Lego video games have been released for a long time, some of the most popular being spins on popular, well-known media. In these games, you get to play through the Lego world of Harry Potter or Indian Jones as your favorite characters, collecting items and breaking blocks along the way.…
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The rise in gacha games
Although these pay-to-win games have been around since the early 2000s, the West has only recently experienced the phenomenon that is gacha games. Gacha is a genre of video game that uses in-game currency to gamble for in-game prizes. While most gacha games nowadays are free-to-play, options to buy in-game…
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Opinion: Online friends have made the pandemic more bearable
You don’t hear about it as much as you used to, but Fortnite, the worldwide multi-billion dollar online phenomena, has left a legacy much larger than people realize. Trust me, I see Fortnite the same way as everyone reading this does – a game for children to obsess over. Although,…
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Violent media’s role in homegrown terrorism
March 30, 1981: John Hinckley Jr., the 25-year-old son of a wealthy oil executive, fires six bullets in the direction of President Ronald Reagan as he enters the presidential limousine outside a Washington, D.C. hotel. The first bullet hits press secretary James Brady in the head, resulting in his death…
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“Fallout 4” is game of the year. While visually “Fallout 4” doesn’t have much more to offer than “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” or “Fallout 3,” the add-ons make it a much more complete game than either of the other major Bethesda Softworks hits. “Fallout 4” gives players a completely…
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