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A new animatronic from the upcoming "Five Nights at Freddy's Secret of the Mimic" game is depicted. PlayStation unveiled new games during their "State of Play". (PlayStation under Fair Use)

The must play games of PlayStation’s State of Play

By Alex Lockwood, Lifestyle Writer | February 26, 2025

PlayStation’s State of Play is a showcase of future video games and additional gaming content coming to the current PlayStation systems, including the PS4, the PS5, and the PS5 Pro. The State of Play was featured on Feb 12. The State of Play featured...

The status screen of the PlayStation network shows all systems are operational. The PSN went offline for nearly 24 hours with the cause being unknown. (PlayStation under Fair Use)

PlayStation Network outage frustrates weekend gamers

By Alex Lockwood, Lifestyle Writer | February 19, 2025

In previous years, PlayStation has become the victim of several hacking attacks and obstructions toward their online servers. At 5 p.m. CST Feb. 7, reports came in from PlayStation users around the globe that the PlayStation Network (PSN) was experiencing...

A player fires the AC-8 Autocannon at a group of enemies. Five U.S. territories were removed from the restrictions list set in May last year. (Jonathan Shelby| Northern Star)

‘Helldivers 2’ returns to five U.S. territories after ban

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Editor | January 30, 2025

“Helldivers 2” has had quite the rocky journey since its release last February and is better than ever with some of the territories affected by the PSN debacle finally free.  On Jan. 23, five U.S. territories restricted from purchasing “Helldivers...

On Oct. 8, Sony announced the upcoming release of the PlayStation 5.

Sony announces PlayStation 5

By Jacob Roushia | October 15, 2019

On Oct. 8, Sony announced the upcoming release of the PlayStation 5.

PlayStation Now drops its prices

PlayStation Now drops its prices

By Jacob Roushia | October 7, 2019
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‘Tomb Raider’ reboot revives series

By David Stenger | March 18, 2013

Lara Croft is back in possibly her most intense journey yet. “Tomb Raider” is a reboot of the series, going back to a new beginning. The main character, Croft has been recognized as one of the most recognized video game characters since originally...

PS4 announced, will see release for 2013 holiday season

By David Stenger | February 24, 2013

The gaming world changed as Sony introduced the PlayStation 4. Sony guaranteed the system will be the most powerful and fun gaming system. Sony live-streamed a conference on Wednesday from New York City. Andrew House of Sony came forward and talked about...

Two different thoughts on the ‘Madden’ Series

By Tony Martin and Joshua Michaelson | August 25, 2010

Tony Martin  John Madden football. The name itself conjures up hours upon hours of wasted time on a couch, achy trigger fingers, and countless empty soda cans and half-smoked cigarettes. "Madden" is not only an annual rite of passage, but a cult of gamers...