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Battletoads To Return With Appearance In Shovel Knight On Xbox One

March 6, 2015 Anthony McGlynn

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The highly critically acclaimed Shovel Knight is digging his way onto Xbox One in April, and he’s bringing a few friends with him. Back from the abyss, the Battletoads, one of developer Rare’s most famous ip, will be appearing exclusively on the Xbox One port of Shovel Knight. In a blog made on their website, […]

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Happy Birthday PlayStation 2

March 4, 2015 ArcadeAdmin

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March 4th 2000 Sony dropped the PlayStation 2 on the world and while a few were apprehensive about the change, the console quickly proved it was more than capable of matching and surpassing it’s predecessor! While production of the PS2 has ceased since January 4th 2013, gamers all over the world will today celebrate the console’s […]

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Replay: Policenauts

February 27, 2015 Wayne Talbot

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The year was 1998, I was at home. A Playstation controller rested in my hands, flickering across the tiny screen of my portable TV was the face of  Solid Snake. He was having a conversation with a Cyborg Ninja who had only seconds ago cut a swath through a dozen armed guards. I should be […]

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Forgotten Childhood: Captain Planet

February 26, 2015 Declan Doody

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My childhood was spent lovingly between two worlds, the TV screen and the world of my imagination. With five brothers, two cousins and three boys living across the road there was an army of kids to play with and there was nothing better than taking the worlds from our favourite TV shows and making them […]

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Ducktales Set For 2017 Return

February 25, 2015 ArcadeAdmin

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Good news for classic Disney fans today with the return of Ducktales announced. The Emmy Award-winning series, featuring Scrooge McDuck and his family, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Donald Duck will return with a new series on Disney XD in 2017. The series is being brought to life by Disney Television Animation and will send Scrooge […]

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Everyday X-Men by Chad Sell

February 17, 2015 Declan Doody

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Chicago based artist, Chad Sell, shows us just exactly what our favourite X-Men and mutants get up to when they are not saving/destroying the world and/or creating alternate universes. Talking about the pieces Chad says, “I wanted to draw some X-Men and experiment with a fun, painterly style. These are meant to be silly and […]

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Forgotten Childhood: Harry And The Hendersons

February 12, 2015 Emma Grimes

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Initial Release (1987) By the time I was old enough to be distracted by the moving light box, my wonderful mother had begun collecting movies on VHS she figured I’d watch as I grew up. These included classics like ET, Star Wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and of course Harry and the Hendersons. I watched […]

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Boss Rush: Ordyne (1987)

February 11, 2015 Danny Kelly

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Every gamer has different preferred tastes, but there is one commonality that all of us share. We all see it as our outlet. It is our chance to take out our frustrations or relax for a short time in a fantasy setting. This has been a truth of the industry since the inception of home […]

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Resident Evil Remastered Claims Top Spots

February 10, 2015 Declan Doody

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Late last month, a remastered HD Resident Evil was released on the PlayStation store and in it’s short time, it managed to beat out some stiff competition to claim the top selling spot for the month on both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. The 19 year old title received a makeover from it’s developers and […]

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Banjo Guy Ollie – Duck Tales

February 9, 2015 Declan Doody

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Top of the week and never one to rest on his laurels, YouTuber and musician, Banjo Guy Ollie is back and treating us to some Disney nostalgia. It’s Duck Tales and a cover of ‘The Moon’ this week! If you didn’t own a copy of the game then chances are you knew someone who did […]

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