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Since 1919

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Since 1919

The Prairie News

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Hotline Miami: satisfyingly difficult, violent game

Preston Thomas December 3, 2012

Hotline Miami is an ultra violent top-down action game developed by the two-man team of Dennaton Games. In the game, players control an unnamed man who begins receiving mysterious phone calls in coded...

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Natural Selection 2: low cost, high value

Natural Selection 2: low cost, high value

Preston Thomas November 27, 2012

Despite the title, recent PC release Natural Selection 2 doesn’t have as much to do with Charles Darwin as one would think. Beginning life as a mod for the first Half Life, Natural Selection pits the...

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Plus INT Episode #3

Preston Thomas November 15, 2012

Join us for the third episode of ​Plus INT​, in which our three geeky co-hosts are joined by Tyler Anderson! And, as always, we discuss the week’s nerdy news — Steven Sinofsky's departure from...

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower Poster. Courtesy photo.

Movie Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Preston Thomas November 13, 2012

“The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” a film adaptation of Stephen Chbosky’s novel of the same name, follows the story of troubled teenager Charlie, played by Logan Lerman of Percy Jackson fame,...

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Reddit controversy leaves lasting effects

Preston Thomas November 5, 2012

Where is the line drawn on privacy on the Internet, and should journalists be hunting down and outing the personal information of previously anonymous users? Reddit, a popular news and content aggregator,...

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Plus INT Episode #1

Preston Thomas November 1, 2012

Join us for the first episode of ​Plus INT​, in which our three geeky co-hosts (Preston Thomas, Ernie Arizpe and Georgia Romig) discuss the week's nerdy news -- from Hurricane Sandy to the Disney-Lucasfilm...

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Slenderman is a legend created on the Internet, fueled by photoshopped images. Photo from SomethingAwful forums.

The (Internet) Legend of Slenderman

Preston Thomas October 30, 2012

There is always something in the darkness. Around this time of year, everyone’s personal monster comes out to play, but out there, steadily making his presence known is a relatively new horror amongst...

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Game Review: Dark Souls is a thriller

Preston Thomas October 23, 2012

After a furious fight, you round the corner only to be launched off the edge into a chasm by a rolling boulder. You find yourself surrounded by skeletons that reform and rise again every time you strike...

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New ways to raise funds on the Internet

Preston Thomas September 18, 2012

The rise of the Internet and social media is causing an evolution in the way we do things as a society. Now instead of writing a letter, many people will just hop on Facebook and shoot their distant family...

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