Aaron: Once again, thank you very much for your time and thanks for continuing to support U.S. arcades.
Kyle: We all agree that arcades are very important for their social aspect in life. Players need that home away from home. Thank you for playing and recognizing ITG. As long as the demand continues, we’ll always be here to support it. We hope to see you stomping on arrows in the near future!
The interview did include a few questions on the upcoming arcade release of In the Groove 3, but at this time, Ward is unable to comment on the work in progress. Through a pre-order pamphlet made available by Roxor, we do know the release is looking to add even more to the series.
A total of more than 80 new songs, 30 new courses and 800 new dance charts will be added to the total songs built by the previous two versions. The most notable additions scheduled for the release include ITGnet, a free worldwide ITG3 network. A new two-player "co-op" mode is being introduced as well as a mode in which dance charts will encourage freestyle performance dancing across the machine's eight total panels.
The machine was originally touted to be location tested at the upcoming Amusement and Music Operators Association International Expo/Fun Expo in Las Vegas from Sept. 27-29. However, an announcement by Ward on ITGFreak stated the machine is not ready for location testing at this time.
Blogcritics is once again grateful for Ward's time and will continue to follow the In the Groove series and will have more information on upcoming releases as it is made available.
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