Alexander Luzula/Contributing Writer FIU’s Panther E-sports Department celebrated its launch as an official school-sanctioned competitive organization with a launch week packed with events. Lasting from…
Thomas Marin/Staff Writer “History Through Gaming” will be the first course at FIU focused on the relationship between history and video games. Students will learn…
Gustavo Contreras/Staff Writer For the first time in FIU history, our University will host a virtual esports season, featuring games like “FIFA 20” and “NBA…
Jennifer Peña / Staff Writer The afternoon of Wednesday, March 11 was business as usual for me as I left my on-campus job with two…
Jonathan Preval/Contributing Writer You’d think it was a tailgate, but on a chilly Wednesday evening at the Graham Center Lawns, resident Panther gamers gathered in…
Gabriella Pinos/Staff Writer “I need to get to level 15.” My friend glides her fingers across her phone screen at lightning-fast speeds. She serves customers…
“If you like the game, play it,” is the advice Victoria Perez, otherwise known as VikkiKitty, the first female eSports commentator for Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros., has for women interested playing in the competitive field.
“The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild” has hit store shelves and it’s release has injected new life into the gaming community here at FIU. “Breath of the Wild” is the latest installment in the storied “Legend of Zelda” franchise, and Nintendo has decided to radically change its formula after over 15 main iterations in this family of games.
Arcades are becoming an increasingly rare relic within a society that is growing to favor distance over intimacy. These buildings that house games, prizes and machines brought to life some of gamings wildest fantasies, made them closer to reality and were shared among players of all ages.
The digital games industry is a now on par with Hollywood, the content being produced should be fully developed and tested before being marketed – but it’s not. Honestly, putting out a game with serious glitches and then asking me if I want to spend more money so my rifle can have marijuana leaves painted on it is insulting.