Big Changes, A Look At 2023 in Video Games
As the year 2023 slowly draws to a close over the next few months, it is important to take stock and see what changes this year had for...
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erl00009
- Nov 7
- 4 min
Easter Eggs You May Have Missed in Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2, a western action-adventure game created by Rockstar Games and released in 2018, is filled to the brim with...
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Jenny Corona
- Nov 6
- 4 min
Rhythm games like Vib-Ribbon are good for you
Post-apocalyptic first person shooter this, randomly generated 3D alien planets that, do video games really need all this modern flash to...
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al01415
- Oct 31
- 3 min
The Game Design Behind “Dead by Daylight”
*This is a special Halloween post that may not be suitable for younger audiences* The hit game “Dead by Daylight” was released during the...
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Lucas Stout
- Oct 30
- 6 min
Five of the Best Horror Games Ever Made, And What They Did Right
*This is a special Halloween post that may not be suitable for younger audiences* The horror genre in video games is about as old as...
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erl00009
- Oct 27
- 3 min
A (Brief) History of Zombies in Video Games
Zombies have been a staple of horror culture for decades, lurking in the dark corners of our imagination and literature. However, it was...
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lgl0004
- Oct 26
- 2 min
Spooky & Scary Games
Halloween is around the corner and there are plenty of video games that are horror themed, but not necessarily Halloween-y. What makes a...
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jaw00003
- Oct 23
- 3 min
Badge of Honor: The Evolution and Impact of Gaming Achievements
Last night, I was up late playing the new Bethesda Softworks game Starfield. As I logged off, I decided to check my achievement progress...
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Sam Pizzino
- Oct 18
- 3 min
How Indie Horror Makes So Much With So Little
Over the past decade, we've seen indie games rise in a big way. Once an oddity known only to hardcore gamers, contemporary indie games...
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Max Goins
- Oct 12
- 2 min
WV Quest: The quest to create the WV State Museum Interactive Game
MonRiverGames is working in collaboration with capstone students, faculty, and volunteers to imagine an interactive game app for the WV...
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Conner Rush
- Oct 6
- 3 min
Stories that can Only be Told in Video Games
You hear the question tossed around fairly frequently in gaming circles: “What’s the most important component in a game for you?” Many...
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Jenny Corona
- Oct 3
- 5 min
Easter Eggs and Vintage Secrets Modern Games See as a Weakness
There’s something especially magical about vintage video games and how they feel to play. Maybe it’s the simplicity, the nostalgia, or...
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Brady Sayre
- Sep 29
- 2 min
Spy in on Spy Cats
In this Fall session of MonRiverGames we are working on putting together a beta version of Spy Cats, Remastered- beyond the vertical...
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Luke Howell
- Sep 26
- 6 min
Lightkeeper Character Animations
What is lightkeeper and what's up with the character animations? Lightkeeper is one of the projects being worked on at MonRiverGames. The...
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Sam Pizzino
- Sep 20
- 3 min
Why Difficulty in Games Matters
What do you get from playing video games? This is a question you probably don't consider often, and the only times it is posed to you is...
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Joud Sabag
- Sep 14
- 4 min
What I learned about UX Design at MonRiver Games
I volunteered at MonRiverGames (MRG) for their 2023 Summer session, and amidst my excitement, quickly realized that the studio has yet to...
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mrt00003
- Sep 12
- 3 min
Video Games Are Not Just For Gaming
Video games come in many different forms, genres, styles, and even applications. If you think about the plethora of gaming consoles...
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ecs0023
- Sep 9
- 3 min
Didn't get to see the Summer Showcase?
Well You're In Luck! If you haven't been caught up with MonRiverGames projects, there are several projects the studio is actively working...
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Leah Reed
- Sep 6
- 2 min
🚀🎮 Welcome, Master Coders, to the Programming Realm! 🎮🚀
Step into the world where lines of code become epic adventures, where your keystrokes shape entire universes! We're thrilled to introduce...
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Leah Reed
- Sep 3
- 2 min
🎨🚀 Welcome, Creative Visionaries of MonRiverGames! 🚀🎨
Prepare to be enchanted by the magic of our Art Team, the architects of imagination, the brushes behind the scenes, and the melody makers...
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