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McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

"Overwatch 2" was met with both excitement and controversy as players experienced bugs and issues such as long player queues.

Battlepass or battle pass?

Freedom Tomasello, Opinions Editor November 29, 2022

After almost 3 years, the highly anticipated “Overwatch 2” has been released, and fans are full of mixed emotions as they experience the game for the first time. The release of “Overwatch 2”...

“Valorant” from Riot Games, has been updated to include a new interface and new playable character, making it one of the best first person shooters on the market right now.

Review: Let’s turn the tide

Kennedy Tetour, Managing Editor November 8, 2022

The team prepares with five seconds until the barrier collapses. Once the map is open, chaos ensues as both teams use all of their might to complete their mission. A player rushes towards the site through...

Students sit down after school to play games as a community in the E-Sports club.

Lighting the torch

Alys Govig, Contributing Writer March 14, 2022

From an echoey old computer ‘dungeon’ to a room full of windows and modern tech,  Luis Aguilar took student feedback. With this, he lit his torch and ran with it, creating District 156’s esports...

Five Nights At Freddy's has finally released a new game after four years and though it's beautiful, it's not living up to expectations.

Review: ‘Security Breach’ still needs work

Bee Myers, Staff Writer February 1, 2022

It’s Dec. 15 and many count down the seconds until midnight to download the newest Five Nights at Freddy’s game that everyone’s been raving about. They finally download it and eagerly begin to play,...

Classic games franchises like "Call of Duty" have lost their luster because of studios that care more about making money than the gameplay or its players.

Opinion: Modern video games have lost their charm

Joshua Gravel, Contributing Writer December 7, 2021

A kid sits in a chair for 45 minutes, going through his phone as he waits for a new update to “Call of Duty: Warzone.” Meanwhile, his brother is playing his favorite game, “Call of Duty: Black Ops...

"Valorant" is one of the best up and coming video games in the esports community, and its different elements help to highlight its versatility and diverse player base.

Review: We are fighters

Kennedy Tetour, Managing Editor November 16, 2021

With 30 seconds left on the clock, the attacking team starts to sit up in their seats. The game only has 3 rounds left, and the defending team only needs to win one of them to take the whole match. The...

Though "Among Us" was released in 2018, the game caught on my players who were stuck at home during the pandemic wanted to socialize through the game.

Are you “Among Us”?

Kennedy Tetour, Arts and Entertainment Editor November 9, 2020

A new game has seemingly popped up out of nowhere, and the gaming community is eating it up. Though “Among Us” hit the scene in June of 2018, it is just now starting to rise in popularity, and there...

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