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This will probably be a huge shock to everyone: Capcom announced last Friday (February 22, 2008) that Street Fighter IV will indeed hit American arcades, much as it’s been confirmed for Japan this summer. But now, all sarcasm aside, even with the famed Street Fighter moniker, Capcom has informed Kotaku… Continue Reading »

Capcom has unveiled another new character to their Street Fighter IV lineup.  Enter Abel, a large blonde guy who could possibly be a French Savate fighter, given his clothes.  According to Capcom (as reported by Kotaku), he’s an amnesiac, making him conveniently unable to remember the skatey-eight game characters before… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Street Fighter IV Abel Screens

‘Tis the season for smootchin’ and squeezin’. Sure, that might mean you have to drop your controller for an hour or two and pay attention to your significant other, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any love and romance in videogames. In my most recent CiN Weekly magazine column (published… Continue Reading »

For all you Tron fanatics out there you’ll have reasons to be happy come February 13, 2008, as Discs of Tron comes to Xbox Live Arcade. Discs of Tron was the second of the two 1980’s classic arcade games that was based on the 1982 cult Disney science fiction flick,… Continue Reading »

In effort to improve sales in Japan, Microsoft has announced its plans to release the Xbox 360 Arcade SKU in the Japanese market on March 6, 2008, for 27,800 yen (approximately US$260). While this special kit is the same price of the current 360 Core System, the arcade bundle will… Continue Reading »

Microsoft has announced the very first Xbox Live Arcade Awards to felicitate the developers who have created the 112 downloadable games for the service. Fans can now cast their vote to decide the winners in several important categories. The final nominees for each award were shortlisted by a panel of… Continue Reading »

Microsoft is bringing the world of old school arcade shooters to the Xbox 360 with the release of Asteroids and Asteroids Deluxe, both available as a single download on Xbox Live starting today, November 28, 2007. Asteroids was one of the first shooters available on the arcades and it will… Continue Reading »

On Wednesday, November 14, 2007, two new games become available to Xbox Live Silver and Gold subscribers at approximately 1 a.m. (Pacific Time): Screwjumper! and Shrek~n~Roll. Both games are priced at 800 Microsoft Points each ($10 US). Players can add Microsoft Points to their account by simply clicking on that… Continue Reading »

Fans of Sega’s trippy music/shooter title, Rez, can rejoice. Q Entertainment will be releasing a souped-up Rez HD in early 2008 for Xbox Live Arcade. The title has been overhauled graphically and aurally, supporting 5.1 surround sound along with visual enhancements. The original game was released on the Japanese Dreamcast… Continue Reading »

Tokyo, Japan, based Atlus, Co. has done something pretty unique for an arcade and console game maker - actually broken a few bones. The company has recalled 150 units of its standup arcade game, Arm Spirit, after three gamers reported breaking their arms. From the AP article: “The machine isn’t… Continue Reading »