If you need proof that video games don’t always prepare you for real-life situations, go pick up a gun and fire it like you would in Grand Theft Auto or grab a football and try flinging it around like you would in Madden. Wait, you’re not Payton Manning? These things take some training outside of building up your finger muscles. So, when the zombie apocalypse goes down, all those hours of Resident Evil will do little to no good. Now, whether you consider a zombie uprising a “real-life situation” or not is up to you, but it couldn’t hurt to get some actual training in, could it? Consider ZDAY Survival Simulator HD your guide. The iPad game is not a grab a gun and kill ’em all time-waster, but rather a text-based adventure that will train you for World War Z. Your decisions in the game will either lead to your survival or gruesome demise.
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Huckberry’s Essential Holiday Gift Guide
Unzip your coat and have some mulled wine on the house—you’ve arrived at your final gifting destination: The Holiday Gift Guide. It’s like your friendly neighborhood one-stop holiday shop, except instead of balsa wood ornaments, ours is packed with thoughtful gifts for everyone on your list. Future heirlooms, small-but-significant stocking stuffers, and gear for getting out there (or staying in)—are all right here. There’s no music playing in the background though, so you’ll just have to hum Bing Crosby while you click around instead.
