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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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Konami shows off Mocap Sports at private show (updated)

Shaggy September 9, 2009 4

So far we have not seen much on Mocap Sports other than a few static screenshots or 3D models but now thanks to KonamiTV, they have added a brief video onto that site which

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DDR:X gets some updates, Konami Europe seeks player feedback

Shaggy September 4, 2009 0

Remember those problems with DDR:X that we talked about a little while back? Well it looks like Konami is doing something about it and in particular Konami Europe recently held a private test in

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Pop'n Music 18 now testing in Japan

Shaggy August 28, 2009 1

(Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the info and tip) I missed this one by several days but I figure it’s worth mentioning anyways despite that. Konami is now testing the latest iteration of their

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Guitar Freaks and DrumMania go XG

Shaggy August 13, 2009 0

[Thanks to Phil for the tip!] Konami isn’t letting up on their bemani upgrades and now Guitar Freaks (the guitar video game before Guitar Hero) and DrumMania (kind of the same in regards to

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DDRX cabinets not all they are cracked up to be?

Shaggy July 15, 2009 12

Konami’s most recent arcade release, DDRX is available for purchase and can be found at a number of locations around the US and Europe but how has the game held up to both fan

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Another location test for Konami's Mocap Sports

Shaggy July 9, 2009 0

(thanks to Aaron Auzins for the info and translation) Konami’s Wii Sports look-a-like, Mocap Sports is on location test in Japan once again and with it we get just an extra detail or two

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DDR X at Japan Expo 2009 in Paris

Shaggy July 9, 2009 0

In case you were wondering what players would think of the new DDR X in Europe, then the recent appearance of the title at the Japan Expo 2009 in Paris France should answer that

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MoCap Sports makes another public appearance with more features

Shaggy June 22, 2009 0

Konami’s return to the motion capture arena is back in Japanese arcades again, testing out the concept to see how players take to it in a post-Wii Sports world. Last time we saw Mocap

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New experiment: The Arcade Heroes Week-in-Review 'podcast'

Shaggy June 14, 2009 9

OK, so I have decided to try ‘podcasting’ – of course I don’t know if you can really consider this a podcast, it’s just an MP3 file to download here where you can listen

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Pics from the UK Park Avenue Open Day event

Shaggy June 13, 2009 0

Kevin Williams at the Stiger Report has sent us some pics he took from the UK Park Avenue Open Day distributor event and with it we get to take a look at a couple

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The Metal Gear Arcade announcement video; game will get a worldwide release

Shaggy June 6, 2009 2

In case you missed it, here is the announcement of Metal Gear Arcade at E3. Having seen it now I see that they are planning on a worldwide release with this one with Japan

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