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Fictional Feelings: Mary’s Men

February 11, 2016 Mary McFadden

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Valentine’s Day is edging closer and that means either spending an obscene amount of money on your significant other to make them happy, or spending an even more obscene amount of time lying around your room fantasising about fictional characters. To be fair, the latter is cheaper. And generally more satisfying. I, like other staff […]

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Yesflix/Noflix: Marvel’s Jessica Jones Vs. Scream: The TV Series

February 9, 2016 Marcus Deehan

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It’s that time of the week again where we here at The Arcade try to help you make an informed decision on what your next Netflix weekend binge should be. This week we’re covering one Netflix original and one MTV original – one that’s incredibly clever while at times being intensely disturbing and shocking, and […]

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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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Games

Opinion: Carpe Siege ‘Em

February 7, 2016 Eoin Farrell

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Since the beginning of this generation, publishers have been trying to figure out how to sell AAA multiplayer-only experiences to consumers. What’s been confusing to me about these games is if you look at most critical thought on them, the biggest complaints are always about how there isn’t enough to warrant a full price purchase. This argument […]

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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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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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K-pop

K-Pop Track of the Day: MFBTY – ‘My Fans Are Better Than Your Fans’

February 6, 2016 KpopIreland

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Today we bring you the glorious collaboration that is MFBTY. It stands for ‘My Fans Better Than Your Fans’ and it consists of rappers Yoon Mirae, Tiger JK (of Drunken Tiger) and Bizzy. It goes without saying that the rapping in this song is completely on point. ‘Sweet Dream’ is a club song that combines […]

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Comics

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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Consoles

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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Forgotten Childhood: Rush Hour

February 4, 2016 David Savage

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Ah Rush Hour, how many laughs have you given me over the years? My first memory of Rush Hour is Christmas Eve when I was eight or nine years old. I had started watching it with no idea what it was, because it was the only thing on any of the five channels that we […]

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