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Cozy Gaming in a Chaotic World: How “Vibes” Defined a Genre Food for thoughtGamingGeneral Gaming NewsReviews

Cozy Gaming in a Chaotic World: How “Vibes” Defined a Genre

Video games have always been an extensive entertainment category, but with the rise of cozy games in the past few years, this intangible feeling has…
ecci
ecciFebruary 16, 2024
Disney Invests Into Epic Games GamingGeneral Gaming NewsNews

Disney Invests Into Epic Games

A major entertainment outlet is making its way into the gaming industry following another massive year of growth in the space. The Walt Disney Company…
Jack Lederman
Jack LedermanFebruary 14, 2024
Fatigue in the Gaming Industry Food for thoughtGamingGeneral Gaming NewsReviews

Fatigue in the Gaming Industry

Video game consumers appear to be feeling a collective sense of fatigue. Picking up the controller just to put it down a few minutes later…
Jack Lederman
Jack LedermanFebruary 9, 2024
The Case for DLC in the Modern Gaming Experience GamingGeneral Gaming NewsReviews

The Case for DLC in the Modern Gaming Experience

2023 was an excellent year for gaming. Many new video games that instantly became classics, such as Larian Studios’s Baldur’s Gate 3 or The Legend…
ecci
ecciFebruary 6, 2024
Our Most Anticipated Video Games of 2024 GamingGeneral Gaming NewsReviews

Our Most Anticipated Video Games of 2024

It’s about a month into 2024, and the momentum of video game releases in 2023 has already continued. From large releases such as RGG’s Like…
ecci
ecciFebruary 1, 2024
Student Spotlight: Cooper Marshall Departmental NewsSpotlights

Student Spotlight: Cooper Marshall

Editor's Note: Article was written about Rae Machado and interview was done by Will Edmonds. For Media and News Coordinator and senior journalism major, Cooper…
Will Edmonds
Will EdmondsJanuary 8, 2024
Alan Wake 2 Analysis: When Art Consumes You GamingGeneral Gaming NewsReviews

Alan Wake 2 Analysis: When Art Consumes You

Editor's Note: This Article Contains Mild Spoilers for Alan Wake and Alan Wake 2You sit down to write a novel. You write a draft. You…
Will Edmonds
Will EdmondsDecember 23, 2023
OUMM: Winter Break 2023 Updates Supplemental Departmental NewsNews

OUMM: Winter Break 2023 Updates Supplemental

Happy Holidays OU Gamers! Congratulations on another semester completed! We’re starting the break with some awareness on several fronts. First, if you’re a Minecraft player,…
ecci
ecciDecember 17, 2023
OU Esports Bedlam 2023 Wrap-up Competitive NewsDepartmental NewsEvent Coverage

OU Esports Bedlam 2023 Wrap-up

The sixth installment of the Bedlam Rivalry Series between OU Esports and Gamers of OSU was another outstanding success. Through the two days of competition,…
Will Edmonds
Will EdmondsDecember 11, 2023
University of Oklahoma Receives Collegiate Esports Program of The Year Award Departmental NewsNewsSpotlights

University of Oklahoma Receives Collegiate Esports Program of The Year Award

https://www.ou.edu/studentaffairs/about-us/departments/marketing-and-communications/articles/2023/december/ou-receives-global-esports-award
ecci
ecciDecember 4, 2023
OU Gaming Club Game Awards 2023 General Gaming NewsReviewsReviewsVideo Game Reviews

OU Gaming Club Game Awards 2023

2023 is one of the best years for video game releases in a long time. From Hi-Fi Rush to Alan Wake 2, this year was…
Nora Reese
Nora ReeseDecember 4, 2023
Double the Spider-Men, Double the Greatness: Spider-man 2 Review General Gaming NewsReviewsVideo Game Reviews

Double the Spider-Men, Double the Greatness: Spider-man 2 Review

Spider-Man 2 is a game that millions of fans have been looking forward to ever since the end of Marvel’s Spider-Man in 2018. Marvel’s Spider-Man:…
Nora Reese
Nora ReeseNovember 10, 2023
Esports Bedlam: sponsored by OU Price College of Business announcement Departmental NewsFund RaisingLeague of LegendsNewsOur TeamsOverwatchPhilanthropyRocket LeagueSmashSplatoonValorant

Esports Bedlam: sponsored by OU Price College of Business announcement

Graphics created by Parasol and Malisa, outreach for Gamers of OSU OU Esports and Gamers of OSU will host their sixth annual Esports Bedlam: sponsored…
Genevieve Backes
Genevieve BackesNovember 9, 2023
Media and News Fundraiser this Sunday! Departmental NewsFund RaisingPhilanthropy

Media and News Fundraiser this Sunday!

Do you like the articles and videos OU Esports Media and News produces? Would you like to help support our students as they continue to…
Will Edmonds
Will EdmondsNovember 8, 2023
A Comeback Three Years in the Making: Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 and Phantom Liberty Review General Gaming NewsReviewsVideo Game Reviews

A Comeback Three Years in the Making: Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 and Phantom Liberty Review

I never thought Cyberpunk 2077 would make a proper comeback and become the game it promised it would be before its initial launch in 2020,…
Nora Reese
Nora ReeseOctober 22, 2023
People, Politics, and Propaganda: A Not For Broadcast Review GamingGeneral Gaming NewsReviewsReviewsVideo Game Reviews

People, Politics, and Propaganda: A Not For Broadcast Review

For most, politics and gaming don't mix. But for some people, like myself, that love when games have interesting political debates, finding a game with…
Ethan Friday
Ethan FridayOctober 3, 2023
Depictions of Mental Illness in Video Games: Breaking the Stigma GamingGeneral Gaming NewsReviews

Depictions of Mental Illness in Video Games: Breaking the Stigma

Image from gameinformer.com Editor's Note: This article contains spoilers for Celeste and Spiritfarer and slight ones for Stardew Valley and Baldur's Gate 3.In story-driven games,…
ecci
ecciSeptember 29, 2023
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Fall 2023 Competitive Preview

The 2023-2024 Academic Year is shaping up to be exciting for the OU Esports competitive teams.With new teams, a new space to compete and Red…
Will Edmonds
Will EdmondsSeptember 20, 2023
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Review General Gaming NewsReviewsVideo Game Reviews

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Review

Image captured by Cooper Marshall on Playstation 5I cannot remember a time that I have felt so angry at a game, nor so rewarded when…
Nora Reese
Nora ReeseSeptember 9, 2023
OU Gaming Club Hosts Back To School Event to Launch the Fall 2023 Semester Back to SchoolDepartmental NewsEvent Coverage

OU Gaming Club Hosts Back To School Event to Launch the Fall 2023 Semester

This weekend saw the return of the OU Gaming Club at its annual Back to School event. With over 100 attendees on Friday alone, the…
Nora Reese
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About The Sooner Esports Media Outlet

This media outlet is a product of student journalistic practicum from our Creative Content program. It is focused on covering departmental news for OU ECCI as well as fixate on our competition, also referred to as "esports", program.

From reporting on upcoming seasons, spotlighting students across the program, providing perspective on competitive culture, and showcasing our teams in sanctioned competitions, the Sooner Esports media outlet serves as our process to grow student journalists and media specialists through the lens of esports narratives and context.

About The University of Oklahoma Esports & Co-Curricular Innovation Department (ECCI)

You can learn more at OU.EDU/ESPORTS.

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