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Get into the Halloween spirit with these horror video games

Get into the Halloween spirit with these horror video games

Kayla Mutchler, Editor-in-Chief October 26, 2020

With the upcoming release of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, 2020 has brought some highly anticipated video games and consoles, and the horror genre hasn’t been left out. Whether a seasoned veteran...

Four Video Games to Buy this Holiday Season

Four Video Games to Buy this Holiday Season

Matt Verrilli, Staff Writer December 17, 2019

Pokemon Sword and Shield Developed by GameFreak,published by Nintendo, and released on Nov. 14 exclusively for the Nintendo Switch, “Pokemon Sword” and “Pokemon Shield” introduce the 8th generation...

Revisit the Classic Era with The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening

Revisit the ‘Classic Era’ with The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

Matt Verrilli, Staff Writer October 23, 2019

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening offers Nintendo Switch owners a beautiful remaster of a classic and a refreshing follow-up to its series’ predecessor, Breath of the Wild.  On Sept. 20, players...

Video Games: Scapegoat for Violence

Video Games: Scapegoat for Violence

Ariana Ferrante, Contributing Writer September 30, 2019

Every time there’s a mass shooting, some members of the  public are quick to search for an explanation. Some scour the shooter’s social media pages for clues, while others wonder if the gunman was...

Fortnite: One Year Later - Does it Still Hold Up?

Fortnite: One Year Later – Does it Still Hold Up?

Matt Verrilli, Staff Writer April 9, 2019

Last year, I noticed that many people began uploading pictures with the words “Victory Royale” on their Snapchat stories, a phrase synonymous with the video game “Fortnite.” “Fortnite”...

Are eSports Really Considered sports?

Are eSports Really Considered sports?

Nicole Manall, Opinion Editor February 18, 2019

After the massive success of Fortnite, eSports are the biggest craze hitting the gaming industry. In a nutshell, eSports is competitive, organized video gaming. Some examples are Fortnite, League of Legends,...

Dr. Chris Dowd, Professor of Video Games As Literature.

English Class Uses Video Games to Teach Literature

Matt Verrilli, Staff Writer October 31, 2018

After seeing the success of video game-related classes at other schools, University of New Haven English professor and chair Christopher Dowd, decided it was time to bring one here. The course, “Video...

Epic Games Scores with Fortnite

Epic Games Scores with “Fortnite”

Matthew Verrilli, Contributing Writer February 6, 2018

Many millenials can recall when The Hunger Games movie first came out in 2012. This famous dystopian trilogy pit 24 teenagers against each other in a fight to the death. The movie was used as an analogy...

Street Fighter V: A Video Game Review

Hector Ramirez II March 9, 2016

Street Fighter V is newest iteration of the Street Fighter video game series that feels refreshing, yet familiar. With so many stand out titles in the series, how can Street Fighter V match up or excel...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3: Headshot!

Hector Ramirez II November 25, 2015

Past iterations of the famous, first-person shooter game have left the franchise to spiral out of the interests of fans and gamers alike. A consensus circulated the gaming community that the Call of Duty...

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Review

Hector Ramirez II October 7, 2015

Ninety-three hours. That is how much time I spent in the world of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. The realm of an undergraduate student in his senior year usually doesn’t adhere to spare time...

Why downloadable content is demoralizing the video game industry

The Charger Bulletin March 11, 2015

By HECTOR RAMIREZ STAFF WRITER [email protected] With the release of the latest video game developed by Turtle Rock Studios, the same team that brought you Left 4 Dead, Evolve has an infuriating...

Supreme Court to Have Final Say on Video Games

Liz De La Torre May 5, 2010

If it wasn’t enough that Arnold Schwarzenegger settled for three films kicking machine ass, the Terminator is back fighting the latest threat to human existence: Video games? California’s appeal...

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