Lucas Dos Santos
Battle of The Snacks – USA vs UK
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Here we are back with the second episode of Battle of the Snacks! We asked you guys on social media which countries you wanted...
Unlocked And Loaded With Travel Tips
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As the capital begins to truly open up again intrepid reporters Lucas Dos Santos and Elena Donatone take you on a tour of some...
Mortal Kombat The Movie: Delight Or Disaster?
They've done it again! Another live adaptation of a beloved video game franchise. Mortal Kombat is here, but is it worth it? As a...
Battle Of The Snacks
As an international couple living in London, we have always been very interested in each other's cultures, especially when it comes to food!
So here...
The State of ‘Next Generation’ Gaming
Ever since the 'next generation' of gaming was announced, gamers all over the world couldn't wait to get their hands on the future. But...
Away From Life, Away From Reality
The Center for Disaster Philanthropy has published a list of 17 distasters that have taken place this year - with COVID at the top...
The Christmas Public Games Awards 2020
Every year, The Games Awards light up in gamers' feeds. Just like the Oscars, they bring us gamers joy when we see the games...
The Covid-19 Story: Coming To An Entertainment Centre Near You
The Roman Empire, the Crusades, the Black Death, WWI and WWII have all been immortalised in movies, books, television shows and video games. And...
Is This The Start Of A VR Takeover?
Bust apart by COVID, video calls have done their best to bring us back together. They are easy to run, and everyone can social...
Let These Games Take Over Your Life
Rumours are circulating that the end of lockdown is in sight. We may not have reached the end, but this may be the beginning...
Gaming Is The New Normal
The video game industry has been growing fast. One of the biggest growth contributors is online competitive mode (multiplayer), which means millions of players...
Posts From The Pandemic No 31: Quarantine in Quebec
Although as of Tuesday March 31st the Canadian province of Quebec had only had 31 coronavirus-related deaths compared with the UK's 1789 on the...
Posts From The Pandemic No 27: Brazilian Bungle?
As coronavirus spreads across the world, Brazil is not only suffering from the pandemic but also from political disarray. Rising East reporter Lucas Dos...
Happy Birthday, My Old Friend
Today (4 March 2020) is the twentieth anniversary of the Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2). The PS2 sold over 158 million units worldwide up to...
Andra Guti: Star In the Making
As the film industry is growing, more young talent is coming in. Some of these young actors come from an international background. It is...
The Irishman: How The Family F**** You Up
Martin Scorsese’s newest gangster flick, The Irishman, is streamed on Netflix from today, and it comes with big guns. The movie is based on...
Marvelous Invasion
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Marvelous is a Japanese game developing company, publisher and anime producer. Already big in Japan, it is now ready to move in on the...
Back To Basics For COD
Activision's top selling franchise Call of Duty Modern Warfare (COD) is back with a vengeance. I admit I had lost interest in the series...
Death Stranding: Too Real For Its Own Good?
Ever since Hideo Kojima left gaming company Konami to set up on his own, fans have been anxiously waiting to see what his next...
How To Avoid STIs
A recent study showed that 25% of students at university will catch an sexually transmitted infection (STI) during their first year of university, due...
The Joker Is A Seriously Good Movie
Ever since we had our first glimpse of Joaquin Phoenix as the new clown prince of crime, when the trailer for The Joker was...
Ghost Recon Breakpoint: Not As Good As It looks
The new game from Ubisoft, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint (GRB) is the biggest talking point in the videogame world right now.
Imagine: You and...
The Return of Survival Horror
The survival horror genre gained second wind at the end of January with the release of Resident Evil 2 (RE2), a current-generation remake of...
Ireland Should Leave The EU And Join Britain? Don’t Make Me Laugh
On Saturday 26 January 2019, BBC Radio 4 Today presenter John Humphrys was presenting his show on the topic of Brexit, with the Irish Minister...
The Death of the West…On A Screen Near You
Rockstar's prequel to their 2010 epic Red Dead Redemption is finally here - after eight full years in development. We've been playing it for the last...
The Resurrection of St Luke’s
October saw the resurrection of a much loved church on the Isle of Dogs. St Luke’s Church in Alpha Grove E14 was bombed during the...
Oktoberfest Comes To Canary Wharf
Lucas Ribeiro Dos Santos takes a trip to Canary Wharf's homage to the Bavarian drinking festival
Beer, food, music, Bavarian clothing, friendly strangers saying “I...
Body Control Realises The Virtual
The new craze in video gaming is VR (Virtual Reality). This is usually based on an electronic head piece that contains a stereoscopic visual...
A Dine in the Dark
Hushed conversation; the waiter constantly asking if the food is OK; squeezed-in tables; over-priced, over-salty food...
Bored with traditional restaurants? Then we have found the...