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Diamond Days

The game our team, Cool Guys Studio, made is called Diamond Days. Diamond Days is a 2d-PSP (2d-Puzzle Shooter Platformer). The game was made using Unity 5.0.0f4, we used github for version control  and the game was written in C#. … Continue reading

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The Thrill Found in Games Like Monster Hunter and Dark Souls

There are many games out there today that hold your hand and protect you all the way through the game. They make sure that even if a section of the game is hard you can still beat it. These games … Continue reading

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Amiibo and their future

If you have listen to any news related to Nintendo in the past few months you have probably heard of amiibo. But in case you haven’t, amiibos are figurines similar to Skylanders or Disney Infinity. Each amiibo using near field … Continue reading

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Is PlayStation Now the future of gaming?

For those who are unaware, PlayStation Now is Sony’s game streaming service. The goal of it is to allow users to play PlayStation games on a variety of platforms. Currently the PS4, PS3, PS Vita, PS TV, and Sony TVs … Continue reading

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Sony’s PlayStation Plus vs. Microsoft’s Games with Gold vs. Nintendo’s nothing

PlayStation Plus launched in June of 2010. PlayStation Plus was paid subscription that gave users access to premium features such as the ability to automatically download updates to your console, early access to demos and beta, and free games every … Continue reading

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Let’s talk about microtransactions

What are microtransactions? Without simplifying it too much, microtransactions are where a player can purchase virtual goods for real money. A few examples of microtransactions you may have seen would be weapon skins in Call of Duty, extra moves in … Continue reading

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Good Bye Club Nintendo

Club Nintendo is a customer loyalty program run by Nintendo. It launched in North America on October 2, 2008. Its goal was to reward people for buying their games and allow people to send feedback directly to Nintendo via survey … Continue reading

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Why Nintendo Direct is a good thing

What is a Nintendo Direct you may be asking? Simple put a Nintendo Direct is an online presentation, produced by Nintendo, that showcases some of the product Nintendo or one of its many partners are working on. So what makes … Continue reading

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Anthony Perno – Gaming Profile

Hello, I am Anthony Perno. I am a senior in the computer science major. I have been playing videogames for as long as I can remember. My first videogame console was the PlayStation and my first handheld console was the … Continue reading

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