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A new, blank card in the editor, it is a red human wizard.

Magic Card Maker

Duncan Schiller, MVC photo editor November 13, 2024

“Magic the Gathering,” also known as MTG,  is a massive card game by Wizards of the Coast. It is up there with behemoths of the trading card game industry such as the “Pokemon Trading Card Game”...

Shell Shock Game

Duncan Schiller, MVC photo editor October 7, 2024

“Buckshot Roulette” is a game by Mike Klubnika and it focuses on a game of Russian Roulette with a shotgun. It has been received very well by players on Steam, a popular online video game store. But...

Minecraft Movie

Duncan Schiller, MVC photo editor October 3, 2024

With the "Mario” movie and the “Borderlands” movie releasing within the last year, companies seem to be cashing in on video game movies. Warner Bros. Pictures has just released a teaser trailer for...

Gameplay of a grass team versus a bug team.

Pokemon Auto Chess

Duncan Schiller, MVC photo editor September 10, 2024

“Pokemon Auto Chess” is a fan game that has recently boomed in popularity. Now, the servers are full at multiple times of the day. For good reason too: it puts a fun spin on both the autochess...

One new entity added in the version 50 update is the Butler. Butlers roam around the map, sweeping the floor, but if alone with a player, they attack.

Lethal Company v50

Duncan Schiller, MVC photo editor April 30, 2024

“Lethal Company” has just received a major update, that being version 50. This update adds a lot of new content, including new entities and moons. This version was in public beta up until recently....

Each area in “Pokemon Emerald Rogue” is laid out in this branching structure.

Pokemon Emerald Rogue

Duncan Schiller, MVC photo editor February 28, 2024

“Pokemon Emerald” is one of the most beloved games in the Pokemon community. Another popular part of the Pokemon community is rom hacking, which takes a rom file of a Pokemon game and modifies...

Grey moving in on green, going for a crushing kill.

BOPL Battle Review

Duncan Schiller, MVC photo editor February 5, 2024

“BOPL Battle” is a multiplayer game available on Steam for ten dollars. In it, players compete to squish, slice, and shock each other. This game can be played on the same device with friends using...

Pokemon Infinite Fusion Showdown

Duncan Schiller, MVC writer December 20, 2023

“Pokemon Infinite Fusion” is a game that allows players to fuse two Pokemon together in order to make them stronger or to patch up the weaknesses of the Pokemon who are fused. Pokemon Showdown is a...

Birtle the Squirtle cannot hold an item and has no ability. He is from “Pokemon Blue,” the first generation of Pokemon.

Pokemon Gimmicks Throughout the Years

Duncan Schiller, MVC photo editor November 7, 2023

With every Pokemon game that releases, new gimmicks are introduced, adding a special flair to that entry in the series. Many commonplace pieces of gameplay like abilities and held items were not available...

A collection of banned books that are currently available in the Mount Vernon High School library.

Banned Books

Duncan Schiller, MVC Photography Editor October 23, 2023

Banning books, along with censorship in general, is a topic that is often argued about in modern society. Books can be challenged by anyone, for any reason. Most commonly, these reasons include LGBTQ+...

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