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November 2, 2020 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Among Us, a Look at the Big Game Tweens and Teens are Playing Right Now

Teen Librarian Karen Jensen and her 11-year-old take us through a quick Among Us walk through. Among Us is one of the most popular video games of 2020.

October 1, 2018 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Things I Never Learned in Library School: Can You Copyright a Dance Move? A discussion of Fortnite

As someone who works with teens, Fortnite has been on my radar for a while. Last week, Thing 2, who is almost 10, started trying to teach me all of the Fortnite dances so we looked up some YouTube videos for the first time to really look at them. The YouTube video I found showed […]

August 23, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Video Games Weekly: Sonic Mania

Sonic the Hedgehog is game series that was first released in 1991 on Sega.  Since then, there have been many Sonic games for a variety of consoles.  The majority of the games are fast-paced 2D platform jumpers, but like any other popular videogame series, there have been a few Sonic games that dabbled in other […]

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Video Games Weekly: Slime Rancher

August 9, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS

August is a slow month in the gaming world.  Most AAA video game developers have released their blockbuster games at the beginning of the summer season, so this week I’m going to focus on another indie game that you may not have heard of. Slime Rancher is a first person adventure game created by Monomi […]

Video Games Weekly: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

July 26, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS

  The first video game that I played and loved back in the mid-90s was Crash Bandicoot.  I wrote all about how awesome it was in my very first VGW post for TLT, so you can imagine my surprise when I learned the creators of Crash Bandicoot came out with a remastered version (which includes […]

Video Games Weekly: Stardew Valley

July 19, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Stardew Valley is a popular indie game that had been released on consoles earlier this year, although it has been available on PC platform since 2016.  It’s a role-playing farming/country life game, and while that sounds pretty boring, it’s actually pretty fun! YouTube Trailer: Platform: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC Rated: E10+ Single or […]

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Video Games Weekly: Magikarp Jump

June 1, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS

The mobile game Pokemon Go was all the rage during Summer 2016, but its popularity was short lived due to missing features, unpopular decisions, and lack of communication between creators and users.  This summer, Pokemon quietly released a new game for Summer 2017 called Magikarp Jump, although I do not believe it’ll be as popular […]

Video Games Weekly: Overcooked – One of the Best Teen Game Night Games You’ve Never Heard Of

May 10, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS

It took me a whole month to finally beat Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and I’m happy to say it’s by far one of the best games of 2017.  Now that I’m done playing that game forever, I am moving on to more casual games.  This week, I have discovered probably one of […]

Video Games Weekly: Legend of Zelda, Breath of the Wild

April 5, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was the launch game that was simultaneously released with Nintendo’s newest console, Nintendo Switch, which came out in mid-March.  In my opinion, Breath of the Wild is by far the best game in 2017, although I have been playing it on my Wii U, not the Switch.  I […]

Video Games Weekly Disney Emoji Blitz

March 15, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS

This week, I was going to review the new Legend of Zelda game, but due to a shipping mix up, I haven’t received my copy yet!  So, this week is about a “freemium” game that I have been addicted to for the past few months called Disney Emoji Blitz.  If you shop at Walmart, you […]

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