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Nerd Icon: Hidetaka Miyazaki

August 14, 2016 David Savage

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So I really admire Hidetaka Miyazaki, the current president of From Software and creator of the Souls franchise. I don’t admire him for creating these games, though I do love them, but I admire him for his history, and how he got to where he is today. This is going to be the story of […]

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Books

7 School-Day Crazes We Miss

August 13, 2016 Noel Gleeson

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Alright, so your school probably wasn’t as grand as Hogwarts. Or as fun. What with the uniforms. Exams. Homework. There’s several reasons not to ever want to enter those dark halls again. There was good times too though. It was in these years that we became book-reading, game-playing, show-watching, con-going awesome people. Cast your mind […]

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RePlay – Deus Ex

August 12, 2016 NickF

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Deus Ex is one of the greatest games ever. It’s as simple as that. If you’ve played it already and agree with me, then we’re friends. Read on and favourably compare your opinion with mine. If this article is your first encounter with one of the finest examples of a medium – go get yourself […]

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Timeless – San Diego Comic Con Preview

August 11, 2016 Shaun Leonard

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There’s a new time travel show coming to NBC in October, and it might just be important. Timeless at first appears to have a traditional wibbly wobbly timey wimey trope structure, but becomes so much more given the thought that both the writers and performers are putting into their roles. We at The-Arcade were lucky […]

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Boss Rush – Liquid Ocelot – Metal Gear Solid 4

August 10, 2016 Kevin Coffey

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The Metal Gear Solid franchise has memorable boss encounters galore. Ranging from the absolutely timeless Psycho Mantis encounter that played with the fourth wall in gaming, to the hordes of Rays and even the patient sniper fight with The End. However, across all of the boss fights in all five games, the one that stood […]

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You Should Watch… Burn Notice

August 9, 2016 Raymond Provencher

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Burn Notice was a TV show that lasted seven seasons on the USA Network. Created by Matt Nix, the series ran from 2007 to 2013 where it was all wrapped up in an acceptable manner. Considering some shows never get a true conclusion or leave the viewer unsatisfied, Burn Notice was allowed to properly tie up loose ends. What’s it […]

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15 Biggest Twists in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child *Spoilers Ahead*

August 7, 2016 Niamh Ennis

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Now that the press embargo has officially lifted and at least half the world can read the screenplay, we can finally talk about those surprise details we learned while in the West End last month! Those of you who are still reading, do not read any further as many spoilers are ahead! Those of you who […]

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Comics

Harley Quinn – The Victim! The Vixen! The Evolution Of A Clown

August 5, 2016 Declan Doody

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“It is to laugh, huh Mr. J?” – those were the very first words Harley Quinn ever uttered in the DC verse! The sidekick to the Joker, the red and black jester was never to be more than a background goon! So how does one go from the background to the spotlight? She steals the […]

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Opinion: Pokémon Go is Doomed!

August 3, 2016 Laura Kelly

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It’s no secret how popular Niantic’s latest AR mobile game Pokémon Go has been. In all likelihood, you’ve played it, or at least heard of it. Not only has the game been causing headlines due to unfortunate incidents and spawn locations, but for nearly causing a social revolution. For the first time in years, gamers have […]

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Finding Dory Review

August 1, 2016 Kevin Coffey

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It’s finally here! After 13 long years, Finding Dory has hit theatres and now I’m going to tell you about it. Pixar has a mixed history with sequels; from the truly beautiful Toy Story sequels to the poor mess that was Cars 2, and the lukewarm Monsters University in between, this is a movie that […]

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