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• Logitech Wireless Axe: the Next-Best Thing to Having Real Strings?

  Sure, you could get a real guitar for the price of this $199.99 Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller, but if you don't actually play a real guitar, well, why lower your standards? Read More... Posted May 14 2009, 08:30 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: playstation 2, ps2, playstation 3, ps3, Guitar Hero, aaron burgess, guitar controllers, wireless guitar controller, logitech

• Coraline Videogame Hits Stores Today

  We're still over a week away from seeing Neil Gaiman's Coraline come to life on the big screen, but the videogame version of Coraline -- which hit stores today for Wii, DS and PS2 -- promises to keep us occupied (or at least creeped out) before the ticket lines open. Read More... Posted Jan 27 2009, 03:00 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: videogames, nintendo ds, wii, ps2, video games and kids, neil gaiman, d3publisher, coraline

• Grow Your Hair, Mount Your WarBeast: It's Rock Band Time

  Bring your family room one fretboard closer to Rock Band Valhalla with DreamGear's WarBeast wireless PS2 ands PS3 guitar. Read More... Posted Jan 22 2009, 01:00 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: videogames, ps2, ps3, Guitar Hero, rock band, guitar controllers, dreamgear

• Aly & AJ's Axes Keep Guitar Hero and Rock Band Where the Girls Are

  Most Rock Band and Guitar Hero instruments are either blandly gender-neutral or totally dude-centric -- not so with these new axes from PDP, "co-designed" by teen pop sensations Aly & AJ for the huge, if not always well-represented, majority of girl gamers. Read More... Posted Nov 11 2008, 10:04 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: video games, wii, ps2, Guitar Hero, rock band, guitar controllers, holiday gifts for kids, aly & aj, games for girls

• Very Big Toys: Monster Lab to Keep Halloween Going Through November

  In Monster Lab, you play an Igor-style apprentice who's tasked with creating a Frankenstein of your very own out of some 150 monster parts. Sounds like any kid's dream Halloween game right? Well, you'll have to wait until Nov. 4 (or Nov. 30 for the PS2 version) to get your ghoul on, but we've got some teaser video and screenshots to keep you and the little monsters sated till then. Plus, if you're like me, the year pretty much ends after Halloween, anyway, so having something gruesome to look forward to in November is like finding an extra treat at the bottom of your candy bag. Cue maniacal laughter, and click through for some video and screenshots of what's coming... Read More... Posted Oct 24 2008, 01:04 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: monsters, video games, videogames, wii, halloween, playstation 2, ps2, ds, very big toys, eidos, monster lab

• Unveiled Today: AirG Controller for Upcoming 'PopStar Guitar'

  Guitar Hero and Rock Band purists may be sniggering, but thanks to a nearly 50-song set list that includes the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Maroon 5 and other pop groups that teens and tweens actually dig (no offense to Aerosmith and Blue Oyster Cult, of course), XS Games' upcoming PopStar Guitar for Wii and PS2 seizes on both games' inherent flaws. Going a step further toward kid-friendliness, the Wii version of PopStar Guitar will bum out purists even more, as it doesn't even require a guitar controller to be played. Unveiled today, the AirG peripheral (pictured above) turns your Wii Remote into a veritable air guitar. See it in action after the jump. Read More... Posted Oct 07 2008, 01:04 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: video games, videogames, wii, gadgets, playstation 2, ps2, wii remote, miley cyrus, Guitar Hero, air guitar, rock band, popstar guitar, guitar games, hannah montana, xs games

• Loving LEGO Batman: The Videogame

  Even though the incredible LEGO Star Wars saga and equally worthy LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures were serious video games for serious players, they maintained enough levity that kids and casual gamers alike could still giggle their way through the games' more intense levels. But what happens when you bring Batman to the series -- can the Dark Knight (especially the Christian Bale version) retain his brooding edge in a world made of block-people and visual punchlines? Full review after the jump. Read More... Posted Sep 29 2008, 10:04 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: games for kids, pc, video games, videogames, wii, psp, xbox 360, ps2, game reviews, ps3, lego batman the videogame, console gaming

• Monopoly Razes Atlantic City, Dumps Dollar, Goes Global

  If you caught CBS' The Early Show yesterday, you probably already got a first glimpse at Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition, the completely overhauled version of the world's most-played board game (half a billion players and counting, according to the game's parent company, Hasbro). This time out, Mr. Monopoly's empire has expanded far beyond Atlantic City's borders... Read More... Posted Aug 21 2008, 01:04 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: Toys, video games, videogames, nintendo wii, board games, Hasbro, playstation 2, xbox 360, ps2, electronic arts, playstation 3, ps3, ea, monopoly here and now the world edition, parker brothers, pogo.com, family game night

• The Babble Review: Kung Fu Panda the Game

  Unfortunately for the often great kids' movies that spawn them, video games based on CGI animated flicks tend to be so generic, bug-laden and unplayable that they end up doing more harm to the franchise than good (I'm looking at you, Ratatouille). So my expectations going into Kung Fu Panda, the new game based off the awesome Jack Black flick many Babble readers have no doubt been standing in line for the past few weekends, were a little less than high. Sometimes, though, it's good to be wrong: Not only is Kung Fu Panda one of the better movie spinoffs to hit game consoles in recent memory; it's also one of the more enjoyable kids' games that've landed in our mailbox this summer. Read More... Posted Jun 17 2008, 10:04 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: games for kids, pc, video games, videogames, nintendo ds, wii, angelina jolie, playstation 2, xbox 360, ps2, reviews, playstation 3, ps3, jack black, kung fu panda, david cross, dreamworks, activision, ian mcshane, kung fu panda the game, seth rogen, lucy liu, dustin hoffman, furious five, jackie chan, randall duk kim

• EA's Hasbro Family Game Night Arrives on Wii, PS2 This Fall

  With EA's upcoming Hasbro Family Game Night for Wii and PlayStation 2, you can have all the fun of family board-game night, but without the broken pieces and missing instruction manuals. In stores this fall, the game brings together old-school classics like Connect Four (pictured), Boggle, Yahtzee, Battleship and Sorry! (as well as the new Sorry! Sliders), while its customizable playing area lets you build your own digital rumpus room around the playing boards. Read More... Posted May 20 2008, 10:03 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: Toys, wii, games, playstation 2, ps2, ea, sorry! sliders, yahtzee, connect four, sorry!, hasbro family game night, boggle, battleship, game previews

• Free LEGO Indiana Jones PC Game Demo Available Starting Today

  We'll forgive you if you didn't bookmark LucasArts' LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures website the other day like we suggested -- we parents do have 8 million or so more important things to worry about, after all. However, if you only make one trip to the site, today's the day, as LucasArts and Games for Windows have released a demo of the upcoming LEGO Indy-themed video game, which is hitting stores June 3. Head here for the demo, and mark your calendars: The movie opens May 22. Read More... Posted May 13 2008, 12:03 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: Legos, lego, video games, videogames, nintendo ds, wii, playstation 2, xbox 360, ps2, lucasarts, free stuff, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Harrison Ford, games for windows, lego indiana jones, lego indiana jones the original adventures, Shia LaBeouf, downloadable demos, game demos, stuff for gamers, Cate Blanchett

• LEGO Indiana Jones Game Site Launches; Demo Coming May 13

  Just as we were getting cozy with Cartoon Network's LEGO-themed spin on everyone's favorite Nazi-fighting, AARP-card-carrying archaeologist, LucasArts rolled out its own LEGO Indiana Jones website, this one based around the LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures video game that's hitting stores June 3. Read More... Posted May 01 2008, 11:09 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Legos, lego, video games, videogames, nintendo ds, wii, playstation 2, xbox 360, ps2, lucasarts, free stuff, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Harrison Ford, games for windows, lego indiana jones, lego indiana jones the original adventures, Shia LaBeouf, downloadable demos, game demos, stuff for gamers, Cate Blanchett

• Video Game Round-Up: Licensed Fun for Everyone, Part 2

  (Screenshot from D3's new Ed, Edd n Eddy: Scam of the Century) Last week, I rounded up five new licensed video games aimed at kids; this week, part two of my feeble attempt to crawl out from beneath the landslide of licensed properties, with more tie-ins to movies, toys, TV shows and books still yet to come before the holidays. Hooray! Read More... Posted Nov 12 2007, 02:03 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: pc, video games, videogames, wii, nintendo, playstation 2, xbox 360, ps2, holiday 2007, christmas, shrek, ds, cartoon network, hot wheels, ed ed eddy, grinch, ogres dronkeys

• Holiday Gift for Gamers: Ceramic White PlayStation 2 with SingStar Pop

  The buzz on it has been growing for a while, but the sweet-looking SingStar PS2 Pack ($149.99) is finally available everywhere. Read More... Posted Nov 12 2007, 11:02 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: video games, videogames, gadgets, playstation 2, ps2, holiday gifts, gamers, singstar pop, karaoke

• THQ's Halloween Treats for Kid Gamers, Part 2: Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots

  In lieu of treats this Halloween, our friends at THQ are sharing with Babble.com some exclusive cheats to two of their newest kid-friendly games. Earlier today, we showed you how to beat SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis; this time, it's Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots, another Nick-themed action game rated "E" for Everyone. Suit up as one of your Nicktoons favorites -- from Tak to SpongeBob SquarePants, Timmy Turner to Danny Phantom -- and battle against Professor Calamitous' army of evil Nicktoon clones. Spoiler alert! Don't go any further if you want to uncover the game's bonus content on your own. We won't hand-hold you through the individual levels, but if you're interested in finding the unlockable characters, read on... Read More... Posted Oct 31 2007, 02:02 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: video games, videogames, wii, nickelodeon, ps2, gba, spongebob squarepants, thq, ds, stimpy, cheats, jimmy neutron, tak, rocko, timmy turner, tricks, gaming, tips

• THQ's Halloween Treats for Kid Gamers, Part 1: SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis

  In lieu of treats this Halloween, our friends at THQ are sharing with Babble.com some exclusive cheats to two of their newest kid-friendly games. First up, SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis (Rated "E" for Everyone) for the Wii, PS2, DS and Game Boy Advance. Based on the upcoming David Bowie-guested TV special starring everyone's favorite absorbent, yellow, porous kid, the game finds SpongeBob, Patrick and friends taking a magical mystery tour of the lost city of Atlantis, with action-packed treasure hunting and bumbling evildoing (courtesy of Plankton) abounding. Spoiler alert! Don't read any further if you want to make it through the game on your own. Read More... Posted Oct 31 2007, 12:02 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: video games, videogames, wii, nickelodeon, ps2, gba, spongebob squarepants, thq, atlantis squarepantis, ds

• Video Games: Crash of the Titans Ships for Multiple Platforms

  Crash Bandicoot made his debut 11 years ago on the Sony PlayStation, which means that, assuming my math is right, many of us hadn't started breeding when we first got down with the mischievous, planet-saving marsupial. Today, 14 games into the Crash series, the game's developers are still writing code with us in mind: See the Clash of the Titans and (in the game itself) Brokeback Mountain references in the new Crash of the Titans, both guaranteed to soar over our kids' heads while we giggle into our cupped hands. (Screen shots and more after the jump.) Read More... Posted Oct 02 2007, 07:32 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: games for kids, video games, videogames, nintendo ds, wii, crash bandicoot, rated e10+, dr. neo cortex, game boy advance, gifts under $50, playstation 2, psp, xbox 360, ps2, gba, clash of the titans, game reviews