Little Space Heroes is a new online kids game from independent developer Bubblegum Interactive. It is a free to play online games where kids between the age of 6-12 can create their own characters and take part in online quests and adventures. Check out the trailer below for a full rundown of what the game is about.
Little Space Heroes is a virtual universe. Unlike most other virtual worlds out there, in Little Space Heroes kids can explore an entire galaxy rather than just one land or world. We’ve placed a significant investment in ‘story’ – it’s up to players to join the Heroes Academy and seek out the dastardly Lord Shadowbot who has stolen away the mystical creatures known as The Glows. There are different planets to explore, each of which has unique characters, creatures, quests and activities. Little Space Heroes is designed for kids aged 6-12 and is free to play worldwide. In the game kids create their own heroes and can go on quests, make new friends, play mini-games and earn badges as they seek out Shadowbot. For kids and families that want unlimited adventure we also offer premium memberships.
Safety and age-suitability is of great importance to us. Little Space Heroes is rated E for Everyone and we recently secured theFamily Friendly Video Games Seal of Approval. We use advanced black list and white list filters to ensure no profanity or mature content can be used in game and we have a team of moderators in place to make sure the game is safe, fun and inclusive for all players.
I’m a huge fan of the LEGO themed games and have played through most of them already. What I love is playing them with my son as a co-op team and experiencing the entire story with him. I’ve already gone through Years 1-4 with him and am looking forward to playing Years 5-7 with him too.
LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 5-7 continues the saga of the Boy Who Lived in this spell-binding adventure for wizards and Muggles alike. This time, players are transported through the final three books and final four films – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ — to experience Harry’s last years at Hogwarts™ and battle Lord Voldemort™ in the ultimate fight of good vs. evil. The creative LEGO prowess unites with the expansive world of Harry Potter™ once again to deliver an exciting and rewarding gameplay experience. The game features lessons, spell-casting, duelling and much more for players of all ages to enjoy. GAME FEATURES:
LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 5-7 takes players through Harry’s heroic endeavors as they travel through various worlds encountering new faces, new lessons, new challenges and new spells.
Explore new LEGO gameplay settings including Grimmauld Place, the Ministry of Magic, and Godric’s Hollow as well as iconic locations like Diagon Alley and Hogwarts.
Build, conjure and explore this multi-faceted LEGO world as you discover your inner wizard!
Master advanced duelling skills and battle toward the ultimate showdown with the Dark Lord himself.
Discover and unlock characters including, Fenrir Greyback™, Bellatrix Lestrange™ and Professor Horace Slughorn™.
Play with friends and family using easy drop-in/drop-out co-op play that features dynamic split screen.
Now here is some news that might actually get me to finally upgrade my 6 year old computer at home. It looks like LEGO Universe will get a free-to-play option this August that gives players a small taste of what they can expect if they become full paid members. The free-to-play option will feature a limited selection of game content as well as two adventure zones and one player property area for building their own virtual LEGO models. Players will be able to play the free-to-play zones for an unlimited time.
LEGO hopes to attract more players to the LEGO Universe and hopefully convert many of the free-to-play members to full paying members. Again, the free-to-play offering will be available this August.
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Raptr, on of the most popular social networks for gamers, has evolved with all new features that make coming to Raptr all the more useful. Raptr today launched its new website which adds a new social news platform to the site that will allows users to submit news and view news about the games they play. Raptr is already one of the top sites for tracking the games you play so now, they’ve added a layer of personalized news to it that only delivers relevant news about the games that you play. Pretty clever.
We’d also like to announce that we are one of their launch partners, which is pretty exciting for us. We currently have our own topics page set up on Raptr here: http://www.raptr.com/topic/the-gamer-with-kids/wall, so stop on by and follow our page. We are still in the process of sprucing up the page a bit but feel free to stop on by and say hello.
For more information about the new Raptr, click the read more link below for the full press release.
Remember the whole hoopla about Smuggle Truck and whether or not it would pass Apple’s approval due to the theme of smuggling illegal aliens into America? Well, it didn’t. It was denied and the developers, Owlchemy Labs, had to alter the game slightly in order to get it on to the App Store. The game was re-submitted as Snuggle Truck and the objective now is to free cute, cuddly animals from the Zoo. The gameplay is still the same, just the theme has changed.
Snuggle Truck is available now in the App Store for $1.99 for the iPhone and $2.99 on the iPad. If you want to play the original Smuggle Truck game, you can get it for PC and Mac for $5.00 which includes both versions of the game.
Bonus video here if you want to hear from the developers why Smuggle Truck became Snuggle Truck.
This is probably the last Portal 2 trailer considering the game comes out next week. This one is entitled “Boots” and features what Aperture Laboratories calls, the Long Fall Boot. It’s basically a “suit of armor” for your feet.
Over the last few weeks, we’ve gotten quite a few enticing reasons to pre-invest in Aperture Laboratories: from the planks of tomorrow, to test-optimized bots, to the last word in pre-emptive defense, the Home Safety Turret. Today marks Aperture’s fourth and final Investment Opportunity video, and if it doesn’t get you reaching for your special investment wallet, you wouldn’t know a can’t-miss opportunity if it was staring you in the face, yelling at you about boots.
Valve today releases their third video in the Aperture Investment Opportunity series for Portal 2. This one is entitled “Turrets.” This one deals with the consumer version of their turret technology and all the varies features they possess. Again, these new shorts are very funny and Valve is doing an excellent job hyping Portal 2 which will be in stores April 19th.
MonkeyPaw Games announced that it will be bringing the classic game BurgerTime to Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network, Nintendo’s WiiWare service and PC this summer. Instead of just re-releasing the classid with slightly upgraded graphics, MonkeyPaw Games completely revamped the whole game and gave it a modern day makeover. BurgerTime HD will feature a rich 3D world allowing up to four-players to simultaneously battle it out online or locally.
For more information about the game, click the read more link below for full press release.
This is for all you MMO fans out there who want something to play on your PlayStation 3 but might not be too interested in DC Universe Online, the other MMO from Sony Online Entertainment. Free Realms, the popular free-to-play, family friendly virtual world game is now available to all on the PlayStation Network. The game is completely free to play, but you can upgrade the game which adds and addition 400 quests to it. You can download Free Realms now on the PlayStation Network.
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Valve today released another new trailer that highlights the need for trust. Portal 2 requires a load of trust in co-op mode and as they point out, humans can not be trusted. That’s why Portal 2′s co-op mode incorporates the use of robots because in their tests, robots provide and extra 6 seconds of cooperation. Good job Aperture Laboratories.
With Portal 2 arriving next month, I’m happy to see Valve finally making these teaser trailers again. Portal was one of my favorite first person puzzlers on the 360 so I’m psyched to get Portal 2 in my hands, especially with the prospect of playing it co-op with a friend. This new trailer is entitled “Panels” and it’s got Valve’s usual brand of humor in it.
As much as I love covering family oriented games and educational games for children, once in a while I want to play my adult games. Crysis 2 hits shelves today nationwide and my pre-order is arriving today via Amazon. That means that as soon as the kids get to bed tonight, I’m loading this up on my Xbox 360. See you guys on Live.
Macgamestore.com announces the “Mac Games For Japan Relief Bundle.” This very special time-limited bundle of 15 games is aimed at helping the victims of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Available now thru Monday, March 21, this exclusive collection combines hit games from some of the most popular and big-hearted names in independent Mac gaming today. Proceeds will be donated to the Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami disaster relief fund through the American Red Cross. You get $200 worth of games for $19.95 while also helping out a good cause.
“Japan needs our help. When we asked, Mac game developers and publishers from around the world jumped at the chance to help out. The response was simply incredible.” said Tuncer Deniz, CEO of Macgamestore.com. “We’re extremely grateful to our partners who are helping out in this important cause and would like to thank Mac users in advance for purchasing the bundle.”
The following games are included in the bundle:
* Destination: Treasure Island
* Escape The Museum 2
* LUXOR 5th Passage
* Diamond Detective
* Jewel Quest 4: Heritage
* The Stroke of Midnight Collector’s Edition
* Mishap 2: An Intentional Haunting Collector’s Edition
* Cake Mania 3
* Sally’s Salon
* Brain App
* Mondo Solitaire
* Twisted Lands: Shadow Town
* The Treasures of Montezuma 2
* Fishdom H20: Hidden Odyssey
* 4 Elements
Here’s a great opportunity for children who are interested in game design and/or making their own games. Microsoft has just released the full version of their Kodu Game Lab software for PC for free. The software allows users to build their own video games with no programming experience. The software is intended for children who are interested in creating their own games.
Microsoft is holding a nationwide contest called the Kodu Cup that invites students age 9-17 to build their own games. Prizes will be awarded to those with the best games. It’s a very cool opportunity for children and I for one am glad that Microsoft is taking an interest in our youth.
For more information about the Kodu Cup and the full press release, click on the read more link below.
If you’re a SEGA fan, you’re going to want to check out the new SEGA Genesis Classic Collection Gold Edition which contains 46 original SEGA titles from their Genesis days. Fan favorites like Sonic the Hedgehog, Virtua Fighter 2, and Altered Beast are in the collection. The collection is available for PC only which leaves out Mac users unless you are running Windows through bootcamp.
