Mom's Minute 12-7-2015

  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.