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Twitch.tv provides gamers an outlet to interact with others

By Hollyanne Setola

Twitch is a video-game-broadcasting website and community that allows gamers and non-gamers to tune into live streams, as well as watch previously recorded streams. Beside broadcasting from around the world, Twitch also provides live feed of some of the biggest gaming events worldwide. Twitch was launched in June 2011 and has evolved since its inception. [...]

Clunky PC port of ‘RE6’ makes game worse

By Hollyanne Setola

“Resident Evil 6” released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in October 2012, and more recently for PC in March. Capcom took five additional months to develop and release the PC version, only to leave it unsuitable for a keyboard and mouse. In “Resident Evil 6,” players have the ability to choose from three different [...]

‘Justified’ delivers, but ‘The Walking Dead’ disappoints

By Kevin Smead

Spring break is a transitional period. For some, it’s a transition from saying, “I’ll do it after spring break,” to simply, “F—.” For others, it’s a transition from having some dignity to having none at all thanks to poor decisions and too many shots of the cheapest, yet most plentiful alcohol at a party. Spring [...]

Henrick Ibsen’s classic play is thought-provoking

By David Dixon

Fans of theatre may know of the naturalistic drama, “A Doll’s House,” because of its famous ending, which was considered controversial in the 1800s. This knowledge doesn’t ruin the impact of The Old Globe’s production of Henrik Ibsen’s popular play. Set in the Helmer family parlor, Nora Helmer (Gretchen Hall) is in a seemingly happy [...]

Hollywood Happenings

By Staff

By Tori Haynes and Brooke Schyler Actor Josh Duhamel hosted Nickelodeon’s 26th annual Kids’ Choice Awards on March 23 to a record-breaking number of viewers. More than 12 million people tuned in to watch their favorite celebrities get slimed while they were awarded blimp trophies. Duhamel opened the show with a dance parody featuring Steven [...]

Months after launch, ‘PlanetSide 2’ still rocks

By Cody Franklin

When writing about video games, one of the most heated topics is massively multiplayer online games. Far too often, developers opt for the MMO route for the easy cash grab; adding in often abused free-to-play business models that are increasingly prevalent in the genre, making it easy to become disenchanted. When a truly unique MMO [...]

Week six of LCS brings intense competition

By Staff

After last week’s exciting festivities, the League of Legends Championship Series with a flurry of games last weekend. The big story this week comes from roster changes, with teams such as Team MRN and Team SoloMid Snapdragon playing with subs this week. TSM made the choice to bench Chaox, its AD carry, for one week, [...]

‘Dead Space 3 Awakened’ is creepy, but too short

By Staff

Most players have been able to complete “Dead Space 3” in 12 to 14 hours and are anticipating the release of the digital expansion pack, “Dead Space 3 Awakened,” to continue the storyline, and to build the level of suspense they all missed from the game. Throughout the digital expansion pack, characters Isaac and John [...]

Lara Croft is back in prequel to a classic series

By Sergio Lopez

The “Tomb Raider” franchise has a history of allowing players to explore tombs, fight dinosaurs and battle supernatural entities. This is all led by the iconic and hyper-sexualized Lara Croft. However, developer Crystal Dynamics attempts to reboot the series with its latest entry, simply titled “Tomb Raider.” Taking place just after Lara graduated from a [...]

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis bring freshness to SDSU

By Kevin Smead

By now, chances are you’ve heard of Macklemore. Be it on the radio, the Internet or whatever media device you choose, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are sort of the “it” guys right now. They’ve got a number one song (“Thrift Shop”), are touring the world and seem only to be gaining popularity. Lucky for us [...]

JT brings soulful back on ‘20/20’

By Staff

Justin Timberlake is doing all the right things to promote his comeback. He’s starred in a hilarious episode of “Saturday Night Live,” which earned the highest ratings the show has received, performed five nights in a row during “Timberweek” on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” allowed online streaming of his new album, booked a summer [...]

Hollywood Happenings

By Staff

By Tori Haynes and Brooke Schyler Celebrity of the week: The Daily Aztec readers might be surprised that the two of us are naming Chris Brown as the celebrity of the week because of his rocky and turbulent past, but the singer used his fame and artistic skills for good this weekend. On Friday, Brown [...]

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