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‘Super Smash Brothers Ultimate:’ The ultimate game review

Austin Kniga-Bartlett, Contributor April 3, 2024

It is no secret that, in the platform and crossover fighting game community, and the fighting game genre as a whole, Mashihiro Sakurai’s Super Smash Brothers Ultimate has taken the world by storm. With...

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Gaming in the 90s: Games that still hold up today

Noah Francis, Features Editor November 15, 2023

Video games have grown significantly over the last few decades. While today’s game developers continue bringing new ideas to the table, it is rewarding to understand how gaming has evolved. Despite...

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A dull present into a bright future: ‘Sonic Dream Team’

Noah Francis, Features Editor November 8, 2023

For the majority of the 1980s, Nintendo has been an overwhelming juggernaut in the video game industry, with Mario being the character at the forefront of Nintendo’s popularity. While many companies...

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This week in gaming: Major game releases

Noah Francis, Features Editor October 25, 2023

While plenty of popular video games have been released in recent years, it is uncommon for several game companies to release their major IP-intensive games at around the same time. With three important...

Halo Infinite’s multiplayer beta was released on Nov. 15. For the first time in the franchise, the multiplayer experience is free to play.

The legacy of Halo: Infinite’s multiplayer simmering with potential

Tanner Trafelet, Contributor November 24, 2021

Halo Infinite’s multiplayer beta dropped from orbit on Nov. 15, and what I’ve seen so far is promising. Not that 343 Industries has the happiness and enjoyment of Halo’s fandom at their tender mercy...

Carl Leone, coach of the varsity Esports team. Esports now is adding Overwatch to its roster.

Golden Grizzlies Esports add ‘Overwatch’ for fall

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter April 14, 2021

Oakland University Athletics has announced "Overwatch" will be added to the stable of games Golden Grizzlies Esports compete in, starting Fall 2021. This will be the fourth game OU fields esports teams...

The PS5 is a definite upgrade, but needs more games to choose from to truly distance itself from the PS4.

The elusive Playstation 5 beats past consoles, for now

Michael Pearce, Editor-In-Chief January 13, 2021

The Playstation 5 has been released officially for almost two months, and it is still nearly impossible to obtain. The new PS5 console has two different models — the digital version and the disc-drive...

Postie Perspectives: Annual Electronic Entertainment Exposition to start June 9

By Michael Pulis May 21, 2014

The annual Electronic Entertainment Exposition, also known as E3, is set to start in a few weeks on Monday, June 9 in Los Angeles, California. E3 is best known for the announcement of numerous new video...

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