El Estoque

Gaming with a purpose

Lauren Chuu and Alan Tai • March 6, 2024

Last year, senior and Technovation Club president Nithya Appannagaari embarked on a project with her friend to develop an app for the global Technovation competition, the goal of which was to solve a community...

The MVHS community reflects on their experiences with console gaming

Crystal Cheng and Shivani Verma • December 8, 2021

Exploring how gaming has impacted MVHS community members’ lives

‘Forza Horizon 5’ provides endless enjoyment

Nameek Chowdhury • November 27, 2021

“Forza Horizon 5” follows the same premise as of every “Forza Horizon” game: a car festival takes place in a certain country and the game provides an expansive open-world map, which offers events,...

‘Pokémon Unite’ is simple but appealing

Justin E Kim • September 30, 2021

The newest Pokémon spin off succeeds at a unique take on the MOBA formula

Personal computers

Ayah Ali-Ahmad • April 1, 2021

Why students built their own custom machines

Take Over: League of Legends Worlds at Shanghai

Justin E Kim and Aditya Shukla • October 6, 2020

Insight into the massively popular Esports championship

Gamers review Switch games

Ayah Ali-Ahmad • April 9, 2020

MV eSports and Gaming Association members pick their top games they have played and ones they look forward to playing

In-game impulse: Students and teachers disclose their opinions on toxic gaming

Jefferson Le and Annie Zhang • December 20, 2019

Investigating the toxicity and banter in online gaming communities

The last Smash Tournament of the semester

Ayah Ali-Ahmad • December 12, 2019

MV eSports and Gaming Association hold a Smash Ultimate tournament

MV Esports and Gaming Association host first Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament

Ayah Ali-Ahmad • October 21, 2019

24 gamers compete in a Super Smash Friday tourney

The grains of youth slipping through the sieve

Annie Zhang • April 24, 2019

The Fortnite craze

Robert Liu and Jahan Razavi • September 2, 2018

Being one of the most popular video games of 2018 according to The Verge, Fortnite has taken the MVHS campus by storm, becoming a popular pastime for teachers and students alike. In the game, players are...