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 the subject to “How might motion controls in the console industry influence or affect the arcade industry?”
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Posts Tagged ‘arcades’
Discuss: What effect/influence could Microsoft’s Project Natal and Sony’s new motion controller have on arcades? (UPDATED)
June 2, 2009Videos from the Midwest Gaming Classic 2009 event
April 14, 2009[Thanks to John Norman for sending us the info]
For those of us that couldn’t make it to Midwest Gaming Classic, we can always drool over videos taken by those who could. I am determined to make it to this event one year, I just hope that it will be sooner rather than later.The first video [...]
Article: “When the arcades lost their fire”
February 14, 2009One great thing about arcades are the memories they create. I think that all of us has a story or two from times we spent at the arcade ‘back in the day’ and the article we’ll be linking to in that post discusses that very thing – how arcades used to be what the industry [...]
Michael Yum of PM Studios discusses DJ Max Technika & more (including possible European release)
December 10, 2008PM Studios has not kept a tight lid on their new arcade title known as DJ Max Technika and this means more information for us to enjoy about the game. In an interview with Michael Yum, executive producer behind DMT @ PM Studios, Michael talks about the arcade scene, the differences that will be found [...]
Go Go Golf from Sega – junk the Wiimote, play with a real club!
April 9, 2008I remember not too long ago when Bill Gates was asked about the motion-sensing controls of the Wii he mentioned that he saw the day when you could do something like pick up a real tennis racket and use that for your controller. Well now you can with a real gold club and golf balls [...]
Konami’s HorseRiders – an interesting twist on the card-based video game
April 9, 2008Of the games I had been hoping to catch at ASI this year was Sanguozhi War 3 by Sega. It had been tested in Chicago but had since disappeared on the US scene. The reason why I wanted to see it was because it’s the first game I know of that was going to attempt [...]
Incredible Technologies gearing up for their largest coin-op sweepstakes ever
April 9, 2008One aspect about coin-op game creator Incredible Technologies that I have always liked are the sweepstakes that they run with their various games, from Golden Tee to Silver Strike Bowling and even to Bags. Probably the best part about the giveaways is that they aren’t forgettable thanks to some of the great prizes they [...]
Upcoming game from Namco – AFREC!
April 4, 2008[Via Oga in Japan]
While Namco had hinted at some interesting developments going on for their arcade division, they didn’t specify what it was that they were working on and honestly I didn’t expect to hear something about any of their new games so soon since we had hoped to see something new at ATEI or [...]
The things that collectors do
April 3, 2008If you collect arcade games at all then you know that it can be rather difficult to find room for the cabinets at times. If you have a garage the hobby of collecting games can quickly pile up and after the garage is full, then it starts creeping into the house. If you live with [...]
Interviews with Michael Rudowicz of the AAMA and Frank Cosentino of Namco America
April 1, 2008While at ASI I had the opportunity to interview Mike Rudowicz, President of the AAMA and Frank Cosentino of Namco America. These audio clips are far from perfect – there is a lot of background noise but for the most part they are understandable. Mike’s interview is more understandable as there is far less background [...]
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