We visited the Hunts again and tried out the PlayStation 4 game Knack with them. They quickly took to it and found the difficulty was not as hard as we had been lead to believe. Although the game is a PEGI 12 rating, with the parents present the boys got on OK with the shooting … Continue reading Knack 3-1 Brother’s First Go On PS4 – Unedited Family Let’s Play #1 →

Here’s something a little bit special. A beautifully rendered role play game where you control a girl through a hand painted landscape. It may look a little like Braid but it plays very differently. Today, Ubisoft announced that Child of LightTM will be release digitally on April 30th, along with a special boxed Deluxe Edition … Continue reading Child Of Light Deluxe Edition Release Date & Multiplayer Gameplay →

I caught up with Executive Producer for Disney Infinity, John Vignocchi, and quizzed him about the Wii version of the game before diving in to Phineas and Ferb. I asked whether more needed to be done to communicate to parents exactly what each physical character unlocks in the game. Some grant access to big Play … Continue reading Disney Infinity on the Wii: Executive Producer Q&A →

We went to the Lego Movie Premiere and caught Luke Franks on the red carpet in eloquent form. He talks about his Lego loves and anticipation for the film. He also talks about the video-games he plays and the fact that he is an Xbox One rather than PlayStation 4 fan, and has a massive … Continue reading The Lego Movie Premiere — Luke Franks Comes Out for Xbox One, Talks CITV & YouTube →

We take the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 to our test family to see what their first reaction is to the new technology. Firstly, in this episode we let them loose on the platforming and paper craft of Tearaway. Whilst Media Molecule’s pixel perfect platforming proved a surprising draw for our new-to-gaming mum (she was … Continue reading Mum Plays Tearaway on Vita – Unedited Let’s Play #2 →

We take the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 to our test family to see what their first reaction is to the new technology. Firstly, in this episode we let them loose on the platforming and paper craft of Tearaway. Whilst Media Molecule’s pixel perfect platforming proved a surprising draw for our new-to-gaming mum (she was … Continue reading Mum Plays Tearaway on Vita – Unedited Let’s Play #1 →

The final video in our series that shows how to set-up Dual Shock 4 and Vita Remote Play in the context of our “hack”. Perhaps the more complex side of the set-up is accessing games via the newly configured portable unit. Your Vita and PlayStation 4 will both be tied to the same PlayStation Network … Continue reading PS4 Vita Hack (4 of 4): Control Vita with Dual Shock 4 Set-Up →

This is the third video looking at hacking the Vita, PS4 and Dual Shock controller to create a genuine portable PlayStation 4 experience. This combines the Remote Play screen of the Vita with full Dual Shock Six Axis controls. In this video we show how to use Velcro strips to attach the Vita to a … Continue reading PS4 Vita Hack (3 of 4): Attach Vita to Dual Shock for Portable PS4 →

Our weekly look at the video-game news, releases and charts that matter for families. News anchor Webber sifts through the noise each week to help you make sense of what’s happening in our wonderful world of gaming. CHARTS Charts by PEGI rating as published by http://www.askaboutgames.com/top-selling-games-by-pegi-age-group-1st-february/ 3+: FIFA 14, Gran Turismo 6, NBA 2K14 7+: … Continue reading Gaming News (Feb #1) Disney Infinity 2 Leak, Indies Loved Up On Vita & Wii U, Minecraft Sales Boom →

The second video in our big family project to get the Vita working with a Dual Shock 4 controller. We used the remote play function to do this along with a second Dual Shock 4. Having solved the technical side of the problem the kids went on to use a variety of household stuff to … Continue reading PS4 Vita Hack (2 of 4): Control Vita with Dual Shock to create portable PS4 →