Tag: gaming
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Destiny ends in iron
BY JESSE CABRAL Bungie has released the final expansion for its highly successful first-person shooter Destiny. With the launch of Rise of Iron, Destiny now has four expansions since its release in September, 2014. With news of Destiny 2 on the horizon, this looks to be the final expansion for the beloved game. Within Rise…
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Young go-getters are growing under the wing of Lab•B
BY MARIELLE MANGANAAN A growing community of creative freelancers and entrepreneurs find their home in a small Brampton space. The “shared workspace for the creative economy” inside The Mill on Queen St. E., Lab•B, is free and open during the week from 9 a.m. to 6 a.m. for people to come and have their artistic…
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eSports set to redefine athletics
BY KAHFEEL BUCHANAN The definition of a modern-day athlete is changing as eSports continue to rise in popularity. Some people think being an athlete is about how high you can jump or how fast you can run but that’s traditional sports. eSports is becoming the new phenomenon because technology is the thing of today,” said…
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Sony’s PlayStation keynote has lack of internal support
STORY AND VIDEO BY COLE WATSON Sony’s keynote presentation last week at PlayStation Experience in San Francisco gave exciting new announcements and details why gamers should stick with the PlayStation 4 for the coming years but it also left them asking what are the internal studios up to and why didn’t we see their games?…
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Third Bi-Annual Sprint Week Winners announced
STORY BY RACHEL LEE-THOMAS The winning teams of this semester’s game design “Sprint Week” created storytelling games to help older and younger generations connect. The winners were announced on Nov 13. Games were play-tested and judged last month with Once upon a Dice Roll winning best physical game, and Tell me a Story winning best…
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Fallout 4: Welcome home vault dwellers
BY COLE WATSON It has been a long five years since gamers first explored the bustling strip of Fallout New Vegas. Now vault-dwellers everywhere can safely come out of cryo sleep for the latest entry in Bethesda’s critically acclaimed franchise, Fallout 4. Fallout 4 opens with players creating their own character in the commonwealth of…
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Black Ops III: A return to form
BY ANDREW GOULART For years, the Call of Duty franchise has been under fire from gamers who claim the series has stagnated. They say it’s the same game every year. Black Ops III puts those claims to rest. The game, released on Nov. 6, reversed the series’ annual sales decline. It made $550 million during…
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League of Legends: Champion comparison
INFOGRAPHIC BY MARK ELGIE Looking to get into League of Legends this fall and don’t know what champion to call your own? The following infographic might assist you in making an informed decision on which one to pick.
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The League Lives
STORY BY MARK ELGIE The League is almost here. The League of Bruins, that is. After testing the waters with two pilot events last season, the Sheridan League of Legends intramurals are set to begin in October. It’s a project that has been in the works since 2013, when the idea for an e-sports team…
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Sheridan students can’t say ‘no’ to Nintendo
STORY BY ROBERT SGOTTO Sheridan’s Marquee took a warp pipe to the past last Thursday by adding a touch of Nintendo nostalgia to pub night. Nintendo fans and partygoers alike came out in costumes to celebrate their favourite characters from games of the past, and to forget about school for the night. “It’s good to…
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Sheridan’s Down Right Fight battle royale
STORY BY ROBERT SGOTTO Sheridan’s Marquee was transformed into a battle royale Saturday when Down Right Fight (DRF) hosted its second fighting game tournament of the year. The tournament saw 90 competitors duke it out in Ultra Street Fighter 4, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom, and the most popular title, Super Smash Bros Melee. DRF is…
