El Estoque

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 8, 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...

Fantasy Sports Breakdown

Priya Reddy • November 15, 2017

As the NFL season progresses, fans are looking forward to seeing which players will play well this year. But their hopes do not come purely from being pro-sports enthusiasts. People now cross their fingers...