Category: Gears of War

  • GEARS OF WAR 4 Beta announced!

    Big news today for fans of the GEARS OF WAR series.  The official date for the Beta has been announced to begin on April 18th. Also, if you are going to be at PAX EAST you will get a chance to get your hands on some multiplayer action as well as get some great information…

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  • The Pile Just Keeps Growing.

    With raising a 3 year old, being a teacher and preparing for a second child in April my gaming time has pretty much gone out the window.  Although I try to make time to get in a few games, my pile just keeps growing.  Here are a few shots of the games that are piling…

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  • E3 Quick Hits

    With E3 going on this week, we have decided to just highlight a few games that we think are going to be hits or something that you should look into. Dead Space 3I’m a fan of the first two games and these games made me jump a few times playing them. WatchdogsChicago looks amazing in…

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  • To Buy or Not to Buy

    As usual, I’ve got lots to write about, but never get around to it. The Fan part of being a “Fandad” has taken a back seat to just being a dad. Going to class, taking care of the kids, spending time with the family, it’s a lot to do and it doesn’t leave me with…

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  • Video Game Award Nominees.

    The nominees have been announced for Spike TV’s Video Game Awards and the two games with the most nominations are Batman: Arkham City and Portal 2.  Both games are going head to head in the Game of the Year category along with The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, and Uncharted 3:…

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  • Five Favorite Things & A Giveaway UPDATED

    Last month we did a post about the Dad Blogs we like and we promised we would do more posts in the future highlighting some of the things we like.  This month we decided to go with a mixture of things from video games to movies and even CD’s that are great to have around…

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  • Video Game Time 6/14 Edition with Bonus!!

    This week we get a couple of classic franchises returning and a movie tie-in that looks pretty good. Alice: Madness Returns – The original game American MeGee’s Alice came out on PC in Oct. 2000. Child of Eden – From the creator of Rez comes this shooter that takes advantage of the Kinect. Duke Nukem…

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  • Video Game Week on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

    Last year after the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Jimmy Fallon dedicated an entire week on highlighting some of the biggest games that were announced and revealed them on his show.  This year he’s doing it again and he chose some great titles to highlight each night.Last week via his Twitter, Jimmy announced the schedule and games…

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  • Welcome back Sony! A fandads take on the fiasco.

    Ok, the PlayStation Network was down for 24 days. 24 Days! To some that seems like an eternity, for me it was more of an annoyance than anything. The network was taken down due to some “security issues” then promises were made, information was compromised and dates for the network to be up and running…

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  • More Gears Beta Codes.

    We here at Fandads have been able to get our hands on a few more codes for the Gears of War 3 beta.  How can I get one you ask?  Well, this time it will be a little different than the last contest we held and you’ll have multiple chances to win.  Each way listed…

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