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Sega Amusement USA just updated their site with two new arcade games (being brought over), the first one is Sega Clay Challenge and the other is Sega Bass Fishing Challenge (read our hands on impressions).
Other arcade games coming that we missed:

R-Tuned (Hands on)

Harley Davidson: King of the Road (Hands on)

Hummer (Hands on)

Rambo (Hands on)

Sega Rally 3 (Hands on)

Sega Race TV (yes apparently it was released in the United States)

That is a pretty good line up, only if I could find a GameWorks near by.
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Original post by George

The website GamersReport got a strange email, someone reported that Phantasy Star II was coming to Xbox Live Arcade and provided these screen captures as prove it. I guess this can go with our Sonic 3 and Gunstar Heroes coming to XBLA rumors. Find it odd that anyone would pay $5 only for Phantasy Star II, when they can get all four of the Phantasy Star games and 40 plus more games for $29.99.
I have to question these images, if you see the title screen above, you will notice that it says ‘XBOX 360′ with the date and time right next to it. I only have one Vintage Collection game (Streets of Rage II) and that game doesn’t have that.
What do you guys think?

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Original post by George

Filed under: Fantasy, Final Fantasy XI, Game mechanics, Patches, PvE, Consoles

Square-Enix has informed Final Fantasy XI players that the next big content patch will be delivered in April, and players have much to look forward to. The Fields of Valor and Moblin Maze Mongers systems will be expanding, due to their warm reception at the hands of FFXI players.Fields of Valor is the new questing system placed in the game that allows players to be rewarded with handsome amounts of experience and gil for taking down monsters in certain areas of the world in addition to the standard exp and rewards that the monster already gives, much like a World of Warcraft “kill quest.” The difference is in completing these quests the player will receive a new type of currency, tabs, that give access to temporary buffs and home nation teleports at any Field Manual placed in the game.
Moblin Maze [...]

Original post by Colin Brennan

About two years ago, a proud father began work on a custom pink arcade cabinet for his then 2-year-old daughter. Well, now she’s four, and he just moved it into her room.
Welcome to “Bella’s…

Original post by Owen Good

Filed under: Screenshots, Jumpgate Evolution, New titles, News items

NetDevil recently unleashed a ton of new images from Jumpgate Evolution, including both concept art and screen shots. And while the new screens are full of amazing space battles, we had to put the spotlight on this concept piece you see above. Are primary reason is because this early captial ship sketch is pretty amazingly designed, and there was no way we couldn’t point out how impressive it’ll be to see it fully rendered in-game come launch this June.
Still, our favorite newest screen is easily this shot of the spacecraft with the wing-design. Now, is it just us, or is that ship one 90 degree wing-turn away from highly resembling bounty hunter Boba Fett’s Slave I spacecraft? Hmm, seems like the guys and gals over at NetDevil are letting their Star Wars geek show. Groovy!

Gallery: Jumpgate Evolution Gallery

Newest Jumpgate Evolution screens would [...]

Original post by Kyle Horner

I love it when the ESRB rates music games, because it means someone, somewhere, is marking down every “damn” “ass” and “bitch” they hear on a clipboard.
In this case, we can piece together a few of…

Original post by Owen Good

Earl Weaver Baseball, the heavyweight of baseball simulations in the late 1980s and one of the titles that helped create EA Sports, is being ported to the iPhone by its original programmer.
It won’t…

Original post by Owen Good

Filed under: Opinion, The Digital Continuum, Humor, Free Realms

I love Free Realms, so don’t get me wrong when I say I’ve finally found a problem with it. What’s that problem, you (hypothetically) ask? It’s full of regular people and faeries, and what manly guy wants that?
No, sir, not me. There’s certainly nothing wrong with a man who prefers to flutter about on dainty wings, or a man who just wants to be a ‘Regular Joe’ — but what of the rest who just want to express their inner macho man? I think we need some representation!
That’s why I’ve done all the creative footwork for Sony Online Entertainment and thought up a bunch of great concepts for manly races to add into Free Realms. That way, when hairy manly men log into the game after a hard day of sweating and lifting heavy things, they’ll feel right at home.
Continue reading The [...]

Original post by Kyle Horner

ESA top dawg Michael Gallagher took home more than $800,000 in cash and prizes in his first year on the job, GamePolitics reports.
That compensation package came in an IRS filing covering April 1,…

Original post by Owen Good

Calling California’s violent video games law “an embarrassment,” the L.A. Times says the state shouldn’t create another by appealing its overturning to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Times pointed out…

Original post by Owen Good