Archive for the ‘Classic Arcade Games’ Category

Old-school Dallas video game champ headed to Hall of Fame – Examiner.com

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Examiner.com
Old-school Dallas video game champ headed to Hall of Fame
Examiner.com
Ben Gold, a noted video gaming champion during the boom times of the video arcade, will be headed to Ottumwa, IA's induction ceremonies, taking place August …

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Lost Vikings Appear In StarCraft 2 – G4 TV (blog)

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

MTV.com (blog)
Lost Vikings Appear In StarCraft 2
G4 TV (blog)
Instead, it's a vertical scrolling space shooter arcade game . I get that the SNES The Lost Vikings wouldn't fit in with the sci-fi design in StarCraft 2, …
StarCraft II review 3News NZ

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Hydro Thunder Hurricane dives on to Xbox LIVE – Examiner.com

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Kombo.com
Hydro Thunder Hurricane dives on to Xbox LIVE
Examiner.com
Hydro Thunder Hurricane, the sequel to the classic arcade game Hydro Thunder, splashed down on Xbox LIVE this morning. The high-tech boat racing game is the …
New Wednesday Xbox LIVE Arcade game release: Hydro Thunder Hurricane Gaming Bits (blog)
Hydro Thunder Hurricane Now Available Gamers Hell
Games review: Hydro Thunder Hurricane makes waves Metro
diehard gamefan (blog)

High-speed high jinks on the cheap – Globe and Mail

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Globe and Mail
High-speed high jinks on the cheap
Globe and Mail
Rocket propelled boats cut through deep swells and fly over waterfalls in Hydro Thunder Hurricane, Vector Unit's sequel to the classic arcade game . …

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High-speed high jinks on the cheap – Globe and Mail

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Globe and Mail
High-speed high jinks on the cheap
Globe and Mail
Rocket propelled boats cut through deep swells and fly over waterfalls in Hydro Thunder Hurricane, Vector Unit's sequel to the classic arcade game . …

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Wii Version of FIFA Offers Exclusive Street Mode – Escapist Magazine

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

MCV
Wii Version of FIFA Offers Exclusive Street Mode
Escapist Magazine
These street matches drop the strict rules of the FIFA federation in favor of an over-the-top arcade game , complete with power-ups and wall-goals. …
FIFA 11 has Street mode on Wii Eurogamer.net

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Wii Version of FIFA Offers Exclusive Street Mode – Escapist Magazine

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

MCV
Wii Version of FIFA Offers Exclusive Street Mode
Escapist Magazine
These street matches drop the strict rules of the FIFA federation in favor of an over-the-top arcade game , complete with power-ups and wall-goals. …
FIFA 11 has Street mode on Wii Eurogamer.net

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Rolling toward the end?

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

After 35 years of hosting first kisses and last dances, the citys only remaining roller-skating rink is in danger of shutting down the latest in a series of closures that has left the eight-wheeled set across the country reeling.

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Rolling toward the end?


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New Wednesday Xbox LIVE Arcade game release: Hydro Thunder Hurricane – Gaming Bits (blog)

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Kombo.com
New Wednesday Xbox LIVE Arcade game release: Hydro Thunder Hurricane
Gaming Bits (blog)
by Alexis M. on July 28, 2010 The Summer of Arcade continues with today's new Xbox LIVE Arcade release, Hydro Thunder Hurricane (1200 Microsoft Points, …
Review: Hydro Thunder Hurricane (Microsoft Xbox 360) diehard gamefan (blog)
Hydro Thunder Hurricane Kombo.com
Hydro Thunder Hurricane Review Just Push Start (blog)
Strategy Informer (press release)

How to play Snake on YouTube

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Google’s YouTube website has hidden a playable version of Snake in some videos. Related Stories Apple’s iPad ‘to be Christmas best-seller’ ‘Jailbreaking’ iPhones is legal, US watchdog rules Sony shows off 360-degree ‘autostereoscopic’ display – no 3D glasses needed Sony reveals holographic display – no 3D glasses needed Twitter’s oldest user IvyBean104 dies

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How to play Snake on YouTube


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Review: Hydro Thunder Hurricane (Microsoft Xbox 360) – diehard gamefan (blog)

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Videogamer.com
Review: Hydro Thunder Hurricane (Microsoft Xbox 360)
diehard gamefan (blog)
In the end, it's up to what each gamer wants, but this is what you'd expect from an arcade game : lots of sexy sizzle, with precious little steak. …
Hydro Thunder Hurricane Kombo.com
Hydro Thunder Hurricane Review Just Push Start (blog)
Hydro Thunder Strategy Informer (press release)
God is a Geek (blog)

An arcade shooter and a Magic the Gathering clone highlight the last week in … – Examiner.com

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Examiner.com
An arcade shooter and a Magic the Gathering clone highlight the last week in …
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An excellent vertical scrolling arcade shooter and a fantasy-themed collectible card game highlighted last week's free games from the OpenFeint social …

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Posted in: Xbox 360, Xbox360 Games, Xbox360 News – Gamersyndrome (blog)

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

New York Daily News
Posted in: Xbox 360, Xbox360 Games, Xbox360 News
Gamersyndrome (blog)
… feeling which causes an eerie yet heart-pumping experience that all-in-all, creates a top contender for the best ever Xbox Live Arcade game to date. …
Review – LIMBO Terminal Gamer
Limbo Second Opinions IGN

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Capcom & Namco to Release Street Fighter Vs Tekken Games – LANewsMonitor.com

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Sydney Morning Herald (blog)
Capcom & Namco to Release Street Fighter Vs Tekken Games
LANewsMonitor.com
Its most famous title, Pac-Man, went on to become the best-selling arcade game in history and an international popular culture icon. …
Special Comic Con Announcement! Examiner.com
Street Fighter X Tekken Now ColdBee (blog)
Capcom, Namco Bandai Unveil Street Fighter vs. Tekken Games Gamespy.com

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Street Fighter X Tekken to get all the adulation for Capco, Namco – LANewsMonitor.com

Monday, July 26th, 2010

The Age (blog)
Street Fighter X Tekken to get all the adulation for Capco, Namco
LANewsMonitor.com
Its most famous title, Pac-Man, went on to become the best-selling arcade game in history and an international popular culture icon. …
Special Comic Con Announcement! Examiner.com
Street Fighter X Tekken Now ColdBee (blog)
Capcom, Namco Bandai Unveil Street Fighter vs. Tekken Games Gamespy.com

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Hidden YouTube Easter Egg Lets You Play Snake Arcade Game – Digitaltrends.com

Monday, July 26th, 2010

PC World
Hidden YouTube Easter Egg Lets You Play Snake Arcade Game
Digitaltrends.com
The classic arcade game Snake lives on through YouTube with a clever new version hidden in certain videos. No one is really sure where this came from or how …
YouTube's new 'Easter Egg': classic arcade game Snake Telegraph.co.uk
YouTube Adds Classic Arcade Game Snake Hidden TimesNewsline.com
YouTube Easter Egg: Play Snake over video clips NewsLite
Web User (blog)
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Review – LIMBO – Terminal Gamer

Monday, July 26th, 2010

New York Daily News
Review – LIMBO
Terminal Gamer
There didn't seem to be any errors in the gameplay at all – the result of a long development time for an Xbox LIVE Arcade game in which, clearly, …
Limbo Second Opinions IGN

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Play ‘Pac-Man’ in HTML5

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Programmer Dale Harvey has recreated the classic arcade game, Pac-Man , using only HTML5 and other emerging web standards.

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Play ‘Pac-Man’ in HTML5


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Review: Hydro Thunder Hurricane – Joystiq (blog)

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Videogamer.com
Review: Hydro Thunder Hurricane
Joystiq (blog)
For the uninitiated, Hydro Thunder was an arcade game from the late nineties that drew in crowds with its transforming, jet-powered speedboats and courses …
Hydro Thunder Hurricane Kombo.com
Hydro Thunder Hurricane Review Just Push Start (blog)
Review: Hydro Thunder Hurricane Xboxic

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‘Tron’ for the iPhone delivers cool neon tanks – msnbc.com

Monday, July 26th, 2010

msnbc.com
'Tron' for the iPhone delivers cool neon tanks
msnbc.com
The classic “Tron” arcade game is back and free to play online. But will it live up to your memories of it? Disney also has made the classic “Tron” arcade …
Tron Video Game For The iPhone And iPod Touch Disnology (blog)
Marketing 'Tron: Legacy' Brings the Hardest Sell Yet New York Times
Report: 'Flynn's Arcade' Returns to SDCC; Lets Attendees Reach the End of Line Stitch Kingdom (blog)
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