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Anime Festival Asia Singapore 2014 – A Fangasm Weekend Truth be told, it is near to impossible to cover everything that happened at Anime Festival Asia Singapore 2014. There are far too many things happening at once, which completely highlights the need to sit down and plan what to do, where to be, before stepping into the convention hall. AFA …

SITEX 2014 takes place at the Singapore EXPO Hall 5 and 6 over the last weekend of the November. Back with a bigger bang this year with more exciting products and gadgets, this is the pace to be for shoppers looking to get that new laptop or printer or tech gadget. Sending our tech guy, Kenneth Wong, down to SITEX …

SITEX 2014, taking place at Singapore EXPO Hall 5 and 6 between 27 and 30 November, is back with a bigger bang this year as exhibitors and sponsors line up more exciting products and gadgets, and offer bigger and better deals as well as lucky draw prizes. More than $40,000 worth of cash and prizes are to be won this …

Armaggeddon turns 3 and POPCulture Online was invited! The party was held at F.Club, over at Clarke Quay on the 8th of November 2014. Upon arrival, what we saw was an enthusiastic crowd, all decked out in Armaggeddon colors of black and yellow, ready to celebrate the birthday of the company that brought us Singapore’s Ultimate Gaming Gear. Of course, …

So it seems the Boss of the 3rd Street Saints decided he needs more capable members for the gang. After all, the war against the alien warlord Zinyak and his time as President taught him the value of having capable team members to call upon. Being the President and the leader of the 3rd Street Saints, it has to be …

When GameStart 2014 was first announced back in August, promising gaming fans in this side of the world something to look forward to in the mould of bigger events like Tokyo Games Show and E3, many were sceptical that organisers Eliphant Pte Ltd can pull it off. I will have to admit that I too was cautious too in reacting …

Writers are generally very simple people. If there was one assignment over at POPCulture Online that I volunteer for one full year in advance, it will be the annual Japanese food and trade fair over at Oishii Japan. This year marks the third edition of Oishii Japan, organized by Oishii Japan Executive Committee. This is ASEAN’s largest dedicated Japanese F&B …

Oishii Japan 2014 opened with the largest showcase of authentic Japanese food and beverages in its series. It features 266 exhibitors from 32 Japanese prefectures across 6,000 square metres. The show’s growth is a testament to the robust demand for quality Japanese F&B products in the region. Mr Masanao Nishida, Director of Oishii Japan 2014 said, “Global exports of Japan’s …

Nikon Singapore held an exclusive media event for members of the media as part of their Nikon I Am Full Freedom event held at Funan DigitaLife Mall Atrium to launch the new Nikon D750 Full Frame DSLR. Occupying the entire mall atrium, the place was bustling with activities by the time I got there with members of the public and …

Singapore’s largest dog adoption event returns on a bigger scale as more animal welfare groups, government and private partners come together with a common aim to educate the nation on responsible pet ownership and encourage animal compassion. The 3rd edition of National Geographic Channel (NGC) Free Pet Shop kicked off on Saturday, 4th October and will be open to the …

We continue the adventures of Ken with sidekick Alex… Finally found Alex after I ran  out of that horrible place. After running and running and more running, I finally found Alex and you will never guess where I found him! It seems the bugger went shopping for Cookie monster and Elmo Pumpkin heads! Of course, the next best news I …

Skechers Sundown Festival announces four more breakthrough artistes – WEAVER (Japan), CROSS GENE (Korea), Olivia Ong (Singapore) and Shila Amzah (Malaysia), to this year’s festival, adding on to nine other artistes announced the week before. “Each year is exciting for us as we hunt and scout some of the best Asian talents with the X-factor, and embodies the breakthrough in …

Have you ever wished you could attend E3, GamesCon or even the Tokyo Game Show but never could because of cost or time? If you have, you can join the long list of people including this writer. Well for everyone in the same corner as me, drawing circles and sighing because we couldn’t attend the recent GamesCom, its time to …

Whether it’s a parade of black feathers or the ticket tabs of every country you’ve ever been to, the La Sardina DIY camera allows you to make a personal style statement even before you crank that film and snap your first picture. Teaming up with well known fashion retailer, Actually+ (http://www.actuallyshop.com/), Lomography invited three fashion influencers to take their pen, …

With the success of last year’s edition of International Cosplay Day Singapore or ICDS for short, organisers Neo Tokyo Project has decided to up their game by not only increasing the event area but also to bring in more popular culture related content to fans in Singapore. Covering up to level 4 and 5 of *SCAPE with tons of activities …