Archive for the ‘News and Events’ Category

Xbox Live adds Cloud Storage in latest dashboard update

This week, Microsoft is releasing it newest system update for the Xbox 360, which is something of an annual event to add new capabilities and such.  Over the next several weeks, Xbox consoles will be able to gain access to a broader range of TV services (depending on where you are in the world), tighter [...]

December 6, 2011 · Jason · 2 Comments
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Pokemon: Additional PokeWalker route for special Pikachu

Just in case you put aside the PokeWalker (pedometer) that came with your HeartGold or SoulSilver Pokemon game, you now have a new reason to get it back out. First and foremost, this is a really clever extension to the game.  In the games, you can walk around with a Pokemon and it impacts their [...]

April 12, 2010 · Jason · One Comment
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Batman: Arkham Asylum

Most recommendations on XboxDad are for the kids – but this one is for Dad. Sure, super heroes start out for kids, but this game is truly about the Dark Knight.  It takes you inside the dark world of Arkham Asylum, where all of Gotham’s worst are locked up.  Of course, Joker has taken over, [...]

February 26, 2010 · Jason · No Comments
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ChristianGamerDad.com is now XboxDad.com

With the start of 2010, we wanted to do a fresh start on this website. “XboxDad” was a persona on Xbox.com that I used to contribute to.  This site used to be ChristianGamerDad.com, but I wanted to be sure that everyone felt welcome to learn about family friendly gaming, even if you weren’t a Dad [...]

January 1, 2010 · Jason · No Comments
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LEGO Rock Band Announced

Earlier today, it was announced that: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games have joined forces with the LEGO Group, Harmonix and MTV Games to merge two of the most popular videogame franchises with the creation of LEGO® Rock Band®. The unique family-friendly music experience is currently in development by TT Games in partnership with [...]

April 21, 2009 · Jason · No Comments
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Xbox Live – Family Game Night – TONIGHT

Have you ever played Scrabble or Battleship with someone 1000 miles away?   Me neither – let’s try it !!   A few weeks ago, the fun folks at Electronic Arts teamed with Hasbro to release several classic board games for the Xbox 360.  They are available via the Game Marketplace as Arcade titles for 800 [...]

April 14, 2009 · Jason · No Comments
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Dash of Destruction — Fun and Free Xbox Arcade game

Add a Dash of Giggles Another Dash of Loud Laughter Plus a Dash of “No, don’t eat my truck with your dinosaur“ That’s how you get a “Dash of Destruction” — and now you know what my house has sounded like since my sons and I downloaded this free Xbox Arcade title from the Xbox [...]

December 30, 2008 · Jason · No Comments
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I am an Xbox Dad !

If you have been reading my blog for a while, you know that the only thing I enjoy more than Data Protection and storage technologies is gaming — and specifically family gaming is an area that I think is less covered than it should be. Well, the kind folks over at XBOX.com, specifically Trixie and [...]

May 1, 2008 · Jason · No Comments
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Co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons has died — Gary Gygax 1938-2008

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 [...]

March 4, 2008 · Jason · No Comments
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I am going to miss HD DVD

Farewell friend — we hardly knew ye. Yes, with the news that Toshiba is pulling out and Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue the HD-DVD player add-on for Xbox360, the format war is over. And that is a good thing. While we early adopters may have had to bet on two horses, mainstream consumers [...]

February 25, 2008 · Jason · No Comments
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