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Opening with a quick time event that tasks the player with escaping from a car crusher, it is clear that EA is trying something a little different with the latest instalment in their popular "Need for Speed" franchise. "The Run" attempts to inject an overarching story into the traditional racing formula, and while the gameplay is as solid as ever, the plot leaves something to be desired.

The Greatest Song is a play based on Song of Solomon that was performed at Redeemer and directed by Tom Carson. The entire script of the play was the scripture itself, based on a translat

It’s almost that time of year: Christmas! Who doesn't enjoy the sentimentality of jingle bells and holiday cheer? The smell of sparkled cookies and commercialist capitalism is in the air and it is time to hit the overstocked malls, which chime Christmas carols and charge extra for photos with Santa. But partaking in such festive shopping has proven difficult every year for most post-secondary students. For students, December marks the advent of final papers and exams; Christmas is an afterthought.

Batman has been solving crimes and facing off against crazed villains for over seventy years, and is thus well acquainted with a number of different mediums. From the original comics, to the excellent animated series and the more recent Nolan movies, Batman has had much success no matter what format he is in. Having successfully broken into the modern game world with 2009’s excellent Arkham Asylum, Rocksteady Studios is bringing The Dark Knight back and hoping to repeat their success with Batman: Arkham City.

The week of September 20, the walls of Redeemer’s art gallery came to life with a collection entitled “In My Own Backyard,” by artist Mary Abma. Although the variety of colours and mediums intertwined in this collection provide the most observable layer of Abma’s work, the appeal of this multi-faceted exhibit extends far beyond the visual.

The holiday season is inundated with new and exciting videogame releases. These titles are guaranteed to be well polished and have monster budgets for production and advertising. The latest upcoming instalments in series like Modern Warfare, Uncharted, Elder Scrolls, Zelda and Batman will no doubt be amazing; however, sometimes there is a game that does things a little differently. That game is Dark Souls. In many of the games listed above, you play a powerful warrior, capable of saving the world or vanquishing evil – a force to be reckoned with.

Having been released over a decade ago, the original Deus Ex was an exciting and thoughtful game, filled with choice and intrigue. Unfortunately, it has not aged well, and as new and more elaborate games come out, the antiquated design and chunky graphics of Deus Ex have caused the joy of the game to fade. However, all is not lost for Deus Ex as Eidos Montreal has taken it upon themselves to create a prequel that captures the magic of the original, while updating the formula for a modern audience.

In his song The Boy in the Bubble, Paul Simon says, “Every generation throws a hero up the pop chart.” For my grandparents, that hero was Frank Sinatra. For my parent's older siblings, it was Elvis Presley. For my parents, it was the Beatles. Next was Michael Jackson. And now...Justin Bieber?