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The Official Student Opinion and Satire Magazine of UTD
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They Don’t Make Games Like They Used To
Growing up, I didn’t play many video games. Most of the games that I know of were through my brother, which meant that much of my game knowledge consisted of the various iterations of “Madden NFL” and “NBA 2K.” Very recently, I started playing console games, thanks to all the hype (and fan edits) that […]
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Character Death…Is Not That Serious
characters can die?? UNFORGIVABLE.
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Opinion
Grieving Over Gachas
Much like the way our ancient ancestor Tiktaalik took its first steps on land 375 million years ago, gaming, too, has evolved in many ways. Perhaps this isn’t a one-to-one comparison since one of these led to the existence of all land creatures and another led to the creation of the Wii U, but just […]
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Skylanders Was Not A Cashgrab
Was Skylanders Really That Bad?
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The Community-Driven Baseball Horror Sim That Made Me Trans
(On Friday, June 2nd, The Game Band makers of the beloved game Blaseball, made a post announcing that the horror-fantasy baseball game would be ending due to a lack of financial sustainability. Keep reading to learn more about the great game (and community) we will be losing in the process). “Blaseball” is a community-driven baseball […]
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Everything is a Gacha Game
Everything you know is a part of this gacha game known as life. Specifically, life is a gacha game. Gacha games are video games that implement a specific game mechanic, enticing players to spend in-game currency to gain random in-game items or benefits. Often, these games use the free-to-play model which means players can play […]
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February 2023 Ed Desk: Republicans are scared of TikTok.
Happy Valentine’s, Comets! And welcome back to school! The spring semester has officially started and Valentine’s Day is coming up. For those that are celebrating the holiday, congratulations! And for those that won’t be celebrating, try to stay off social media on the 14th to avoid everyone’s relationships being shoved down your throat. The library […]
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Accessibility in Video Games
As video games become more mainstream, game developers have added a variety of accessibility options for disabled players. Some common improvements are closed captions and visual cues for deaf players, alternate color options for colorblind players, or more comfortable controllers for players with motor disabilities like arthritis. These advancements are wonderful for disabled players, and […]
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The Comics
WIPEOUT!
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Shifting Gears: Metal Gear makes peace, not war
Back in ye olde times (by which I mean the year 1973), a notable French director named François Truffaut made an offhand point in the Chicago Tribune, which simultaneously aged like a fine wine yet continues to plague the mind of just about every Stanley Kubrick fan on the planet. Unfortunately, I am one of […]
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Satire
Animal Crossing’s New Features
In which AMP gets an exclusive early look at Animal Crossing's new and philosophical anxiety-inducing new features.