Video Games
The Canucks Fortnite ban is well-meaning, but useless
October 15, 2018The Vancouver Canucks made for an interesting headline recently, when the team introduced a video-game ban for the players during away games. While this affects all games, Fortnite, a massively popular battle royale shooter, has been mentioned as the primary target. Bo Horvat, a centre for the Canucks, defended this ban as being about ensuring the team is bonding and spending time together, but the targeting of video games and Fortnite specifically is probably not worth the time. This isn’t the first time Fortnite has been named in a news headline about people shirking responsibilities. Last month, an article on…
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Food Fantasy is fantastic but frustrating
September 25, 2018With stunning graphics and anthropomorphized food items, Food Fantasy is a mobile game that is both fun and engaging. It combines aspects of two common gaming genres, RPG and restaurant management, into one game, making for a…
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Specialized clubs can sometimes deter gamers, but it’s still a great way to find gaming partners
September 15, 2018I’ve heard a lot of the same things from students discussing their inability to keep up with hobbies like tabletop games and video games — things like “I wish I had time to play games, but I just don’t!”, or…
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Prey (2017) is an excellent addition to the immersive sim genre
July 31, 2017Prey (2017) by Arkane Studios takes place on a space station in an alternate future . . . and is the only game that has made anyone afraid of coffee cups. The player takes control of Morgan Yu,…
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The best video games of 2016
January 4, 2017By all measures, 2016 was a good year for gamers. Much as I would’ve liked to try them all, I didn’t get around to some of my most anticipated games — still, I was able to try out some of…
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Don’t preorder video games
February 29, 2016“Sorry, we’re out of stock. They probably will be everywhere.” So the cashier at EB Games told me last weekend when I went to pick up my copy of the new Fire Emblem. And she was right. Two Best Buys…
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Video games are a terrible alternative to exercise
January 25, 2016[dropcap]B[/dropcap]eginning next August, Norway’s Garnes High School will be offering students gaming classes in place of gym class, including only 90 minutes of exercise optimized for their favourite game. This is not the first time a school has made this…
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Five spooky video games to try this Halloween
October 26, 2015Forget horror movies and Stephen King novels — when it comes to scaring yourself silly this season, it’s all about video games. Whether you’re a fan of top-down roguelikes, point-and-click shockers, or atmospheric RPGs, there are an impressive number of…
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Divinity: Original Sin deserves a second look
November 17, 2014Divinity: Original Sin, which was released back in June, follows two heroes, or Source Hunters as they’re known in the game, on a quest to save the world from Sorcery. Larian Studios started a Kickstarter campaign for the game, and…
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Vancouver’s got game
October 20, 2014Press “Start” Until a few years ago, Vancouver was undisputedly the main headquarters of video game production in Canada. Blessed with a huge concentration of talented and passionate developers, our own Hollywood North became one of the video game capitals…
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