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The Block U on the University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 12, 2017.

U Professors Discuss Game Design at Author Meets Reader Event

By Mickey Gough, Copy Editor, News Writer September 9, 2022

  The Tanner Humanities Center’s Author Meets Reader series is off to a great start this year with C. Thi Nguyen discussing his book "Games: Agency as Art." The event was held on Sept. 7 and...

Elden Ring, developed by FromSoftware, published by Bandai Namco Entertainment  (Courtesy Jack Weekly)

‘Elden Ring’ Brings Players Together

By Lucas Welk, Arts Writer April 19, 2022

  To put it delicately, "Elden Ring" has a vice grip on anyone that’s dared touch it. The new phenom instantly joined the ranks of the most adored video games of all time. After almost no time...

Resident Evil 8: Village Promotional Image | Courtesy: Capcom

‘Resident Evil 8: Village’ Is a Storyteller’s Take On Horror Gaming

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer July 1, 2021

  When Capcom posted the first trailer for a sequel to “Resident Evil 7: Biohazard” on the RE website earlier this year, fans of the survival game franchise were excited to learn that the previous...

Ludi Lin as Liu Kang and Max Huang as Kung Lao in Mortal Kombat (2021). (Photo by Mark Rogers | Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)

‘Mortal Kombat’ Continues the Unsurprising Trend of Bad Video Game Movies

By Luke Jackson May 3, 2021

  Hollywood bigwigs are not shy about producing live action films based on popular video game franchises as a money grab. Since 1993, there have been forty live action video game films, each rather...

A snapshot from the Nintendo Switch game Breath of the Wild. (Courtesy Nintendo)

The Pandemic is Proof That Video Games Are Good For You

By Cade Anderson, Arts Writer November 14, 2020

  Prior to March 2020, I was the half-committed type of video game player — mostly dabbling with "Zelda" during semester breaks, or "Super Smash" when I got together with friends on the weekends....

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New Nintendo Leaks Both Good and Bad for Gaming Industry

By Colter Hendrickson August 10, 2020

  A massive amount of Nintendo data has been anonymously leaked onto the web of late. Over the past two weeks, thousands of confidential developer files of varied types have been dumped anonymously...

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Lootboxes May Be Here to Stay Awhile

By Colter Hendrickson July 26, 2020

  Anyone even mildly familiar with popular topics in gaming might have stumbled across lootboxes once or twice in the news. The topic seems to resurface once every few months, but there’s a reason...

Video games at the library on April 3, 2010 in Salt Lake City, UT.
(Photo by Matt Gubler | Daily Utah Chronicle)

The $70 Video Game is Becoming a Frightening Possibility

By Colter Hendrickson July 18, 2020

  It is no secret that there is a hard-set limit to how expensive video games can go. Ask any avid gamer — or even people who aren’t very familiar with games — how much a top-tier video game...

Video Games. (Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Electronic Arts Moves Games to Steam in New Partnership

By Colter Hendrickson July 12, 2020

  It is fairly well-known amongst gamers, and even non-gamers, that game titles are frequently released exclusively for one launcher, platform or even console. However, following the influx of...

Guitar Hero used unique controllers to lure in fans. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

The Importance of Fading Video Game Fads

By Ray H., Arts Writer November 6, 2019

The video game industry has had its ups and downs, but game developers continue to find ways to push creativity and innovation to make the next big hit. These innovations lead to fads — trends in genre...