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Students compete and socialize during the Venture Valley Collegiate Cup. - Staff writer / Lila Dasi

Venture Valley Collegiate Cup gives students opportunity to win big and have fun

Lila Dasi October 3, 2023

On Sept. 27, the Rowan Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (RCIE) hosted the Venture Valley Collegiate Cup. Rowan students from all majors and disciplines came together to compete against each...

Esports "provides opportunities for kids in other ways than traditional sports" according to Pete Powell. - Photo / @rowansportscam on Twitter

Nerd Street VP Pete Powell details esports opportunities at new Rowan venue

Seth Fisher March 22, 2023

On Monday, March 20, Pete Powell, chief of staff and vice president of Nerd Street, joined “Pizza With the Pros” to discuss Nerd Street’s new location on Rowan Boulevard and the present and future...

"KontrolOne: A Jersey Gaming Community was established in October 2019 to unite gamers locally, and eventually worldwide, to build a community to interact socially with one another." - Photo / KontrolOne on Facebook

KontrolOne provides a community for gamers in New Jersey

Rhiannon Ortiz February 8, 2023

Since the rise of online gaming, the activity of gaming has slowly become more and more of a solo venture. While someone may be playing with friends online, most times they are at their own house communicating...

Students putt through the Blacklight Mini-Golf Course. - Contributor / Nick Butler

RAH Hosts Golf and Games for Students to Connect

Nick Butler September 21, 2022

On Saturday, Sept. 17, the​ ​Chamberlain​ ​Student​ ​Center​ ​and​ ​Campus​ ​Activities (SCCA) hosted their sixth Rowan After Hours event at the Student Center for the year. Golf...

This graphic includes many of the Nintendo characters from games mentioned in the recent Nintendo Direct. - Photo via shacknews.com

Long-Awaited Nintendo Direct Offers Fans Games to Look Forward to in the Coming Year

Jennifer Rosado February 24, 2021

After an 18-month-long gaming drought, Nintendo fans were finally blessed when a new Nintendo Direct was showcased on Feb. 17. Nintendo Direct is a virtual presentation where Nintendo unveils new games...

Rowan's first esports event was hosted in 2019. Rowan is continuing to grow their esports program this year. - File Photo / Miguel Martinez

Rowan’s first esports tournament attracted over 100 participants

Miguel Martinez October 23, 2019

On your mark. Get set. Go! I bet the first thing on your mind was a race, right? This was actually the start of Rowan’s first esports competition held this past Saturday, Oct. 19. Esports is an...

A game tournament on Feb. 8, 2019 is similar to the tournament held earlier this week. - File Photo / Kalie VanDewater

High Turn-out for High Intensity Game

Jason Licitra September 19, 2019

On Thursday night, over a dozen students participated in a video game tournament, centered around the game "BlazeBlue Tag Team Battle." Many others were there, taking a backseat to witness the spectacle. For...

The new starter Pokemon have been announced for the eighth generation's games, Sword and Shield Versions. - Courtesy of Nintendo

REVIEW: The world of Pokémon expands and transcends generations, 23 years later

Tara Lonsdorf February 27, 2019

Pokémon was just as ubiquitous to my childhood as were dinosaurs or George Washington. The entity known as Pikachu seemed to have always existed in my subconscious, its yellow body transcending both...

"This production team created something entirely new while maintaining something familiar to us in every frame." - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

“Ready Player One” is the perfect film for our nostalgic, technology-gripped generation

Scott Buzby April 24, 2018

In Columbus, Ohio, in 2045, the orphan Wade Watts (played by Tye Sheridan) lives in “The Stacks,” a community resembling towers of mobile homes. Following events referred to as “The Bandwidth Riots,”...

The newly released Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) Classic. - Photo Courtesy of Flickr user Ryan Smith.

REVIEW: SNES Classic

Sierra Morrison October 6, 2017

Remember playing Super Mario, Donkey Kong and Metroid on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) with family and friends? Are you craving to play these games again? Good news. Nintendo just released...

The Way I Play: The perspective of a female gamer

Ayanna Uhuru March 21, 2017

Every Friday, I record myself talking to no one while I run around aimlessly in different worlds, in hopes that at least one person will enjoy the result.  With my microphone balancing on a stack...

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