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This week on New Dad Gaming, Trevor surprises Jeff (again!) with a heartfelt and hilarious Gaming Dad Christmas poem to kick off the holiday season. Tune in as the dads dive into a year-end review of the games that defined their parenting and gaming lives in 2024.

Jeff seeks to create a Christmas memory gifting his family a Meta Quest, Trevor discusses dabbling in Marvel Snap (and ultimately walking away), watching the kids dominate Roblox, and enjoying Final Fantasy Rebirth, to exploring quirky titles like Palworld and intense co-op in HellDivers 2—this episode is packed with reflections, laughs, and relatable dad moments.

Close out the year with Trevor and Jeff as they share their favorite gaming memories, celebrate the wins, and laugh at the losses. Cheers to another year of balancing dad life with the gaming grind!

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This week on New Dad Gaming, Trevor and Jeff reflect on their first-ever live gaming stream with Path of Exile 2. Spoiler alert: Jeff carried the team while Trevor embraced the role of "revive practice dummy." They discuss the quirky pay-to-play beta model, their impressions of the game, and whether it's a good pick for gaming dads.

Trevor shares how WWE 2K24 became a surprise hit in his household, complete with championship belt drama and a nod to the power of demos. Meanwhile, Jeff recounts a hilarious tale of his 14-year-old bypassing parental rules to score a gaming keyboard by enlisting the ultimate ally—Grandma.

From gaming streams to Christmas challenges, it’s an episode full of laughs, gaming recs, and relatable dad dilemmas.

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This week Trevor and Jeff review The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, which brings all the fun chaos and creativity of Tears of the Kingdom to Zelda's first starring role.

Trevor also describes his side quest to motorcycle down to the United States for some Dunkin donuts, and the dads lament the risks of broken controllers with kids.

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This week, Trevor is back from a trip to Mexico where a number of memories were made and revelations on parenting style were surfaced. 

A special congratulation to Tyrone ( @lifeofjermaine_ ) on the new addition to his family! Thanks so much for sharing it!

There is a special dad guest this week from Premium Edition Games ( premiumeditiongames.com ) who recounts the great memories he has playing old Atari games with his father. Check out their great gaming titles at their website.

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This week Jeff's kid gets his own Epic account without telling the parents (and immediately gets himself caught), while Trevor's oldest has some high priced demands for his upcoming birthday. The dads also discuss Epic partnering with Microsoft to stream Fortnite on iPhones, and the future ruined TVs thanks to Nintendo's release of Switch Sports.

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This week, Jeff and his oldest sons are recovering after a MASSIVE upset in a game of Quake, Trevor discovers how stunning Tunic can be when Dad Mode is enabled, and the Dads discuss their ongoing pursuit of ensuring their kids have game / life balance.

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This week the dads wrestle with a terrible gaming dad conundrum...what to do when games have becomes too much of a focus with your kids. They also dive into how to tactfully handle returning kid gifts that missed the mark, and a lack of dad patience for games without clear goals.

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This week, Jeff recounts how he survived a kids birthday at his house and gives some Dad tips, he also is living a Gaming Dad dream by introducing Quake to his kids! Meanwhile, Trevor finds a higher quality in older Lego games while desperately waiting for the weather to be warm enough to kick the kids outdoors. 

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This week Trevor squeezes out every possible teachable moment as his oldest enjoys his just reward for working and saving, Jeff stares down hosting a birthday party at his house, and the New Dads list off a number of new game titles making the rounds in their houses.  

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This week, Jeff's son has finally jumped off of Minecraft...and into Fortnite! It begins! Meanwhile, Trevor muses about his kids seeing gaming as the carrot and the stick for everything, and the dads consider Family Passes after Xbox and Playstation announce their plans respectively. 

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