By Robert Klimper |Staff Writer| CSUSB gamers competed in a bi-weekly test of skills through a Super Smash Bros. tournament hosted by the Santos Manuel Student Union (SMSU) on Jan. 25. The tournament is set up into a two bracket system. As matches are played the winner of each match are kept in the winners bracket and those who have lost get moved to the loser bracket. “It's kind of surreal for me [winning], I’m pretty happy,” said Ian Hicks, winner of the tournament. Anyone worried about losing in the first round will still have an opportunity to play again, as the winner of the winner bracket and the losers bracket have one final match to decide the winner. A main point of … [Read more...] about Smashing the competition
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Getting ready for the end of the world with “Mass Effect 3”
By Brian Chidueme |Staff Writer| In “Mass Effect 3,” Earth is in trouble yet again, and how you plan to save the galaxy is greatly influenced by the choices and decisions that you’ve made in the past. Gamers and critics such as GamesRadar have been hailing the franchise as the apex of “video games as a storytelling medium.” Since the franchise’s birth on the Xbox 360 in 2007, “Mass Effect” effectively chronicled the story of Commander Shepard and his role in leading an intergalactic struggle against a race of extraterrestrial machines known as the Reapers. At the same time, developers BioWare rewarded gamers with the ability to customize Commander Shepherd at will. “Mass … [Read more...] about Getting ready for the end of the world with “Mass Effect 3”
Modern Warfare 3 looms on the horizon
By: Nigel Hamblin |Staff Writer| It's a little more than a week away before Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) hits stores and shows its hand before Battlefield 3 (BF3), which was released last Tuesday. The big question on every gamers mind is how will it do? When it comes to sales, it will undoubtedly sell more than BF3. Due to its easy learning curve and run-and-gun style of multiplayer gameplay, Call of Duty has always had the advantage of mass appeal, especially for the gamers who don't have the patience for Battlefield's play style. But the most important question of all concerning MW3 is what does it bring new to the table? Graphically, the game doesn't look much … [Read more...] about Modern Warfare 3 looms on the horizon