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Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions Set For European Debut In London

September 17, 2015 Adam Lacey

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With a successful run of US concerts already behind it and upcoming shows in Nashville on October 9 and Florida on December 3 & December 4, it has finally been announced that Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions’ first European concert is to be held at 7:30pm on Sunday December 20, 2015 in the Eventim Apollo arena in […]

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Event: Nick Roche Signing/’Sins of the Wreckers’ Launch, The Big Bang, Dundrum, November 18

September 16, 2015 Meg Grehan

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Nick Roche will be appearing at The Big Bang in Dundrum on November 18 from 6pm for the launch of his new IDW comic, Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers. Nick will also be signing on the night so be sure to get your hands on the debut issue when it’s released this November. Sins of […]

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Toronto Welcomes Harry Potter Themed Bar

September 12, 2015 Jack Dempsey

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The Lockhart is the latest attempt to imbue the daily lives of muggles with magic. Named after the charlatan Defence Against the Dark Arts (DADA) teacher of Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets, The Lockhart is a bar that has opened in Toronto. Some may think the move counter-intuitive. For most of the books, Harry can’t […]

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Vote For The Arcade – Irish Blog Awards 2015!

September 7, 2015 Anthony McGlynn

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Public voting has opened for the Irish Blog Awards and as it just so happens we’re in one category – Personal Lifestyle Blog! You can cast your vote via this link! (If you think we’re worthy of course – if not, no hard feelings!) Best of luck to all the other sites involved – may […]

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Gamescom 2015: Metal Gear Solid V

August 24, 2015 Shane-James Purcell

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In case you hadn’t heard The Arcade was a Gamescom this year and we got the chance to see some behind the scenes footage of Metal Gear Solid V. We have so much to say about this game we don’t even know where to begin. Usually we point out the bad first but we don’t […]

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K-Pop Dance Workshops Coming To Ireland

August 19, 2015 KpopIreland

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Hey fellow K-poppin’ Arcadians! Would you like to learn some awesome K-pop dance moves? Pink, of Pink&Black Dance, is coming back to Ireland in November and is planning to hold K-pop dance workshops in Ireland and the UK! Pink has been training in K-pop dance for two years now and she trained at DEF Dance Skool, which […]

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Gamescom 2015: Battleborn

August 17, 2015 Shane-James Purcell

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We got our hands on Battleborn by 2K at Gamescom this year and we were not disappointed in the slightest. I have only one thing to say that is bad about this game and that is that it is quite similar to Borderlands in areas and therefore doesn’t really own its own name. Now that isn’t necessarily a bad […]

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Gallery: Comiket Cosplay 2015

August 14, 2015 Andy Kavanagh

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Comiket or Comic Market is the bi-annual manga festival that took Japan by storm. Since it’s origins in 1975, the show has become one of the largest gatherings, drawing in nearly half a million people per event and a lot of the audience comes in elaborate cosplay. The August show which is currently under way […]

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Life In Japan: What A Wonderful World

August 9, 2015 Andy Kavanagh

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Having arrived in Japan fresh from Dublin, Ireland – a city that exists in a seasonal vacuum perpetually stuck between spring and winter – my time here has taught me a lot more about the country than I expected to learn. Japan, for example, takes the four seasons very seriously, possibly because of how typical […]

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7 Things You Should Do To Prep For Dublin Comic Con

August 6, 2015 Declan Doody

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Dublin Comic Con is just around the corner, in fact it’s less than 48 hours away! We’re beyond excited but we’re still trying to keep calm and these seven steps should help us and you get the most from the weekend. Tickets For the love of fluff make sure you’ve printed or saved your tickets […]

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