In China and Korea and even the U.S., electronic sports have become a recruitment tool with sponsorships, inter-school competitions and large audiences. Are Canadian universities behind the times? By Shawn Goff Zhongzhe Lin, a League of Legends eSports pro, started becoming interested in eSports in high school, and now he competes on a competitive level […]
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Microtransactions, a big deal in a tiny package
Increasingly gamers are spending real money to pimp their fake ride, gear or stats, sparking allegations that microtransactions are often unbalanced or just manipulating consumers. You’re playing your favourite mobile game, something like Clash of Clans or Knights and Dragons. You run into another player who’s been playing about the same amount of time, […]
Helping those with addiction and gaming in her spare time – A Q&A with Marie Bushie
Marie Bushie is placement student at the AIDS Committee of Durham Region in Toronto. She is also a gamer, and a generally kind person. She takes her work seriously, but always finds time to relax and game when she’s not helping people. I reached out to her to answer some questions about her job, and […]
You can pay your way into eSports, with the right amount of cash
You can pay your way into eSports, and that’s not cool If you’re a gamer or pay attention to internet media outlets lately, you’ve probably heard of a lot more eSports, or electronic sports, stories popping up. While games like Counter Strike, League of Legends, and Starcraft have been around for ages, we’re seeing a […]
Q&A Zhongzhe Lin, professional e-sport player
Zhongzhe Lin,24, has been a professional e-sport player for three years in China. He and his league of legend team Positive Energy won the champion of The Tencent League of Legend Pro League 2013 Summer Season. Right now, he already retired and became a game-caster in a Chinese web-cast. How did you get into competitive […]
Youth drawn to anime
You can sit on a train with a ghost, as it steers its way into the blue sea with piercing sunlight and drifting clouds that turn the skyline into a huge ink-wash painting. You can be immersed in colorful graphics, vibrant characters and the fantastical; be affected by battles against a variety of monsters with […]
Food can take you home again
While the owners of New Brunswick’s Chinese restaurants work long and hard catering to tastes differing from their own, they rarely make the news for positive reasons. But the Aquinian’s Sherry Han thought their stories are worth telling and found their pride, warmth, hard work and, most importantly, food helped her connect with both the […]
The magic of animation
When I was six, my mom brought a new television. Since then, I have been obsessed with the magical black box … especially animated movies and TV shows. Whether they were Tom and Jerry, Donald Duck, or some Japanese animations, I’m sure I have seen them. Except for my parents, animation is my best friend […]
Skin deep
I’ve been asking my parents if I could have a tattoo since I was 15. My Catholic conservative family is 120 per cent against it, because the Bible says so and bla bla bla. I had to wait until I was 18 to get my first tattoo, and of course, my parents had no idea. […]
In this case an STI isn’t a bad thing. Q & A with Dennis Gillingham. (Sound Slide Included within)
Dennis Gillingham is a New Brunswick resident and car lover. His background of how he got interested in car culture resembles other car enthusiasts in the area. His experience with his car, however, is not the same as most people. Normally most people start off with a car that is nearly stock and they build […]