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New Pokemon game popular for graphics

November 12, 2013

By Hector Valencia Pokemon has been around for a quite long time. Just recently, the Pokemon Company released a new version for the Nintendo 3DS console called "Pokemon X and Y." This version is only...

An 8-bit Conversation: The rise of professional competitive gaming

November 9, 2013

Sixty minutes is all it took. In one hour, Riot Games sold out the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Fans from all over the country purchased their tickets to watch the grand finale of the “League of Legends”...

Local gaming store duo finds niche in Ogden

October 29, 2013

An alliance has formed in the flow of downtown Ogden. Enter Ogden's friendly neighborhood gaming alliance between cohorts Game Vault and Gamers Asylum. In a world where the convenience of big-box stores...

Marc's Remarks: Sports video games too realistic?

October 28, 2013

"Monster Jam. He's on fire. He is absolutely unconscious. Boom shakalaka!" These words, made famous by Tim Kitzrow, still bring a smile to my face. When I was a kid, I used to love playing "NBA Jam"...

Sci-Fi Heroine: Battle of the console brands

October 5, 2013

There has always been a debate with gamers about what platform is the best: X360, PS3 or PC. While Sony always offered a superior product, the PS3 was more expensive than what most players could afford....

Geek in Gear: Have a little faith in Valve's vision

September 29, 2013

The gaming console market has long been dominated by the powerful three: Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. While many would argue that Nintendo sits well above the ever-squabbling other two, all three of these...

New video game breaks records, generates controversy

September 24, 2013

Fans lined up to enjoy Rockstar Games' newest chapter of mischief and mayhem as the latest installment of the “Grand Theft Auto” series was released on Sept. 17. Though titled “Grand Theft Auto...

Video game challenges students to save the world

September 6, 2013

Between oil crises, global warming, fossil fuels, climate change and economic crisis, the question being posed to teams of Weber State University students is if they have what it takes to save the world....

Geek in Gear: The Xbox One and the question of privacy

June 3, 2013

There’s this new generation of console coming out. No, not the PlayStation 4. I’m talking about the Xbox One here. Have you heard about it? Because it’s potentially doing some stuff that might be...

Interested In video games? Q&A with Disney video game CEO

January 7, 2012

[media-credit id=28 align="alignright" width="300"][/media-credit]If you are like thousands of other students on campus, you just might spend a one-too-many hours playing video games. What's your thing:...

Gamer improvement

July 18, 2011

Many people, when confronted with video games and those who play them, immediately think, "Oh, that's just a waste of time. Why would you kill so much valuable time staring at a screen?" What you might...

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