Mom's Minute Podcast

Merry Christmas!  Ms. H of Mom's Minute Video Game Show welcomes everyone to this special Christmas Mom's Minute Video Game Show 178th episode. Lively discussion followed on Ms. H's opinion of the video game she played on her Playstation 4 -- King's Quest: A Knight to Remember.  Ms. H shared she would have enjoyed the video game better without the narration which led to discussion of the comparison of video games with movies and books.  Ms. H keeps the fun energy going by talking about the video game character of the week, Anna Williams from the Tekken video game franchise.  In keeping with the Christmas theme of the show, Ms. H deviated from featuring a real-life person, to the fictional character of Ms. Claus who is sometimes in the background during Christmas.   Interesting debate centered on why Ms. Claus' first name varies as well as the question of whether or not Santa Claus, himself, was real.  Ms. H provided her answer making the point that one must be nice, kind and polite-- not naughty -- to get gifts from Santa Claus. Ms. H talks about her video game field trip to the Christmas Mouse, a store that sells Christmas items all year round.  She encouraged everyone to visit her Facebook page under Mom's Minute to take a look at the Christmas Mouse store for themselves, since she posted a video of her visit.  Discussion veered to the coming release of  Star Wars the Force Awakens.  With the premiere of Star Wars the Force Awakens opening in some areas before others. Ms. H stated the importance of not spoiling the movie for others who may not have seen the movie yet. Ms. H confirmed to everyone that Mom's Minute Video Game Show will return after a Christmas break, with the first show of the New Year airing Januar 4, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time at http://www.chat.allgames.com or http://www.allgames.com/live.  Ms. H finds out why some websites have separate chatrooms -- depending on how forum contributors conduct themselves.  Interesting discussion was held on how to make http://www.allgames.com greater with the announcment of a contest to vote for the best allgames.com video game podcast to be held in the New Year.  Ms. H wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year before rounding out the Mom's Minute Video Game Show with her special, original saying to spread the joy of Christmas as well as to  keep Christmas spirit and cheer always.

Ms. H of Mom's Minute Video Game Show welcomes everyone to the 177th episode.  She observes the recognition of December 7th, the date of this episode of Mom's Minute Video Game Show, as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.  Ms. H invites everyone to return next week for the special Christmas episode of the Mom's Minute Video Show airing live on December 14, 2015,  7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard time, 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time at http://www.chat.allgames.com  or http://www.allgames.com/live -- before the show goes on a two-week Christmas break, returning on January 4, 2016.  Ms. H discusses the two video games she played --  Steam game Lineage II Infinite Odyssey and the free PS4 video game Dragon: Slayer Edition.  Fun discussion followed on how Ms. H initially quit the multiplayer Dragon: Slayer Edition video game when her character did not get revitalized during the game play.  Ms. H added she later stayed with the game and watched the rest of her team play.  Tied to the recognition of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Ms. H announces the video game character of the week is Rachel Kane, who is the first female character in the Call of Duty video game franchise, making her first appearance in Call of Duty: Black Ops 3.  Even though there is talk that the female character is essentially a male character instead of a specifically designed female character, Ms. H gave the developers kudos for making the first steps to feature a female character in action combat in the Call of Duty video game franchise.  Ms. H says she is featuring Rachel Kane also because within about 20 days or so, females will be able to apply for military battle positions that were exclusively available to males.  Lively discussion followed on the celebrity video gamer of the week, Marissa Mayer, the President and CEO of Yahoo!.  Ms. H agreed with a listener that everyone has their own career path; however, she sees benefits in noting what othes are doing in their careers as well. After responding to additional comments about Marissa Mayer's performance in this position, Ms. H was glad to receive and welcome a live caller on the Mom's Minute Video Game Show who added his take and views on topics.  Discussion included not only actions Marissa Mayer needs to take to turn Yahoo! around, but also interesting talk on what one sees when looking at the name Yahoo!.  Examples were provided on how Yahoo! needs improvements in marketing and promoting of the company.  Ms. H tied Marissa Mayer to video games by stating that Yahoo! has a presence on Facebook which centers on video games.  This topic leads into discussion on http://www.allgames.com including ways to make http://www.allgames.com  even greater than it currently is. The DPL show, which is the number one show on the http://www.allgames.com video game network was also discussed.  Ms. H talks about her video game field trip to the local main library and shared the names of the PS3 and Xbox 360 video games she checked out free. Ms. H rounds out her video game show by sharing her original saying that when you let positivity be your ace, you will always be a winner.

On the 176th episode of Mom's Minute Video Game Show which airs live, Ms. H hopes everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving and fun shopping the Black Friday sales.  Ms. H talks about the Steam video game she played, Lineage II Infinite Odyssey.  In  lieu of giving a partial video game review of this game, Ms. H said she would share her opinion of not only this game at the next Mom's Minute Video Game Show, but will review an additional video game as well.  In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, Ms. H features Tekken video game character  Julia Chang as the video game character of the week.  She  announces that a later version of the video game Tekken is in the works; however, a specific release date is pending from the developers.  For the celebrity gamer of the week, Muhammad Ali's daughter from his third marriage is featured, Laila Ali.  Ms. H explained that even though Laila Ali is retired from boxing, she ended her reign on a winning streak.  There is talk that Laila Ali cherry-picked who she fought against, and may not have chosen some top of the line female boxers to defend her championship title against.  Ms. H shared Laila Ali response to this assertion.  Ms. H relates Laila Ali to video games by stating that Laila Ali is for boxing video games that support the sport of boxing.  Ms. H discusses her video game field trip to Walmart, Target and Best Buy during the Black Friday sales, that started 6:00 p.m. on  Thursday, November 26, 2015. She cautioned  her listeners to be sure items are really on sale and they are actually getting good deals not only during Black Friday, but when taking advantage of all sales. She  recommended choosing name-brand items as much as possible.  Ms. H leads a lively discussion on how Best Buy determines you are a Gamer's Club member which lead  to talk about the importance of keeping your privacy, including which email addresses to provide. Ms. H shared her experience purchasing a video game character on her Xbox One as well as what she did to safeguard her credit card information.  Topping the video game news is how the overload of traffic  on Cyber Monday was being handled by retailers such as Target, Neiman Marcus, Walmart, eBay and others.  Ms. H told all to consider shipping charges when deciding whether to take advantage of online sales.  The other news topic was a $5.00 computer that was sold out, but was at one time available for purchase in the UK.  She decribed the miniature computer.  Ms. H  shared that it's advantageous for everyone to know the value of programming and what it takes for actions to seemingly happen at the touch of a button -- when in actuality lots of expert programming is required for these actions to take place.  Ms. H rounds out her video game show on a positive note with her original saying to let positivity define you always.

Happy Thanksgiving!  Mom's Minute Video Game Show 's 175th episode gets off to a fun start with interesting comments from her listeners, which Ms. H gladly entertained.  After welcoming every one and wishing all a Happy pre-Thanksgiving and pre-Black Friday Sale Day, Ms. H discusses the video game, Battle Islands, a free game that she played on her Xbox One.  Lively discussion was held on Star Wars including the original intent of the blockbuster movie saga.  Ms. H made the point that regardless of the direction the Star Wars saga is headed, she believes that both Disney and George Lucas has the fans' interest in mind even if Disney made the focus more on battles than family relationships as George Lucas intended. Disney currently owns Lucas Films and George Lucas does not have a say in the direction the Star Wars movie franchise is going, even though he recently talked about how he originally perceived Star Wars to be more of a family story, almost like a soap opera.  Ms. H features the colonial women from the Mayflower ship that landed at Cape Cod, Massachusetts in the 17th century.   She discussed specific women by name and talked about their plight during those times.  She also discussed the video game,  Betrayed as the video game tie-in for the video game characters. This  Steam video game features a colonial femaie character known as Maiden in Red.  Interesting dialogue followed on comic book characters including the Joker and others. Ms. H shared some of the television shows she watches and told everyone to check out her review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 at http://www.allgames.com.  The http://www.allgames.com video game contest was discussed when Ms. H welcomed her caller to the Mom's Minute Video Game Show.  She thanked him for calling and encouraged others to call to talk to her regarding video game topics, thereby having instant give-and-take conversations instead of written comments -- even though Ms. H is glad to receive those as well.  Ms. H discusses the celebrity video gamer, Jennifer Lawrence who stars in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 movie.  Black Friday sales are discussed with Ms. H stating she went to two retail establishments  to find out if there were any signs, etc. on the upcoming Black Friday sales. Topping the news was Ms. H's discussion of her trips to several midnight openings for the Star Wars Battlefront video game including the topic of whether these type openings were on the wane.  Ms. H rounds out the show with her special original Thanksgiving saying to be positive always and that  it's all about giving thanks and being proud of who you are.

On this, the 174th episode of Mom's Minute Video Game Show, Ms. H starts the show by stating that Mom's Minute sends prayers, thoughts, and condolences to the victims of the Paris, France tragedy.  She said last Thursday, she had chosen to feature the French actress, Lea Seydoux who starred in the latest James Bond movie Spectre as the celebrity gamer and she had in her notes that she wanted to visit Paris, France.  She said she still has hopes of doing so.  Lively discussion followed on the Ronda Rousey - Holly Holm fight which Holly Holm won.  Even though Ms. H planned to discuss the match during the video games news, she said she would talk about it ahead of schedule.  Ms. H shared her ideas on what went wrong during the fight and how she would have coached Ronda Rousey to make sure she won.  Ms. H said that she had hoped Ronda Rousey would stay on her winning streak; however, it looks like she became overly confident.  Ms. H said that the lessons she would teach Rhonda Rousey could also help in real life as well.  Ms. H revealed that Rhonda Rousey had already been slated to be on the cover of the next Electronic Arts, EA UFC video game and mentioned the curse of people who appeared on these covers.  This led to whether or not the curse is authentic.  Ms. H discusses the free video game she played, Pneuma, on her Xbox One, followed by the video game character of the week, Cate Archer from the James Bond video game No one Lives forever.  The celebrity video gamer Lea Seydoux, is discussed as well as the movie, Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol where she appeared alongside Tom Cruise.  Scepticism flourished relative to Lea Seydoux  when Ms. H said that the actress claimed no one in her family lifted a finger to help her in her movie career, which no one believed was true. Ms. H's  video game field trip to Cool and Eclectic is discussed along with new video game releases. Topping the video game news is a Xbox one deal where you can get a free Xbox One video game with the purchase of an Xbox One bundle until November 21, 2015 at some establishments that sell video game merchandise.  Ms. H rounds out Mom's Minute Video Game Show with her special original saying that with determination, resolve, strong will, resilience and positivity as your cornerstones, you will be a winner in all circumstances.

Ms. H  of Mom's Minute Video Game Show welcomes everyone to the 173rd edition of the show and wishes all a happy pre-Veteran's Day.  Ms. H explains the reason for playing a Taylor Swift song as intro music ties back to last week's show when she  alluded to Taylor Swift possibly being able to delay the November 10, 2015 release date for Rise of the Tomb Raider video game to give Ms. H time to finish the Tomb Raider video game before the new one comes out.   Ms. H announced this would not be necessary since she beat the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition video game the previous night, a day or so ahead of the November 10, 2015 release date for the latest Tomb Raider video game.  Ms. H discusses the PS4 video game she played, Dragon Fin Soup, which is free to play for PS Plus members.  She talks about the video game character of the week, Samantha Nishimura or Sam of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition video game.  This led Ms. H to discuss her excitement to have beat the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition video game.  She said the game was fun to play; however, she cautioned everyone that there are some gruesome scenes in the video game. She also explained how she had to work extra hard to get past what was called the Quick Time Events (QTEs) which require pushing buttons on the controller in specific sequences. However, overall, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition was, in her opinion, an excellent video game.  Ms. H shares news of the availability to purchase a Collector's Edition of Rise of the Tomb Raider video game boxed set that includes a 12" statue of Lara Croft, replicas of her necklace and journal as well as a special case for the game.  She received notice of low quantities of this Collector's Edition set  from Square Enix and decided to order it even though it would arrive a day or so after the release date of November 10, 2015.  She  posted information about this offer on http://www.allgames.com as a comment on her article titled Unraveling the Release Dates for Rise of the Tomb Raider.  Ms. H discusses the celebrity gamer of the week, Kat Graham as well as her PC video game.  She talks about her video game field trip to not one, but two retail establishments, namely Deals R Us.  New video game releases are discussed with Ms. H letting everyone know  the biggest games being released on November 10, 2015 include Rise of the Tomb Raider as well as Fall Out 4 and Star Craft.  A possible new Star Trek television show tops the news which also included Ms. H discussing how one could become a voice actor. Announcements included an http://www.allgames.com Red Alert tournament as well as the addition of new shows to the Allgames.com Video Game Network.  Ms. H tops the show with her special, original saying that with perseverance and determination, you will meet your goals, and to always remember that when the going gets tough, the tough gets going.

Where's the party at?  The party -- after-party that is, is at the Mom's Minute Video Game Show special 172nd episode.  Ms. H starts off the show with Zhane's Hey Mr. DJ by  song to get everyone in a dancing, fun mood.  She welcomes everyone to her first ever Halloween and End of Daylight Savings Time Video Game Show after-party. She discusses the free-to-play video game she played, Onigiri which is rated M for Mature and available for play on the PlayStation 4.  The video game character of the week, Serah Farron from the Final Fantasy video game franchise is discussed.  Ms. H states she will forgo comparing Serah with her older sister Lightning, since they both have characterizations that are great in their own right.  Discussion veered to Ms. H's Halloween costume that she wore not only during her special Halloween Mom's Minute Video Game Show on October 26, 2015, but also on Halloween night, October 31, 2015.  Ms. H described her Halloween costume which was the Addams Family black gown of Morticia. She shared her views of males wearing Lara Croft Halloween costumes as well as her opinion on how Halloween character reenactments and looks should be done.  Lively discussion was held on Ms. H's aim to complete the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition video game before the new game,  Rise of the Tomb Raider scheduled to release on November 10, 2015 for the Xbox One.   Interesting news was shared on a charity video game program called Extra Life which involves money being donated in exchange for 24-hour video game play.  Ms. H cautions all against  marathon video gaming since she said the body likes to move instead of being still for long periods of time.  She reminded everyone of her advice to always strike a balance between playing video games and performing other real-life actions and activities.   Ms. H discusses the celebrity video gamer of the week,  Rhianna Pratchett,  the writer of Lara Croft Tomb Raider video games as well as Tomb Raider books.  Rhianna Pratchett also writes for other comic books including Mirror's Edge. Ms. H shared news of one of Rhianna Pratchetts Tomb Raider books that is available for pre-order from Amazon.com and has a release date of November 24, 2015. Ms. H covers the video game news which involves the release of Nintendo's first video game made for smart phones.  She rounds out the show with her special original saying to pump up your positivity with joy, integrity and happiness.

Happy Halloween!  Ms. H welcomes everyone to the Special Halloween 171st Video Game Show where all things Halloween will be discussed that are video game related.  In keeping with the Halloween theme, the show starts with scary sound effects to get everyone in a Halloween state of mind. Ms. H is in Halloween character as she reveals she is donning her Morticia outfit while broadcasting the live Mom's Minute Video Game Show. As side topics, lively discussions are held on being collectors as well as the WWE fight involving the wrestler known as the Undertaker.   Ms. H talks about the free to play Steam Halloween video game she played called Crusaders of the Lost Idols. As an intro to this video game she played , Ms. H shared audio from her http://www.twich.tv/allgamesnetworkvideo  Silent Hill P.T. video game play.  Ms. H explained the Halloween angle of  the Crusaders of the Lost Idols game which starts after the video game player gets about 20 characters in the platform Indie game. The game states this will take about one to three days, depending on how often the video game is played.  She also discussed the chat part of the game as well as how far she advanced through the game.  Ms. H discusses the video game character of the week, Alma Wade by introducing an audio from the video game F.E.A.R. on the show.  She compared the video  game character Alma Wade against the Silent Hill main character, Alessa Gillespie, discussing the similarities as well as differences between the two. The celebrity video gamer, Olivia Wilde is discussed by Ms. H including the science-fiction horror movie she starred in called The Lazarus Effect.  Even though the movie reviews were not overall positive, Ms. H encourages all to make the decision whether or not to see this movie on their own.  Ms. H discusses her video game field trip to the Halloween Super Store, which was a fun experience.  She talked about the group picture she took with the costumed store employees as well as the group dance that was done just outside of the Halloween Super Store, complete with music and a DJ.  Ms. H posted pictures and video on her Instagram account under her name, realmsh and invited everyone to visit and like her pictures and video. Ms. H listed Halloween new video game releases and told everyone about Destiny's video game Halloween related content as part of the video game news.  Ms. H rounds out the Mom's Minute Video Game Halloween show by wishing everyone a safe and happy Halloween and shared her special original Halloween saying to give yourself a treat by allowing positivity to always be at the forefront.

Ms. H of Mom's Minute Video Game Show says Hello to her listeners and welcomed everyone to the 170th episode. She invites everyone to return next week to enjoy her special Halloween edition of Mom's Minute Video Game Show where there will be lots of scary fun. Lively discussion started on the video game Ms. H reviewed called Super Meat Boy that has a regular price of $14.99 but was free to play on PlayStation 4 if you are a PlayStation Plus member. Debate followed on Ms. H's  rating of the video game. Ms. H discusses the video game character of the week, Wonder Girl.  Given the various Wonder Girl characters  comics, video games and other media, Ms. H chose to feature the Young Justice and Teen Titan member and leader, Cassie Sandsmark.  Ms. H discussed similarities as well as differences between Wonder Girl and Wonder Woman.  The celebrity gamer of the week is Melissa Benoist who will play the lead character of Supergirl when the CBS television show airs on CBS on October 26, 2015.  Ms. H talked about Blind Spot, which is an NBC television show that she plans to review after watching another episode of the show.  Ms. H discusses her experiences during her video game field trip to F.Y.E. retail establishment.  She stated the prices of items at F.Y.E. seemed reasonable and the trip pleasant.  Topping the news is the announcement that Valve will provide Mac owners who preordered Steam Link and Steam controllers and were unable to use the devices due to software problems  -- will receive a free complete pack consisting of such Valve PC video games as Counter-Strike and Half-Life to include sequels.  Ms. H rounds out the Mom's Minute Video Game show with her special original saying that believing in yourself on top of being positive are winning combinations.

Happy Columbus Day!  Ms. H kicks off the show with holiday greetings for Columbus Day on this, the 169th episode of  Mom's Minute Video Game Show.  Lively discussion followed on the holiday, including alternate names that would honor Native Americans.  Ms. H acknowledged the controversy which she said was also discussed on her previous Columbus Day Mom's Minute Video Game Show.  She agrees about the name needing to be changed; however, since the name has not been officially changed she said, she would use the Columbus Day name for the holiday.  Ms. H discusses the free PS4 video games she played as she let everyone know that even though she reviews free game, she reviews other games as well including the upcoming video game, Rise of the Tomb Raider.  Interesting discussion followed on Ms. H progress on completing the Tomb Raider, Definitive Edition video game.  Ms. H talks about the video game character of the week, Princess Leia from the Star Wars video game and movie franchise.  She clarifies that Princess Leia was a warrior in the previous universe version of the game; however, Disney made changes when it acquired Star Wars from Lucas Films.  The celebrity gamer of the week, Natalie Portman is discussed with Ms. H saying that her breakout role was when she played Padme Amidala in the Star Wars movie.  Ms. H discusses new video game releases.  Retailer Target possibly selling Apple iwatches tops the news.  Ms. H rounds out the show with her special original saying that discovering positivity, honesty and empathy are worthy finds always.