Nerd's Eye View
2013
Profit-driven games far from consoling
Author: Will Westwater The new Play Station console hit the shelves Friday, and fans are lining up, ready to shell out money for the latest piece...
Arts & Entertainment
Harder levels equals more fun
Author: Will Westwater "We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not...
2015
DisneyBounding brings Disney magic to the everyday
Author: Frida Gurewitz There's something about Disney that I’ve never been able to outgrow. Maybe it's the singing inanimate objects, maybe it's the magical lands or...
2013
A holiday buyer’s guide for a college budget
Author: Will Westwater The holidays are fast approaching and, as with all holiday releases, the older games get cheaper. Some of these games are better than...
2013
‘Gravity’ takes NASA out of space and onto the screen
Author: Will Westwater "At 372 miles above the Earth there is nothing to carry sound, no air pressure, no oxygen. Life in space is impossible." Space...
Arts & Entertainment
Gaming moving forward to go backward
Author: Will Westwater “Xbox on,” I say as I walk into my room. My little box of joy illuminates its warm and bright X logo. I...
Culture
Like a vacation, DLC content enhances gaming experience
Author: Will Westwater If my life was a video game—and sometimes I think it really is—different vacations would be the add-on packs to my main game....
2013
‘Pokémon X and Y’ brings new flame to old time favorite
Author: Will Westwater Price: MSRP: $40.00System: Nintendo 3DS/2DSPokémon, or "pocket monsters" – the fad that has continued for decades – now has a new iteration: "Pokémon...
Arts & Entertainment
I got ‘2048’ problems but my phone ain’t one
Author: Will Westwater I recently downloaded the hit iPhone game "2048," which has consumed all of my free time. It's so addicting that I...
Arts & Entertainment
Predictions for the E3 conference
Author: Will Westwater Both the Game Developers Conference and the Penny Arcade Expo wrapped up weeks ago, leaving gamers with little recent news. During the current...
2013
Don a cape: Batman is back in ‘Arkham Origins’
Author: Will Westwater It seems that not too long ago players donned Batman's cape and cowl to glide and grapple about the cold, crime-ridden slums of...
Arts & Entertainment
Gaming going beyond the controller
Author: Will Westwater It has been a year now since I started Nerd's Eye View — since then, gaming has turned into more than just a...
