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Discuss: What effect/influence could Microsoft's Project Natal and Sony's new motion controller have on arcades? (UPDATED)
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
Read More »Followups – Some H2Overdrive news and media coverage on the Funspot tourney
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
Read More »Capcom and Bandai Namco collborating on a Mario Party redemption game
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
Read More »Speed Driver 2 lands in the UK
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
Read More »Article: A Brief History of Video Game Accessibility in the 1970’s
[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
Read More »These models of classic Sega arcade games are awesome
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
Read More »Beatmania 17 Sirius to begin testing in Japan tomorrow
[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
Read More »Robots conquer crane machines thanks to Robo Catcher
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
Read More »New Cyberdiver website also reveals new Taito arcade hardware
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
Read More »So this is how the Border Break cabinet works
Sega has updated the website to their upcoming arcade mech title (which runs off of their new arcade hardware, Ringedge) Border Break and with it, a rundown of how the cabinet works. As interested
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