8Bit: Fuck the adolescents, gaming needs to grow up

By Andrew Swan

The AMP Your Game National Gaming Tour rolled through the university campus on April 7, 8 and 9. It was a pretty good time — lots of video game consoles to play, a Rock Band competition to watch and endless AMP energy drinks to consume. I was a little disappointed, though, in the staff that… Continue reading 8Bit: Fuck the adolescents, gaming needs to grow up

The future of gaming: where the industry’s next steps should lead

By Andrew Swan

The need for innovation in the gaming industry was a major theme in many gaming publications’ years-in-reviews. Innovation, it was concluded, was needed to bring the industry out of a stagnant cycle and move it forward into new, uncharted territory. Not only was it recommended that game developers go out on a limb, it was… Continue reading The future of gaming: where the industry’s next steps should lead

the fifth estate investigates the death of Brandon Crisp

By Andrew Swan

Hindsight is 20/20. In the case of the tragic story of Brandon Crisp, hard lessons have been learned and those we must now take it upon ourselves to learn are more important than ever. It is easy under such terribly tragic circumstances as the death of Crisp to have an intense desire to answer unanswerable… Continue reading the fifth estate investigates the death of Brandon Crisp