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Gif Essay: Dating Someone Less Geeky Than You

February 9, 2016 Declan Doody

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Fine! It has been some time since I’ve dipped my toe into the dating pool! Fine it’s been a hell of a long time! That doesn’t mean I don’t remember exactly what it’s like though, those awkward first dates, empty silences, flurries of text messages, checking their profile to see if they’re online so you […]

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Track of the Day: coldrain – ‘The Revelation’

February 9, 2016 Ross Brennan

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Time for some awesome metal with one of Japan’s biggest names, Coldrain! ‘The Revelation’ lifts a few tricks from Bring Me The Horizon’s playbook, with a similar use of ambient electronics mixed with pounding metalcore breakdowns that brought Bring Me The Horizon so much success with Sempiternal. Indeed, ‘The Revelation’ does sound similar to ‘Shadow […]

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Music Monday: AKB48

February 8, 2016 Andy Kavanagh

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If you’re not familiar with AKB48, you probably don’t live in Japan. AKB48 are, essentially, an absolutely massive pop group with 48 members that rotate in and out of active duty based on popularity rankings and an annual general election. The group has been around basically forever, certainly as long as any J-POP fan can […]

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Culture

Life In Japan: Life, Lies and Live Music

February 7, 2016 Andy Kavanagh

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I’m usually hesitant to rely on cultural tropes or stereotypes, partially because they’re reductive and potentially offensive, but mostly because as an Irishman, I tend to live up to a lot my own. As the old saying goes, men in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. I don’t however, having lived in Japan for just over […]

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Review: Deadly Tower of Monsters

February 7, 2016 Eoin Farrell

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ACE Team make really unique games that while might not always be mechanically sound, commit to a tone and style that makes their games quite admirable. If you’ve played Zeno Clash and beat up an anthropomorphic bird-man (No, not Michael Keaton) or squished Napoleon with a giant boulder in Rock of Ages you’ll know the […]

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Backlog Blues: The Games I Missed and What I Think

February 7, 2016 Eoin Farrell

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Going through and catching up on games I miss is nice since I can typically look at them in a less critical way and can breeze through them at my own pace. The point of Backlog Blues is to give some thoughts on the older titles I’ve gotten around or back to and why they […]

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Track of the Day: Teenage Bottlerocket – ‘Skate Or Die’

February 7, 2016 Ross Brennan

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It’s been a pretty awful time for music as of late, with legendary performers and iconic names passing by the minute. 2015 was no better, though one of the names you might not have recognised – or even heard of – was Brandon Carlisle of Teenage Bottlerocket who sadly passed on November 7th 2015. I […]

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K-Pop Track of the Day: GOT7 – ‘Just Right’

February 5, 2016 KpopIreland

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Not feeling good today? Feeling a little bit insecure because that stupid spot won’t go away? Let GOT7 lift your spirits and make you feel better with their adorable, uplifting song ‘Just Right’. These little cuties from JYP love you just the way you are! This song is very sweet and has a super fun dance to go along […]

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Comicphiles: Super Spider Knight of Krypton

February 5, 2016 Danny Kelly

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When your multi-verse needs a little sprucing up, its time for a refresh! This foray into first issues territory is brought to you by Marvel and DC Comics. The two big figureheads of the comic book industry are always good as an eternal source for retconning their past work in favor of reviving it anew. […]

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RePlay: Super Ghouls ‘N Ghosts

February 5, 2016 Fernanda Machado

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Whenever I’m asked “What’s your favourite video game?” I always answer “Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts” without thinking twice. New gen consoles may have all the pretty graphics, and all the open worlds, but no game will ever have quite the same charm as this one. From the ginger zombies, to the main character’s spotted underwear […]

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