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Indie Game Spotlight: ‘Gone Home’

Indie Game Spotlight: ‘Gone Home’

Brendan Jacques Connector Staff   For the longest time, movies have been trying to capitalize on the popularity of video games by adapting them to the big screen. This has almost always failed, either because those involved didn’t really care about what made the material popular or just couldn’t find anything interesting to do with

‘Gone Girl’ review

Tyler Cote Connector Staff Based on the bestselling novel by Gillian Flynn, “Gone Girl” was released in theaters and it surpassed its high expectations. A combination of a riveting crime drama, psychological mind-bender and a psychopathic anecdote, the love story between Nick and Amy Dunne is one that is worth the over-buttered popcorn and three-dollar

Speaker event: Louis Menand talks Warhol

Samuel Linstead-Atkinson Connector Staff Students, faculty and enthusiasts alike attended a presentation led by the writer and academic Louis Menand. The talk detailed the influences and education of Andy Warhol. The artist and his association with the pop art movement inspired the Kerouac Literary Festival to host this event. Menand began by linking Andy Warhol

What ‘Resident Evil 5’ should have been

‘The Evil Within’ review Greg Alexandropoulos Connector Staff   First and foremost, people need to understand one thing: “The Evil Within” is a very important video game for the industry. Big budget horror games do not happen very often, and this project, from “Resident Evil” creator Shinji Mikami, needed to be a hit. This is

3DS ‘Smashes’ into battle!

‘Super Smash Bros. 3DS’ review Dan Medeiros Connector Contributor “Super Smash Bros.” for Nintendo 3DS is the fourth game in Nintendo’s hit fighting game series, and the first to have been released in six years. “Super Smash Bros.” has been a much-loved series for both casual party and competitive tournament play. In many ways, Nintendo’s