‘League’ team advances to nationals
UTD’s “League of Legends” team — now recognized by the athletics department as a varsity sport — qualified for and competed at the annual national championships held in Los Angeles last week. “We went into the championship not expecting much,” said Karlin Oei, a finance junior who was one of...
More than just a video game
Major Grant spent hours playing the popular multiplayer online video game Overwatch. He played daily during the summer and into the semester, sometimes neglecting his homework or assignments. “All I was doing was waking up, going to work, coming back from work, playing a bunch of Overwatch and going to...
Game library shut down temporarily
The ATEC Games and Media Library is shut down for the remainder of the semester for renovations. The GML was commonly used by dozens of students a day as a hangout spot to play video games and meet others interested in game design to potentially embark on collaborative personal projects....
PS4 Pro: Is it really worth it?
Sony released information regarding the hardware specs of their new version of the Playstation 4, the Playstation 4 Pro, which is being marketed for its ability to display games in 4K resolutions. Even if you are a die-hard Sony fan, or just someone who always buys a new console on...
Brave New World
Gamers on campus find community, deeper meaning in realm of videogames Amorine — or Amo for short — is a Destruction Warlock in “World of Warcraft,” the popular massively multiplayer online roleplaying game by Blizzard. Amo can summon demons, cast fire and perform a slew of other nefarious deeds. To the...
YouTube Recommendation: Game Theory
To be completely honest, I had a hard time coming up with a topic for this week’s blog. I thought I would make a Netflix recommendation, but I could only think of shows that many people are already familiar with. Note: (If you all are interested in hearing the giant...