. As a Star Wars-obsessed family the chance to experience what it’s really like…

    April 9, 2012
  • What’s wrong with kids playing war games?

    Tweet On Sunday we had the godparents round and their kids, and I was a bit surprised when one of the dads announced that their boy (aged 10) isn’t allowed to play with toy…

    January 24, 2012
  • Win a £200 Amazon voucher

    Tweet I went to the launch of something VERY exciting on Sunday (more on that story later). But meanwhile, does your family own a games console – or perhaps there’s one on a list…

    December 7, 2011
  • Gamescom 2011 Day 2

    Tweet So after the excitement of the previous day anticpation levels from No 1 Son and the other kids (oh alright, and the grown-ups too *cough*) had reached fever pitch as we headed to…

    August 22, 2011
  • XBox Kinect – even mums can join in

    Tweet I live in a gaming household, but that doesn’t mean I’m allowed to play very much. If at all. Ditto Ben, 7, who is rarely allowed on his older brother’s Xbox 360. So…

    March 4, 2011