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Bungie reveals newest game: Marathon

Peter Massarrone, Staff Writer May 7, 2025
Bungie, Inc. revealed their newest game “Marathon,” a reboot of the developer’s first-person shooter from the 90s on Saturday, April 12, Bungie, the same company that developed the beloved franchises “Halo” and “Destiny,” plans for it to become more popular than “Escape From Tarkov,” the extraction shooter currently dominating the market. This science-fiction, hero-based extraction shooter game is set to release in September with distinct differences from the original.
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‘A Minecraft Movie’ is unironically awful

Peter Pistone, Staff Writer April 23, 2025
Video game adaptations have become increasingly prominent over the last few years. From television to film, we have seen how some of the most iconic video games have been adapted in a new way for fans and critics alike. In the last few years, the “Sonic the Hedgehog” movie trilogy and the hilariously awful “Borderlands” film are just some of the adaptations brought to the silver screen. While 2023 gave us “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” and the “Five Nights at Freddy’s” movie, there was still one video game whose adaptation many were patiently waiting for since its release in 2011: “Minecraft.” 
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Full release of ‘The Bazaar’ disappoints after phenomenal open beta

Peter Massarrone, Staff Writer April 9, 2025
   “The Bazaar” is, unfortunately, the first time I have ever wanted a refund for a video game. Announced in 2018, “The Bazaar” was marketed as a roguelike, card auto-battler game that would solve the staleness many players had found with “Hearthstone” and the impatience of waiting for “Slay the Spire 2.” As advertised, the game would feature a varied deck builder, with player versus enemy (PVE) and player versus player (PVP) combat sprinkled in between runs so there would never be a dull moment. 
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Top 10 ‘Mario Kart’ characters

Frankie DiCalogero, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR April 26, 2023

Photo Courtesy of Vox 10. Rosalina To start off this list, let’s mention a character that is on the rise in the Mario Kart community. Rosalina, unlike many of the other female characters, is the...

‘Kirby’s Return to Dreamland’ Returns to Nintendo Switch

Peter Pistone March 14, 2023

The Nintendo Wii is one of the biggest video game consoles in history, featuring several classics titles such as ‘Super Smash Bros. Brawl,’ ‘Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword,’ and ‘Kirby’s Return to Dreamland.’ Twelve years later, fans
were delighted to hear that the beloved title was getting a remake. But does the game still hold up?

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