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About Martin Mulrooney

I am a professional writer and editor from the UK. I graduated with a B.A. (Hons) degree in Media and Film in 2009, specialising in Print Journalism and Advanced Screenwriting. I created Alternative Magazine Online soon after.

MUSIC REVIEW – Making Mirrors by Gotye

By Marty Mulrooney

Gotye Making Mirrors

Making Mirrors is the latest offering from Wouter De Backer, a Belgian born Australian recording artist who goes by the stage name Gotye. Released on 13th February 2012 in the UK, the album spawned the international hit ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ featuring Australian-New Zealand singer Kimbra, which reached #1 in the UK Singles chart. Making Mirrors is Gotye’s third studio album.

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GAME REVIEW – Girl with a Heart of (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

Girl With a Heart of

Girl with a Heart of is ‘an experimental interactive narrative’ from indie developer Bent Spoon Games. The player takes control of Raven, an 11 year old girl who is a member of the Dark race, a race that is constantly at war with Light’s army. Born without a heart in the Dark city of Underfoot, she only lives because John Blackbeard, a mysterious wizard with hidden motivations of his own, magically placed an artificial heart within her body. As Raven will soon discover, it is this very same heart that could be the key to finally ending the war between Light and Dark…

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Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection Limited Edition Unboxing (PlayStation 3, Zavvi.com Exclusive)

By Marty Mulrooney

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Limited Edition

In anticipation of the upcoming release of the Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the UK, Alternative Magazine Online is proud to present an unboxing video of the Limited Edition PlayStation 3 version of the game, which is exclusively available from zavvi.com.

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FILM REVIEW – Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

By Marty Mulrooney

Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol Poster

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol is the fourth instalment in the Mission: Impossible film series. Tom Cruise once again reprises his role as IMF (Impossible Mission Force) agent Ethan Hunt, in an action film that will see him escaping from a Moscow prison before teaming up with faces both familiar – Simon Pegg as IMF technical field agent Benji Dunn – and new – Jeremy Renner and Paula Patton as IMF team members William Brandt and Jane Carter – to tackle nuclear terrorist Kurt Hendricks (Michael Nyqvist). Ghost Protocol marks director Brad Bird’s (The Incredibles) first live-action film.

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