Video games

By SIDDHARTH TEOTIA As the price of modern video games has soared in recent years, some gamers are turning to piracy to circumvent the hefty price tag and access games for free. In the most recent cycle of new releases, video games…

By JAMIE MAH Interest in homebrew video games for classic consoles like the Nintendo Game Boy is growing in the Lower Mainland as software tools become more accessible. Homebrew retro game development involves hobbyists creating video…

By Marco Shum Langara College brought in a trailer full of video games to help students fight stress this week.  The Battle Box is a seven-metre-long gaming trailer, which contains gaming computers and consoles for people to game on…

By Kalvin Moses After a change in leadership and rebound in membership, the Langara Esports Association is looking beyond campus to the wider world. Since the summer, the association has gained 500 new members with an estimated 100…

By Caroline Egan Playing video games for hours on end can be a great form of entertainment during a pandemic, but sitting down for extended periods of time comes at a physical cost.  The former president of SFU Esports Association,…

Work-life balance a challenge for athletes and coaches alike

Produced by Lucas Jornitz   Is video gaming addiction any different from any other compulsive disorder?   In this week’s podcast, Ray Chopping and Agazy Mengesha talks about video game addiction.   The duo interviews video gaming…

Daljit Singh, a first-year Langara business management student, failed a test three times when he was in school in India because he spent so much time playing a video game.