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Call of Duty for PC flops at launch

The Call of Duty: Black Ops III PC release was disappointing to many. By and large, the game purchased from Steam was either so difficult to play that it wasn’t worth it, or that the game was simply literally unplayable in one way or another. Bugs ranged from the main menu not allowing the player to pick an option to the game loading the logos for companies and then crashing.



Freshman Johnny Watts became the third Ball State golfer in history to win the individual championship for the Mid-American Conference Tournament. Watts is also the first Ball State freshman to win it. PHOTO PROVIDED BY BALL STATE ATHLETICS

Watts Named MAC Golfer of the Week

The warm Hawaiian sun was not enough to distract men's golfer Johnny Watts from a dominant performance at the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic. Watts finished third out of 102 golfers, topping nine of the 10 top-100 players coming into the tournament. Though Watts finished third, he was just two strokes behind individual medalist Zach Healy out of Georgia. The Sophomore out of Fishers earned his place after posting a career-best 54-hole score of six under par 207 after going 69, 68 and 70 respectively. This is the fourth top 20 and second top ten finish for last spring's MAC individual champion.


Obie Trice is starting his Cheers to the Hangover tour with a stop in Muncie at Be Here Now on Nov. 12. The doors open at 8 p.m. and he will be performing at midnight. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA

Obie Trice to come to Muncie

Obie Trice, partially notable for working with big hip-hop names—like Eminem, Dr. Dre, Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.—and partially for surviving a shot to the head, is kicking off his Cheers to the Hangover Tour with a stop in Muncie.



Joe Wells of Rottler Pest & Lawn Solutions  looks around a home he is using a bed bug heat treatment in west St. Louis county, Missouri, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. Heat treatment is an environmentally friendly method for eradicating bed bugs and does not utilize any pesticides or chemicals. (Stephanie S. Cordle/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT)

Bed bugs, scabies found in residence halls

Bed bugs and scabies outbreaks may be rising in the residence halls this year. Bed bugs cases have been reported in LaFollette Complex and Woodworth Complex. Woolworth has also had reports of scabies.


'Deadly Premonition' developer taking a break from development

Hidetaka Suehiro, better known as Swery, the developer behind cult classics like Deadly Premonition and D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die, has announced that he is taking a break from game development due to health related issues. He took to his official blog to make the announcement: “Starting today, I will be taking a short break from game development, in order to focus on recovering from reactive hypoglycemia,” Suehiro wrote.



League of Explorers 'Hearthstone' adventure announced

Blizzard has announced a brand new adventure for their popular TCG Hearthstone. The new adventure, called League of Explorers, features new cards to collect, bosses to challenge and four new wings to play through. The adventure is centered around the titular League of Explorers, a group of treasure hunters that scour Azeroth for priceless archaeological finds.


Monster hunting franchise The Witcher getting Hollywood attention

The Witcher series is getting Hollywood attention and a film is in the works. Studio Platige Films and the Sean Daniel Company have joined forces to bring The Witcher to the big screen. It was reported by Polygon that the film is slated for a 2017 release and that it will be based on the original books written by Andrzej Sapkowski instead of the video game franchise, which acts as a spin-off.



It Takes a Village

Millennials are framing the way parenting is viewed by raising their kids with extended family and taking a more hands-off approach to parenting