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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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Beatmania 17 Sirius to begin testing in Japan tomorrow

Beatmania 17 Sirius to begin testing in Japan tomorrow

Shaggy May 27, 2009 3

[thanks to Aaron Auzins for the tip] Bemani fans have a lot to be happy about these days, with DDRX right around the corner and the news that Konami will being testing the 17th

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Robots conquer crane machines thanks to Robo Catcher

Robots conquer crane machines thanks to Robo Catcher

Shaggy May 25, 2009 2

In Japan it seems that the crane machine is both an art and a science and it never ceases to amaze me as to what companies cook up for cranes there. I am a

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New Cyberdiver website also reveals new Taito arcade hardware

New Cyberdiver website also reveals new Taito arcade hardware

Shaggy May 24, 2009 0

Taito has updated the website for their upcoming FPS arcade game Cyber Diver and along with a few more details on the game itself they also mention some new hardware that the game will

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