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Star Wars Unlimited: The New Magic the Gathering?

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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Blume: Of Course I Mentioned Silent Hill in This One, Too

By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer May 13, 2024

  I started writing for the Chronicle late in my college career, only giving myself around a year to write. Still, this last year has been absolutely phenomenal and the closest I’ve felt to the...

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‘Fallout’ Series Review: Satire Never Changes

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?

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

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...

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December Arts Desk Recommendations

  Happy December y'all, you made it. It's finally getting cold outside so break out those sweaters, ignore your finals for a few hours and curl up with these December recommendations. Films "For...

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

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...

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

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,...

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November Arts Desk Recommendations

  We at the Arts Desk love good media. This is the start of a more casual monthly piece to recommend the art that has been connecting with us. We hope you enjoy them as much as we have! Films “Harry...

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‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder’: A Delightful Return to 2D

By Luke Jackson October 25, 2023

  It’s been a big year for everyone’s favorite Italian plumber. Our friend Mario has been embodied by Chris Pratt on the silver screen of Hollywood to unprecedented success. He’s also taken...