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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

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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

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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

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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

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This week in the family gaming show Adam Rosser invited me to talk about the Skylanders Giants and how many figures you actually need to buy. Also broadcast on Radio 5 Live... listen now

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Skylanders Giants continues to be exciting and popular with its unique mix of console gameplay and real-world toys. This week, we present a trio of unboxing videos, featuring the characters Pop Fizz, Fright Rider and Chill... watch now

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This week in the family gaming show Adam Rosser invited me to talk about family gaming at Christmas, Nintendo Land on the Wii U and Paper Mario Sticker Star on the 3DS XL. Also broadcast on Radio 5 Live... listen now

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Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident Wii proves itself a cut above the average hidden object game... read now

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We all love Mario in our house. And on a rare occasion, we dig out the old Monopoly board for a round of tears and tantrums (and that's just me.) So the chance to play a game that's a mixture of the two was greeted with whoops of excitement... read now

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Skylanders Giants is well and truly with us, but we discover that many people aren't aware of the new features, the new implications for figures they may already have and just what the buying options are... watch now

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Skylanders: Giants has inspired a number of spin off toys and collectibles. In this edition of FamilyGamerTV, we look at a plush Spyro figure which lights and makes sounds, maybe suitable for younger Skylanders enthusiasts who are not yet old enough to appreciate the console games... watch now

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With excitement building around Skylanders Giants for Christmas, Family Gamer TV secured a huge interview with the series' developer to find out as much information as we could about this and future plans... watch now

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This week in the family gaming show Adam Rosser invited me to talk about the Wii U sales figures and how the Wii Mini (the new version of the original console without backwards comaptibility or Wi-Fi but with a nicer price) may affect this. Also broadcast on Radio 5 Live... listen now

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Cartoon Network is a channel beloved by children, adults and stoners. With a huge variety of great shows to choose from, it was just a matter of time before someone tried bringing all these cool characters together in one game form... read now

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With a range of new Skylanders figures set to storm our shores, Family Gamer TV takes a look at the hints available for new figures incoming and speculates what may appear in the future. We discuss new Giants, new Lightcore figures as well as whole new Skylanders characters and a range of re-posed figures for Skylanders series two... watch now

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Skylanders trademark all manner of different spin-off products as we get closer to the launch of Skylanders Giants... read now

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Back to the Future: The Game is a great continuation of the film series and a must for graphic adventure fans, only slgihtly let down by a shoddy conversion to Wii... read now

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Batman:Arkham City Armored Edition is the Wii U's take on the incredible genre-defining Batman adventure. But appearing a year after its first release, will it still find an audience?.. read now

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TANK! TANK! TANK! is a multiplayer battling game with a B-Movie atmosphere and some appealing personalisation. This promises to be a frenetic shooting game... read now

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Zombi U harks back to the survival-horror genre and an ambitious attempt to push the Wii U gamepad's new features into a traditional adventure gaming experience. But will it alienate parents from the previously super-safe Wii brand?.. read now

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