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2ne1 Offend K-Pop Fans By Being Absolute Rock Stars

If you’ve been inside a night-club anywhere in the world in the last six years, chances are you’ve heard the razor-sharp dirty-dutch bass of ‘I Am The Best’ by 2ne1, one of the most popular girl groups ever to come out of K-pop super-stable YG Entertainment (also home to BigBang and PSY). What you might […]

Gif Essay: The Truth About Clubbing

Maybe you’re a regular club goer, maybe you’re not. Or maybe you’re like me; someone who, regularly charmed by the prospect of a decent DJ and the persistent lies fed to us by music videos and vaguely inspirational song lyrics about being young and not-giving-a-something-or-other, frequently forgets just how completely catastrophically abysmal clubbing usually is. […]

MURO Celebrates 30 Years Of Music With Tokusatsu Mix Album

MURO might not be on many radars these days, but on the cusp of three decades in the music business here in Japan, and on the back of a hip-hop generation he basically cultivated, the veteran DJ and MC is celebrating by releasing a mix of some super rare, and other super popular, Tokusatsu (live […]

Boss Rush: Charles Lee (Assassin’s Creed III)

Statistically speaking, you, as a sentient human, probably didn’t like Assassin’s Creed III. Ubisoft’s ambitious American Revolution story faced harsh criticism upon its launch in 2012, more so than any Assassin’s Creed title since the first one, which was, in my opinion, much more deserving of it. III‘s problems were unfortunately abundant; glitches and bugs […]

TGS 2015 Indie Spotlight: A Wonderful World

“Consoles are allowed to be officially sold in mainland China only recently, in the past they were only sold in Hong Kong and Taiwan, so no publishers means no exposure and no money. One of my friends used to say that only the rich could make indie games, I think it’s true in China. I’m […]

Music Monday: Love Live!

Love Live! has not, I am aware, become very popular in Europe. It is, however, the biggest thing Japan has had to deal with since The Beatles and even now, months after the film has left theaters and almost a year after season 2 finished airing, it’s still bloody everywhere. In that spirit, here’s some if […]

Life In Japan: The Cost of Living (And Not Just Existing)

Japan, and in particular Tokyo, has a reputation for being one of the most expensive places on Earth and while it’s certainly not as cheap as it’s other eastern neighbours (Japanese people absolutely love visiting Thailand), it’s nowhere near as expensive as somewhere like Paris or London. As I mentioned last time, getting by day […]

TGS 2015 Indie Spotlight: Thumper

Tokyo Game Show is a big event. Like, big. Nearly 200,000 attendees on it’s final day alone big and even in this increasingly digital age, that much foot traffic is nothing to be sniffed at. The big names aren’t the only companies displaying their wares, however, and a quick stroll over to the second hall […]

TGS 2015 Indie Spotlight: Lost in Harmony

We’re at war. Did you know that? You probably didn’t, but we are. That’s right, console gamers, PC gamers and mobile gamers are all actively trying to destroy each other to draw the attention of creators to their platform and their platform alone. So sayeth the comment threads and forums of every gaming website, every […]

Knockout: Final Fantasy XII – Good Or Bad?

Very few of the Final Fantasy series are truly divisive. Final Fantasy XII, at least amongst our writers, is a firm discussion point brought up at any get together whenever the hallowed series is brought up. So, we’re throwing it to you people, our readers. Two of our best and brightest have constructed their opposing […]
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