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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.

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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BOOK REVIEW – FOOTPRINTS #3 & #4 by Joey Esposito and Jonathan Moore (Comic)

By Marty Mulrooney

FOOTPRINTS #3 & #4

FOOTPRINTS is a creator-owned comic book mini-series written by Joey Esposito (the Comics Editor for IGN) with art from Jonathan Moore (FUBAR). An inventive twist on the noir genre, FOOTPRINTS stars Mr Foot, aka Bigfoot, as a world-weary detective trying to find out who killed his brother, Yeti, in a cryptozoological mystery that spans decades. FOOTPRINTS #3 & #4 comprise the penultimate and final instalments of the comic book series that AMO recently pronounced Best Comic/Graphic Novel of 2011.

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AMO COMPETITION – Win The Blackwell Bundle on Steam (PC)!

The Blackwell Bundle

Alternative Magazine Online recently reviewed indie point-and-click adventure game The Blackwell Deception, describing it as “a welcome addition to one of the most enjoyable adventure game series ever made.” To celebrate the launch of Wadjet Eye Games’ acclaimed Blackwell adventure game series launching on Steam, we have teamed up with the studio to offer one lucky AMO reader the chance to win the entire collection for free!

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