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The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

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Diego Camargo queues up for an online game in Madden 25 at his house in San Francisco, CA on Tuesday, Sept.17,2024. (Gabriel Carver / Xpress Magazine)

Mining a Hidden Gem: The Video Game Studies Minor

Isaiah Casillas, Staff Writer
September 23, 2024

In a world where the lines of entertainment, culture and technology blur, SF State’s video games studies minor offers students the ability to dive into the booming industry of interactive storytelling....

A Rhino frame getting ready to stab a Grineer lancer. Screenshot by Wilson Gomez.

No Better Time to Clear Your Backlog

By Wilson Gomez
April 15, 2020

A quick look at the Steam global gameplay statistics web page reveals that only 68% of people who own “The Witcher 3” have completed the first story quest and only 26% have actually completed the entire...

The Teardown: The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct

The Teardown: The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct

Michael Leri
March 19, 2015
This week's Teardown focuses on The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, a game that is about as fun as getting mauled by a horde of the undead.
The Teardown: Aliens: Colonial Marines

The Teardown: Aliens: Colonial Marines

Michael Leri
March 5, 2015
Aliens is a classic film, but its video game sequel, Aliens: Colonial Marines, is not. Stay away from this. Read on to find out why in this week's Teardown.

How does the port strike actually affect us?

Tami Benedict
February 21, 2015
With the ports currently on strike, manufactured goods from other countries can soon become impossible to get.
The Teardown: Escape Dead Island

The Teardown: Escape Dead Island

Michael Leri
February 19, 2015
The AWARD-WINNING (a piece of paper counts, right?) Teardown returns with Escape Dead Island, which is appropriately really terrible. But how terrible?
"Saints Row IV: Re-Elected" Deserves Impeachment

“Saints Row IV: Re-Elected” Deserves Impeachment

Michael Leri
February 5, 2015
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected marks yet another remaster in a long line of remastered games.
The Teardown: Metro: Last Light: Redux

The Teardown: Metro: Last Light: Redux

Michael Leri
November 20, 2014

Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC Release Date: August 26, 2014 Average Scores: 83, 84, 84 I saw the Gamefly envelope resting on my bed and my heart sank into my gut (which could have been Doritos-flavored...

The Resident Evil Within - The Evil Within Review

The Resident Evil Within – The Evil Within Review

Michael Leri
November 14, 2014

Platforms: PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC Release Date: October 14, 2014 There has been nothing worse in gaming than Resident Evil's fall from grace. Of course it would take the series' father to rectify...

The Teardown: Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z

The Teardown: Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z

Michael Leri
November 5, 2014

Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, PC Release Date: March 18, 2014 Average Scores: 43, 50, 49 I am sorry, dear reader. I have failed you. But not as much as I failed myself. Just a few weeks ago, I made...

Top Ten Scariest Video Games

Michael Leri
October 29, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQbYuxblI1E I am not too much of a horror movie buff. Jason Vorhees is merely a retired hockey goalie that hates horny teenagers, from what I have heard and Freddy Krueger,...

The Gaming Guild @ SF State

Olympia Zampathas
October 25, 2014

Walking down the halls of the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) building on a late Monday afternoon in September, you do not expect to hear much beside the typical shuffling of feet and professors...

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