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Comicphiles – President Scarecrow Girls

June 17, 2016 Mary McFadden

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With DC’s Rebirth and Marvel’s Civil War II crowding the shelves at the comic store, there’s plenty to choose from for anyone interested in getting into comics. However, I wanted to try something different this week away from the bigger series, so here’s three titles from Image and Marvel. Vote Loki #1 This title is […]

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Boss Rush: Sakit (La-Mulana)

June 15, 2016 Abel G.C.

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La-Mulana is a fiendishly challenging game. When it was first developed back in 2005 as a freeware game, it was intended to be a love letter to the MSX and the games the devs enjoyed as kids, from things like the colour palette and the difficulty aspect. Years later it got a remake with a […]

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Hitman: Absolution – Knockout

June 12, 2016 ArcadeAdmin

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Marcus likes Hitman! Hitman: Absolution‘s announcement was a slippery slope of excitement for me: New Hitman game: Yay! ‘Improved’ gameplay mechanics: Hmm No map, Instinct Mode: Oh dear… Absolution went from a surefire pre-order for me, to something I only bought and played a few months down the line. I might not even have bought […]

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Screen Savers – Batman and Robin (1997)

June 12, 2016 Julie Hassett

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The 90’s Batman Anthology are a hidden gem for any long-time Batman fan, showing a quirky-yet-dark version of the dark knight. However not all of the films hit the mark. I am, of course, talking about the final film in the anthology: Batman and Robin. I tried to sit down to re-watch the film but I could […]

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Culture

Idolize/Fetishize – Life In Japan

June 12, 2016 Andy Kavanagh

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I’ve talked a lot about idols on this site, in this column, other columns, and most recently, in an interview with some idols themselves. If you were to scour those articles with a fine-toothed word-comb, you’d likely notice a pattern of near-psychotic positivity; I’m a big fan of idol music and idol culture, and generally […]

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Comics

Second Chances: Embracing The Man Of Steel – Opinion

June 11, 2016 Mary McFadden

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Red, yellow and blue. Black hair. The letter ‘S’. These simple elements all combine to create one of the most iconic comic book characters in the world, and arguably the most recognisable. The average Joe and Jane who haven’t picked up a comic in their life would still be able to pick the Man of Steel […]

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Remembering Age Of Empires II: Age Of Kings

June 11, 2016 ArcadeAdmin

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In the summer of 1999 my parents bought myself and my sister a brand new PC. Back then Windows PCs came pre-loaded with a number of demos, and one of ours was the original Age Of Empires. My 11 year-old self was glued to the computer for hours upon hours, giving point and click commands […]

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Secret of the Ooze – Rewind

June 10, 2016 Brandon Collins

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Here we are in 2016 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 sits atop the box office. The original Ninja Turtles film was released back in 1990 and I couldn’t tell you a thing about it. Oh I definitely saw it, and I adored the cartoon (which I knew as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles because the […]

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E3 2016 Spoilers: All Of The News A Week Early

June 7, 2016 David Savage

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Also known as ‘A Cynical Guide To E3 2016’. E3 2016 is right around the corner, thankfully I can tell you everything that’s going to happen. Is it because I can see into the future? Or is it because the game industry is quite predictable and bad at keeping secrets? EA – Sunday June 12 […]

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Consoles

Why Final Fantasy XII Deserves A HD Remaster

June 5, 2016 David Savage

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The current generation of gaming may as well be called the “Remastered Generation” as new remasters and remakes popping up every month, with Dead Island and the Batman Arkham games being the newest additions to the trend. Just like Dead Island: Remastered Edition and Ratchet & Clank HD Collection, it’s often the case that remasters […]

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