Perseverance: Just What We Need

Perseverance: Just What We Need

By Samuel Simko, Assistant Reporter October 18, 2018

  My name is Samuel Simko. Maybe we’ve met before, maybe we’ve seen each other in the hallways. I may not know you at all. No matter the situation, I know that we share a bond: we are freshmen....

The ESRB and Loot Boxes

The ESRB and Loot Boxes

By Joshua Rigsby, Editor April 10, 2018

The ESRB was founded on September 16, 1994 in response to the controversy of games such as Night Trap and Mortal Kombat. It is classified as an American self-regulatory organization that assigns age and...

Nintendo Switch: One Year In

Nintendo Switch: One Year In

By Kevin Galasso, Editor April 3, 2018

April 3rd, 2017: My Nintendo Switch came in the mail and I was so excited. I have been hearing all the great buzz about it and I was building up anticipation. Once it finally came, I did nothing else...

Star Wars Battlefront 2 Classic Critique

Star Wars Battlefront 2 Classic Critique

By Joshua Rigsby, Editor March 20, 2018

Nowadays the video game industry seems plagued by controversies. Microtransactions, gambling, XP throttling, it never seems to end. It seems like most companies are focused of nickel and diming us, trying...

Rainbow Six: Siege Review

Rainbow Six: Siege Review

By Joshua Rigsby, Editor February 13, 2018

Rainbow Six: Siege was released on December 1, 2015. It was developed and published by Ubisoft for the Sony PlayStation 4, Microsoft Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows PC. Rainbow Six: Siege is a competitive,...

Top Games of 2017

Top Games of 2017

By Kevin Galasso, Editor December 12, 2017

2017 for video games has been “interesting” to say the least. While this has been a great year with new consoles, games, and excitement throughout, there has also been many low points and controversies....

Super Mario Odyssey: A Return to 3D Roots

Super Mario Odyssey: A Return to 3D Roots

By Kevin Galasso, Editor November 2, 2017

January 12, 2017 The first trailer for Super Mario Odyssey was released during the Nintendo Switch Presentation and I was in shock and awe during the whole thing. Seeing Mario run and jump through huge...

The Growth of Battle Royale

The Growth of Battle Royale

By Joshua Rigsby, Editor October 3, 2017

With the success of games like H1Z1: King of the Kill, PLAYERUNKNOWN’s: Battlegrounds (PUBG), and Fortnite: Battle Royale; I feel many people are confused as to what exactly a Battle Royale game is....

Syncing Your Xavier Email and Other BYOD Tips

Syncing Your Xavier Email and Other BYOD Tips

By Laurenz Mosquito September 26, 2017

Tip 1–Have a desktop for each class Create a new desktop for classes that you use a computer. Multiple desktops are a feature in Windows 10 that allows you to create multiple "explorer.exe" programs....

Destiny 2 Review

By Joshua Rigsby, Editor September 26, 2017

Destiny was released in September of 2014. Destiny was a game that I loved. By the end of my time with it, I had spent nearly 800 hours playing it. That game introduced me to some great people that I talk...

Overwatch: One Year In and Still Strong

May 25, 2017

May 24, 2016: Blizzard released Overwatch, a team based first person shooter (fps) about a task force group fighting against villains. The game was receiving praise for its colorful design (especially...

Is  There  a  Future  to  Board  Games?

Is There a Future to Board Games?

By Matt Zablocki, Reporter May 4, 2017

       For  the  past  decade  or  two,  the  main  interest  in  playing  any  sort  of  game  has  been  in  sports  or  video  games.  No  one  really  has  much  interest ...

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