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The Shield

University of Southern Indiana's student publication | USI | student newspaper

The Shield

University of Southern Indiana's student publication | USI | student newspaper

The Shield

"Bloodborne," released Mar. 24, 2015, was developed by "Dark Souls" developer FromSoftware. "Bloodborne" is the evolution of the "souls-like" formula and is one of the greatest PlayStation exclusive games that released on the PS4. (Photo courtesy of FromSoftware)

Bloodborne is a masterpiece in gameplay, worldbuilding and horror

Ian Young, Staff Writer March 15, 2023

When “Elden Ring” came out, I had a friend constantly pressure me to buy it so we could play together. I was intimidated and didn’t want to spend the $60, so I decided to play a game that was sitting...

"Hi-Fi Rush" is a rhythm action game that has a vibrant style and a colorful cast of characters. (Photo Courtesy of Xbox)

“Hi-Fi Rush” game is all killer, no filler

Ian Lloyd, Staff Writer February 12, 2023

Tango Gameworks, the studio that developed “The Evil Within,” dropped a brand new game out of nowhere Jan. 25 after an Xbox livestream. “Hi-Fi Rush” is a rhythm action game that immediately garnered...

"Dead Space" (2023) is a remake of "Dead Space" (2008). The remake takes everything that worked in the original and updates it to create the best version of the survival horror classic. (Photo courtesy of Electronic Arts)

“Dead Space” (2023) modernizes a survival horror classic

Ian Young, Staff Writer February 11, 2023

It’s been nearly 15 years since the original “Dead Space” was released. During that time, other survival horror landmarks were released, such as “Resident Evil 7: Biohazard,” “Left 4 Dead 2”...


"Forspoken" is an open world, role-playing game set in Athia, a fantasy world overrun by dark magic. The game has many issues involving gameplay, PC optimization and character writing. (Photo courtesy of Square Enix)

“Forspoken’s” fun is ruined by technical issues, frustrating game design, character writing

Ian Young, Staff Writer January 30, 2023

There is a pretty good lineup of games I am excited for in 2023, and “Forspoken” was one of them. I saw the gameplay trailers and became pretty interested. When I finally delved into the game, it...

“The Oregon Trail” is remembered as one of the earliest and most iconic computer games in history. The game is still a joy to play 50 years later.

The Oregon Trail” is still worth playing 51 years later

Tegan Ruhl, Assistant Lifestyle Editor October 19, 2022

Do you love computer games? Or history? Oregon, perhaps? Well, have I got the game for you. “The Oregon Trail” is remembered as one of the earliest and most iconic computer games in history. The...

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