• Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions (Sierra Entertainment, Multiformat)

    January 1, 2015 - By 

    This game should come adorned with a government health warning as it will surely turn the player into a drooling, blank-eyed husk of a human being. It will no doubt lead to the break-up of relationships and loss of jobs, and it will cause great physical displeasure to those who allow themselves to be sucked into its vortex. They will forego eating, sleeping and comfort breaks as they sit, legs numbed, controller in hand, boggling at the screen. Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions is the gaming equivalent of the videotape in The Ring, as once you have seen it you will…

  • Dragon Age: Inquisition (EA, Multiformat)

    January 1, 2015 - By 

    Videogames, as anyone knows, are a distraction. They offer a welcome excuse for avoiding sorting out that mounding pile of laundry or changing the blown bulb in the downstairs toilet. They provide respite from the tedium of everyday life and an opportunity to embody a fictional character in an entirely fantastical world. Consequently, David the biochemist will spend an average evening saddling up dragons and scorching riverside hamlets, grinning with glee as petrified villagers scream and run for safety. Brian from accounting will fill a random weekend ranking up on Shooty Shooty Bang Bang 3 so he can unlock a…

  • 15 For ’15: Alana Henderson

    January 1, 2015 - By 

    Set to feature in physical form in our forthcoming January magazine, we’re pleased to present 15 for ’15, a handpicked selection of Irish acts we’re absolutely convinced are going places in 2015. Over the next couple of weeks, we’re going to be previewing each of those acts, accompanied by words from our writers and an original photograph by our wonderful team of photographers. First up is Belfast-based songstress Alana Henderson. Photo by Joe Laverty. End of year lists are a funny thing. Every year the music industry churns these things out and every year the same names appear top of the…

  • The Thin Air Top 100 Irish Tracks of 2014 (74-01)

    January 1, 2015 - By 

    In the second (admittedly rather hefty) part of a two part feature, we count down our Top 100 Irish Tracks of 2014, from #74 to #01. Delve in. Go here to check out the first part of the countdown. 74. BeeMickSee – We Took A Dive Featuring his best friend and collaborator Paul Danver, ‘We Took A Dive’ by Belfast-based rapper Brendan Seamus AKA BeeMickSee tells the “tale of my harrowing relocation to Belfast in the mid 90s” and features on the The Belfast Yank. We Took a Dive by Bee Mick See 73. Droids – Burn Down Another rampant, riff-fuelled throwdown…