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What are the top 10 most collected arcade games?
Ever wonder what the top 10 most collected arcade titles are? Thanks to VAPS (the Video Arcade Preservation Society), one site took a look at what the most collected titles where and compiled the
Read More »New game center might open in Burbank, listed as an arcade but isn't one
The following story is a great example for those of you who are looking into opening up you own entertainment business and how certain cities work hard to make potential owners jump through a
Read More »FEC hit by hard times closes it's doors – temporarily
Was it the recession, the tax system in New York, a bad location or a combination of all three that led to the temporary closure of an FEC called TreePaad this past week? From
Read More »Sony begins to use arcade-like payment system for arcade-style games on PSN in Japan
The headline sort of says it all here – Sony has begun experimenting with a new way to pay and play for certain downloadable games, first with a title in Japan called Trash Panic
Read More »Video from Japan Expo 2009
In case you wanted to see a little bit more from the Japan Expo 2009 that took place a short time ago in Paris, France, arcade site Neo Arcadia has posted a couple of
Read More »The Guitar Hero arcade CA Extreme 2009 Championship
California Extreme has come and gone once again but with it are some lucky players who participated in some of the competitions that were held at the big event. One of those tournaments was
Read More »DDRX cabinets not all they are cracked up to be?
Konami’s most recent arcade release, DDRX is available for purchase and can be found at a number of locations around the US and Europe but how has the game held up to both fan
Read More »Virtusphere – a good improvement in VR technology
One of the many things that was a downside to player involvement in VR gaming was the fact that other applications generally kept the player in one spot and you would have to use
Read More »KOF 2002 Unlimited Match released in Japan
In May we reported that King of Fighters 2002 was going to get it’s own upgrade similar to what SNK did for KOF98 last year and the day has already arrived where the game
Read More »With all versions of SFIV out, which is the most secure for tournaments?
While the headline is basically a rhetorical question since we all know the answer, the question is being raised with Capcom’s console division now that the PC and even Xbox 360 versions of the
Read More »New FEC opens in Jordan – Jingo's Jungle
We don’t get a lot of arcade news coming out of the Middle East – most of what we do get comes from Dubai. But now a new developer is opening an FEC in
Read More »An interview with Galloping Ghost
AH contributor Aaron Auzins has done an interview with Galloping Ghost Productions (makers of the new arcade fighter Dark Presence), and has been kind enough to pass it along to us. It gets into
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