Author: Pam Punzalan

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Is the Arcade Culture Really Dying in the Philippines?

So some recent discussion on one of the geeky Facebook groups that I'm on has left me both a little uncomfortable and very curious. An article entitled "Why arcades continue to survive in Japan" was published on Flipgeeks on January 25. I do have my own opinions on the matter, especially since Japan is one of the countries that I have decided to specialize…

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‘Blue is the Warmest Colour,’ but Red is What I’m Seeing Here

This article contains spoilers for the movie, and also has an image that isn't entirely safe for work. We did our best to edit it, though. For the children, and all. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but for all of its awards and artistry, Abdellatif Kechiche’s movie Blue is the Warmest Colour is a pretty…

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#TBT, Vidya Game Style: ‘The Last of Us’

A new year means a new attempt at reviewing anything of interest to me that's over 2 years old on Thursdays. Have no fear: this article contains NO spoilers! Pls enjoy. And in another episode of “time to play a video game/play backseat video gamer with the little brother”, I took advantage of the Christmas windfall…

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[OPINION] Let’s Talk About MMFF 2015

Maybe some of you have not heard about this yet, but our Congress approved a motion to abolish all MMFF committees due to alleged irregularities a couple of days back. The buzz over MMFF 2015 the matter has been pretty quiet outside of certain online circles, and local news outlets – dominated, as they have…

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