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Video: German Pinball Association 2007 convention
While this event happened back on May 12-13th in Bremen Germany, the video of the event has only been up for less than a day and here it is. Thanks to Scud for the
Read More »Capcom beats projections but arcade division down
Here’s something interesting that was virtually overlooked about the recent news of Capcom’s financial earnings – while sales and operating income went up, few reported that Capcom’s arcade division dropped nearly 18 percent to
Read More »Pinball Club Brazil
Here is something interesting I found – a site for pinball enthusiasts in Brazil. These guys absolutely love pinball and have two clubs, one in Rio De Janeiro and the other in São Paulo.
Read More »Silent Hill Arcade Japanese release date and price
A price and release date for the Japanese version of Silent Hill Arcade in Japan has been unveiled: August 2007 for a price of ¥1,780,000 (roughly 14,675 USD). No new information on a release
Read More »SPoNG's May 2007 arcade report – Motion based and Bemani games
Kevin Williams at SPoNG.com has posted an article discussing the importance of Konami’s Bemani and motion capture (MoCap) games and their effect on the game console industry with the likes of the Nintendo Wii
Read More »Official KOF MI Reg A site open; also price announced
SNK Playmore has opened up an official website for the upcoming KOF Maximum Impact Reg. A (the full title must be quicker to say in Japanese). It’s mainly in Japanese and there isn’t much
Read More »Donkey Kong wants you to JUMP! MAMEJUMP!
This is the funniest thing I have come across in a while. Donkey Kong sings to Van Halen’s Jump while you see a plethora of arcade games that involve jumping (as well as plenty
Read More »Shaggy's Review of the Week – Spelunker
It’s time for the Review of the Week. Yet again we are going to look at something fairly rare, a cave exploration game called Spelunker (1985). Enjoy! —————————————————————————————— Spelunker by Tim Martin Players: 1-2 Introduction
Read More »More games from LightSpace
Thanks to a comment from Kevin on the post about the LightSpace foot-controlled gaming system, here is a video on YouTube that showcases more games that will work on this platform. There is one
Read More »Automated RFID-enabled wristbands for the arcade
Hot on the tails of our news a little over a week ago that vendors are looking into alternate payment methods for the amusement industry comes this announcement of a partnership between Precision Dynamics
Read More »Arcade Boom Sweeps Across…India?
While there might not be any arcades near where you live, many arcades are starting to pop-up in India according to an article at InterGame Online. One company, the Australian-based Timezone Entertainment has opened
Read More »Manic Panic Ghost available in Europe
I am not sure how long this has been there, but on Sega UKs website they have Manic Panic Ghost listed as an available title under New Releases. It doesn’t have it’s own mini-site
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