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Konami’s DDR X2 shipping in the US this next week

Konami’s DDR X2 shipping in the US this next week

Shaggy December 10, 2010 0

We have known that the latest installment of Konami’s DDR series, X2, would be getting a December release in the US and that time has finally arrived. The software has reportedly been tweaked to

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Konami’s Metal Gear Arcade coming next week

Konami’s Metal Gear Arcade coming next week

Shaggy December 9, 2010 3

It’s been quite a while since we first heard about Konami’s Metal Gear Arcade (April 2009 is when the rumors began flying) and finally Konami will be bringing the game to arcades this next

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Konami fixes DDRX2 timing issues before US release

Konami fixes DDRX2 timing issues before US release

Shaggy December 4, 2010 6

(Thanks to Phil for the tip!) When we recently saw the brand new Dance Dance revolution X2 machine at Betson’s IAAPA booth in Orlando, I caught a problem with the game on camera where

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Andamiro teases next version of Pump It Up Fiesta at G-Star 2010

Andamiro teases next version of Pump It Up Fiesta at G-Star 2010

Shaggy November 22, 2010 0

IAAPA wasn’t the only convention going on in the world recently where arcades had a place to show off. Another convention took place in South Korea this past weekend that wrapped up yesterday called

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IAAPA 2010: Betson/Raw Thrills Booth

IAAPA 2010: Betson/Raw Thrills Booth

Shaggy November 19, 2010 2

Continuing with the IAAPA 2010 gravy train here, we have the Betson booth, which featured products from Raw Thrills, Play Mechanix, Konami and Chicago Gaming. Here are some of the new games they had

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Weekend news: RoadFighters Impressions, CEC earnings report, Namco game quiz

Weekend news: RoadFighters Impressions, CEC earnings report, Namco game quiz

Shaggy November 6, 2010 1

To start off our weekend, a few items to “cleanse the palette” with, especially if you are bored to death over the plethora of Microsoft Kinect coverage many game blogs are getting into right

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How Konami’s new Reflec Beat works

How Konami’s new Reflec Beat works

Shaggy November 4, 2010 2

Konami has a couple of music games they are launching today – first is one more people are already familiar with, a Microsoft Kinect launch title called Dance Masters and the other is a

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Halloween special: Zombies at the arcade!

Halloween special: Zombies at the arcade!

Shaggy October 31, 2010 3

(Updated: I ran this story back in 2010 but have given it some brushing up in 2013) If you are into video games at all, then you have likely noticed the big fad these

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Dance Dance Revolution X2 coming to the US in December

Dance Dance Revolution X2 coming to the US in December

Shaggy October 26, 2010 8

Betson Enterprises has just issued a press release and it holds good news for US DDR fans. Japanese players have been enjoying the latest iteration of DDR since July this year and come December,

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Konami thinking of a Dance Masters Arcade machine

Konami thinking of a Dance Masters Arcade machine

Shaggy October 17, 2010 1

From the rumor mill, via BemaniStyle.com comes word that the mind behind Konami’s Dance Dance Revolution series, Naoki Maeda, is considering taking Dance Masters for the Xbox 360 Kinect and giving it the arcade

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Konami testing GuitarFreaks & DrumMania XG2 Groove to Live in Japan

Konami testing GuitarFreaks & DrumMania XG2 Groove to Live in Japan

Shaggy October 5, 2010 1

Konami is wasting no time in keeping the GuitarFreaks and DrumMania XG series updated, as shown by a location test taking place in Kawasaki, Japan this Saturday and Sunday. GFXG2 and DMXG2 will feature

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GuitarFreaks + DrumMania XG appear in the US at Round 1

GuitarFreaks + DrumMania XG appear in the US at Round 1

Shaggy September 23, 2010 0

Newsfeed 927 via It wasn’t long ago that we had a look at the amazing facility that recently opened in the City of Industry in Southern California known as Round 1 (read more about

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