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Nintendo Voice Chat Podcast, Episode 82

Monday, July 19th, 2010

It’s ’80s week on NVC!

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What’s New on the Wii/DSi Shop Channel for July 19, 2010

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Where’d the Virtual Console go? That’s a question that still needs an answer this week. Virtual Console – Nintendo – Games – Video Games – Console Platforms

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Culture Club Podcast — California Extreme and the quest for the arcade experience

Friday, July 16th, 2010

California Extreme is the largest annual Classic Arcade Games Show on the West Coast — maybe even all of North America. Each year, private collectors and arcade owners bring 300+ pinball and classic arcade game cabinets to northern California for a two-day showcase where everything is playable as much as you want for the price of one ticket.

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Culture Club Podcast — California Extreme and the quest for the arcade experience


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The Perfect Arcade, Part 3: Seeking Professional Help

Friday, July 16th, 2010

The 411 on DIY, without the 404. In the first part of this series, I discussed the rationale for building an arcade cabinet in the basement. In part two , I walked through the seemingly simple steps involved, from cutting that first piece of wood to wiring up the control panel and mounting your own totally awesome retro marquee.

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Bryan Lee O’Malley Teases ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World: The Game’ Soundrack … – Comics Alliance

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

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Bryan Lee O'Malley Teases 'Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World: The Game' Soundrack …
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… this jam is upbeat and inspiring – unlike some other snow levels from arcade games past (I'm looking at you, level four of TMNT II: The Arcade Game ). …
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Why EVO 2010 will be the biggest ever

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

Want $80 in coupons redeemable at your local Best Buy? Get that in the first issue of @GAMER magazine PLUS 100 pages of news, reviews, and previews about the latest games.

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Bydo-Killin’ R-Type Coming to iPhone

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

R-Type (iPhone) Reagan Era shooter due soon from EA.

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Capcom’s 1942: First Strike is Now Available on Apple App Store

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

1942: First Strike (iPhone) We bombed in the Pacific.

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Capcom(R)’s 1942: First Strike Is Now Available on Apple App Store

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – July 1, 2010) – Capcom® Mobile, a leading developer and publisher of video games, today announced that 1942: First Strike is now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Set in an alternate reality where history and technology developed along different paths than our own, 1942: First Strike allows players to jump into the cockpits of WWII-era warbirds and take on …

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California Extreme starts soon

Monday, June 28th, 2010

California Extreme rocks the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, CA the weekend of July 17. The massive annual pinball and arcade game show is a rare cultural gem for classic arcade games and well worth checking out if you have to miss Comic Con the following weekend.

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5 Awesome Arcade Games for the iPhone

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

Thanks to the modern console, arcade games will never hold as large a place in gaming as they did in the 1970s and 1980s. But there is some good news for reto-gaming fans, as many arcade classics are now

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Pac-Man creator shows off graph paper with original game design

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Since its still the worlds most well-known video game, we know a lot about the origins and development of Pac-Man. We know that Namco employee Tru Iwatani created the 1980 classic arcade game Pac-Man after being inspired to make a game about eating from a pizza with a slice missing. We know the name Pac-Man itself …

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Japanese inventor of Pac-Man reveals his original sketches of the iconic video game

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Toru Iwatani was due to speak at the Festival of Games conference in Holland when he casually displayed a simple scrap book filled with his original sketches for the game.

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Ground Kontrol Wins $25,000 in Renovation Money

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Holy crap! Ground Kontrol has been involved in the Save the Arcades contest for the past couple of months, and they won! The downtown barcade intends to use its $25,000 prize on renovations and a forthcoming expansion. I gotta say, I get a little teary when I think of how far Ground Kontrol has come …

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Portland’s Ground Kontrol wins contest and $25,000 prize

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

The classic-style arcade in Old Town/Chinatown beats out other two gamer-nominated arcades in Florida and California.

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Cherry Hill’s Baker Lanes still an original

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

The pink neon marquee that announces Baker Lanes, off Cuthbert Boulevard, is original. It has hung over the entrance to the Cherry Hill bowling alley since 1958.

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E3 2010: TRON Legacy Revs Up for iPhone

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Tron: Legacy (iPhone) Disney’s ambitious TRON plan is aimed squarely at hardcore Flynn fans.

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NEWS: This Week in Nintendo Downloads

Monday, June 14th, 2010

On the eve of Nintendo’s E3 conference, nice new games are released today.

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Family Games Pen & Paper Edition Unveiled for Nintendo WiiWare

Friday, June 11th, 2010

Family Games: Pen & Paper Edition (Wii) You’ve never had this much fun, have you?

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Molex cleared in Taiwanese patent suit

Friday, June 11th, 2010

(Reuters) Electronic connector maker Molex Inc. said the Intellectual Property Court (IP court) of Taiwan on May 10 ruled in favor of its subsidiary Molex Taiwan Ltd, in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Taiwin Electronics Co Ltd. The Sept. 2009 suit alleged that Molex combo connector …

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