fatherhood

The Best Dad We Can Hope To Have

The thing about humour, Phil Tibitoski told me, is its ability to mask hidden truths — sometimes, these are things that are actually kind of disquieting. This somber remark seems strange coming from the president at Young Horses, the folk behind Octodad: Dadliest Catch — an amusing game about the difficulty that comes with being a cephalopod who is also caring father.


World Of Warcraft Daily Quests Are Guilt-Free Gaming For A Massively Multiplayer New Dad

Finding time to play normal video games as the father of newborn baby boys is tough enough as it is. I was certain my thirst for massively multiplayer online role-playing games would go unquenched in the face of fatherhood. Then I discovered the joy of dailies.


Bad Dad Steals, Sells Son’s Games

A Cincinnati-area father took bad parenting to a new depth this past weekend by swiping his nine-year-old son’s console and games and trading them all in for cash. What for exactly wasn’t said, but the guy has a drug problem.


The Daddening Of Video Games

I can buy video games’ depiction of intergalactic war, sure. Gaming portrayals of romance are a tougher sell. But there’s a kind of love that’s suddenly popular in games and is being done well: The love of being a dad.


Making Room For Baby Means Saying Goodbye To Old Friends

Parting with one’s treasured game collection can be an unthinkable proposition for many. But having a baby absolutely transforms your life, as one long-tenured Kotaku US commenter writes. And that makes such decisions not only possible, but downright necessary.


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