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The Babble Review: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ the Video Game

Although it’s based on the DreamWorks Animation hit of the same name, Activision’s How to Train Your Dragon lets kids embark on an adventure that goes well beyond the movie screen. (Or the book, for that matter.) In fact, though we’re...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Apr 9th, 2010, 1:21 pm
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Crash ‘n’ Smash with SpongeBob and Friends on Wii, DS this Spring

SpongeBob SquarePants is no stranger to video-game consoles, but with the upcoming SpongeBob’s Boating Bash for Wii and Nintendo DS/ DSi , THQ is dropping our favorite yellow-and-porous character into his first demolition-derby-style party game....
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jan 24th, 2010, 12:18 pm
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THQ’s World of Zoo Contest Sending 1 Family to San Diego! (Ends Dec. 31)

  Okay, so this isn’t an official Babble contest, but it’s too cool not to feature here! In support of its hit holiday video game World of Zoo, in which kids build and explore a zoo full of adorable animals to nurture, THQ is giving one...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Dec 15th, 2009, 9:00 am
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Matthew Broderick Lets His Son Play at The Table

Do you or would you let your kids play video games while you are out at a steakhouse? Matthew Broderick apparently does. While in Miami at a Brazilian Steakhouse, the actor was spotted with his son James. James doesn’t look too interested in dinner...
Continue reading » Posted by SunnyChanel on Nov 3rd, 2009, 2:44 pm
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Free Halloween Desktop Wallpaper from Scribblenauts

We recently recommended the Nintendo DS brainstormer’s delight Scribblenauts as one of “15 Video Games that Won’t Rot Your Kid’s Brain.” Well, it won’t make your little ones any smarter, but this desktop wallpaper...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 31st, 2009, 11:00 am
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“Cloudy” Is Video Game Food Fight

Aack, the gummi bears are after you! But no fear – not only can you spray them with hot gravy, you can punch down humungo cookies with a giant fist. Yes, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, one of my favorite childhood books, has hit the big screens....
Continue reading » Posted by jeannesager on Oct 12th, 2009, 11:01 am
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The Babble Review: Mini Ninjas

Ninjas — what kid can resist their allure? Certainly not my kids, who used their own mini-ninja skills to wrest the controller from my hand as I road-tested the new IO Interactive/Eidos video game Mini Ninjas. Here’s the lowdown —...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Sep 29th, 2009, 10:00 am
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Twilight Game Coming to DVD Players, Consoles

That sound you hear is the collective gasp of millions of teens, who’ve just learned that the upcoming Scene It? Twilight DVD board game is also hitting video-game consoles this fall. Arriving on Wii and Nintendo DS sometime before the Nov. 20...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Sep 24th, 2009, 12:00 pm
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Time for a new DSguise

Perhaps you noticed that Droolicious is down with monsters. If you love them like we do or perhaps are possessed by the pre-Halloween spirit, check out these DSguises, like the Devilish Monster ($15), on Etsy. Each furry monster dresses up a Nintendo...
Continue reading » Posted by Heather Kuldell on Sep 22nd, 2009, 7:31 pm
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Band Hero Brings Drums, Vocals to DS Lite

We’ve already seen Guitar Hero make an awesome transition to Nintendo DS Lite, but with news of a new, full-band game for the handheld system, we had to wonder: How was Activision going to cram a full band onto those tiny thumbpads? Well, duh,...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jul 27th, 2009, 9:00 am
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Harry Potter Puts a Spell on Wii

Do your children (or perhaps you) have a fantasy of being Harry Potter? A gifted and talented wizard, Harry faces danger, intrigue and excitement each and every day. Personally,  I think I’d skip the danger. Instead, I think it’s best to just live...
Continue reading » Posted by SunnyChanel on Jul 4th, 2009, 1:57 am
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Transformers Starter Kits for DS Lite

The kids can’t actually turn their Nintendo DS Lite into a Transformer, but with these Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen-themed starter kits from PDP, they can at least get close to the real thing. Available in either Bumblebee (yellow, above)...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jun 30th, 2009, 10:00 am