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Microsoft confirms Xbox 360 Arcade

News Following photo evidence last week of Xbox 360 Arcade standees appearing at retail outlets, Microsoft today officially confirmed the repackaged console. Outlining the Arcade's appeal to the Financial Times,

Tags: retail, arcade, man, console

19 October 2007, 8:50

Film eulogises 80s arcade superstars

News Chasing Ghosts, a documentary set to screen next week at the Sundance Film Festival, takes a nostalgic look at the golden age of the arcade. These arcade warriors -- who predated today's sophisticated home gaming systems -- might have been...

18 January 2007, 9:07

Longing for simpler games at E3

News Or maybe the dozens of people playing classic arcade games at the massive E3 trade show in Los Angeles were just skiving. Those at the 'museum' could take a peek at some mighty old handheld games or get their hands sweaty playing on old consoles...

11 May 2006, 10:06

Xbox 360 update revealed

News The biggest new feature revealed is the Xbox Live Arcade Hits program, which will see older games on the downloadable-game service permanently discounted. The first wave of Arcade Hits was also detailed.

Tags: arcade, details, console, points

3 December 2007, 10:48

Xbox Live reaches 4 million users

News Over 12 million Xbox Live Arcade downloads in that same period, with a trial-to-purchase ratio of 24 per cent (Uno leads all Arcade titles with a 50 per cent trial-to-purchase ratio). Next month won't just ring in the one-year anniversary of...

19 October 2006, 9:03

Sundance festival sees scope in new tech

News And in another area at the New Frontier centre, makers of Chasing Ghosts, a documentary tracking the arcade superstars of the 1980s, are bringing in old-school games like Tron and Pac-Man. The aforementioned Chasing Ghosts, the documentary on the...

18 January 2007, 10:25

Gaming companies take aim at online profits

News Microsoft will take a step toward mini-transactions with Xbox Live Arcade, an upcoming service that will allow customers to download arcade-style games for a typical price of $10 or less. Game publishers and hardware makers are confident that...

14 May 2004, 10:50

Perfect! SF2 fastest-selling XBLA game

News After a few bumps in the road, Capcom's classic arcade game made it to Xbox 360s, and gamers were apparently ready for some online brawling. Capcom on Friday announced that Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting has become the fastest-selling Xbox Live...

7 August 2006, 9:09

Photos: In touch with Microsoft's Surface

News Micrsoft is also working with IGT -- which makes computer arcade games -- on Surface's launch in the US later this year. Surface technology, which the company had been showing off in London. It uses a 30-inch screen, several cameras, a Vista PC and...

3 October 2007, 9:46

Xbox Live goes all retro

News At a trendy bar filled with gamers and videogame press, Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled its lineup of retro hits such as Pac-Man, Galaga and Frogger as part of its new Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays programme.

13 July 2006, 10:12

Make your own Xbox 360 game

News Next spring, Microsoft hopes to have a broader set of tools that will allow for games to be created that can then be sold online through Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade. Microsoft is trying to turn hardcore gamers into Xbox programmers.

14 August 2006, 10:18

Microsoft's Milan tabletop PC a nice touch

News At first glance, Microsoft's secret project looks like a 2007 version of the sit-down arcade game Ms Pac Man. Only if this machine were running the game, you could just take your finger and flick away any monsters chasing the heroine.

30 May 2007, 10:09

Xbox 360 price drops for Japan and US

News As of 5 September, the 120GB Elite will be $399 (£224), the new-ish 60GB 360 -- successor to the 20GB Pro -- will be $299 (£168), and the hard-drive-less Arcade will be $199 (£112). After months of rumors, weeks of leaked retail flyers and days of...

Tags: generation, sales, xbox, console

4 September 2008, 9:02

News.blog: WiiWare launches with six US games

News Ostensibly a service where Wii gamers will be able to shop for new, independent games, WiiWare seems to be Nintendo's answer to Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade and to Sony's PlayStation Store. Nintendo on Monday put its latest shot across the bow of...

Tags: sony, developers, platform, xbox

13 May 2008, 9:04

Nintendo's NES console 20 years old

News It was an 8-bit videogame console, and largely thanks to Super Mario Bros.a spinoff from the arcade hit Donkey Kong, the NES quickly became the most successful game system of its era. File this one under 'things that make you feel ancient': Super...

19 October 2005, 10:05