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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Culture

How Japan’s Push For Babies Helps Gambling

10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The Japanese population is shrinking. Birthrates have been dropping for the past two decades, and the country needs more babies. The Japanese government is attempting to push through a national child subsidy program. Enter pachinko. More »
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
News

Neo Geo Arcade Classics Coming To PlayStation Network?

7:40AM Michael McWhertor | The PlayStation Network’s answer to the Wii Virtual Console looks to expand beyond the Turbografx-16 library, with the addition of Neo Geo games for the PlayStation 3 and PSP sneaking out via ESRB ratings. More »
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
News

What Games Should Be Shooters?

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | By “shooters”, I’m not talking about third-person or first-person shooters. I’m talking shooting games. You know, bullet hell. More »
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
Media

SNK Shoots Out New KOF Sky Stage Screens

11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | On January 22, Osaka-based developer SNK Playmore, best known for The King of Fighters, will be releasing its latest arcade… shoot ‘em up. Well, it does feature KOF game characters! More »
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
News

Metal Slug XX Runs And Guns In February

4:20AM Mike Fahey | Atlus is bringing the latest installment of SNK’s classic run and gun shooter series to the PSP in North America next month, with tons of extra content, downloadable Leona, and a chance to win a pair of Metal Slug boxers. Metal Slug boxers! More »
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
News

Metal Slug XX Coming To XBLA — In Japan, At Least — Next Year

2:00PM Owen Good | Metal Slug XX, due out for Japanese PSPs this month, joins three other SNK arcade titles on Xbox Live Arcade in early spring, Siliconera reports. In the past SNK has released its Japanese, North American and European XBLA titles simultaneously. More »
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
Culture

New King Of Fighters Figure Bares (Almost) All

5:30PM Luke Plunkett | Need something to wash the taste of that movie trailer out of your mouths, KoF fans? How about this new Vanessa figure. Yes, Vanessa. Not Mai. Vanessa. Who seems to have lost all her buttons. More »
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
News

Mai Shiranui Playable In SNK Shooting Game

3:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Mai Shiranui might not be in The King of Fighters XII, but she is in SNK’s shooting game The King of Fighters: Sky Stage. More »
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Competitions

Who Won Those King Of Fighters XII PS3 Prizes?

4:00PM David Wildgoose | Last week we ran a comp for you to win SNK’s King Of Fighters XII collectors edition. Let’s find out who the four PS3 winners were. More »
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Competitions

Who Won Those King Of Fighters XII Xbox 360 Prizes?

1:00PM David Wildgoose | Last week we ran a comp for you to win SNK’s King Of Fighters XII collectors edition. Let’s find out who the four Xbox 360 winners were. More »
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