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Jinx and Vi in 'Arcane' Season Two | Courtesy of Netflix

‘Arcane’ Season 2: A Masterpiece Elevated

The animation of "Arcane" brings the story to life.
By Isra Habib, Assistant Arts Editor | January 6, 2025

  It feels audacious to say that “Arcane” season two has somehow outdone its already jaw-dropping predecessor, but it has, unapologetically, resplendently, almost impossibly so. If the first...

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Star Wars Unlimited: The New Magic the Gathering?

Star Wars Unlimited is a two player head-to-head duel to destroy the other player’s base.
By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer | May 17, 2024

  Star Wars has garnered many, many tabletop game adaptations, from role playing games to skirmish games to heavy strategy board games to simple card games. Until recently though, there wasn’t...

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‘Fallout’ Series Review: Satire Never Changes

As the show provides dangerous locations, radiation monsters and a soundtrack lifted directly from the game, the invariable charm of “Fallout” is sure to win over anyone.
By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer | April 19, 2024

  It’s been 26 years since video game developer Tim Cain’s darkly satirical post-apocalyptic action game “Fallout” hit store shelves. The game series took aim at the costs of human greed...

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Game Engines: Why Are There So Many?

Let's take a look at some of the popular game engines, what they are good for and how friendly they are to learn.
By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer | March 4, 2024

  All video games have to run on and be built on something. This is where different game engines come in. Game engines are the basic software of a computer or video game. There are many, many...

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‘Silent Hill: The Short Message’ is Not the Return We All Hoped For

Unlike most other people, I have not lost hope in modern Silent Hill! The remake is on the horizon and I’m sure it will be fantastic. If not, we have “Silent Hill: Townfall” and “Silent Hill f” on the way.
By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer | February 28, 2024

  The last few years have been amazing for survival horror games. Besides "Resident Evil" going back to its horror roots and "Alan Wake 2" significantly improving upon the first one and making...

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Courtesy of Netflix)

‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ is Headed in the Right Direction

The world of Scott Pilgrim is perfect for more adaptations and spinoffs in every different medium imaginable, and every time a new one comes out it is incredibly well received.
By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer | November 21, 2023

  The film “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” was a landmark film for most people our age. It combined video games, graphic novels and movies in a way that had never been attempted before. Years...

"Alan Wake 2" (Courtesy of Remedy Entertainment)

‘Alan Wake 2’ Review: A Long-Awaited Return 13 Years Later

“Alan Wake 2” is the first true sequel to the 2010 game, the DLC and gunslinging “Alan Wake’s American Nightmare” and it's dense and heavy as an ocean all on its own.
By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer | November 5, 2023

  The final line in the original “Alan Wake” uttered by the eponymous protagonist as he sits trapped at the bottom of Cauldron Lake is, “It’s not a lake, it’s an ocean.” Since then,...