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  • CES 2020: My Arcade® Announces Street Fighter™ II: Champion Edition Micro Player™ and Super Retro Champ™ Console

    Leading creator of retro gaming collectibles and accessories forms a partnership with Capcom and introduces a portable console that plays SNES™, Super Famicom™, and Genesis™/Mega Drive™ cartridges

    LOS ANGELES – Jan. 6, 2020 – My Arcade, the industry-leader in retro gaming accessories and collectibles, has formed a partnership with Capcom to create a collectible Street Fighter™ II: Champion Edition Micro Player and has revealed its next generation of retro consoles, the Super Retro Champ. Each of these products is expected to launch later this year and will be available for purchase on MyArcadeGaming.com. CES 2020 attendees can demo all of My Arcade’s new products at their booth located at South Hall #20906.

    Members of the press interested in scheduling a personal demo can contact myarcade@triplepointpr.com for an appointment. 

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  • My Arcade Partners with Konami Cross Media NY To Launch Playable Contra™ Collectibles This Holiday Season

     

    Introducing My Arcade’s CO-VS™ Technology Enabling Friends to Run ‘n’ Gun Together

    LOS ANGELES, CA – July 15,  2019 – My Arcade announced today a line of collectibles featuring Konami’s run-and-gun icon, Contra, created in partnership with Konami Cross Media NY, Inc. The initial line-up will include the compact desktop Micro Player™ and handheld Pocket Player™, each slated to launch this holiday season. (more…)

  • Contra Minigame Launches for STAR WARS™: FORCE COLLECTION

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    Classic Run-and-gun Platforming Action Comes to A Galaxy Far Far Away, along with New Cards and Anniversary Event

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – April 22, 2015 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today released their newest update for STAR WARS™: FORCE COLLECTION, which includes a Star Wars™-themed Contra minigame. The update also includes additional cards and a new Boss Event to further expand the STAR WARS: FORCE COLLECTION player experience. For more information about the update and to download STAR WARS: FORCE COLLECTION, visit:

    – Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.konami.swfc

    – App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/star-wars-force-collection/id586854309?l=ja&ls=1&mt=8 (more…)

  • Star Wars™: Force Collection Now Available for iOS and Android

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    Explore the Star Wars™ Galaxy and Fight for Your Side of the Force™ in Konami’s New Free-to-Play Card Battle Game

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif – Sept. 4, 2013 – Star Wars™: Force Collection, the first globally released Star Wars™ card battle game, is now available for free download on iOS and Android devices. Created by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., players will take command of more than 230 heroes, villains, and vehicles from Star Wars Episodes I-VI and embark on a series of galaxy-spanning quests in the process. Star Wars: Force Collection can be downloaded at:

    –       Apple App Store for iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/star-wars-force-collection/id586854309?mt=8

    –       Google Play for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.konami.swfc

    For more information, please visit http://starwars.com/explore/video-games/star-wars-force-collection/ (more…)

  • STAR WARS™: FORCE COLLECTION Announced and Dated for iOS and Android

    Official LogoCollect, build, and battle!  Experience the Force™ in a whole new way with STAR WARS™: Force Collection from Konami

    BURBANK & EL SEGUNDO, Calif – Aug. 21, 2013– Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced today that Star Wars™: Force Collection, a card battling game, will be available for free download worldwide on iOS and Android devices September 4, 2013. Star Wars: Force Collection puts players in command of more than 230 heroes, villains, and vehicles from Star Wars Episodes I-VI. Players will cross the Star Wars™ galaxy completing quests, fighting battles, and collecting powerful cards and upgrades. As players progress, their actions will determine whether they join and fight on the light or dark side of the Force during global player events.

    For more information, please visit http://starwars.com/explore/video-games/star-wars-force-collection/ (more…)

  • Contra: Evolution Blasts onto iOS

    logo_Contra_english_White (1)Konami and CocoaChina Reintroduce Classic Arcade Hit

    BEIJING – June 26, 2013 – International mobile game developer CocoaChina/Chukong, in partnership with legendary digital entertainment company Konami, today announced the release of Contra: Evolution for iOS. All of the bad guy-blasting, platform-jumping fun of the original 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System version of Contra is now available on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch for veteran fans and players new to the franchise to enjoy. (more…)

  • Contra Evolution Coming Soon to a Mobile Jungle Near You

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    CocoaChina/Chukong Bringing Konami Classic to U.S. Mobile Devices

    BEIJING – June 27, 2013 – Leading international mobile game developer and publisher CocoaChina/Chukong today announced the upcoming U.S. mobile launch of Contra Evolution, the first fully licensed mobile version of Konami’s classic alien-shooting side-scroller Contra. Initially launched in January 2013 in China, Contra Evolution reached the number one paid spot in less than 24 hours, and the US release marks the official beginning of a partnership between CocoaChina/Chukong and Konami. (more…)

  • Mobile Hit Blockolicious Makes a Splashy Debut on Facebook

    Hibernum and KONAMI Juice Up Gamers’ Walls with this Unique Puzzler

    MONTREAL – August 21, 2012 – Hibernum Creations, a developer of unique gaming experiences, today announced that their hit action-puzzle game, Blockolicious, is now available to play for free on Facebook! Appropriate for players of all ages, Blockolicious for Facebook is published in cooperation with KONAMI and includes new socially-connected leaderboards that really juice up the competition across every version of the game. Fromthe massive chains of Marathon Mode to the heart-pounding rush of Sprint Mode, players everywhere can have a taste of Blockolicious’ arcade action in their favorite browser today at apps.facebook.com/blockolicious/.

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