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(Archive March 2017) MWCC YouTube Gaming: Joshua Needham and yeahdudegamers

By editorialteam on September 10, 2024

By Nicholas Velillari | Observer Contributor

Mount student, Joshua Needham, runs a youtube channel and gaming website, yeahdudegamers, that focuses on video game commentaries, “let’s play’s”, and video game reviews.

Yeahdudegamers, primarily focuses on story driven and survival horror games like Tales of Graces, and Fatal Frame, but Needham states they cover “pretty much all games.”

Needham and a few of his friends started the YouTube channel around Halloween of 2014. He states how he and his friends had a passion for playing all sorts of games. “We were just having fun” stated Needham, so they decided, “we should make a YouTube channel and put random stuff on it,” and that’s how it all began. read more

(Archive February 2017) Retro Nintendo System Gets a Reboot

By editorialteam on September 5, 2024

By Tyler Morgan | Observer Contributor

When the Nintendo came out in 1985 it was the best thing ever for a kid, there was no other thing you would rather do then get home from school and play it. Now 36 years later, we have consoles like Xbox and PlayStation that are very high tech, especially with graphics.

About two weeks ago, adults could finally enjoy a childhood console that I’m sure they didn’t have any more or forgot about. The Nintendo classic was released and there was a very high demand for it. I was able to get out and see if there were any lines at the local GameStop and Walmart, what I discovered was a long line of people waiting to bring it home. read more

(Archive February 2017) Overwatch: Review Edition

By editorialteam on September 5, 2024

By Joshua Needham | Observer Contributor

On May 24^th 2016, game giant Activision Blizzard dropped on the world its newest massive success: Overwatch.

Blizzard has built itself up as the parent of some incredibly successful game franchises, including StarCraft, WarCraft (subsequently World of Warcraft), and Diablo. However, Overwatch was their first venture into the world of first-person-shooters (FPS).

Seven years prior, Riot Games launched the highly successful game League of Legends (LoL). LoL was a multiplayer-online-battle-arena (MOBA) style game, where players would choose from various hero characters, each with different attributes, strengths, and weaknesses, to fight for control of their enemy’s territory. Players could identify with various heroes in the game, gaining skills in playing one hero in particular, while forging new friendships and rivalries within the community the game created. read more

(Archive December 2016) Gamers Raise Money for Kids in Need

By editorialteam on September 4, 2024

By Joshua Needham | Observer Contributor

During a 25-hour video game marathon on the weekend of November 5th, team YeahDude Gamers (lead by yours truly) raised $730 to support Boston Children’s Hospital. The game day event is held every year by the Extra Life charity organization through extra-life.org. Gamers from around the country dedicate themselves to playing video games to help raise money for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals.

Many people in the Gardner and surrounding areas are familiar with the annual Relay for Life, a multi-day walk to raise money for cancer research, and Extra Life runs in a similar manner. Instead of walking to show their support, people from all over play video games for a full day. Some people will live-stream their gameplay to services such as Twitch.tv – a partner of the Extra Life charity and the top-dog when it comes to video game streaming services – while others will just play in the comfort of their own home and spread the word through social media. read more

(Archive April 2016) The Gaming Industry: An Editorial

By editorialteam on August 28, 2024

By Mark Ramos | Observer Contributor

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When you purchase a product you would expect that product to be a completed one right? So why is it that, that level of expectation applies to every product on the market except for video games? From releasing unfinished games to locking content behind pay walls, the gaming industry has turned its back on those who made it the biggest entertainment medium in the world.

Street Fighter V is the most recent culprit of the beloved industries new business model of undercooked, microwave gaming. Its longtime publisher Capcom promised consumers the next level of fighting games, but delivered and substandard game due minimal content and dysfunctional online connectivity. read more

Larian Studios’ “Baldur’s Gate 3” Takes Over the 2023 Game Awards

By editorialteam on December 27, 2023

By Kent Yang | Staff Writer

The Game Awards, initiated in 2014 by veteran game journalist Geoff Keighley, stand as an annual ceremony honoring both creative and technical accomplishments within the gaming industry. Since its inception, the awards has gained immense popularity, evolving into the most-watched awards ceremony in entertainment. Last year’s Game Awards ceremony gathered a staggering 103 million streams. To put this into perspective, the Oscars, a longstanding and renowned awards ceremony, grappled to attain 20 million television viewers. read more

A Whole New World of Pokémon

By editorialteam on March 6, 2020

Review: Pokémon Sword & Shield

By Anna Allen
Observer Web Editor

*Image from Gamespot, copyright Game Freak, Nintendo and the* *Pokémon Company*

On November 15, Nintendo released Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield. These side-by-side role playing games are the eighth generation of main title Pokémon games, and the first new generation published on the Nintendo Switch gaming system.

The basic gameplay of Pokémon has stayed the same since its first release: catch Pokémon (or “pocket monsters”) and battle them. Each generation of games, usually released in pairs, has added new Pokémon to the franchise. As of the seventh generation, Pokémon Sun & Moon, there were 807 Pokémon in total. read more

More Mercenary Mayhem: Review of Borderlands 3

By editorialteam on October 14, 2019

By Anna Allen
Observer Web Editor

On September 13, Gearbox Software released its bang-up video game sequel, Borderlands 3. In a series known for its fast-paced action and childish but endearing humor, the third installment doesn’t disappoint.

As usual, the opening scene shows the planet of Pandora, a wasteland full of Psychos and spiderants (which are supersized, hybrid, armored bugs).

However, this story doesn’t end on Pandora as the earlier games do. Instead, the adventure travels to five other planets. From a world covered in a jungle, to a world covered in an urban jungle, this game is larger than any of its predecessors. Zany characters send the player on zanier missions – such as the foul-mouthed Lorelei who just really wants a good cup of coffee. Don’t we all? read more

(Archive November 2016) Battlefield 1 Game Review

By editorialteam on November 8, 2016

By Nicholas Velillari | Observer Contributor

Battlefield 1 is the new first person shooter released by EA and Dice and is the sequel/prequel to Battlefield 4. With most shooters sticking with a futuristic/modern setting, BF1 is going back in time, focusing on World War 1.

The draw to Battlefield games is their multiplayer and in BF1 the multiplayer is the best it’s been since Battlefield 3. At launch, there are six modes to play: Conquest, Rush, Team Deathmatch, Domination, and two new modes called War Pigeons and Operations. read more

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