By Jeison Liranzo Is Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain worth it? It depends. Big Brain Academy is a puzzle and trivia video game developed and published by Nintendo and released about a month ago. To be honest, I didn’t really like playing the game by myself. Since it was mostly made up of mini-games…
By Makeda Byfield When you think about it, longtime video game players really aren’t that different from children during the holidays. They both burst with excitement as they anticipate the release or arrival of something new to play with. Pokémon fans basked in a sense of nostalgia as they awaited the release of Pokémon Brilliant…
By Isaac Espinosa The Nintendo Switch, released on March 7th, 2017, took the West by storm because it introduced users to a cohesive gaming experience that combined handheld portable gaming with the home console experience. Since its launch, the Switch has sold over 93 million units worldwide, and it continues to be a popular holiday…
By Ronald Gordon Even non-gamers realize the Halo franchise is one that many people know and love. For years, ever since the first Halo game back in 2001, fans have played and enjoyed the various installments that came to Xbox consoles. Since information about Halo and its legendary protagonist Master Chief spreads like wildfire in…
By Isaac Espinosa With nothing but the tools you find and a journal in hand, will you be able to lift the curse that plagues the mountain? “Mundaun” is a game that was developed by Hidden Fields and published by MWM Interactive. This mix of horror, survival, and puzzle genres takes you on a journey…
By Jade Entien As workplaces and schools reopen, the stress of life returns. The day-to-day commute, workload, and deadlines make it hard for many people to enjoy the little things in life. Sable is an indie puzzle game by Shedworks, featuring melodious music by Japanese Breakfast, Michelle Zauner’s indie band that made it so big…
By Ronald Gordon Being a guerrilla fighting against a dictatorship isn’t the most rewarding line of work. In truth, your only rewards are constant risks to your health and safety and most likely a sharp reduction in the number of friends and family you have. But when you’re an orphan plucked off the streets and…
By Isaac Espinosa It’s not easy work. As Samus answers a distress call from planet ZDR, she finds herself undertaking another mission to save the entire galaxy. Metroid Dread is the latest entry in the Metroid series and continues to further the story of the powerful, silent woman protagonist after Metroid Fusion, which came out…
By Imani Brown It’s so speedy! WarioWare: Get It Together! is a Switch game where you always have to think fast. If you don’t think fast, you die. And then you have to start again. Simple as that. In Nintendo’s collection of micro games, there are as many 20 stages that run a few seconds…
By Isaac Espinosa In a world of magic, corrupted enemies and dream-fueled mystery, will you be able to escape by waking from a dream? Dream Cycle is an action-adventure game developed by Cathuria Games and published by Raw Fury, in which you travel through a fantasy-like world, striving to re-enter the real world. It’s in…
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