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| SPECULAR IN
EDGE MAGAZINE |
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The June 2012 edition (Issue #E241) of Edge
magazine has a wonderful article about Specular
Interactive and how we are "keeping the arcade
spirit alive."
It's a great read so check it
out! Order the digital version
online or pick up a copy IRL at your local
newsstand or bookstore.
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posted: 06.14.2012 |
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| 1UP CHARITY ART
AUCTION |
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Our friends over at 1UP are sponsoring an art auction to
benefit the Red Cross disaster relief in part to help victims of
the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Our own Andrew Rai
contributed a piece
(click the pic to embiggen)
Head on over to
the
auction site and put your bid in!
More info about
the auction is
here.
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posted: 11.22.2011 |
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| DIRTY DRIVIN'
ASSEMBLY LINE |
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Dirty Drivin' machines are finally rolling off the assembly line!
They should start showing up in the wild soon...we'll keep
you posted.
(click the pic to embiggen)
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posted: 11.22.2011 |
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| SPECULAR IS
MOVING |
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We have outgrown our old digs and are moving our
office to a new space in nearby Foothill Ranch,
CA. Check out the company
page for more details and some photos.
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posted: 09.12.2011 |
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| DIRTY DRIVIN'
on ARCADE HEROES |
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Last week our friend Adam
from Arcade Heroes came by the studio to check
out Dirty Drivin' and discuss the state of
coin-op in general. It was a great opportunity
for us to talk with someone who is not only
fully in-tune with the industry and a great fan
of coin-op games past and present but also an
owner of an actual arcade.
Adam wrote a very in-depth
article about his visit detailing a lot of the
production of Dirty Drivin'...it's a great read.
http://arcadeheroes.com/2011/09/08/getting-to-know-dirty-drivin-and-specular-interactive/
Thanks Adam!
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posted: 09.12.2011 |
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| IT'S FINALLY
TIME! |
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After a long wait we can
finally share with the world our most recent
game - DIRTY DRIVIN'
Tonight at the 2011 AAMA
annual meeting the game will be officially
unveiled by Raw Thrills. We are very excited
about getting DIRTY DRIVIN' out in the market so
you all can play it for yourselves. We know
you're going to love it.
In the meantime,
check out our DIRTY
DRIVIN' page for movies, screenshots and
more!
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posted: 08.18.2011 |
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| GOOD TIMES |
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Brent (aka JOHNDOE) has sent
us our first high score pic. Those look like
some really good times.
Click here
to see them. If you think you can do better or
have done better, well then prove it. Send us
snap shot to
sightings@specular.com
Also, note that Brent has
finished the game. Congratulation Fleet Admiral!
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posted: 05.31.2011 |
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| HAPPY BIRTHDAY
SPECULAR! |
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Tomorrow, on March 12th our
little company turns four years old. They grow
up so quick these days don't they? It has been a
great ride so far with two awesome games under
our belts.
We are looking forward to
many more years of fun and creativity and
honestly Specular, you don't look a day over
three and a half.
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posted: 03.11.2011 |
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| AND THE AWARD
GOES TO... |
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We are honored to have
received recognition from the AAMA (American
Amusement Machine Association) for Gold level
sales of H2Overdrive.
Thank you and keep playing!
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posted: 02.16.2011 |
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| GOT THE TIME? |
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Have you gotten a killer best
time on H2Overdrive? Think it's the best out
there? Send us a snapshot and we'll post it on
the site and we'll see who gets the bragging
rights.
Just grab a pic of the screen
(make sure the time, track and your name are
clearly visible) and email it to
sightings@specular.com
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posted: 01.24.2011 |
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older
news items >
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| La Maquinista -
Barcelona, Spain |
| Sorrento's West -
Catonsville, MD |
| Incredible
Dave's - Rivergate Mall - Madison, TN |
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An arcade hall - Cattolica, Italy |
| Glenelg -
Adelaide, Austrailia |
| Have you seen an
H2Overdrive machine? Tell us where at
sightings@specular.com and we might post your comments on
the site too. |
Specular Reflections
| "[Jarvis] has figured it out
where nobody else has," says Ranck. "Nobody's selling coin-op
these days except for Eugene, and he's selling a lot of them. So
he called me up, and he said, 'What are you doing?' I said, 'Not
a whole lot -- just hanging out here, writing some technology.'
And he said, 'I have a project to talk to you about.' So I flew
back to Chicago and saw his operation there. He said he's been
really successful with what he's done, but he's getting a lot of
requests from arcade operators for another boat racing game..." |
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