Steam’s Big Picture: A fatal blow to console gaming?
Steam has finally dipped its hands into the console market. This could potentially spell doom for the modern console concept. I don’t think it will, but I do think it will cause many changes in the gaming industry.
Steam, the digital distribution platform, developed by...
Edible Material: Tomato chicken pasta bake & The best pumpkin pie you’ll ever eat
It has happened. The leaves have begun to turn, the air is crisp and the temperatures have begun to drop. Students are wearing warm sweaters and cozying up to their hot drinks. Fall is certainly in the air.
Fall is a great time for comforting,...
Three popular YouTube gaming channels that deserve every view
Sometimes it’s more fun to watch someone else play a game than it is to play yourself. How is this possible? Through the magic of YouTube of course! Let me introduce you to four talented “let’s players” who never fail to deliver top notch...
Super Amazing Amazing Wagon Wagon Adventure Adventure: Why I bought it after five minutes into the trial
Have you ever been playing a game when something so exciting happens that you put down your controller, point at your TV and say, “That was f**king awesome!” Well, after five minutes playing the trial for Super Amazing Wagon Adventure, I did just that.
Super...
Tabletop utopia: The Impossible Realities Convention
I recently had the pleasure of attending the 11th annual Impossible Realities gaming convention here in Saint John. Impossible Realities is a full weekend convention that focuses on all forms of tabletop gaming. The convention also used to include video games, but they were...
Blueberry muffin snack and a delicious warm berry dessert
It’s hard to find a snack that is healthy AND delicious. These whole wheat oatmeal blueberry muffins will satisfy your hunger and your sweet tooth while providing you with a source of fiber. Blueberries have antioxidants in them (which protect cells against damage through...
Lawless – bootlegging, shootouts and moonshine
Lawless is a prohibition era gangster flick that’s based on the incredible true story of the bootlegging Bondurant brothers who took the law into their own hands.
Directed by John Hillcoat, this often brutal biopic is carried by the outstanding cast. The film is adapted...
Bandwich 2012: Local 107.3fm hosts 3rd Annual Band Mash-up at The Somerset
What do you get when you take a room full of musicians, put their names in a hat, randomly put them in bands together, and give them 7 days to create music to be performed at The Somerset on Sept. 29?
BANDWICH 2012!
This battle of...
Songs for the broken heart
We've all been there.
It's never easy, and for what it's worth, it's not something you can ever be prepared for. Some find comfort in friends, others find comfort in solitude. Sometimes you can't talk about it. It's all too personal, and you feel like...
Vince’s Video Game Review: Crashtastic
Hello and welcome, readers. My name is Vincent O’Connell and I am studying Computer Science. I have also been reviewing video games on Youtube for nearly two years under the username Vok250. Today I will be reviewing ‘Crashtastic’, an indie game for the PC...