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Gamers unite and raise money for children’s hospitals

Gamers unite and raise money for children’s hospitals

Adnan Ramic and Adnan Ramic November 13, 2013

The gaming culture has been stereotyped for as long as it has existed. When people hear the term gamer, they may picture an overweight male who lives in his parents’ basement scarfing down burgers and...

Official box art for the new Pokemon games.

Newest Pokemon installment makes the little things count

Adnan Ramic and Adnan Ramic October 17, 2013

There has been a main series Pokemon game released annually for the past five years. In the Pokemon community, rumors have suggested Pokemon had lost its edge, just releasing carbon copies of their games....

Head to Head: Xbox One and the PlayStation 4

Head to Head: Xbox One and the PlayStation 4

Kameron Schmid and Kevin Ford October 16, 2013

XBox--Kevin Ford When Microsoft's Xbox 360 was first released back in 2005, it was one of the most hyped gaming consoles to date. With the inevitable release of the Xbox One, it is obvious Microsoft...

LeBron takes the spotlight in the new installment of “NBA 2K”

LeBron takes the spotlight in the new installment of “NBA 2K”

Kevin Ford and Kevin Ford October 14, 2013

Company 2K games is back again with the newest installment of its sports video game series, “NBA 2K14.” In this edition of NBA 2K, league MVP LeBron James is the main focus. 2K14 introduces Path...

San Andreas has never felt more alive

Adnan Ramic and Adnan Ramic October 6, 2013

Many guys go on a nostalgia trip as they tell you insane and exciting stories of the days when they played “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.” I, however, am not one of those guys. I was introduced...

When is a game still a game?

When is a game still a game?

Korbl Klimecki and Korbl Klimecki September 25, 2013

I recently ran into a flash … thing online called “Cookie Clicker.” It’s set up like a typical flash game, but it’s lacking one important aspect of a game. When you open the browser-based...

Retrospective look at gameplay from generation 1 to generation 6

New Pokémon generation seeks to innovate gameplay and rekindle old fans.

Adnan Ramic and Adnan Ramic September 24, 2013

The world of Pokémon began with the release of “Pokémon Red” and “Pokémon Green” in Japan for the Gameboy in 1996. It was released in North America a little over two years later. Now,...

A league of their own

A league of their own

Korbl Klimecki and Korbl Klimecki September 18, 2013

In a perennial glut of sports games, “Mutant League” was an outlier which could appeal to even the biggest jock-hating gamers. In the ‘90s, a video game was produced for the 16-bit era called...

Scripting for Tie-in

Scripting for Tie-in

Korbl Klimecki and Korbl Klimecki September 11, 2013

When was the last time you saw a movie that was blatantly written with an eventual game tie in in mind? For me, it was Riddick. I saw the new entry in the dystopian sci-fi franchise last Friday, and...

The Queen Makes a Comeback

The Queen Makes a Comeback

Michael Pacheco and Michael Pacheco April 3, 2013

Heart of the Swarm may appeal to casuals, but still delivers some fun After 2 ½ years of waiting, the hotly anticipated expansion for Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty, Heart of the Swarm is finally released...

BioShock Infinite leaves gamers on Cloud 9

BioShock Infinite leaves gamers on Cloud 9

Josh Baumbach and Josh Baumbach March 30, 2013

When gamers were first introduced to “BioShock” in 2007, they were greeted with an instant classic. A failed underwater utopia with dark hallways and creepy inhabitants, the atmosphere of BioShock's...

The cost of console gaming is “too damn high.”

The cost of console gaming is “too damn high.”

Korbl Klimecki and Korbl Klimecki March 12, 2013

For the price of freedom to play any game release, you could buy two used cars-or one, and a decent computer (and still play a lot of games). For the first 22 years of home gaming consoles, up to the...

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