Author: Michael Beckwith

What I Liked About Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

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WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for the entire Harry Potter series

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So how about that eighth Harry Potter book, eh? As someone who grew up reading the adventures of everyone’s favourite boy wizard, the announcement of another installment in the series left me feeling a number of various emotions – curiosity arguably being the biggest one. While I have since grown out of my Harry Potter phase, I couldn’t help but be somewhat interested in what exactly J.K. Rowling had in store for us now that Harry and friends were all grown up and had kids of their own, especially when it was confirmed that this new story would be a stage show. Continue reading →

The Entertainment Dome Episode 38 – The Blizzard Expanded Universe

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This week on The Entertainment Dome, we go through the last bit of Pokémon Sun & Moon news before the game’s release, James shares his thoughts on the latest (and Japan-only) Final Fantasy XV demo, as well as sums up all the news from BlizzCon, including the newest Overwatch character, Sombra.

The Entertainment Dome Episode 37 – Can You Tell I’ve Not Played Mass Effect?

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WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for the Mass Effect series

This week on The Entertainment Dome, James and I try to cheer ourselves up over recent events by recapping the latest RWBY Volume 4 episode (which is, ironically, a pretty sad one), catching up on all the Pokémon Sun & Moon news we’ve missed (and a couple of the leaks too) and discussing the newest info for Mass Effect: Andromeda.

Favourite Moments in Fiction #1 – Goku Turns Super Saiyan 3 (Dragon Ball Z)

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WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Dragon Ball Z

What happens when you don’t write anything for a week, want to get something short and sweet done for your personal deadline but don’t want to rely on the VG Music Picks twice in a row? You create a brand new series of short articles; this lot titled Favourite Moments in Fiction.

Basically, the point of these articles is to simply cover specific moments across all of fiction – books to TV, films to videogames etc. – that I personally loved, whether they be a climactic final battle, a passionate declaration of love or just a little character moment. And for our first one, it’s a scene from an anime that, despite its popularity, I’m not actually a fan off. Continue reading →

RWBY Volume 3 – Perfectly Heartbreaking or Heartbreakingly Perfect?

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WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for RWBY Volume 3

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It’s that time of year again! At the end of last year’s review of Volume 2, I was feeling slightly more confident about the future of RWBY, but was that confidence well-placed? Did Volume 3 continue to improve or did it crash and burn? Well, enough babbling. Let’s just get right to it and break down the good and the bad of RWBY Volume 3! Continue reading →

Random Rankings – The Ace Attorney Series

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WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for the Ace Attorney series

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I’m just gonna get to the point immediately here – I frigging love the Ace Attorney series. It’s hands down one of my favourite videogame franchises because of its writing, its characters, its mysteries, its style and the fact that it makes the courtroom seem awesome. I’ve watched legal dramas before on TV that make the whole “lawyer” thing seem cooler than it really is but Ace Attorney has the added bonus of making you, the player, feel awesome too.

So, since this month marks the series’ 15th anniversary, I figured now would be the time to see how each game stacks up against each other. Which one do I love the most, which one do I love the least and which ones go in between? Continue reading →

The Entertainment Dome Episode 35 – There Is Always Hope

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This week on The Entertainment Dome, we bring the Danganronpa 3 recaps to an end with a somewhat incoherent ramble about the final episode, we try (and fail) not to be smug about Digital Homicide’s decision to drop its multiple lawsuits and James finally gets round to talking about the recent investigations into No Man’s Sky‘s advertisements and promotions.