Cosplay

The Arcade Awards 2014 Winners

January 1, 2015 Declan Doody

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To the tens of thousands who voted, whether you voted once or every day, you have chosen your winners for the Arcade Awards 2014 out of some very tough competition this year. As we kick off 2015, it’s great to able to look back on 2014 and you’ve highlighted the best of everything from gaming […]

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Cosplay – Fanmade Fashion

December 19, 2014 ArcadeAdmin

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I love cosplay. As a relative newcomer to the hobby (I’ve only done about 4 of them so far), I’d like to give my own account of my experiences, and who knows, maybe through this article I can inspire some of the borderline cosplayers out there to finally join in the fun. First of all, […]

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Eirtakon 2014 – Cosplay Gallery

November 24, 2014 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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While some of us were busy in the trade hall and others were running rpgs, I was hurried off my feet trying to capture as many photos of cosplays as I could! This year had to be the biggest in terms of cosplay turnout with hundreds and hundreds of people all decked out for the […]

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All About That Ace – League of Legends Parody

November 21, 2014 Declan Doody

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The Warp Zone deliver a fantastic LoL inspired parody video featuring some very talented cosplayers including  (and we’re all biased here at the Arcade) our favourite Missyeru. Check it out below: Declan DoodyEditor-in-Chief, part-time super villain and hoarder of cats. If you can’t find me writing, I’m probably in the kitchen! www.the-arcade.ie

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The Arcade Awards ’14 – Nominations

October 22, 2014 Declan Doody

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Forget the Oscars! What’s a Tony? Emmys are so last season! The Arcade Awards make their triumphant return and we’re kicking things off as always with the nominations. It’s important to us here at TheArcade.ie that you the reader have your say and we’re keeping it that way – you can nominate three candidates per […]

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The Arcade Awards '14 – Nominations

October 22, 2014 Declan Doody

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Forget the Oscars! What’s a Tony? Emmys are so last season! The Arcade Awards make their triumphant return and we’re kicking things off as always with the nominations. It’s important to us here at TheArcade.ie that you the reader have your say and we’re keeping it that way – you can nominate three candidates per […]

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Opinion: Blackface And Cosplay! Is it Wrong?

October 15, 2014 Tendai Muzwidzwa

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While on Facebook earlier today a friend and fellow cosplayer shared a Buzzfeed post surrounding a bit of controversy around a 19 year old German cosplayer who did a cosplay but as part of the cosplay she chose to ‘BlackFace’. For those of you who do not know what ‘BlackFace’ is it is the act of painting […]

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The Story of Darren Hunt

September 18, 2014 Tendai Muzwidzwa

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A few days ago an article caught my attention that brought angry tears to my eyes. Yet again  it was a case of police brutality in America but this particular incident struck a little closer to home for me personally and for the cosplay community. Twenty-two year old Darren Hunt, resident in the city of […]

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Review: Worbla Workshop

September 5, 2014 Declan Doody

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I posted recently about a workshop taking place in Dublin last weekend. It was presented by cosplayer and entrepeneur Anathiel and took place in the comfort of her own home – now what I neglected to mention in my event posting was that I would be attending and secondly… I am a walking ‘arts-n-craftstrophe, meaning […]

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Cosplayer Nation – A Film About Cosplayers For Everyone!

August 22, 2014 ArcadeAdmin

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Amy King is a cosplayer and founder of Cosplay Ireland. She has been involved in the Irish cosplay scene for many years working closely with a number of events and conventions including Eirtakon and Experience Japan. She endeavours to have the film ‘Cosplayer Nation’ (reviewed below) screened at as many Irish events as possible promoting […]

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