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Konami announces a DDR US championship

Shaggy September 25, 2009 5

DDR fans, get ready to compete. Starting tomorrow in Dallas, TX, Konami will begin holding regional competitions at different GameWorks locations around the US, which will eventually lead to a final tournament in December

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Could the future of games follow the jukebox model?

Shaggy September 25, 2009 0

If you constantly follow the happenings of what goes on in the video game industry than looking forward into what gaming will offer in the future is something that is bound to come across

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Konami brings back Road Fighter, now labelled as Road Fighters

Shaggy September 24, 2009 2

Thanks to an anonymous tip, we have received some details on a new title that Konami had out on location test in Japan last week called Road Fighters. For anyone who knows their Konami

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Videos of Konami's GuitarFreaks v6 and DrumMania V6 in action

Shaggy September 22, 2009 0

Tis the season for game shows in Japan and while the Tokyo Game Show does not focus primarily upon arcades like JAMMA did, we still get the chance to see some of the journalists

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French player group working to build a classic game museum

Shaggy September 22, 2009 1

With nostalgia for classic games stronger than ever, what better way to satisfy the need to play such games than with a museum built in their honor? In France, a group of gamers are

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Video interview with Fukio "MTJ" Mitsuji

Shaggy September 22, 2009 2

You’ll have to chalk this up to “better late than never” but last year on Dec. 11th 2008 Fukio Mitsuji passed away.  He created some very memorable arcade titles at Taito so it’s good

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SFIV sequel in the works? Most likely

Shaggy September 22, 2009 3

If you know anything about the history of Street Fighter then you come to expect that Capcom will release an update or two for the game which adds more characters, moves and other items

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Videos of Sega’s Heat Up Hockey

Shaggy September 19, 2009 14

[Via AM Net and Gigazine] One game I have really been wanting to see in action from the recent JAMMA trade show would be Sega’s new Heat Up Hockey.  Fortunately after a short wait,

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Round-up from the JAMMA show (updated)

Shaggy September 17, 2009 4

Since I don’t have the opportunity to visit the JAMMA show in Japan, we have to rely on what other sites are showing us in regards to what is going on over there. Thanks

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More articles on the perceived state of the arcade industry

Shaggy September 17, 2009 0

It’s been a slow couple of days for arcade news but amongst the slowdown there are a few articles worth noting that deal with the “arcades are dead” consensus. As you know I personally

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Raw Thrills'/Play Mechanix unveil Big Buck Hunter: Open Season

Shaggy September 17, 2009 1

While a vast majority of news about new arcade titles has been coming out of Japan lately, AMOA is almost here and that means some game news from outside Japan for a change. This

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SFIV Vewlix cabinet on eBay – how "real" is it?

Shaggy September 15, 2009 4

Not satisfied with building your own arcade cabinet for SFIV and you want the real, “official” thing? Then this auction on eBay is for you. The seller apparently won this through Gamestop/Capcom’s sweepstakes by

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