E3 2018 recap and reflection: Xbox

E3 2018 recap and reflection: Xbox

Steam pledges to barely moderate its storefront, inviting regulation from the Trump administration

This week, Steam announced that it no longer plans on moderating any content put on it’s store, barring things that are “illegal” or “trolling.” What this means is obviously open to interpretation, with legality varying from country to country and trolling being possibly the most vague term they could have chosen.  

E3 2018 recap and reflection: Electronic Arts

The latter half of 2017 and the fist few months of 2018 were very eventful for Electronic Arts. Visceral Games was shuttered, and EA acquired Respawn Entertainment. The company almost singlehandedly launched a wave of government regulation because of the loot boxes in Star Wars Battlefront II. A Way Out was released and was very positively received by critics and players alike. More recently, the trailer for Battlefield V stirred controversy by showing a woman fighting in WWII (the gall of them). 

Angela Ahrendts: From Ball State to Apple VP

Angela Ahrendts grew up in New Palestine, Indiana, and graduated from Ball State in 1981 with a degree in merchandising and marketing.

Steam pledges to barely moderate its storefront, inviting regulation from the Trump administration

“Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn” lives up to the quality of the original

‘Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn’ is a joke of a game. It wears the fact it’s a  joke game on its sleeve. Unfortunately, the joke isn’t very funny. The  gameplay is dull and repetitive, with no salvation in sight from the  blandness of mashing a single button. The writing and art style are  horribly dated, and not in a charming way. The music exists. And the  length is an absolute joke for the cost, but even if there was more of  it, it would just be terrible. Even under seven layers of irony, there  are no redeeming qualities to make it worth a purchase. Finally, to add  insult to injury, the game crashed at the very end during the final  boss. The game got refunded after that. Do not purchase this game under  any circumstances. 

Ball State softball: 43-year history and upward momentum

Founded in 1975, Ball State softball has found arguably its longest stretch of success over the last decade, holding an all-time record of 1,008-1,037-4.

Solo: A Box Office Disaster (or is it?)

Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing Muncie man

The Muncie Police Department issued a statewide Silver Alert just before 10 p.m. Friday.

Muncie Civic to perform sensory-friendly 'The Little Mermaid'

Muncie Civic Theatre will soon present a play that invites all audience members to be “Part of Your World."  

The Leaf Rake: Tradition sprung from war

During World War II, Ball State’s enrollment of women, then called co-eds, increased drastically in relation to male students. 

'Solo' through the eyes of a Star Wars fan

'Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn' lives up to the quality of the original

Terry King: Ball State's 16th president

With a PhD in chemical engineering, former interim president Terry King began his career as an engineer. 

16 Ball State employees apply to be on Muncie School Board

Ball State provided the names of 88 candidates — 16 of which are Ball State employees — who applied to be on the Muncie School Board Wednesday. 

‘My Hero Academia’ Season 3, Episode 8: “From Iida to Midoriya”

Overall, there was a lot of developments in this episode with the  student’s demeanor and how the school is now being perceived by the  public. It is a unique situation in a show for the heroes to be in a  negative point of view. However, there is hope for our protagonists to  still show that heroes will always prevail. As always, I am excited for  next week’s episode. 

Three Trails Music Series brings in award-winning acts

The Muncie Three Trails Music Series will be kicking off the beginning of its free public concerts July 13 at Canaan Commons. 

‘Detroit: Become Human’ is an ambitious sci-fi drama with flawed features

'Detroit: Become Human' is an ambitious interactive sci-fi drama where  your choices have a drastic impact on events, making them more  satisfying than other games in the genre. Though I wish the story wasn’t  so heavy-handed with game's motifs, I still enjoyed the subtlety  conveyed through its tech and performances. Much of the gameplay could  have been improved by giving more options with the mechanics, like the  detective mode, and providing reminders of the choices I had already  made. But I would still recommend this game for people looking for a  story-driven game with branching paths. 

Burris and Ball State: The creation of a grade school

Established in 1929 as a department of the Teachers College, Burris Laboratory School  provides an instructional program to students from kindergarten to senior year of high school.