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Here Are The 2017 Game Awards Winners (And Your Last Minute Christmas Shopping Inspo)

December 8, 2017 by Sonya 6 Comments

If you've got any gamers in your family and wondering what's the best of the best out there, we have the thing for you. The Game Awards, held in Los Angeles, just announced the winners and the nominees of this year's gaming selection! The Awards, as voted by gaming fans around the world, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: Forza Motorsport 7, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Sony Playstation, SuperMario Odyssey, The Game Awards, The Legend of Zelda, Xbox, Xbox one

The Best Tech Gifts For Kids This Holiday Season

November 25, 2015 by Sonya Leave a Comment

My gift list includes kids ranging from age two to 16 and I've got a pretty good handle on what they like. Tech toys always seem to come to mind when I consider what to get them. Over the past few months, we've had opportunities to check out some of the hottest toys for this holiday season and you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gadgets, Technology Tagged With: CHiP, Fantastic Beasts, Forza Horizon 3, gadgets, gift guide, Hatchimals, holidays, Jimu Robot, LeapPad Platinum Tablet, Lego Dimensions, Nintendo, OSMO, Paper Mario Color Splash, Pokemon Sun and Moon, Robot, Robot Dog, tech, UBtech, VTech KidiZoom SmartWatch DX, Wii U, Xbox, Xbox Design Lab

Holiday Gift Guide for the Little Gamers

December 9, 2014 by Sonya Leave a Comment

It's an exciting time of year and many consumers will be including electronics/games as gifts over the holiday season. If you have little gamers making their wishlists, you'll probably see one of more of these titles on their wish list. We've had a chance to test out a few new titles over the past … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Holidays, Technology Tagged With: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Disney Fantasia, Disney Infinity, Disney Interactive, Forza Horizon 2, Kinect, Kurio Extreme, Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, Mario Kart, Microsoft, Nintendo, Pokémon, Pokemon Omega Ruby, Pokemon Omega Sapphire, Super Smash Bros., Wii U, Xbox, Xbox one

The Lego Movie (and Game) Review!

February 10, 2014 by Sonya 1 Comment

Everything is awesome in the the world of LEGO. This opening weekend sent the film's box office cashing in at a whopping $69 million in ticket sales. The LEGO Movie is the first-ever, full-length adventure film from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures directed by Phil Lord & … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Games, Movies, Technology Tagged With: Nintendo, The Lego Movie, video games, Warner Bros, WB Games, Wii U, Xbox

5 very cool things about the new Xbox One

November 23, 2013 by Sonya 1 Comment

The wait is over! There are many happy gamers around the world who stood in lines waiting the other night at the midnight launch of the highly anticipated and much sought after  Xbox One console. I love and enjoy experiencing fandemonium no matter what it's for! So I checked out the street party as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Technology Tagged With: Call of Duty, Future Shop, games, Kinect, Microsoft Canada, NetFlix, Skylanders Swap Force, SNAP, tech, Toronto, Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox one, Yonge Dundas Square

A special sneak peek at Disney Infinity!

March 1, 2013 by Sonya

Get ready gamers...you're about to discover DISNEY INFINITY. At a recent media preview UrbanMoms was invited to get first-hand look at the most ambitious video game ever from Disney Interactive. As the name says, this game has infinite ways to play. Although I hate to sound cliche, but this game … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Games, Technology Tagged With: Disney Infinity, games, Monsters Inc., preview, PS3, Toronto, UrbanMoms, Wii, Wii U, Xbox

Holiday Entertaining The De-Stressed Checklist

December 16, 2011 by Sonya

I love having friends and family drop in especially over the holiday season. And I'm sure like you, people are always saying "I don't know how you do it". Between working, volunteering at the school, the local artist collective and shuffling the kids to their after school programs I try to find time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: CBC, holiday entertaining, Kary Osmond, tassimo, UrbanMoms, Xbox

Closed: Win an Xbox 360 with Kinect and start 2012 off in style!!! Congratulations to Kristen & Mark!

December 13, 2011 by Leslie

If you've got kids then you know what the number one gift on every holiday list is! The Xbox 360 is no longer just a gaming system for boys, it is an experience for the entire family!!  Family game night means something entirely different now then when we were kids!We are so excited to offer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: contest, Disneyland Adventures, games, gift ideas, Kinect, Kinect Sports Season 2, win, Xbox

A Winner from Santa…and Maybe for You!

December 13, 2011 by Jennifer

There are very few gifts that Santa can bring that will satisfy all three of my kids. Quite often poor Santa is left scrambling to find something for the tween boy who is sports crazy, something else for my 10 year old son who likes the coolest gear and games, and another something for my 6 year old … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: christmas gifts, giveaway, Kinect, Xbox, Xbox 360

FotoFriday – PD Day

April 8, 2011 by Christine

This is how we've spent our day.  We've also played hours of road hockey, baseball and man hunt.  We have avoided the XBox today.  That's a very good thing. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: hopscotch, PD Day, spring, Xbox

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