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Review: DmC; Devil May Cry

January 19, 2013 Andy Kavanagh

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Dante is back! Sort of! It's Dante alright but not as we know him! Developers Ninja Theory and long time series publisher Capcom take one of their best loved franchises and give it a brand spanking new look completed by a series reboot! Brace yourselves folk, we're taking on the devil himself and hope to make him cry! Tears of joy or pain?

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Kú: Shroud of the Morrigan Review

January 17, 2013 Sean Halpin

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Irish mythology, steampunk technology, mystery, monsters and intrigue! Kú: Shroud of the Morrigan is the long awaited creation from bitSmith Games and now that we're finally able to play, we go over the whole thing with a fine toothcomb!

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Review: Gangster Squad

January 16, 2013 Liam Kavanagh

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Dames and brauds! Tommy guns and cigars! Forget about it in this movie! We are of course talking about director Rubin Fleischer's new movie, 'Gangster Squad'. Pumped with heart throbs, action and suspence, are we looking at the perfect combination or is this nod to cinema noir a recipe for disaster? Find out now!

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Review: Les Misérables

January 14, 2013 Declan Doody

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It is based off one of the longest running musicals in the world and opened across the world to fans from every nation three days ago. Les Misérables is the musical drama film from Tom Hooper telling the story of love, betrayal and redemption set against the backdrop of a Paris that verges on revolution once more. We check out the movie everyone is talking/singing about!

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Farewell and fond memories – PlayStation 2 Retires

January 11, 2013 ArcadeAdmin

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With the production lines stopped, the factories silenced and the console officially retired, some of us here at the Arcade would like to share some of our memories of the PlayStation 2 and marvel at how this clunky console impacted on the whole world.

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Review: Paranormality

January 10, 2013 Liam Kavanagh

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"Reality is magical. That’s roughly the main point former magician, noted sceptic and Britain’s only Professor of Public Understanding of Psychology Richard Wiseman makes in this lean, wittily written treatise on how and why everyday folk believe in the impossible"

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Retro: Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back!

January 9, 2013 Anthony McGlynn

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It’s hard to believe it’s been 15 years since I was balling my eyes out, pleading with my brother to not return Crash Bandicoot 2 to our local Xtra-Vision. If memory serves, they had already allowed me a days grace with the game, so another night was out of the question. I was distraught. That […]

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Saving Final Fantasy In 4 Easy Steps

January 6, 2013 Andy Kavanagh

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I have been a Final Fantasy fan for as long as I can remember. Some of my fondest childhood memories involve being stationary in front of a television, controller in hand and Final Fantasy in play. Because here’s the thing, I wasn’t sitting stationary in front of my television; I was discovering Garnets real name […]

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Review: Magic Mike and Grabbers

January 2, 2013 Declan Doody

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Our world of gaming has expanded that little bit more with thanks to an awesome gift of a brand spanking new tablet! Now either by faith or sheer coincidence (it’s most likely just a coincidence but we can dream that the Video Game Gods intervened…) two games were pushed in our direction over the Christmas […]

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Nostalgia Park: The Lost Shows

December 20, 2012 Liam Kavanagh

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As part of our Rewind*Replay*Retro section Liam has undertaken an expedition to the land of television programmes we'd forgotten about or even missed! Up first, two shows we don't even remember 'The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers' and 'Players'.

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