The Firehose Blog: Everything In One Long Stream

FGTV: Animal Crossing New Leaf 3DS

Animal Crossing New Leaf is the next big first party title to expand the 3DS lineup. It promises the usual unique joys of the series while at the same time expanding game play in new directions... watch now

Spec Ops: The Line 360

When video games are described as provocative, it usually means they have found a way to further their joyous dance with violence and promiscuity. Spec Ops: The Line has a different agenda though, which is that it has an agenda -- not the usual prerequisite for most entertaining shooting games that sell by their millions to old and (too) young alike... read now

Just Dance Kids Wii

Just Dance Kids takes all the best features from the older Just Dance games and wraps them up a younger demographic. Keeping the classic Just Dance play style by choosing songs that suit the younger player make this ideal for young families... read now

Just Dance Juniors Wii

Just Dance Juniors takes all the best features from the older Just Dance games and wraps them up in both Nursery Rhythm and Classic Children's Pop. You have the option to see how age appropriate each song is and the dancers are all of the younger variety... read now

Greg Edmonson Firefly and Uncharted

Greg Edmonson loves what he does, maybe a little too much. Talking over a crackly long distant line, he quickly put me at ease as we both enthused over his recent Firefly and Uncharted projects... read now

Family Gamer Show | Disney Infinity 360

I talk to Adam Rosser about Disney Infinity the new Skylanders-style game that uses Disney characters. Also broadcast on Radio 5 Live... listen now

Family Gamer Show | Skylanders Swap Force 360

I talk to Adam Rosser about Skylanders Swap Force game that uses Disney characters. Also broadcast on Radio 5 Live... listen now

Skylanders Swap Force 360

Skylanders Swap Force was announced at a New York press event on Time Square. Here are all the details and videos... watch now

Ladbrokes Poker

Ladbrokes Poker is fast becoming a go-to game for me. As you know I've often written about playing Bingo online, but the complexity and psychology of Poker has me fascinated... read now

Hitman HD Trilogy 360

Hitman HD Trilogy brings together a collection of classic Hitman titles, providing the chance to relive previous titles in the series with improved visuals or, for many, a first chance to enjoy these properly... read now

Skylanders: Swap Force 360

After much speculation and rumour, today Activision drew back the curatin on the next iteration of their toys-to-life genre, Skylanders: Swap Force. The game introduces new Swap Force characters that seperate at the waist and can be mixed and matched for different combinations of abilities... watch now

Etrian Odyssey 4: Legends Of The Titan 3DS

Etrian Odyssey 4: Legends Of The Titan is an unashamed homage to the Japanese-style roleplaying adventure. Among it calls back to an earlier age of gaming, it invites you to create your own maps... read now

Army Of Two: The Devil's Cartel PS3

Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel promises to bring even more big-action gaming to local co-operative play as well as online support. It's unlikely to be genre-busting, but it should be an exciting ride... read now

The Legend of Zelda Wii U Wii U

The Legend of Zelda will get a new direction in its next title. Here are 5 things that will likely be part of the shape of the Wii U exclusive Zelda adventure... read now

Disney Infinity Swaps Skylanders for Tokens 360

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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD Wii U

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is one of the most beloved Zelda games, but has perhaps been played by few. The good news is, it is getting an updated HD version for the Wii U, with a host of new features... read now

Skylanders Feels The Force of Disney Infinity PS3

The force is strong with this one. With it's potential for Star Wars characters in game and as toys, Disney Infinity is an interesting new game for Lucasfilm fans from Disney Interactive. It promises to bring a Skylanders-style experience, based on Disney movies and characters. In this series of FamilyGamerTV special episodes, we get hands-on with the figures and the game to see what is in store for Summer 2013... watch now

Novel Gamer Show | Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2 DS

Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2 improve over the predecessor in seemingly every way, creating a good that looks - at first glance - like a retread of the same ground, but instead provides a far more compulsive journey... read now

Skulls of the Shogun 360

Skulls of the Shogun is a mash-up of strategy and action as well as sorcery and warfare. Featuring four-player local multiplayer and a seamless progress saving feature across Microsoft devices, this promises to be a unique title... read now

FGTV 2.72: Flipnote Studio and Colors 3D Get Children Creative 3DS

Colors 3D and Flipnote studio provide two great way to interact with the DS and 3DS beyond only playing games. In this week's FamilyGamerTV, we talk to a gaming family about the ways that they get creative - and even learn - using DS and 3DS software... watch now