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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...

All-out war has never looked and felt so beautiful

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter October 28, 2016

In an age marred by a constant stream of conventional and generic futuristic first-person shooters such as “Call of Duty”, the “Battlefield” series has been guilty of subtly moving in this direction....

The simplicity of Tetris and the complexity of the mind

Adithi Iyengar, Copy Editor October 2, 2015

When comparing aspects about what makes a person a novice or an expert, the differences may seem innumerable. That is exactly what Dr. Wayne D. Gray, professor at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,...

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...

Nintendo Direct defies April Fools, announces upcoming games and products

Brian Sherman, Staff Reporter April 10, 2015

Last Wednesday, April 1, Nintendo released a Nintendo Direct, a short presentation about upcoming products and games coming to Nintendo’s consoles, the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U. Despite the peculiarly...

Nintendo’s latest console includes innovative features

Brian Sherman, Staff Reporter February 27, 2015

For all the great games it produces, Nintendo’s creativity in console naming hasn’t been quite as strong these past few years. After the confusing title for the Wii U and the even more confusing Nintendo...

Razer demoed their newly announced OSVR headset at CES

Razer brings VR and more to the CES show floor

Joseph Satterfield, Web Editor January 8, 2015

Razer, manufacturer of PC peripherals and accessories, brought a diverse portfolio of products for gamers ranging from the most casual to enthusiasts. In addition to their usual slate of accessories, the...

Oculus VRs latest prototype was on display at CES 2015

Oculus Rift Crescent Bay Hands On

Joseph Satterfield, Web Editor January 7, 2015

Oculus VR brought the latest prototype of their popular Rift headset to the CES show floor. This new prototype, given the code name Crescent Bay, added full three dimensional head tracking and built in...

The great debate

Brian Sherman, Staff Reporter November 14, 2014

Thousands of fans cheer as the competitors enter the stadium. Millions more watch from home. Beads of sweat masked by a bold show of confidence, the two opposing teams promptly… sit down? It seems...

NBA 2K13 Review

Michael DiMauro, Chief Copy Editor October 5, 2012

So if you had a basketball game that is consistently one of the biggest sports games every year, would you take your foot off the gas? Well NBA 2K13, executively produced by Jay-Z, certainly hasn’t. Jay-Z...

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