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A colossal remake for PS4

Paul Palumbo, Contributing Reporter February 23, 2018

The good news is, the Ancient God you found can totally bring your beloved back to life. The bad news is, his payment for doing so is 16 massive corpses. “Shadow of the Colossus” is a remake of...

“A Hat in Time” is a treat

Paul Palumbo, Contributing Reporter February 9, 2018

The Mafia are playing patty cake. The penguins are throwing a parade. A spooky ghost is forcing you the clean his outhouse. And by the time you finish "A Hat in Time," these will all be fond memories. "A...

Resident Evil 7 returns to horrifying roots

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter February 10, 2017

For the past several years, the massive hit horror video game series Resident Evil has seen its fair share of missteps since the groundbreaking release of series marvel, Resident Evil 4, in 2005.  The...

Prepare for a grand Titanfall successor

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter November 4, 2016

Respawn Entertainment crafted their debut game, “Titanfall,” in 2014 as an Xbox exclusive first-person multiplayer shooter game that was dreamed to be the killer application for the then recently released...

A game with multiple perspectives

Brian Sherman, Staff Reporter April 8, 2016

“Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation,” the third branch of the “Fire Emblem Fates” story, is an excellent union between the best parts of its brethren, “Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright” and “Fire...

A tough but rewarding game

Brian Sherman, Staff Reporter April 1, 2016

While it may have supercharged the popularity for its series, “Fire Emblem Awakening” brought with it a number of changes to the “Fire Emblem” formula to make the game easier for newcomers, leaving...

Yoshi, as well as his surroundings, have a handmade look in this Nintendo game.

Yoshi’s Woolly World is adorable and challenging

Brian Sherman, Staff Reporter October 30, 2015

Nintendo has recently gained the stereotype that its games are increasingly child-friendly, and “Yoshi’s Woolly World” is by far the most cute and cuddly game on the Wii U to date. Good-Feel, the...

Digging deeper into “Shovel Knight”

Brian Sherman, Staff Reporter September 25, 2015

During its Kickstarter campaign, “Shovel Knight” was able to hit several stretch goals, one of which was the inclusion of some playable boss characters as free DLC in future updates. Plague Knight...

The game gives players a creative look into the Super Mario world.

Nintendo releases new, customizable Mario game

Brian Sherman, Staff Reporter September 18, 2015

On Sept. 13, 1985, Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka revolutionized the world of videogames with “Super Mario Bros.,” widely considered to be one of the best platforming games of all time and a classic...

Ink it up with Nintendo’s freshest IP

Brian Sherman, Staff Reporter August 28, 2015

A multiplayer online competitive shooter, “Splatoon” is the newest intellectual property from Nintendo. Despite having a stereotype for hanging onto the “Mario” and “Zelda” franchises for decades...

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