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Stewart Library offers on-campus gamers’ getaway

November 6, 2014

Deep in the studious, academic bowels of the WSU Stewart Library is a little-known hideaway for gamers. The video game lab sits in Room 9 of the library, featuring an X-box, Wii and PlayStation3 along...

Research shows video game skills may enhance surgical performance

June 30, 2014

It turns out that hours of video games could be training future doctors. Dr. James Rosser of the Florida Hospital Medical Group says video games may be key to the hand-eye coordination that is so valued...

Making money through streaming live video games

June 9, 2014

Players throughout the world are utilizing programs that enable them to stream live feeds of their video games. Through the access of websites such as Twitch.tv, players are able to make thousands of...

Sci-Fi Heroine: Top 5 nerdy ways to beat the heat this summer

April 15, 2014

The final push of spring semester has begun. Graduates are posing for awkward pictures and feeling like dorks in their caps and gowns that they don mostly for family and friends. As graduates and those...

An 8-bit Conversation: 'Elder Scrolls Online' provides welcome break

April 5, 2014

As another long and grueling semester winds to an end, many students at Weber State University look dreamily toward the sun-filled days of summer and a much-needed escape from academia. For some, the...

Geek in Gear: Why ladies play video games

April 1, 2014

Every once in a while, I see some confusion about why some humans of the female type play video games. I'm not sure why this is even a thing, but hey, who am I to judge? I am going to spend a moment talking...

Sci-Fi Heroine: 'Eve Online' battle costs players up to $500,000

February 23, 2014

As most gamers know, video games are a form of investment. We invest our money and time with a return of several hours of entertainment. However, video games are starting to step over that line of a...

Geek in Gear: I've got my eye on virtual reality

February 11, 2014

I have found a new crush, just in time for Valentine's Day. Because I have seen the future of gaming. Well, at least the future as far as my gaming is concerned. First, I should quickly mention that...

An 8-bit Conversation: The advantages of video games in a modern society

January 26, 2014

I still remember my third-grade Christmas with a preservationist’s clarity. My parents were famous for doing that wait-at-the-top-of-the-stairs-until-we-make-sure-Santa-is-gone thing, and my poor little...

Sony surges ahead in console race

January 16, 2014

By David Prete As the hustle and bustle of holiday sales dies down and retail stores return to their traditional hours, a solitary frontrunner has emerged in the entertainment console race of 2014. Sony’s...

Sci-Fi Heroine: Hackers gone wild

January 11, 2014

The sound of a Boomer in "Left 4 Dead 2" is a notorious sound. The gurgling belching noises cause you to spin in the direction it may have been coming from. You don't want to get in a Boomer's way. However,...

Sci-Fi Herione: Gamer girls vs. female gamers

November 16, 2013

Oh, look, a cord . . . let me chew on it awhile. The Internet is littered with pictures of girls licking Xbox controllers, chewing on their cords, or lying down half naked with games and controllers...

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