Gaming Now
Here’s what new games Vols have been playing and loving! From tabletop, to PC, or even console – there’s something here for every type of student gamer. Check out some reviews to find your next play,or hear some new perspective on your current favorites.

Crusader Kings 3: The (PC) game that keeps on giving
For a while now, I’ve been throwing my head against the wall in Crusader Kings 3 (CK3), trying to reform the Holy Roman Empire and conquer the entire map. Now, this is already a feat I’ve accomplished on the PlayStation

The Dread of Metroid: Fusion
Mission Start The Metroid games have always had horror elements, even if the horror is just a fear of being soft locked and having to start over. In 2021, Metroid fans were promised a true horror experience when Metroid: Dread

Volan 2025: A Gamer in Orange’s Heaven
If all dogs go to heaven, where do the gamers go? Apparently, the University of Tennessee’s Student Union ballroom. From April 11th to April 13th, UTK’s own Esports Club, a group that describes themselves as “inclusive for gamers of all

The Battlefield 2042 Renaissance: How it Happened and How DICE Plans to Make it Stay
How exactly do you make a bad game good? According to DICE, rework the whole thing and mark it down to absolutely nothing. Battlefield 2042 was first released in 2021, to little acclaim. Longtime players of the Battlefield franchise found

Assassin’s Creed: Where To Start and What To Avoid
Assassin’s Creed is a gaming franchise like Halo and Call of Duty, with so many versions and avid players with strong opinions on which ones to skip. But what do you do when you’ve never played and don’t want to

From Russia with Love: Metro Exodus
Stop me if you’ve already heard of this: an open-world post-apocalyptic FPS that tasks you with managing resources, killing mutants, and most importantly, surviving. But Deep Silver’s 2019 offering, Metro Exodus offers solid offering into the genre with a Russian-inspired