Parent? Got gamer Kids?
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008This site was has just popped up on my radar…
[ http://www.whattheyplay.com ]
As the header says, it’s aiming to be “The parents guide to video games”. Ok, if it was me I’d have capitalised the ‘THE” but there you go.
Anyway, some great articles on there. Lots of ‘Get the facts’ bluffers guides to popular technologies or platforms as well as links to reports on kids gaming and trends. There are several console categories, a blog and a bunch of interesting articles. Strange they don’t have a ‘web games’ section though given that likes of Miniclip are hugely influential in this space.
Here are some example articles worth a quick scan…
- Parents More Concerned About Video Games than Alcohol or Pornography
- Are You or Your Kids “Extreme Gamers”?
- Miniclip: Get the Facts
- What is WiiWare?
- Kongregate: Get the Facts
- Webkinz: Get The Facts
Needless to say, I’ve signed up to the newsletter, so I expect my spam folder to be a little heavier this month before I figure out where it went.