An initial review of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Contributed image On Nov 18, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet were released into the world After months of speculation across many platforms , many waited with bated breath to see...
Adapting a masterpiece: The Last of Us
Following typical consumerist fashion, per HBO Max, the live-action remake of Neil Druckmann’s The Last of Us has been scheduled for release on Jan 15,...
Intellectual games on Twitch
Contributed image Video games are a booming industry In 2018, the video game industry generated $134 billion in revenue and currently employs thousands worldwide When...
Cyberpunk 2077: The most disastrous game release since Atari’s E.T.
Graphic by Daniya Siddique After eight years of development at CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077 quickly shifted from a likely Game of the Year candidate to an international...
Phone games can have surprising benefits
From puzzle games like Candy Crush or Tetris, to card games like Texas Hold ‘Em, to strategy games like Clash of Clans and word games like Words With Friends, the rise in...
E3 2018 announces an exciting roster of new games
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3 as it’s more commonly referred to as amongst the gaming community, recently held its 24th annual conference in Los Angeles from June...
Virtual Reality: Advancing our Field of Vision
“People call virtual reality an empathy machine,” said Bernie Roehl, lab instructor and software specialist at University of Waterloo The two of us sat down at a William’s...
E-sports has established its place as a key entertainment option
In 2014, the FIDE World Chess Championship attracted a viewership of more than 12 billion people That means that over 1/7th of the world’s population hit pause on their...
Three cheers for Pokémon Go
By now you have probably seen people walking around Waterloo in groups, randomly stopping at intersections and landmarks, with their eyes glued to their phones Although not an...
The best game of the decade: That Dragon, Cancer
That Dragon, Cancer is a window into the soul, probing our collective thoughts and feelings in a way that feels at once real but with sweeping flourishes so as to constantly invigorate.
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