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Psychonauts 2 Crowdfunding Campaign Passes 50% Mark

December 7, 2015 Declan Doody

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Yes, we are all super excited when it was announced that Double Fine Productions were going to return to Psychonauts and develop a sequel to the beloved 2005 title. The developers had turned to crowd-funding with obvious intention of raising money and by proxy see what kind of interest there was out there for the game.The […]

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Games

Replay: Def Jam: Fight For NY

December 4, 2015 Dave McEvoy

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“A beaten dog may fear you, but the second you turn your back he’s gonna strike. Real power comes from respect. That’s what our code is all about.” -Chris Judge as D-Mob A particular Music Monday from a few week’s back inspired me to play Def Jam: Fight for NY again. I remember getting it […]

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Food

Geek N’ Bake: Harvest Moon Winter Soup & Pepper Bread

November 23, 2015 Declan Doody

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It’s my favourite time of year, honestly I’m in my element when it begins to pour rain, when the wind picks up, when it gets darker sooner and when the cold wraps itself around you. You have to wrap several layers just to keep the sharpness of cold out everything feels fresh and the air […]

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Screen Savers: Ghost Rider

November 21, 2015 Ian Lynam

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Welcome to Screen Savers; where we suffer cinematic torture for your benefit! To this day, it baffles me that a film about a daredevil empowered with hellish magic causing him to become a flaming skeleton (riding a motorcycle no less) could be so utterly underwhelming. Ghost Rider had been tossed around production purgatory as far back […]

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Forgotten Childhood: Swamp Thing (1990)

November 19, 2015 Danny Kelly

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THE INITIAL RELEASE (1990) Airing in 1990, the cartoon series of Swamp Thing was a product created for a generation who were “coo coo for coco puffs” and loved to jam to the almighty funky fresh beat of Turtle Power. This period sometimes referred to as “the reckoning” by penniless parents, was a time that saw […]

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Boss Rush: Deck of 52 (Mercenaries)

November 18, 2015 Eoin Farrell

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Pandemic Studios were hot off the heels of the first two Battlefront games and were still working on Destroy All Humans when the explosive open world sandbox Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction released in 2005. It was lauded for its unique and expansive approach to the format in what was then an industry hell-bent on Grand […]

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Fan-Made

Dad Reenacts Street Fighter Victory Poses

November 18, 2015 Declan Doody

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Well since he’s not my Dad this is totally adorable if this was my Dad I’d be running for the hills! YouTuber Nick Luciano had his father recreate the striking poses pulled by Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting fighters after they’ve successfully kicked the crap of out their opponents. It is probably the daddest thing a […]

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Super Star Wars Re-Release

November 18, 2015 Dave McEvoy

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In 1992, when the words Star Wars were immediately associated with high quality entertainment, LucasArts lived up to that mark with Super Star Wars. Released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Star Wars re-told the epic story of Episode IV via the awesome medium of the side scrolling platform game. The trademark sounds, music, […]

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Games

Forgotten Childhood: Crash Team Racing

November 12, 2015 Laura Kelly

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Hey there, readers! Guess what, if you’re over the age of 20, I found something to make you feel old! It’s the fact there hasn’t been a Crash Bandicoot game since 2008 and modern gamers may not even know who he is. I know, it’s sad in more ways than one, but to counter act […]

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Screen Savers: Eragon

November 7, 2015 Adam Lacey

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Welcome to Screen Savers, your favourite segment that plunges right in to the depths of all those dodgy films that plague our existence, in the hopes of sparing you those precious minutes you could have wasted. Today, we delve into a phenomenon that generally can be hit and miss. The phenomenon of the book to movie […]

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