Author: RoninVampire

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“Ghost Girls” No More

The Ghostbusters reboot has received a lot of hate over the course of its pre-showing promotion. Complaints ranged from petty and absurd (some would even say sexist or mysoginistic) to "Yeah, they've got a point" valid. But guess which end of the spectrum was amplified through the portals of the internet hate machine. It also…

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While We Wait: Shows That You Can Binge Watch on Netflix PH While Waiting For Voltron

Like many of the Netflix subscribers here in the Philippines, I was one of those who were foaming in the mouth at the announcement of Voltron: Legendary Defender as a Netflix exclusive. Then June 10 rolled in. Immediately, I fired up Netflix and went straight to "Recently Added". It was surprising to find a whole bunch…

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Netflix in the Philippines – A Case for Streaming Services

While we Filipinos have known about the existence of streaming services, such as Netflix, we were never really too keen on it over the past few years. Perhaps it's because our relatively unrestricted Internet allows us to seek out alternative sources (cough... torrents... cough) for our TV shows and movies, and streaming movies and TV shows are "impractical",…

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EventsGeek

NexCon3: The NEXt One always gets better

The What's A Geek team went to NexCon3 at SMX Convention Center last April 2-3, 2016 and had so much fun. So much so that they can't wait for the NEX one! Here are some of our thoughts! Ever since its inception, I've always wanted NexCon to succeed. For the past three years, I have seen…

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“Come on you apes, you wanna live forever?” NexCon 3 is here!

Fans of the cult-classic Starship Troopers are very familiar with its post-apocalyptic alien-infested world wherein Col. Johnny Rico led his Roughnecks in the fight against the vast bug armies. Even more hardcore fans would know that the original Starship Troopers novel by Robert A. Heinlein was originally set in the Philippines, and Johnny Rico, along…

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Hideo Kojima: The Last Auteur

After enduring an onslaught of douchbaggery from his former employers, Hideo Kojima finally severed the chains of Konami. The official news broke out when Kojima announced on Twitter that his employment contract with the much-hated game publisher was ultimately terminated. There was much jubilation around the infinite corners of the Internet. It was then followed…

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