In the beginning there was Pong. Then there was Breakout, and 10 years later there was Arkanoid. Taito’s bat-and-ball block breaker first appeared in arcades more than 20 years ago, and in the years ...

Taito's other remake of a classic franchise, Arkanoid DS, came out the same day as Space Invaders Extreme, and for the same price too. For those unfamiliar with Arkanoid, the gist of the game is that ...

London (3rd July 2008) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, announces the return of two legendary TAITO® games, ...

Breakout will always be the original wall, ball and paddle design, but Arkanoid will always be known as the best clone of the Breakout design. Why it's taken Taito so long to update this on the ...

Bundled with of Arkanoid DS is an arcade like controller where you spin a knob to move your ship. The device is similar to the NES Arkanoid controller, which is now a collector’s item (pictured on the ...

Taito, one of Japan's first game makers, is set to release a truly fantastic accessory for the Nintendo DS. Later this year, the DS version of the classic block-breaking game Arkanoid will include a ...

Remember Arkanoid? I sure do! It was one of my favorite arcade games. The concept was simple; using a futuristic paddle, you deflect a ball for as long as possible while clearing a play field full of ...

Square Enix has plans to unleash its reinterpretations of Arkanoid and Space Invaders in Europe on 4th July. Space Invaders Extreme for DS and PSP has snazzy backgrounds and funky music that matches ...

Well now. The original Arkanoid was (and far more blatantly than Space Invaders) inspired by the original Breakout, only in this case the difference was - to put it charitably - "subtle". That's not ...

I love Arkanoid. I purchased the NES game, with its included paddle controller, as soon as it came out in 1987. I still play it. It's still really hard, and I still think level 3 — level 3! — is one ...

It's amazing to see how far Taito can span the gamut in the same videogame generation: Space Invaders Extreme, released at the same time as Arkanoid, is easily one of the finest classic remakes we've ...