Here’s our close up first impressions of the New 3DS from Nintendo. We kick off with a head to head battery test, New 3DS vs. 3DS vs. 3DS XL vs. 2DS. Here’s the results: – Original 3DS: 2 hours 46 minutes – 3DS XL: 3 hours 30 minutes – New 3DS: 3 hours 32 minutes … Continue reading “New 3DS” Battery Test & Comparison – 3DS XL, 2DS, Original 3DS →

We took Just Dance 2015 to the Hunts for a family dance battle. They chose to throw down their moves on the sing along version of Let it Go from Frozen. The game is available on all formats from Xbox 360 to Xbox One, PlayStation 3 & 4, Wii U and even the Wii which … Continue reading Just Dance 2015 – Family Battles on Frozen “Let It Go” →

Everything you need to know about Project Spark in 2 minutes: 1. Genre and story: Project Spark is a free-to-play set of creation tools from Microsoft that enables people to make their own games. It is based on Kodu Game Lab, which teaches the principles of programming with a simple visual programming language. Players can … Continue reading 2 Minute Guide: Project Spark Xbox One, Windows (PEGI 12) →

We spoke to Tangible Play CEO Pramod Sharma ahead as the release of their ground breaking Osmo app on iOS draws near. He talks about how they developed the game and how it was inspired by Skylanders, Wii and Kinect. Osmo is the iPad app that offers educational games played by manipulating objects in front … Continue reading Osmo Evolves Skylanders Physical Play for Learning on iOS – $12 Million Funding →

We’ve got some breaking news from the Develop Conference in Brighton, as Microsoft Studios and Behaviour Interactive – the studio behind licensed games like Ice Age: Continental Drift and Brave: The Video Game – have just announced a new Zoo Tycoon game. Zoo Tycoon Friends will be cross-platform, releasing on Windows 8 and Windows Phone, … Continue reading Zoo Tycoon Friends Announced for Windows 8 & Windows Phone →

E3 stands for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, and is a huge trade show at which companies can show off their upcoming products. The games on show at E3 will appear on the future wish lists of players everywhere, so parents of children who play games might want to keep an eye out for what’s being … Continue reading E3 Preview For Families – All Rumors & Expectations →

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 →

Rare Design Director Gregg Mayles talks us through Rare’s history and his 25 year time with the company. If you’ve ever wondered about getting in to game development Mayles offers an insider’s guide. Along with a tour of the Studio Mayles talked us through the prized shelves of Bafta awards and games from years gone … Continue reading From Rareware to Rare, a Complete History with Creative Director Greg Mayles →