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Another industry vet passes away – Steve Kaufman
This is the second death in the coin-op industry that I’m sad to report in the past couple of weeks. Steve Kaufman passed away last night after a two-year battle with cancer. He started
Read More »"Altar of the Unnamed" feature film to include Funspot Arcade
The Funspot Arcade in New Hampshire has made quite a name for itself – it’s the place to go for several arcade events and is even attracting some filmmakers to the business, such as
Read More »i-Mockery.com's 50 Greatest Arcade Cabinets in Game History
I never personally cared much for top “Insert Your Desired Item Here” lists as you never can agree with them completely. This particular list has things I don’t agree with (Crystal Castles has such
Read More »Street Fighter IV confirmed for arcades (again)
Well we already reported this a little while ago through an entry on AM.Net but now the major news source IGN is finally confirming that Street Fighter IV will see an arcade release. No
Read More »Location Video – Time Out, Valley Fair Mall Utah, USA
I dropped by a local mall today and armed with my low quality digital camera made a brief recording of Time Out, a very small arcade at the Valley Fair Mall in West Valley
Read More »Namco also prepping for a big ATEI '08 – new Raw Thrills' title announced.
We’ve already heard from Sega and Konami so it was only a short time before Namco threw their hat into the ring of what to expect from them at ATEI. From the press release
Read More »ASI 08 to hold tournaments and be open to the public for 4 hours
At this years Amusement Showcase International 2008 event (March 27th-29th in Las Vegas, NV) they are going to attempt something that they never have done before – allowing the public to take a glimpse
Read More »One city mulls plugging plug on arcade permits due to bad wiring
Ever since arcades became a business that people could make a decent return on, cities and operators have been at odds many times and because of the negative perception some people hold against arcades,
Read More »Mainstream game rag talks about SFIV, ignores arcade version on purpose
Thanks to The Stinger Report we learn that a certain magazine called Edge is running a feature on the new Street Fighter IV, even gracing the cover with either Ken and Ryu. There’s only
Read More »Konami's ATEI 2008 line-up
Konami has issued a press release regarding it’s presence at ATEI this year and while the line-up isn’t large in terms of how many games they will be showing off, they are still aiming
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