‘Assassin’s Creed’ starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons 6 out of 10 By Josh Spano ‘18 THE ROUNDUP While providing much action and an interesting story, “Assassin’s Creed” fails to cultivate an audience who is unfamiliar with the video game series. Deriving from a video game series, “Assassin’s Creed” fails to do what the […]
By Matthew Zacher ’18 THE ROUNDUP While mature rated video games, such as “Grand Theft Auto,” are popular among students, these games include violent and demeaning portrayals of women in their gameplay. At an all boys school, it is important to determine how these games effect students’ outlook on women. Mr. Lane McShane ’82 administered […]
NBA 2K17 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. (Handout/TNS) “NBA 2k17”—2k Sports—for PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One 9.5 out of 10 By Jack Davis ’19 THE ROUNDUP 2k Sports created possibly their best work yet in the latest edition of the […]
Photo Courtesy of Tribune News Service | ‘Madden 17’-from EA Sports Xbox one, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 8.5 out of 10 By Edwin Perez-Morales ’18 THE ROUNDUP EA released its yearly madden game Aug. 23 for all consoles that improves on various aspects of the game making a big improvement from last year’s […]
‘No Man’s Sky’ – From Hello Games Playstation 4, PC 7 out of 10 By Ethan Winkler ’17 THE ROUNDUP One of the most anticipated games of 2016, ‘No Man’s Sky’ delivers on its promise of a beautiful game with limitless exploration, but fails to give us an immersive experience. Released by Hello Games, “No […]
Photo by Bryce Owen ’17 | Michael Rowe ’18 poses the Pokémon themed t-shirt from the varsity shop. By Sam Romero ’17 THE ROUNDUP “Pokemon Go” became an instant success and sensation on the App Store for every Pokemon and non-Pokemon fan when it debuted in the United States July 6. Prior to being released […]
Photo by Reece Krantz ’16 – Screenshot of Doom. Many argue that violence in media promotes a violent culture and may even contribute to mass shootings. By Anthony Totri ’16 THE ROUNDUP The recent release of video games such as “Black Ops 3” and “Fallout 4” have revived the discussion regarding the culture of violence […]
Photo by Cameron M. Bray ’16 – Mr. Welty teaches Forrest Wiegand ’15 about angular momentum, March 18. Mr. Welty teaches Honors and AP Physics classes. By Cameron M. Bray ’16 THE ROUNDUP Now in his 27th year at Brophy, Mr. Mike Welty ’83 teaches Honors Physics classes and one period of AP Physics C. […]
Photo by Cory Wyman ’16 – There are aspects of single player games that are more appealing to some consumers, whereas others find multiplayer gaming facets more attractive. Single-player focused games offer more variety, replay ability By Jace Riley ’16 THE ROUNDUP There are two main types of games: single-player focused and multiplayer focused. “Skyrim” […]
By Cameron M. Bray ’16 THE ROUNDUP “Dragon Age: Inquisition”—Electronic Arts—for PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One 9.5 out of 10 Words simply cannot express how stunned I was by “Dragon Age: Inquisition.” I haven’t been so engrossed in a video game since the release of “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim”—nor […]
