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Another Dreamcast revival? Cosmic Smash coming to consoles again?

By Spencer . May 1, 2008 . 12:07pm

I’m guessing most of the gaming public hasn’t heard of Cosmic Smash since it barely made a splash in Japan where it was released in arcades and later on the Dreamcast. Cosmic Smash is a futuristic tennis game where your…

Post 11809

Konami to rock gamers with a revolution?

By Spencer . April 8, 2008 . 1:14pm

Guitar Hero and Rock Band are cash cows. Meanwhile Konami’s series of Bemani instrument games are nearly unrecognizable for the mainstream market Guitar Hero captured. Unfortunately for Konami they may have missed the boat, but that doesn’t mean they are…

Post 11558

Have you heard of Akuma?

By Spencer . April 1, 2008 . 12:13pm

No, I’m not thinking about the Street Fighter character. There is a hard to find arcade light gun game with the same name. Akuma has two players pick up guns and shoot ghosts that resemble the specters from Japanese horror…

Post 11553

Walking Sega’s virtual dog

By Spencer . April 1, 2008 . 11:34am

You may have heard of Sega’s dog walking arcade game before because it’s old. Like years old. However, I don’t think many people (anyone?) has written about what you do in Inu no Osanpo beyond showing pictures of it as…

Post 11276

Konami revitalizing American arcades with Byon Byon?

By Spencer . March 24, 2008 . 10:08am

In an interesting turn of events Konami registered the trademark Byon Byon earlier this month, which can be used for arcade machines. You know, Konami announced an arcade game with the same name back at AOU 2008 in Japan. The…

Post 10366

Fighting to play Street Fighter IV

By Spencer . February 25, 2008 . 12:56pm

I was really lucky I got to jump into to Capcom’s mini arcade set-up and play Street Fighter IV outside of the journalist tournament. However, I didn’t arrive until the tail end and Capcom was getting ready to go. My…

Post 10168

Battle Fantasia fights its way onto consoles

By Spencer . February 19, 2008 . 9:29am

Arc System Works brought Battle Fantasia in arcades last year and it’s far from Guilty Gear. The characters are cute and inspired by medieval fantasy themes. They are also 3D models, which throws Battle Fantasia in the brave new world…

Post 10129

Doraemon makes a quizzical cameo in a Sega arcade game

By Spencer . February 18, 2008 . 10:22am

Sega pretty much controls the surge of Doraemon video games. They also developed Answer X Answer, a popular arcade quiz placed in arcades. For a limited time (i.e. to promote Sega’s latest DS game with the license, Doraemon: Nobita to…

Post 10070

Viruta Fighter 5 “R”evised, new fighter revealed

By Spencer . February 15, 2008 . 2:11pm

A new rival enters the Virtua Fighter 5 ring and Sega has another installment of Virtua Fighter 5. However, this appears to be more than Virtua Fighter version E for excellent. Sega is giving Virtua Fighter 5 a terse, one…

Post 10066

Watch – Arcana Heart 2 and BlazBlue

By Spencer . February 15, 2008 . 1:38pm

Street Fighter IV seems to be the media darling of AOU 2008 and I’m sure there are plenty of videos with 2.5D dragon punches circulating around the internet. Arcana Heart 2 and BlazBlue coverage? Not so much!      …

Post 10053

Master the hadouken with Namco Bandai’s video game trainer

By Spencer . February 15, 2008 . 10:55am

Bokura no TV Game Kentei must be on the horizon since a steady stream of news is trickling out about Namco Bandai’s DS training game. The title will now have at least 30 games, an increase from the previous 25+ tally. However,…

Post 10031

A new challenger arrives, Abel joins the World Warriors

By Spencer . February 14, 2008 . 11:50am

Now that we’re done revealing some of the classic Street Fighter II cast, Capcom unveiled the second brand new character in Street Fighter IV. Abel has ties to the Shadoloo and Famitsu notes one of his moves looks similar to Sean’s…

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