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And the winners are…

Shaggy January 1, 2010 9

While it is not quite 2010 yet where I am right at the moment, for the website the timer has passed onto the new year and so our Game of the Year/Decade polls are

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Play Belgium now open, offers an interactive look at the history of video games

Shaggy December 31, 2009 0

There have been a couple of instances in the past where we have covered touring museums which cover the history of video games and the latest exhibition that I am aware of is Play

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Arcade Heroes Podcast #11 – Finishing up '09

Shaggy December 31, 2009 0

It’s the last day of 2009 and with that, our last podcast of the year. Due to the slow down in news lately (and I have been rather busy) it was a little difficult

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H2Overdrive Motion version now testing at a Gameworks in Illinois

Shaggy December 31, 2009 0

(Thanks for the tip Sam!) Amongst the surprises at IAAPA this year was the revelation that Namco was teaming up with Tsunami and Universal Space to produce a motion based version of Specular Interactive’s

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An arcade themed after the backstreets of China

Shaggy December 30, 2009 2

Like arcade cabinets themselves, sometimes the arcades where you play the games can be a work of art too. Take this Japanese arcade in Kawasaki which features eight stories of arcade goodness for those

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The Atari flight yoke controller returns

Shaggy December 29, 2009 14

One of those things that I hate to admit is that I have never had the pleasure of playing the original Atari Star Wars on the original hardware. Only once did I ever come

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Remember the polls! 1 week left to vote!

Shaggy December 24, 2009 0

This is just a friendly reminder to vote in our Game of the Year and Decade polls for your pick of the arcade titles that left the best impression upon you. The polls this

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Arcana Heart 3, Tetris Dekaris(Giant Tetris) released in Japan; Tetris at D&B in Illinois

Shaggy December 23, 2009 1

Arcana Heart fans can rejoice as today Examu released the latest version of AH to arcades in Japan, Arcana Heart 3. The game features new characters, new arcana (elemental alignments that determine special moves

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Namco's Dead Storm Pirates now testing in Illinois

Shaggy December 19, 2009 1

(Thanks to Sam for the tip!) If you didn’t have the chance to make it to IAAPA to check out games like Namco’s Dead Storm Pirates and you live anywhere near Addison, IL then

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An Arcade Heroes Persona for Firefox

Shaggy December 18, 2009 0

If you’re a Firefox user, this might be of interest to you, otherwise, nothing to see here! I have designed a simple “Persona” for Arcade Heroes that can be used in Firefox browsers. You

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Missing in Action: On the defense (tower defense and otherwise)

Shaggy December 17, 2009 7

It has been a while since I last wrote a “Missing In Action” article, where I cover a style of game that at one point in history was popular or common to find in

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Namco already rolling out updates for Tank! Tank! Tank!

Shaggy December 17, 2009 11

When I was at IAAPA, I had the chance to talk a little bit with the designers of the game including Makoto Ishii (thanks to Sam for filling me in on that) and I

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