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What one Xbox Dad got for Father’s Day

July 23, 2011June 16, 2008 by Jason Buffington

This weekend was Fathers’ Day in the US – and I have three loving children (and a wife) who know that their daddy is an avid gamer.  So, I thought I would share what I got for Fathers’ Day as an XboxDad.  I did get some of the standard Fathers’ Day fare – clothes, including … Read more

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Family Game Recommendation — Cooking Mama

July 23, 2011March 25, 2008 by Jason Buffington

  For those of you who follow my gaming recommendations, you’ve heard lots about my two sons, ages 7 and 9 — and the games that we play together.  But there are two other gamers in my family, whose ages are 3 and 29-and-holding — and their favorite pastime right now is Cooking Mama — … Read more

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The best kids’ game that I know of — LEGO Star Wars

July 23, 2011March 24, 2008 by Jason Buffington

  These have been out for a while, so this recommendation is a little late — but as I have been telling folks about it for a while, I wanted to get this in print. The first release, LEGO Star Wars, was actually for the last generation of gaming consoles — and covered the first … Read more

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Co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons has died — Gary Gygax 1938-2008

July 23, 2011March 5, 2008 by Jason Buffington

source : http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9885383-7.html?tag=nefd.only Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, died on Tuesday at the age of 69, due to heart problems. I never met Gary nor have I been to a D&D convention – and I think the last time that I rolled a 20-sided dice was in junior high school. However, some of … Read more

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Family Game Recommendation — Fantastic Four : Rise of the Silver Surfer

July 23, 2011March 4, 2008 by Jason Buffington

  My sons are 7 and 9 — and we are routinely looking for 3-player games.  We’ve done party games like Viva Pinata : Party Animals, as well as Fuzion Frenzy2. We have games on our Nintendo GameCube and Wii. And we currently do a lot of tag-teaming on 2-player games, where I play with … Read more

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