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Geoff Keighley Announces Summer Game Fest

Matthew Jones, Contributing ReporterMay 12, 2020

Organizer and host of The Game Awards Geoff Keighley has announced Summer Game Fest, a summer-long all-digital event that promises to deliver fans breaking news, in-game events, and free playable content.    Game...

Have a story to tell? Start a blog.

Kelly Stiles, Editor In ChiefMay 12, 2020

Forced to stay at home with not much to do may be the perfect opportunity to channel creativity into a blog. Writing a blog is a fantastic way to express oneself, boost self-confidence, build one’s writing...

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Mortal Kombat Legends review

Cle’Varus Oney, Copy EditorMay 12, 2020

This is not Mortal Kombat’s first venture into animation, but it may be their best. “Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge” is a treat for longtime fans of the franchise while giving newcomers...

Is time travel taboo?

Matthew Jones, Contributing ReporterMay 12, 2020

Animal Crossing New Horizons came out a few weeks ago for the Nintendo Switch. Its release spawned a debate within the community of whether or not time travel is something that should be done within the...

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PS5 controller announced

Matthew Jones, Contributing ReporterMay 1, 2020

Sony has been very hush-hush about the PlayStation 5 (PS5) coming out this year, but they gave us the first look at the PS5 controller, known now as the DualSense,  earlier last week. Even though this...

Ultimate Fighting Or Mortal Kombat

Ultimate Fighting Or Mortal Kombat

Jaylon McEwen, Sports ReporterApril 20, 2020

With the world coming to an abrupt halt with the threat of COVID-19 the beloved world of sports has had to postpone its regular schedule. For the first time in NCAA history, the men and women’s basketball...

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Doom Eternal Review

Ethan Schmidt, The Pulse Radio Program ManagerApril 15, 2020

Almost four years ago, iD Software released its reboot of the iconic Doom series. Doom (2016) set new standards for the first-person shooter genre with its gameplay that featured speedy, fluid character...

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Everything We Know About Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Matthew Jones, Contributing ReporterMarch 18, 2020

It may have taken a little while longer than some fans may have hoped for, but an “Animal Crossing” game is finally coming to Nintendo Switch. “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” takes the relaxing...

Creator of the Konami Code Dies

Creator of the Konami Code Dies

Matthew Jones, Contributing ReporterMarch 5, 2020

Kazuhisa Hashimoto, the creator of the famous Konami Code, died last Wednesday at the age of 61. His code- Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start, has lived on for over three decades...

Advice on Starting a Podcast

Advice on Starting a Podcast

Ethan Schmidt, The Pulse Radio Program ManagerFebruary 24, 2020

With the rise of the Anchor podcasting platform, the means to produce and distribute a podcast is now accessible to anyone with a smartphone. Just like YouTube acts as an easy-to-use platform to upload...

The WiFi Sucks Here

Cle’Varus Oney, Copy EditorFebruary 8, 2020

Over the last two weeks of January, the Information Technology department at Henderson State University began the school’s campus-wide transition to a new network. This transition caused a few issues...

Most agree that Canvas is doing better than Blackboard...so far, that is

Most agree that Canvas is doing better than Blackboard…so far, that is

Ashley Smith , News EditorOctober 9, 2018

Since 2013, our school has gone through multiple websites for teachers and students to connect, submit assignments, and hold online classes. Angel, Blackboard and now Canvas have graced us with their...

Fill the space on your phone with these student friendly apps

Fill the space on your phone with these student friendly apps

Ashley Smith , News EditorOctober 9, 2018

Quizlet: You use the website constantly anyways, so why not download the app? Create an account and use their flashcard feature for studying and learn about all the classes you don’t have to take..yet. Todoist:...

“Monster Hunter: World” is one of the most critically acclaimed games in the series.

There’s a monster in all of us

Opinion by Jerry Crowe, Student ReporterApril 24, 2018

Pioneer to a new continent with your group of dedicated researchers and monster hunters alike to explore uncharted terrain in “Monster Hunter World,” one of 2018’s most ambitious role-playing video...

‘Astroneer’ lets you create your own story.

An adventure through poly art space

Opinion by Jerry Crowe, Student ReporterApril 17, 2018

Adventure into a poly art filled galaxy as a cute little astronaut trying to live on desolate planets one component at a time. System Era are newcomers to the gaming world working on, the adventurous space...

Fortnite Battle Royale

Opinion byJerry Crowe, Student ReporterApril 10, 2018

Get on the bus and join a ginormous community of players in a cartoon and comic styled battle royale video game. Epic Games, the creators of the Gear of War series and Unreal Tournament, created Fortnite...

HTV is on campus in Arkansas Hall.

HTV, Twitch and the animals

Story by Zac Walthall, Student ReporterApril 10, 2018

A relatively new form of media, live streaming is an entertainment method that has recently exploded onto the scene. Because of its mass appeal to the younger generations, many YouTube channels have cropped...

“Assasin’s Creed Origins” scored 4.9 / 5 on Jerry’s scale.

Origins: A new classic

Opinion by Jerry Crowe, Student ReporterApril 3, 2018

Never will I look at Egypt’s history the same again! Ubisoft, known for creating the popular “Assassins Creed” series, puts the player in the shoes of Siwa’s last Medjay. Bayek of Siwa is the...

An example of one of the locations in “Subnautica.”

We’re gonna need a bigger boat

Opinion by Jerry Crowe, Student ReporterMarch 27, 2018

Mystery lures those looking for an adventure, to the call of uncharted places just waiting to be seen from space to our own bodies of water on earth. Oceans are full of wonder and mystery with our own...

“Cuphead” is only $20 on Steam.

A marriage of old and new: Jerry on the new gaming craze

Opinion by Bunky Raines, Student ReporterMarch 14, 2018

Brothers, Cuphead and Mugboy, gamble at the wrong casino and end up having to pay off their debt by the Devil’s contract, which is all that needs to be said about the wacky tale for the video game called...

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