Though a far cry from the sporting world Americans are familiar with, an onset of new technologies and burgeoning communities may soon thrust e-sports directly into the public spotlight. Whether the more conventional fighting and strategy games, shooters or the rising genre of MOBA, the competitive aspects of modern games are being brought out via online streams, massive tournaments and [...]

Mechanics, genre and even medium aside, the advances and storytelling of Bioshock Infinite make it a must-have experience first and game second for anyone invested in the industry. Though its gameplay, visuals and audio design are dynamic and occasionally incredible, they fail to innovate as well as its overwhelming storytelling. It’s no surprise such a project has come from the [...]

The Spanish House, a living-learning community open to all students interested in improving their Spanish-speaking skills, is hosting a Spanish Scrabble night Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Spanish House director Jessica Jacob said the frequent Scrabble nights are in collaboration with the Spanish club and offer music, snacks, prizes and of course, Scrabble, to all students. Only in its second year [...]

Cultural Experiences, a branch of the student-run Honors College Assembly, will host a St. Patrick’s Day Hangout Wednesday. Kaycee McFalls, director of Cultural Experiences, encourages all students to attend the event. “We typically format our smaller First Friends events to be very casual,” McFalls said. “So the St. Patrick’s Day Hangout will be just that – a hangout. We usually [...]

The birth of free-to-play games has expanded the mobile market and brought gems like “League of Legends” to the forefront of PC gaming, but it’s come with a price: micro-transactions. Downloadable at no charge, they offer developers an avenue to get as many gamers as possible to play their products, while making piracy impossible and offering gamers a free product. [...]