We Return!!!

Hello again, Parents and Gamers!

We. Are. Back. I'm happy to announce that The Parent's Guide to Video Games is officially back up and running. While we spent the last few days relocating everything from our old website, today we officially re-open with fresh information.

While we are still working to get everything back together and plan out a schedule for things like Game Reviews and The News, we're happy to re-open with the introduction of three new Gamer Terms to help you better understand the things players are saying around you. These terms are brought to you with help from the YouTube video-creator, MKD, a talented young man who offered to help us out due to his love of our service. We hope to form a lasting partnership, but for now, I recommend you check out the informational new definitions. Simply click on the word to link to the definition. When you are done, just hit the "Back" button on your Internet Browser.

No Scoped

Rekt (or pronounced "Wrecked")

Scrub

Aside from that, we are hoping to put out new content every day from here on in (with the exception of Fridays). Once our tables are in order, we should have regular segments of "The News" to clarify things going on in the gaming industry. Additionally, we should hopefully have a new Game review within a week or so (once we figure out which games would be best to review for everyone and we can build a times table).

But, don't let our organizational issues stop you! If you have any questions or concerns about Video Games, the Industry, or anything else please don't hesitate to reach out to us. Simply send your questions to theparentsguidetovideogames@gmail.com (or simply click on the e-mail) and we will answer you as quickly as possible.

Sincerely,

LabR@

Scrub

Scrub, Skrub, or Scrubber

- Similar to the word “Noob”, this word is used to identify someone who has complaints about game mechanics, player styles, or tactics which they deem unfair or cheap. 

 

 - This term has its origins from the 90’s, in the arcade fighting game, Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior. “Scrubs” were players who instead used complex joystick motions and button press combinations to activate special moves, would hit all the buttons and wiggle the joystick in such a way that would look similar to a scrubbing motion, such as scrubbing a car windshield clean.

- The term lost its popularity for nearly 20 years, until a League of Legends forum user “Urban Ranger”, asked why he was constantly being called a scrub during gameplay. 

(Our Thanks to Guest Author MKD for this Definition)