On Nov. 9, Salt Lake is going to get a little bit more happy as some of the biggest ska bands roll through town. Reel Big Fish, Suburban Legends and The Aquabats are all going to be at In The Venue that night, horns blaring and guitars ringing out that sweet ska beat. If you […]
On Nov. 9 the Cold War begins again, thanks to Activision and Treyarch. The seventh installment in the Call of Duty franchise, Black Ops takes place during the Cold War. You play as Studies and Observation Group member Frank Woods as he participates in missions behind enemy lines. Since Call of Duty makes a lot […]
My name is Cameron Simek and I play games – but don’t call me a gamer. Let’s try an experiment. Close your eyes and think of a gamer. What do you see? Is it some fat kid who lives in his parent’s basement, drinking Mountain Dew, eating Doritos and playing World of Warcraft? This seems […]
Bradley is the third wheel in senate race There are many well-known candidates running for office this year, but someone you may not have heard about is Scott Bradley. A former Republican holding smaller office, he decided to switch to the Constitution party to “better champion the Constitution and serve the people of Utah,” according […]
Only gamers know the joy of squeezing off that clean headshot for the win or brutally beating down an opponent in excessively violent ways in order to shame him. Violence is prevalent in some of the most popular video games, such as Halo, Call of Duty and Killzone. It is essential to the action of […]
Every year it happens: Halloween rolls around and everyone goes out hunting for costumes. Guys don bananas, doctors, creepy clowns and all sorts of similar costumes. Some women, however, have different tastes in costumes; they seem to go for things with less fabric. You can see it for yourself, just take a trip down the […]
America’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy puts us among embarrassing company. With countries like South Korea and Iran, our bigoted bedfellows in banning openly gay and lesbian individuals from serving in the military, we are a shining beacon of discrimination for the rest of the world. Who cares that every NATO nation besides Turkey and […]
Halo: Reach, Bungie’s swan song. Bungie made themselves well-known when they released Halo: Combat Evolved on the Xbox in 2001. It quickly became one of the biggest first person shooters, spawning terms like “Halo killer” to describe other shooters that could possibly be better than Halo. Reach is a prequel to Halo; it takes place […]
The wilderness is a dangerous place, but there are many ways to survive the danger finds you. Everyone whines about how hard survival is, but it’s actually very simple. With a few tips, the average person could survive in the wilderness with little to no physical exertion. These tips are for a multiple person type […]
This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will make a decision about making it illegal for minors to purchase violent video games. The state of California has been trying for many years, unsuccessfully, to pass a law that would make it illegal to sell violent video games to minors. This law would allow the state to […]