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Archydra – Dragon’s Dogma – Boss Rush

December 21, 2016 Alice

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I can’t believe I’ve not spoken about this boss yet, it is among if not my favourite boss; the Archydra from Dragon’s Dogma. Dragon’s Dogma is a fantastic game (with a fantastic theme), one of my favourites and it’s more than a little surprising that the mechanics haven’t been lifted by other big games. Mechanics […]

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‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Review

December 18, 2016 Mary McFadden

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It feels like yesterday when I was walking into my local cinema to see The Force Awakens, sporting a suitably themed t-shirt with lofty expectations and high hopes. Thanks to the Force (and, of course, the brilliant folks behind the film), it was a truly great cinematic experience. However, when it comes to movies I […]

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Anime

Otakumas Favourites – Otaku Digest

December 18, 2016 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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Merry Otakumas everyone! Yes, we are a week away from Christmas Day but today is the last Otaku Digest of 2016 which makes it Otakumas here at The Arcade! The week before Christmas can be stressful for most people since it is usually the week for work and school to finish up for the holidays. […]

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Christmas Gift Guide For Geeks

December 13, 2016 Mary McFadden

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Christmas Day will soon be upon us once again, and you might be panicking because you haven’t yet pulled the trigger and bought gifts, but we’re here to help! We’ve put together a list of awesome gifts that could be just what that special geek in your life has their heart set on! Motherboard Chopping […]

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Geeks On Tour – Hidden Dublin

December 9, 2016 Aoife Fealy

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It’s easy to spend a day in Dublin but when you’ve spent the majority of your adult life living in and around the city, you start to look for something new, or at least a little bit different. For quite a small city, especially compared to other capitals of the continent (London has twice the […]

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ReWind: The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy

December 9, 2016 Raymond Provencher

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This week for ReWind, I am going ALL the way back to 2004. This was the year we were introduced to the first movie of what is known as the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy. Sometimes it is also referred to as the Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy. Which ever way you look at it, 2004 […]

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Whachu Doin’ This Week… Brandon?

December 9, 2016 Brandon Collins

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Drowning in essays, that’s what. And yes that is Sylvia Plath’s face. As normal humans begin to make merry and hang twinkling Christmas lights from the rafters, students buckle and flail beneath the strain of essay word counts in the black shadow of looming exams. Right now as I write this I sit in a library […]

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Trippie Hell After Death – Comicphiles

December 9, 2016 Mary McFadden

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It’s been quite a while since I’ve read first issues of comics as I’ve been preoccupied with two really great series (Empress and Joyride – check them both out if you crave excellent art and great storytelling), but I recently went to Forbidden Planet in Dublin and picked up a few new series to try […]

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Made Up TV Shows I’d Actually Watch – EwTube

December 7, 2016 Dave McEvoy

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Television has such a wide variety of the bizarre, the high concept and the downright crap that it’s easy to parody. We’ve gotten tons of laughs from movies, games and other TV shows which lampoon these ridiculous ideas by creating their own hilariously idiotic concepts. Some of these ideas however sound funny enough to me […]

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Back Issues – Injustice: Gods Among Us

December 7, 2016 NickF

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Injustice: Gods Among Us is one of the best explorations of an alternate reality in the DC Comics Universe. It just so happens that it’s also a tie-in series for a beat-em-up video game of the same name. Injustice: Gods Among Us came out in April of 2013 and if you’re a fan of fighting […]

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