The atmosphere in the room is tense. Three players are on the edge of their seats, not knowing what the Dungeon Master is going to say next during their innovative campaign of Dungeons and Dragons. D&D is a fantasy role-playing tabletop game created in 1974 by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game stands out […]
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Xbox games revitalized, given second chance with new addition
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, known as E3, is the gaming industry’s platform to debut, showcase and experience the future of games, but for Microsoft, the biggest announcement was a step into the past: backward compatibility. The Xbox One console was unable to function with games made for the earlier Xbox 360 version, making some gamers […]
Video game debuts round out holidays
November was a popular month for the video game industry, with new additions to major franchises in “Call of Duty” and “Fallout,” as “Call of Duty: Black Ops 3” and “Fallout 4” have been stocked on store shelves. Bryce Benlian, sophomore applied statistics major, shared his first impressions on playing the newest “Call of Duty” […]
Single’s awareness, or Valentine’s Day
It is that time of year when singles may feel out of place and jealousy may linger as couples express their undying love for one another through words, actions, speech and more. For some, it is just a time to host a pity-party, watch chick flicks, eat chocolate and cry. 1. Love Yourself Valentine’s Day […]
‘Bad Piggies’ Review: This isn’t ‘Angry Birds’
The makers of Angry Birds, Rovio Entertainment, has released another mobile game with a familiar face. In “Bad Piggies,” the green antagonists from the popular “Angry Birds” series are back and as hungry as ever. The storyline itself is simple; and in the style of Angry Birds, portrayed through a progressive time- line of pictures. […]
‘Crazy’ changes are happening with the crazies
The “Crazies,” a previously faculty-selected group of student sports fans, is moving from one department to another. CBU students are, by now, familiar with the loud group that attends most athletic games. In the past, they have been refereed to as, the “Crazy 8.” They stand in formation to spell CRAZIES, each one with a […]
Lancer of the week: Petra Kovacs
Petra Kovacs wants people to know how exciting water polo is. What she may not know is how interesting her story is. “Water Polo is just not popular enough, it is very popular in European countries but here people do not really know what it is, it is an amazing sport, a mix of different […]
Facebook gets another face-lift
As people become familiar with Facebook applications and new changes made, there are always improvements and more changes that confuse them. Here are a few of the newest additions introduced by Facebook . CHATTING Facebook organized the chatting features. They launched new messages, which bring together not only chats and messages but also texts and […]
Google+: Are you in the Circle?
Google is taking over the Internet one creation at a time. In late June of this year, Google began slowly releasing their new social networking service, Google+. However, Google+ was not open to everyone. A user’s access to the site was purely based upon their ability to receive a Google+ invite. Current users that are […]
Obituary: the Portable Gaming Device
The portable gaming device tragically departed from popularity and slipped into the past on Jun. 29, 2007 at 6 p.m. along with its family members. On this monumental day, the handheld gaming systems’ competitor and origin of its demise, the iPhone, was released to thousands of eager consumers. The handhelds were left abandoned and forgotten […]