Ubisoft Montreal’s roleplaying game “Child of Light” beautifully draws players into the art of the game to tell the heartbreaking story of a lost young girl.“Child of Light” is a classic Japanese-like roleplaying game starring an Austrian aristocrat,...
Claire Buchanan: SandwichesI know you ponder sandwich variety as much as I do. Well, you probably don’t, but I do, so here are some tasty suggestions.There are more options than PB&J, like PBN&J, or peanut butter, Nutella and blueberries. But...
The policework that started in the movie “Fargo” is about to get a whole lot more complicated with FX’s original series, premiering at 9 p.m. today.“Fargo” is based off the Coen brothers’ 1996 film. This show’s executive producers, Ethan...
Incredibly imaginative stories were on the silver screen this week at NIU’s independent student film festival, Reality Bytes.On Monday and Tuesday student films from across the country were on display for students and film admirers. Short movies from...
Westeros will return and perish in fire or ice with HBO’s “Game of Thrones” on Sunday.Blood has been spilt on every side of the war of five kings, and characters loved by fans have been lost. As Queen Cersei Lannister said, “When you play the...
Saturday’s Karoshi-con anime convention provided a stomping ground for students to share their love for Japanese culture and more.Karoshi-con is a free convention run by the Anime Association of NIU. Seventeen vendors were in the convention main hall...
A documentary of love, loss, fear, perseverance and video games is near perfected in Valve’s film “Free to Play.”The “Dota 2” documentary “Free to Play” was released this morning and countless gamers tuned in to enjoy the story unfold. As...
Video entertainment network Machinima released its first trailer Friday for a live action web-series, in which actors star as video game characters based on the popular fighting game “Street Fighter.” While Ryu might Hadouken his way to being a kick-ass...
Prepare yourself for an epic journey of swords, magic and farts in the role-playing game “South Park: The Stick of Truth.”Players become the new kid in town with a mysterious past in this “South Park” game. The characters of the neighborhood are...
Does art take precedence over the artist? This question became prevalent during Sunday’s Academy Awards.People need to be thinking more about if a person’s reputation outweighs his or her art. Woody Allen has faced allegations he molested his daughter,...
While I pray to the Helix Fossil every night, the popularity of Twitch Plays Pokémon has opened the door for massive single-player games to emerge.Here are a few roleplaying games that could be equal parts ridiculous and fun to play through the Twitch...
A 16-year-old video game franchise rises from the darkness Tuesday with the release of the stealthy, single-player “Thief.”In the game, the less action the player sees, the better. As a thief, Garrett needs to traverse through a Victorian city using...
