Staff

Owner / Founder / Lead Writer / Editor-In-Chief – Marty Mulrooney

Marty Mulrooney recently graduated with a BA Degree in Media and Film, specialising in Print Journalism and Advanced Screenwriting. He just wishes the British job market could accommodate him somewhere along the line! Still, in the meantime he has no plans to stop writing. He is a lead writer for adventureclassicgaming.com and a contributor to hardydev.com, as well as running his own site, Alternative Magazine Online. He created his own magazine in University and enjoyed it so much that he decided to keep it alive online!  A keen writer, Marty has a passion for anything  with a good story. If that is a game, graphic novel or even a song, then so be it. His aim is to share all of these wonderful stories with the readers of this site, so they too can make informed decisions on what is worth their time and hard-earned cash. He also hopes that maybe one day someone will notice him via the site… supermarket work is not his calling, trust me (whoops, I mean him!). Particular areas of interest include point‘n’click adventures, indie gaming, PlayStation gaming, films, books and of course, creative writing.

Writer / Contributor – Stewart Sutherland

Stewart Sutherland is an Australian Wii lover (sounds worse than it is!) who  would like to visit the States and get work in voice acting for animation or games and maybe help contribute with regards to their writing as well. His dream career would to be a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: it’s his favourite programme! As far as games are concerned, he plays anything fun. His favourite games of all time are the Banjo Kazooie series. Consoles work best for Stewie because he’s used to owning a PC that’s little better than being a paper weight with internet access: at least with consoles there are no messy installs/compatibility checks. Reading is one of his favourite things to do: every night he will read a few fanfics from his favourite games/animes on the Internet channel on his Wii. Particular areas of interest include Wii gaming, films and comedy.

Writer / Contributor – Ian McCabe

Ian McCabe spends most of his days rocking back and forward in the corner of the room and downright refusing to admit that he is now an adult. Armed with a degree in Media Production (writing being his speciality) and some rough DIY plans for a Proton Pack, Ian set off into the big scary world and quickly found himself writing radio advertisements and corporate videos. After a year and a half of writing about kitchens and buy get one free sales, Ian decided to go into business for himself as a freelance writer of many varieties… call him if you’re interested in hiring, he’s more than likely free. Writing and being creative are Ian’s life blood. Ever since he wrote his own version of Ghostbusters 2 as a child he knew he has wanted to write and create in some capacity, be it film, radio, video games or even alternative online magazines. He has a keen interest in films, literature, comedy, music and video games (he met George Stobbart!) – if it’s got a good story and interesting characters, he’ll probably enjoy it. He’s also the most unlikely basketball fan in the world. Particular areas of interest include animation, films, adventure video games, music and penguins.

Writer / Contributor – Elena Cresci

Elena Cresci (but you can call her Len) is a tiny lady with a loud voice hailing from South Wales. After a whirlwind year abroad in Germany, she is about to start her final year studying English Literature and German at Swansea University. Most people look at her degree choice and assume that she either wants to be a teacher or a translator, but if you’d asked her when she was younger what she wanted to be when she grew up, she would have either said a Power Ranger or a writer. After being told the Power Rangers weren’t likely to be hiring any time soon and trying out the teaching malarkey in Germany, she’s fully certain that she’d like nothing more than to write for a living. Don’t be fooled by her tiny stature, she spends half her time throwing punches, kicks and throws at people as a hobby, so beware! Languages make her very happy, as does foreign film, but she detests dubbing of any kind, even when employed in animation. Don’t mention Twilight to her, it brings her out in hives. Particular areas of interest include films, languages, literature and martial arts.

Writer / Contributor – Adele MacGregor

Adele MacGregor is a lively redhead from Cardiff in South Wales. Following four years of American Studies at Swansea University (whilst also serving as both Music and News Editor for the student newspaper), Adele is taking a much needed year out. After two months as an au pair in Spain and blogging for an English Andalusian newspaper, Adele started working at Lush Cardiff. As is probably clear from her degree, Adele loves everything America, with a special emphasis on the South, having lived and studied in Mississippi for a year as part of her degree (and writing for the student newspaper at The University of Southern Mississippi). Hell bent on becoming a successful journalist, Adele has been aiming for the Postgraduate Journalism Course in Cardiff since the age of seventeen and can’t wait to gather a bundle of experience for the application. Particular areas of interest include Penguin Books, the USA, comedy and indie cinema.

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Writer / Contributor – Joseph Viney

Writer / Contributor – Duncan Voice

Writer / Contributor – Joseph Marshall