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Wednesday 27th February, 2013 - 04:45 GMT

Out Today: Phantom Breaker, BIT.TRIP Runner 2

Just another retro wednesday.

Xbox Live Arcade release day is one of our favourite times of the week, and this week sees the release of two potential crackers. Available today, we have:- Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds (800 MSP) With a distinctly 8-bit style, Phantom Breaker looks to be a pretty decent proposition. Eight stages of side-scrolling...

Thursday 8th December, 2011 - 17:45 GMT

News: Kinect-Powered Dance Evolution Arcade Game On the Way

Kinect leaves the living room

Next year Kinect will throw off its living room shackles and join the arcade scene, as Konami has announced it's working on an arcade version of Dance Evolution (or DanceMasters) for release in 2012. The game is currently on test at certain locations in Japan, with the sensor tucked away inside the arcade cabinet...

Saturday 20th November, 2010 - 13:30 GMT

News: Let's Kinect Takes Motion Gaming Out of the Home, Into Arcades

Kinect goes mobile

You might struggle to have enough room to play Kinect Sports comfortably in your own home, but soon you might not have that issue if a local arcade, shopping mall or other wide open space decides to pick up a Let's Kinect arcade cabinet. Containing an Xbox 360 and Kinect in a custom cabinet, the machine plays standard retail games...