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Game Column: In frenetic first-person shooter “Overwatch,” no two battles are the same

Aaron Bonner June 8, 2016

In multiplayer shooters, the main focus is always working as a team. But this can be boring if players are all forced to choose between identical or very similar characters.So one of the main draws of...

Fight Night: ABXY offers fighting game league

Fight Night: ABXY offers fighting game league

Aaron Bonner March 29, 2016

In the world of video games, many view the fighting game genre as a highly competitive and difficult genre to get into, but for Duce Thomas, Dylan Burbey and Jonathan Everly, it's what makes up their Thursday...

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate reinvigorates the franchise

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate reinvigorates the franchise

Matthew Wilson January 7, 2016

Children shovel coal, their faces smudged in dark dust, in a large industrial factory as their jailer angrily stands near them pacing back and forth. Members of the notorious London gang, the Blighters,...

Super Mario Maker lets users make their own gaming experiences

Super Mario Maker lets users make their own gaming experiences

Aaron Bonner September 18, 2015

Mario, a video game character players grew up with, has just turned 30 years old. Throughout the years, Mario has traveled through the Mushroom Kingdom, fought ghosts and baddies and even went to space....

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain offers freedom and choice

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain offers freedom and choice

Aaron Bonner September 9, 2015

“Kept ya waiting, huh?” This phrase has become synonymous with “Metal Gear Solid,” a series started in 1998 on the original PlayStation and that has had a great deal of time between releases. “Metal...

Virtual Reality brings advancements in education and entertainment

Virtual Reality brings advancements in education and entertainment

Kasey Hullet August 25, 2015

We may not have a holodeck or a world within the matrix, but we are one step closer every year. This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo revealed new worlds in virtual reality headsets. In today’s...

Virtual Reality is Coming Soon

Virtual Reality is Coming Soon

Aaron Bonner July 1, 2015

In the mid-90s, Nintendo and many other console manufacturers looked for new ways to innovate on their current systems. With the Super Nintendo, a special chip was installed, named Mode 7, which attempted...

Virtual reality video games to change games interactions

Virtual reality video games to change games interactions

Matthew Wilson March 4, 2015

Sitting on a command deck of a starship, you stare out into the vastness of space. Stars twinkle far off as asteroids zip by, leaving behind a trail of stardust. Distant planets glimmer nearby. Look down...

ABXY hosts game marathon for charity

ABXY hosts game marathon for charity

Alex Cohen November 4, 2010

Giving to charity is a rewarding process. After all, most people can agree that knowing your dollar is changing lives is a good feeling. But giving that dollar isn’t always fun. In fact, sometimes it...

‘Dead Rising’ series returns from the grave

Robert Gobel III October 7, 2010

In 2006, the original “Dead Rising” was released exclusively for the Xbox 360. At the time, it wowed gamers, displaying hundreds of shuffling undead on screen at a time. “Dead Rising” eventually...

E3 2010 brings new tech to gaming

E3 2010 brings new tech to gaming

Tiara Dees June 24, 2010

Every year around June, gamers put down the controller and turn on the TV for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, otherwise known as E3. E3, which took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from June...