Ryker Stevenson - Arts and Entertainment Section Editor
2023 Gaming: Starting the year off with a bang
2023 is finally upon us, and it already seems like an amazing year for the gaming industry. We have news about a lot of games coming this year, and many of them I am super excited for. I have picked out 14 of the games coming out later this year that I’m hyped about, and some games I might...
Podcast: Gaming Area S3E1
In this episode of Gaming Area, we highlight some of the video game releases and updates of December 2022, including God of War: Ragnarok, Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, and Splatoon 3. As it turns out, it was a good month for gamers everywhere.
‘God of War: Ragnarok’ sets the gold standard for triple A games
“God of War: Ragnarok” is one of the only games I've played that I'd give a 10/10. Released as a sequel to the 2018 “God of War,” it took everything the first game had and improved its visuals, settings, and characters in so many different ways. Santa Monica Studios has achieved a very difficult goal in the gaming industry in creating a sequel that is better than the first game.
4 Horror games everyone should play
Be aware that some of the games in this list and my descriptions contain slightly graphic depictions of death and mentions of gore. Horror games are some of the most interesting games you can play. They can be massive and expansive, or small and self-contained. With an immense amount of great horror games out there, here is a list of...
Standing O grows community with ‘Taming of the Shrew’
Oswego High School's Standing O Theater Company was hard at work on its Fall play performance, performing Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew” with an interesting twist. They modernized the characters and sets, but still speak in the early Modern English of the original text.



