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First image of Metal Gear Solid Arcade

First image of Metal Gear Solid Arcade

Twisted Supreme June 4, 2009 0

After the news broke in April that there maybe a Metal Gear Solid coming to arcades, we have been waiting eagerly for the next bit of news. Next up, for us to drawl over, is

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Discuss: Augmented Reality in Arcades

Discuss: Augmented Reality in Arcades

Shaggy June 3, 2009 1

As a follow up to some discussion from a previous post about motion controlling in video games and how that might affect arcade gaming, let me throw something else out there to consider for

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Ed Logg recounts how Asteroids was made

Ed Logg recounts how Asteroids was made

Shaggy June 3, 2009 0

A lot of classic games made their mark on our culture back in the 80’s but of those, Asteroids is certainly one of the top contenders for it’s reach and influence in gaming. I

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Fans cheer on Steve Wiebe for his latest DK high score attempt at E3

Fans cheer on Steve Wiebe for his latest DK high score attempt at E3

Shaggy June 3, 2009 1

If you have seen the documentary “King of Kong” which portrays the ever lasting battle for getting the high score on a classic arcade title like Donkey Kong, then you know of the rivalry

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Discuss: What effect/influence could Microsoft's Project Natal and Sony's new motion controller have on arcades? (UPDATED)

Discuss: What effect/influence could Microsoft's Project Natal and Sony's new motion controller have on arcades? (UPDATED)

Shaggy June 2, 2009 4

UPDATE: Sony has also announced another motion control scheme for the PS3 today, which combines a camera with handheld controllers, which brings the motion craze to all three consoles. So I could probably change

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Followups – Some H2Overdrive news and media coverage on the Funspot tourney

Followups – Some H2Overdrive news and media coverage on the Funspot tourney

Shaggy June 2, 2009 0

A couple of brief updates on a couple of stories that we have covered in the past little while. First off, that Funspot World Championship event that I mentioned a few days ago has

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Capcom and Bandai Namco collborating on a Mario Party redemption game

Capcom and Bandai Namco collborating on a Mario Party redemption game

Shaggy June 2, 2009 0

When economic circumstances around the world become tough, one thing you can generally expect to see are more companies partnering up for different efforts, combining their capital to make things go by a little

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Speed Driver 2 lands in the UK

Speed Driver 2 lands in the UK

Shaggy May 30, 2009 8

It seems like London is a getting a lot of arcade love recently with different companies testing out games there. The latest game to show up is IGS’s Speed Driver 2, a 3D racing

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Article: A Brief History of Video Game Accessibility in the 1970’s

Article: A Brief History of Video Game Accessibility in the 1970’s

Shaggy May 28, 2009 2

[Thanks to Barrie at OneSwitchGaming for the tip] When it comes down to what sets arcade games apart from video games in other areas of the spectrum, the controls certainly stand out as a

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These models of classic Sega arcade games are awesome

These models of classic Sega arcade games are awesome

Shaggy May 28, 2009 5

Brought to you by: A long time ago we posted about some nifty paper arcade models that anyone could print up and make their own little mock cabinets with. It was a cool idea

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