Angry Birds Go!, the mobile kart racing game from Rovio has just had a major update which introduces multi-player races and a licensing system and a new Achievement: Ultimate Fan (Login 30 Days in a row). As multi-player matches were probably our most requested feature for the game, we just had to dive back in … Continue reading Let’s Play Anrgy Birds Go! Multi-Player (1.4.0) – $100 In-App Purchases →

We look in depth at how the amiibo collectable figures from Nintendo are different to Skylanders and Disney Infinity. Seen one toy-video-game craze and you’ve seen them all, right? Counter to first impressions Skylanders, Disney Infinity and Angry Birds Telepods each offer a distinct experience. Nintendo’s amiibo characters offer another new way to combine toys … Continue reading Amiibo What We Know About Nintendo’s Next Big Thing →

We take on (and beat) World 1-7 in Retry. Quite an achievement with plenty of head scratching/hitting. The creation of LVL11 inside Rovio has allowed the Angry Birds creators to spread their wings in another fashion, with the Flappy Bird inspired Retry! In our 2nd Let’s Play of the game we look at a couple … Continue reading Let’s Retry #2 – Completing World 1-7 →

Trap Force details, Disney Infinity 2.0 DLC option and Nintendo saves the Wii U with Skylander style figures and games. Skylanders As rumoured, the new Skylanders game is called Skylanders: Trap Team. The main new features are the Trap Master type of Skylander and the separate trap objects. The traps are made of “traptanium”, and … Continue reading Family Gaming News May #1 – Disney Infinity 2.0 DLC Option, Nintendo Goes A Bit Skylanders →

SKYLANDERS AND DISNEY INFINITY The big news this week is that Activision and Disney have both broken their silence. Activision sent us a fancy invitation — so fancy that it impressed the families we showed it to and even distracted the kids from Minecraft — to a big Skylanders event in the UK on April … Continue reading News of the Week (April #2) — Skylanders 4, Disney Infinity Marvel and Minecraft 0.9.0 →

With the Swap Force figures seemingly all being male, does Skylanders 4 need to re-address the balance? We take a close up look at some of the favourite female Skylanders in preparation for announcements on the new game. We have recently seen Angry Birds Stella announced, which is a version of the game targeted specifically … Continue reading Skylanders Needs More Girl Power →

The other big property Mr Sato was keen to talk about was the new Tamagotchi Friends line. “We also have a new feature that lets you play with other Tamagotchis. We have been doing this property for many years in Japan and we are very excited to bring it here, it’s one of our best … Continue reading Tamagotchi Friends, Toys, Virtual Pet →

Buy a full set of Disney Infinity Play Sets and figures on PC (without the toys) for £49.99 / $79.99. Disney today announced that the PC version of Disney Infinity will now offer full access to the Play Sets as well as the Toy Box mode. Previously the PC version of the game only supported … Continue reading Disney Infinity Play Sets Now On PC – Full Collection Costs Just £49.99 / $74.99 →

Head of the field for capturing the hearts and minds of our young people is Furby. A long a prestigious history means there is more to these furry virtual pets than meets the eyes. Last year saw the arrival of Furby Boom to much acclaim which took the usual Furby play pattern and extended it … Continue reading Furby Boom – Mini Furblings, Furblings & New App →