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God Eater 2: Rage Burst – Review

September 2, 2016 David Savage

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God Eater 2 has been a long time coming here in the west. It originally released on PSP and Vita in Japan back in November 2013. God Eater 2: Rage Burst, an expanded re-release of the game, was then released in Japan last year in February 2015 on PlayStation Vita and PS4. Finally, this August […]

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JordeeKai – Player Select September 2016

September 2, 2016 Declan Doody

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JordeeKai is an Irish cosplayer, vlogger and gamer known for her infectious enthusiasm, creativity and her sense of humour. Her time and experience on the Irish convention and cosplay scene has earned her the experience and knowledge to hone her craft. With an active following across social media, JordeeKai has garnered a strong following at […]

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Player Select September 2016

September 2, 2016 Declan Doody

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We’re changing up ‘Player Select’. After we started receiving more requests than we could handle; we’ve come to the decision that we’ll pick FOUR highlights for each month! So if you’ve an event coming up, want to promote a cosplayer friend, share your kickstarter/shop or group then get in touch: editor@the-arcade.ie Take advantage and use […]

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Anime

Kabaneri Of The Iron Fortress – Otaku Review

September 1, 2016 Declan Doody

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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (甲鉄城のカバネリ Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri) premiered this Spring. The series, brought to us by Wit Studio raised a few eyebrows amongst Anime fans particularly those following manga/anime series Attack on Titan. Many anticipating the 2016 Spring season were quick to draw parallels between the two shows. Were they right though? Well… Rip […]

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Anime/Cartoons

‘Why Should I Worry?’ – Billy Joel – Track Of The Day

September 1, 2016 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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Disney have some knock out tracks from their long list of animated features. Some more known than others just like the films. This track is no exception where the passage of time has forgotten it but it is one of the highest energy songs that Disney has put out there. We have ‘Why Should I […]

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Dear Arcade… Schooling Noobs

September 1, 2016 Declan Doody

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A few weeks after we started TheArcade.ie our tiny office was flooded with letters looking for help. An outpouring from readers around the world desperate for advice and guidance. Unable to deal with the volume, we just ignored them hoping they would go away. They haven’t! So in an effort to deal with our problem […]

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Chrono Trigger – Forgotten Childhood

September 1, 2016 Brandon Collins

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Recently I’ve been craving an old-school Japanese role-playing game. I’m not completely sure why this crippling addiction has resurfaced or why my usual methadone of reminding myself that they’re all like 50 hours long has failed me, but here we are. I immediately turned to the final fantasy series, a sequence of games which held my […]

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Comics/Books

Crappy Costumes – Back Issues

August 31, 2016 Mary McFadden

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As an avid reader of comics for more than a decade, I’ve seen my fair share of crappy costumes; dodgy masks, vibrant capes and dodgy flares. There have been some real stinkers through the years! Many costumes can be drab, uninspired and often fade into the background, but there are plenty of iconic characters who […]

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Hold No Punches! Let’s Kick Some Ass – EwTube

August 31, 2016 Declan Doody

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In this week’s Ewtube, I feel a fight coming on! That’s not just because I’ve selected some of my favourite fight scenes across all mediums! I’m also in a super scrappy mood! (That’s what tough people say, right?) Whatever! You say anything contrary and we’ll probably have to fight about it! So put your dukes […]

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Boss Rush – David – The Last Of Us

August 31, 2016 Noel Gleeson

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As an audience, gamers demand more than they ever have before. We hold developers to a higher standard – and rightly so, when each game is sixty to seventy quid a pop on release day. So when Naughty Dog decided to do a zombie apocalypse game, I thought the decision was a little…odd. They don’t […]

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