Nintendo certainly knows how to throw a party, and never has this been more evident than it was last Friday night at the Legend of Zelda: 25th Anniversary Concert. The second video game symphony performance to grace L.A.’s social scene in so many months, this gala evening occurred right at
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iOS: Not the Next Game Boy
Browsing the Internet is a huge part of writing this column. Although I rarely write about a game I have never played, I rely on the Internet to supply me with all the incredibly useless trivia that often makes it into this column. While browsing, it is nearly impossible to
The Rise and Fall of the Exploration Platformer
*Yawn* As a representative sample of the “serious gamer” breed, I believe my guttural utterance speaks for us all in terms of the general level of enthusiasm that has pervaded the gaming industry for the past six months. Progress, it feels, has been absolutely nonexistent since E3 occurred back in
Video Game Column: Smashing It Up!
In these past few weekends, a lot of smashing has taken place. No, I’m not talking about destruction of physical objects, or about “getting smashed,” as is a common weekend pastime for some. I’m talking about Super Smash Bros., a fighting video game for which two tournaments were held these
Gaming Gets Around
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the Claremont gaming scene, but before we jack in, power up, and immerse ourselves in our electronic heaven again, I must say one thing. To the combined forces of the Asian American Mentoring Program (AAMP), Asian Pacific Islander Sponsor Program at Mudd
Competitive Gaming Evolves at the 5Cs
In the world of gaming, playing against friends in a multiplayer setting is not a new concept. However, the ability to enter into competition with some of the best gamers in the world—no $10,000 prizes, no new cars, no requirements to survive a 35-seed national tournament—has also begun to appear