Monthly Archive — October 2008

  • Xbox 360 and PC Gamers Get An Early Look At The New Tomb Raider

    From Jeff McKinney on October 29th, 2008

    The latest installment in the ongoing Tomb Raider series, Tomb Raider: Underworld, isn’t due in stores until the middle of November, however, Xbox 360 and PC gamers can enjoy an early look at the game this week. A playable demo is available now for download via the Xbox Live application and a PC demo is [...]

  • Halloween Safety: Should Trick or Treating always be on a Saturday?

    From Jim Silver on October 27th, 2008

    Halloween has always been one of my favorites holidays with respect to spending time with my kids. The choosing of the costume (always a long hard decision), trick or treating, and Halloween parties have made Halloween a huge event. (In recent years, the trend has continued to grow as more and more adults look to [...]

  • High School Musical 3: Senior Year Opens Today

    From Jeff McKinney on October 24th, 2008

    The day has finally arrived! High School Musical 3: Senior Year opens in theaters across America today. It’s hard to believe but the tween juggernaut that is High School Musicalonly premiered two years ago as a Disney Channel original movie. The first HSM was a huge and fast hit with Disney’s audience and propelled it’s then, relatively unknown [...]

  • High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! The Video Game

    From Jeff McKinney on October 22nd, 2008

    Chances are pretty good that if you have kids, especially tween girls, you are very familiar with High School Musical. Hopefully you already have your pre-sale tickets for this Friday’s theatrical release of High School Musical 3: Senior Year. In anticipation of Friday’s big release, Disney Interactive Studios has released High School Musical 3: Senior [...]

  • The Mannered Mom on… Gaming Without Fear

    From Shannon Eis on October 17th, 2008

    Video games are everywhere. You’d think with all of this distraction and hype that parents would want to learn more about what was going on in these virtual worlds consuming their kids, but alas, the fact that they’re everywhere seems to have the opposite effect. Increasingly parents trust their kids to make appropriate gaming choices [...]

  • He’s Playing…What???

    From Christopher Byrne on October 16th, 2008

    One afternoon not very long ago, I got a frantic call from a mom who reached me through a series of mutual friends. “You’ve got to help me,” she said. “I will if I can,” I replied. “My son is in the living room, playing ‘Grand Theft Auto,’ and I’m worried about the violence in [...]

  • Xbox 360 Drops Prices And Adds Free Games

    From Jeff McKinney on October 15th, 2008

    It’s like Fall 2005 all over again with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 generating some tantalizing headlines. First came the announcement that Microsoft was dropping the price on all 360s and last week the news got even better for anyone considering purchasing a 360 – free games! The entry level 360, the Arcade version, which now retails [...]

  • The Mannered Mom on… Carpooling

    From Shannon Eis on October 13th, 2008

    It’s back to school time and families everywhere are getting back into the swing of managing busy schedules and commuting needs. As you embark on your carpooling duties – or prepare your child to be a good passenger – there are some things you can keep in mind to keep things on time and at [...]

  • Strategic Shopping

    From Christopher Byrne on October 10th, 2008

    Listening to the financial analysts we talk with, they want us to believe that it’s going to be a late holiday shopping season. It may, in fact, be just that. There are five fewer days between Thanksgiving and Christmas than last year. There are many reasons to put off shopping till the last minute, not [...]

  • Promises, Promises!

    From Jim Silver on October 9th, 2008

    A very funny story happened to me about 10 years ago that we can all learn from. The year was 1998, and Furby was the hot toy of the year. You couldn’t get it anywhere, and people were frantic to try to get it. It was about 10 days before Christmas when I received a [...]

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