The classic arcade games that were an intoxicating mix of cool, cartoony, and downright impossible are making their way to a brand new home as all three Dragon’s Lair titles are coming as a bundled package to the Wii….
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Classic Gamers Rejoice: Dragon’s Lair Trilogy Heading To Wii
The classic arcade game Snake lives on through YouTube with a clever new version hidden without certain videos.
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Hidden YouTube Easter Egg Lets You Play Snake Arcade Game
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
Namco cuts up to 80% off a selection of game bundle downloads for Windows during its Independence Day Sale. That puts each title at lowest-we’ve-seen prices. The collections: Classic Arcade Hits Bundle for PC (pictured) for $10 ($5 off) Time…
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Up to 80% off Namco game downloads for PC: Arcade bundle for $10, more
Stride, The Ridiculously Long Lasting Gum is excited to announce that Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade of Portland Oregon is the winner of Stride’s Save the Arcades 2 program. Save the Arcades 2 followed in the footsteps of the first Save the Arcades program in 2009, which invited gamers to play an arcade-style game online and donate points to one of three gamer-nominated arcades competing for $25 …
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STRIDE, THE RIDICULOUSLY LONG LASTING GUM Announces $25,000 Save the Arcades 2 Winner!
Mo-Star today released their new fantasy battle game for iPhone, Princess Fury. This gorgeously illustrated action game boasts a combination of classic arcade action style and a creative, real-time strategic battle system. More info on this new iPhone game:As …
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New iphone Game: Princess Fury Fantasy Battle Game Ready for the iPhone
Internet giant Google marked the 30th birthday of Pac-Man by featuring the classic arcade videogame in the first-ever playable doodle on its home page.
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First playable Google doodle marks 30 years of Pac-Man
Google dealt a snub to Adobe on Friday with a tribute to the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man. Despite sharing stage time with Adobe just this week, a playable version of Pac-Man on the page works with both the iPad and iPhone — revealing that it’s not using Flash. Apple’s phones and other touchscreen devices instead use swipe gestures to steer the classic arcade game…. Google – Apple – Adobe …
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Google’s Pac-Man logo is playable on iPad
Filed under: Downloads , Arcade While the Games For Windows Live client hasn’t put in any new AAA games for a while, the Microsoft Game Room has just added the fourth major game pack update for its Microsoft Game Room virtual arcade service. This new update adds five classic arcade games from Atari and Konami, alone with six Atari 2600 games from publisher Activision and three Intellivision …
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Microsoft Game Room gets updated with more classic arcade titles
Clover’s homage to classic arcade brawlers packs more ass-kickings per megabyte than just about any… How to better the GameCube’s best game? Just add more of everything.
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GameLab Innovation Center today announced the Roswell Fighter for iPad is now available from the App Store. The game, previously released for iPhone/iPod Touch, is a classic arcade shooter with stunning 2D/3D graphics. …
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New iPad Game: Roswell Figher HD Shoot ‘em Up Game Available Now for the iPad
Filed under: Action , Browser , Arcade Encom ’s classic arcade game Space Paranoids looks like its going to make a big comeback in the next few days. A new web site from the corporation is showing a countdown that will reach zero on Thursday. From the looks of it the game is Space Paranoids Online , the long awaited revival of the . . . What’s that? Isn’t this game fictional? Well maybe it was …
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Space Paranoids Online playable Thursday?
It’s obvious what classic arcade game Space Miner: Space Ore Bust calls “grandpa” – this is as loving a tribute to the old school classic Asteroids as you’re ever going to find.
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iPhone game of the day: Space Miner: Space Ore Bust
Pac-Man Pizza Parlor is now open for business! This new addition to Namcos PC library blends together the classic arcade icon with the familiar gameplay mechanics of a time management game. Toru Iwatani created Pac-Man and his shape when he saw a missing slice from his pizza pie, so developing a version of Pac-Man that …
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Pac-Man Pizza Parlor is open for business
Classic Arcade Glory Reclaims Center Stage in Capcom’s Latest Downloadable Treat
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Final Fight: Double Impact Available on XBLA today, and the PlayStation Network tomorrow
Capcom’s small tribute to classic arcade brawlers is due out in the midst of tax time. The company announced today that Double Impact will be coming out on April 14 on Xbox Live, and April 15 on PlayStation Network. It will cost 800 Microsoft Points, or $9.99 on its respective systems. Double Impact combines the arcade version of Final Fight with the classic Magic Sword . Combining the two makes …
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Final Fight: Double Impact Coming Mid-April (1up.com)
The classic arcade fighting game Tekken is coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch! Website Pocketgamer has claimed an anonymous source has tipped them to the upcoming classic’s arrival. With the latest news that Capcom is to release Street Fighter IV on the devices, Namco has followed suit with the fighting rival. The source hasn’t yet revealed … Filed in categories: News , iPhone, iPad, iPod …
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Tekken coming to the iPhone (The Gadgeteer)
Independent software developer Martin Knotek today announces Asteroid shooter 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. Asteroid shooter is classic arcade game, with cool space design, where the goal is to shoot all asteroids in the playfield. The game is simple with focus just on the gaming experience and the player is not bothered with any quests and complicated user interface. Each level is uniquely …
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Asteroid shooter 1.0 released – New iPhone Game (PitchEngine)
With Universal developing a film based on Asteroids and Fox considering a Missile Command movie, Warner Bros. is apparently looking to bring a classic arcade game to theatres too. The film studio is is reportedly negotiating with Taito to secure feature rights for 1978 vertical shooter Space Invaders. The film studio already has three Hollywood names to attach to the project as producers …
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Warner Bros. Seeks Space Invaders Film Rights (Gamasutra)