As Valentine’s Day approaches, many couples are planning the perfect romantic date night with their significant other. Whether it’s a candlelight dinner in-person or a little bit of Netflix and…
The end of the console wars
Believe it or not, there was a time—the ‘90s—when someone’s favorite video game console was as essential to their identity as their political beliefs. That epoch is deftly portrayed in…
Trick-or-treating from the living room
Everyone is desperate for an ounce of happiness as a treat for getting through these past six months. Thankfully, the fall update to Animal Crossing: New Horizons is here. …
Still Mario after all these years
There’s a lot to both love and loathe about Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Nintendo’s new Mario compilation-cum-cash grab. The good: It gives you three of the greatest video games…
The politics of apoliticism in video games
A lot has changed in the 13 years since Irrational Games’s BioShock released. BioShock was seen by many to be a huge leap forward in narrative-driven games in the…
Have You Heard: The Stuck At Home Edition
At somewhere around week three of sheltering in place, or whatever we’re calling it these days, I began to have bad insomnia. Now, when you have a traumatic brain injury,…
Staying home? Keep busy with these fun ideas
Social distancing. Self-quarantining. Quarantine. State of emergency. These terms all relay a clear message: stay home. What they don’t tell you, though, is what to do when you get there….
Oregon Symphony performs game soundtracks from the past decade
Video games have long been considered a nerdy and geeky hobby, but until very recently they have not caught mainstream attention. That is starting to change now due to the…
Events Calendar Jan. 21–27
Tue, Jan. 21 Art Donna Gottchalk: Brave, Beautiful Outlaws Blue Sky Gallery 122 NW 8th Ave. Noon–5 p.m. Free The first exhibition of a collection of Donna Gottschalk’s prints….
Off-campus events calendar: Oct. 17–23
FEATURED EVENT CONVENTION Portland Retro Gaming Expo Oct. 20–22 Oregon Convention Center $12–140, all ages Learn about and play scores of retro and indie video games! Numerous PSU students, faculty…
Off-campus calendar: July 18–24
FEATURED EVENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 14th Annual PDX Pop Now! July 21–23 AudioCinema Free, all ages The nonprofit known as PDX Pop Now! is dedicated to cultivating space for all-ages music…