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Victor Rhodes / Reporter “The Sims 4” was finally arrived on PC with a new and improved look. It was officially announced at Electronic Expo on June 6 by videogame publisher Electronic Arts (EA) and developer EA Maxis. “The Sims 4” is part of a popular life simulation series, “The Sims,” created by video game designer Will Wright. In “Sims 4,” players create or control virtual characters known as “sims.” These sims can interact with other sims, do various real-life activities, have families, careers and live in pre-built or custom-built houses created by players. EA heavily marketed the Create-A-Sim feature. This…

Horror movie aims to gain scares, falls short By Jonathan Garcia / Reporter “As Above So Below” is a found-footage horror movie directed by John Erick Dowdle and starring Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman and Edwin Hodges. Found-footage style movies have been deeply criticized as a lazy way of filmmaking because even if the film is no good it still manages to make profit on opening weekend alone because of its low-budget ways. The film that overuses this style of filmmaking is the “Paranormal Activity” series, which has left a bad name for found-footage movies. This movie isn’t any different from the…

Sequel recently released on PS4, new Xbox console By Jonathan Garcia / Reporter “Metro Redux” is the latest Playstation 4 and Xbox One game combining “Metro 2033” and the sequel “Metro: Last Light” on one disc for the next generation of gaming. It’s a first-person shooter that mixes some survival horror elements in the gameplay. The series was originally developed by THQ Studios but after the company shut down Deep Silver picked up the rights to “Metro” for the sequel and its next-gen re-release. “Metro 2033” was originally only released on PC and Xbox 360 but now gamers who played “Metro:…

‘Guardians,’ ‘X-Men,’ ‘Jump Street’ among the best By Jonathan Garcia / Reporter The summer of 2014 has brought some great movies and some not-so-great ones. Some moviegoers left the theaters with their minds blown, while others left wanting a refund or felt disappointed. However, six films stand out in the “top 3 best and worst summer movies of 2014” list. Top 3 Best Summer Movies of 2014 “Guardians of the Galaxy” — This movie was a huge gamble for Marvel because not many people knew exactly who the “Guardians of the Galaxy” were. And when a trailer was shown people were…

Numerous bugs don’t deter from gameplay value By Victor Rhodes / Reporter Hack into the system in “Watch Dogs,” developed and published by video game company Ubisoft. “Watch Dogs” is an action adventure game that follows Aiden Pearce, a skilled hacker who can hack through “cTOS,” an operating system created after the “Northeast 2003 blackout.” The action takes place in Chicago and surrounding areas. Pearce is described as “The Fox” or vigilante, someone who uses their hacking power to either bring justice or cause mayhem for Chicago residents. The player’s main weapon of choice is Pearce’s smartphone. It can steal money,…