When Skylanders Trap Team was announced we thought we spotted two new elements: Light and Dark, or perhaps Sun and Moon. When Trap Team finally came out these elements were not part of the game, so we thought we were wrong. Not so though, as Activision has revealed that two new Skylanders will be released […]
We all thought that the Minecraft movie was finally happening, with the man who made Night as the Museum bringing our favourite game to the big screen. But it looks like that won’t be happening any time soon, because Mojang have said they don’t like his story idea! Shawn Levy has made loads of cool […]
Around the Christmas time of year everyone likes to get a little excited and start singing. This is definitely true of the villains in Skylanders Trap Team. They’ve made this cool video where they sing the 12 Days of Christmas! It’s not quite got the same lyrics you may know though… There’s the new words […]
If you’re planning on building a farm in Minecraft, you need to make sure you have the one vital ingredient: water! Without water you cant keep your plants watered, and they won’t grow into the crops you need to eat. This means you can’t build farms in places like the Nether because it’s far too […]
If you’e got Minecraft on Xbox One or Xbox 360, you can start getting ready for the Christmas holidays right now thanks to this cool Festive Mash-Up skin pack! The pack brings 36 new skins to the game, with lots of Santa costumes, Christmas jumpers, and cosy ski-jackets for your characters to wear. There’s even […]
Minecraft Pocket Edition lets you take your favourite building game wherever you go, and now you can do just that on Windows Phones. The game only used to be available on iPhone and Android, but now Microsoft has brought the game to their Windows Phone. It’s all probably down to the fact that Microsoft now […]
Sony, the makers of the PlayStation, have held a competition recently to find the best Minecraft re-creations of their games. One of the entries is this magnificent world that recreates the amazing skyscrapers and machines of the Ratchet and Clank games. Watch the video to get a guided tour of the map and all its […]
Andy from Family Gamer TV has been putting toys-to-life games under the microscope with toy expert Nigel Clarke. They’ve already looked at Amiibo and Angry Birds Transformers, but now they’ve moved on to the big one: Skylanders! Nigel thinks Skylanders are pretty cool. The Swap Force characters are his favourites; he thinks it’s great to […]
People love making trailers in the style of Minecraft, so it’s no surprise that it has only taken a couple of weeks for a fan to make the trailer for the new Star Wars film – The Force Awakens – out of blocks. Have a watch below! It’s all in there, from the Stormtrooper in […]
If you’d like a Marth, Animal Crossing Villager, or Wii Fit Trainer Amiibo, you’d better buy one fast! It turns out that once these characters are gone, they’re gone for good. Not only will this mean you can’t buy them again, but they will probably become some of the rarest and most collectable Amiibos. The […]
Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS game Codename S.T.E.A.M is looking really great, and this new trailer shows off even more of the game’s action. Give it a watch! It’s all set in Victorian London, but in a world where everything is powered by steam. American president Abraham Lincoln has come to England to help the Queen with […]
2015 is Mario’s 30th birthday, and to celebrate three decades of everyone’s favourite plumber, Nintendo are releasing Mario Maker. It’s a game where you create your own Mario levels, and it looks great. You can see it in action in this video. In Mario Maker you can make your own stages however you like. Make […]
Nintendo have released a new video showing off how the open world in The Legend of Zelda Wii U will look. Check it out below, where you get to see Link journey to lots of new areas along with his faithful horse Epona. This is the first time a Zelda game has had such a […]
4J Studios – the people who make the console versions of Minecraft – have been promising a lot of new features for Title Update 19. We still have no idea when this update will be available, but it has been shown off at the Playstation Experience, a cool show in Las Vegas. Lots of people […]
Minecraft inspires lots of people to do lots of different things. Some create amazing new things in Minecraft itself, but some use other things to make tributes to their favourite game. NinjaCharlieT is a YouTuber who has made this amazing video with a 3D animation program that shows an epic battle between Minecraft creator Notch […]
Now this is a really cool idea: all your Minecraft worlds strapped to your wrist! It’s something called Gameband, and it’s a watch that also stores all of your Minecraft worlds safe and sound on your arm. It also means that if you’re anywhere near a computer you can play Minecraft, just by plugging in! […]
Andy from Family Gamer TV has been hanging out with Nigel Clarke from Toy Testers TV to check out some new toys. They’ve already passed verdict on Amiibo, but now it’s time for Angry Birds Transformers to go under the microscope. Nigel thinks the Angry Birds Transformers toys are pretty great! They’re really easy to […]
With Amiibo figures out in the wild now, Andy from Family Gamer TV decided to get Toy Expert and CBBC presenter Nigel Clarke into the studio to take a look at Nintendo’s cool new toys. The two spoke about why Amiibo was a great idea, and tried them out in a frantic game of Super […]
The Genius Machine is a cool new map for Minecraft that has been created to show off what kind of things you can do in the new PC 1.8 version. It’s an interactive story, where you are guided through the map from room to room to discover new things and learn more of the story. […]
The new Beast Quest magazine revealed that a new iOS game is coming out in 2015, and will be a massive adventure game much like Zelda and Shadow of the Colossus. Andy from Family Gamer TV has had an exclusive hands-on with the game, and in this video you can see lots of footage from […]
Nintendo’s toys-to-life figures Amiibo work with lots of different games, and Andy from Family Gamer TV has been looking at what happens when you use different Amiibos in Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart 8. Watch this new video to see how he and his family got on with their new toys. First up is […]
Dennis the Menace has been the star of The Beano comics and a cartoon TV show, but now he’s here to cause trouble in Minecraft thanks to a new mod. This new PC mod adds Dennis and his dog Gnasher to the game, as well as all the tools they need to pull pranks on […]
If you need a cool adventure to do this weekend, then The Infinity Bow is exactly what you’re looking for. It’s a massive world with lots of biomes to explore. Take a look of some of it’s best zones in this video. The adventure is all about the Infinity Bow, a legendary weapon. You start […]
Just Dance 2015 is the latest game from the Just Dance series, and once again this year’s version is better than the last. One of the tracks in the game is ‘Let it Go’ from the Disney film Frozen, and Andy from Family Gamer TV has been getting the Hunt family to dance off to […]
There’s two new big consoles in town, but which is the toughest? The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 have been bossing each other around for a year now, trying to beat each other with graphics and games. But Wired magazine have found out a better way to find which one is the best: dropping them […]
A Star Fox Amiibo figure has beaten lots of players in a Super Smash Bros. Wii U tournament and almost won! This incredible event happened at VSB Weeklies, a tournament held in Richmond in Canada on November 24th. The Star Fox Amiibo is called WaveShine, and was left at the tournament by his owner without […]
It’s time to get creative in the kitchen with Cooking Fever, a game all about feeding hungry customers. But make sure you’re quick about it, because people don’t like to wait too long! Cooking Fever is a time-management game, you you need to make sure you don’t take too long doing things. You need to […]
Microsoft have surprised us today by revealing that there’s a brand new Minecraft DLC pack full of Star Wars skins, and it’s out right now to download! The new Classic Star Wars Skin Pack has 55 cool new characters for Minecraft, and is only available on Xbox One and Xbox 360. It has skins from […]
Do you read the Beast Quest books? If you love them and the world of Avantia, then you’ll love this new magazine: 100% Beast Quest. It tells you everything you’d need to know about Beast World, but the first issue has something very speical: a sneak look at an upcoming iOS game based on Beast […]
There are hundreds of thousands of Minecraft videos on YouTube, and we all watch them every day. That’s a lot of views. In fact, YouTube videos of Minecraft have been watched an amazing 47 billion times! No other game comes close. Angry Birds is a massively popular game, but videos of Angry Birds on YouTube […]
