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Move over Wii Sports – here comes Mocap Sports

Shaggy May 7, 2009 0

While it might  seem that Konami is a little late to the motion controller party, you also might recall that Konami pioneered the motion controller prior to the release of the Nintendo Wii (which has

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Metal Gear Coming to Arcades soon?

Shaggy April 11, 2009 3

[Thanks to Jon Cox for the tip] First Konami gave us Silent Hill: The Arcade and then CastleVania – could Metal Gear be the next in Konami’s line-up of console to arcade releases? It

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Konami already testing a sequel/update to uBeat

Shaggy March 17, 2009 0

One game I had hoped to see at ASI was Konami’s uBeat. There had been a US location test but since then we have heard pretty much nothing about the game here. Sadly, we

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ASI 2009: Some thoughts before the videos

Shaggy March 14, 2009 0

Well I’m back from Vegas and I’m ready to show off videos of what I saw there! The only problem is that so far my internet connection has not been co-operating with me and

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More AOU 2009 news: Castlevania Arcade released, Border Break details, new hardware from SIE

Shaggy February 19, 2009 5

There’s more to talk about from AOU 2009, with plenty of exciting new Japanese arcade game news… Konami: Castlevania: The Arcade is now available in Japan. I have checked with Konami to see when

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Guitar Hero Arcade now available

Shaggy February 14, 2009 2

For those who have been eagerly awaiting the release of Raw Thrills’/Konami’s Guitar Hero Arcade, the wait is finally over as models are shipping out to distributors across the country. My own local distributor

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AOU sites for Sega and Konami

Shaggy February 5, 2009 0

ATEI has come and gone and that means that the next big show is AOU in Japan, where Japanese manufacturers show off all of their great products which you may or may not find

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ATEI 2009 – Full Report

HeavyElectricity January 30, 2009 16

Following TwistedSupreme’s initial report yesterday, I got my chance to attend ATEI today. And, armed with a camera, a keen eye for games and a beard that makes small children cry, I decided to

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ATEI 2009 Initial Round Up

Twisted Supreme January 27, 2009 10

Now I know round ups are usually reserved for after the  shows, but I only have time to do a quick little in depth round up this evening. All my videos and photos plus further impressions will

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Konami Europe embraces Electrocoin for distribution in Europe, Mid-East, Russia

Shaggy January 22, 2009 1

As part of Konami’s comeback strategy, they have partnered up with distributor Electrocoin to handle their distribution and after sales needs in Europe, the Mid-East and Russia. In the press release they mention the

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DDR:X making an appearance at ATEI 09

Shaggy January 17, 2009 1

The ATEI 09 news continues to trickle in, now with news on Konami’s DDR:X machine. According to the press release, the game is slated for a world-wide release in “Spring/Summer 2009” and include the

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Konami Japan launches DDR:X website

Shaggy December 18, 2008 1

The next installment of DDR is coming soon to arcades and with it, websites promoting the game. Konami Japan has upgraded it’s DDR:X site from the teaser with a little bit more info (in

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