Games

Digital Phobias – Video Game Nightmares

July 11, 2015 Declan Doody

0

0

0

This morning I posed a question on The Arcade’s Facebook page: ‘What scares you while playing a game?’ Not everyone was forthcoming with their fears, though I probably shouldn’t have asked the question at 8:30am! I can’t be the only person who is constantly thinking of their very real and perfectly logical and rational fears […]

Read more

Games

Interview: Troy Baker

July 11, 2015 Declan Doody

0

0

0

At ArcadeCon we had the opportunity to sit down with actor and musician Troy Baker to discuss his career and what it’s like to voice some of the most memorable and popular characters in video games today. A big shoutout to the wonderful team over at Hello Deer Media. They are the amazing folk behind this […]

Read more

Games

RePlay: Enslaved: Odyssey To The West

July 10, 2015 Shane-James Purcell

0

0

0

Welcome back to this week’s Replay! Today I’ll be covering Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. I’m presuming most of you out there do not know this game or at least haven’t played it because every time I mention it to someone they haven’t a clue about it or I get the old “Oh yeah that […]

Read more

Games

Press Start: Kick Ass Women In Gaming

June 22, 2015 Shane-James Purcell

0

0

0

Welcome to another weekly update of what is going on in my little nerdy brain. Let us kick right off and get this show started! I was replaying the new Tomb Raider the other day when it popped into my head; there are nowhere near enough kick ass female characters that run the show in […]

Read more

Culture

Planning for Gamescom 2015

June 16, 2015 Shane-James Purcell

0

0

0

It’s been nearly a year since Gamescom 2014 closed its doors and it’s only two more months until 2015 opens its doors again. I was lucky enough to attend the mayhem last year, so now I’m going to pass down how to get the best of Gamescom to any of you thinking of attending. Gamescom itself […]

Read more

Event

Press Start: E3 Extravaganza

June 15, 2015 Shane-James Purcell

0

0

0

First of all, let me say hello to everyone and welcome to my weekly column ‘Press Start’. Every Monday I am going to do my best to bring you something game-related for you to read in work on a Monday (let’s be honest, no one works on a Monday, we browse the internet). It will be […]

Read more

Games

Boss Rush: Top Five Controller Smashers

May 13, 2015 Shane-James Purcell

0

0

0

So this week I am going to switch it up! We have all had bosses in video games that have driven us to break our controllers, give up on life or just plain laugh until we cry. These are the top five bosses I have come across, all of which have made me react in […]

Read more

Gay Gaming: Money or Movement?

April 22, 2015 Shane-James Purcell

0

0

0

In the last few years, there has been a massive introduction of LGBT characters into mainstream games. As a gay gamer, I’ve found myself wondering why. What has changed in gaming culture that inclusion is becoming more prevalent? With an increase in appearances of minorities like the LGBT community in games and more discussion on […]

Read more

Celebrate 2014 – Marcus' Favourite Stuff

January 14, 2015 Marcus Deehan

0

0

0

The Year is dead! Long live the Year! I’m notoriously bad at choosing just one thing, it’s probably faster, and definitely more fun for me if I just list the top moments of the year*. So here they are, in (mostly) no particular order! *Some of these may be from before 2014, but if they’re […]

Read more

Celebrate 2014 – Marcus’ Favourite Stuff

January 14, 2015 Marcus Deehan

0

0

0

The Year is dead! Long live the Year! I’m notoriously bad at choosing just one thing, it’s probably faster, and definitely more fun for me if I just list the top moments of the year*. So here they are, in (mostly) no particular order! *Some of these may be from before 2014, but if they’re […]

Read more