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Say hello to Friction – a new arcade company and a new game UPDATED

Say hello to Friction – a new arcade company and a new game UPDATED

Shaggy September 10, 2008 6

AMOA is here and with it plenty new stuff to talk about. But today we don’t have just any news to talk about – it’s not every day we get to introduce to you

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Need For Speed Underground "as an arcade game" at PAX08, media surprised

Need For Speed Underground "as an arcade game" at PAX08, media surprised

Shaggy September 4, 2008 9

[Image via Ars Technica] If anyone wonders why I often harp on arcade developers for not properly marketing their games then here is a shining example. From the blog Ars Technica comes the headline

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MTV brings us Capcom's advice on buying SFIV

MTV brings us Capcom's advice on buying SFIV

Shaggy August 27, 2008 1

The MTV game blog (yeah, they haven’t been just about the music for years) has some advice on buying SFIV if you’re in the market for the game, which boils down to ‘wait for

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A preview of what Sega is showing at next months JAMMA event

A preview of what Sega is showing at next months JAMMA event

Shaggy August 27, 2008 1

  The Amusement Machine Show (also known as JAMMA) will soon be here and thanks to The Stinger Report we have a preview of what we can expect to see from Sega at the

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Taito not happy about the use of Space Invaders at the Leipzig show, considering legal action

Taito not happy about the use of Space Invaders at the Leipzig show, considering legal action

Shaggy August 22, 2008 5

If you follow the consumer game media at all then you probably have heard of the Leipzig Game Show that has been going on in Germany. You also might have heard of the controversial

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Arc System campaign for BlazBlue to get it into as many arcades as possible

Arc System campaign for BlazBlue to get it into as many arcades as possible

Shaggy August 17, 2008 1

[Thanks to Jared Rea for passing this along] Arc System Works’ wants their new arcade fighter BlazBlue to be a success and they mean it. So much so that they are asking for players

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On test: Pump It Up Jump!

On test: Pump It Up Jump!

Shaggy August 16, 2008 2

Thanks to IcePagoda for the tip! Andamiro is testing out a new version of Pump It up in Vancouver Washington, called Pump It Up Jump!, a dancing game for kids, as you can see

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And then, there was magazine coverage

And then, there was magazine coverage

Shaggy August 15, 2008 1

It’s been a while since arcades got a lot of attention that they deserved in mainstream gaming magazines. I have tried to combat that a little through articles I have written for HardCore Gamer

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From the latest issue of RePlay Magazine

From the latest issue of RePlay Magazine

Shaggy August 10, 2008 0

In the latest issue of the trade publication, RePlay Magazine, they have a section called Operator’s Interface where they interview arcade operators under the age of 40 and get their opinions on subjects like

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The Xbox Arcade Machine revealed

The Xbox Arcade Machine revealed

Shaggy August 4, 2008 6

We have heard of the latest attempt at an Xbox Arcade machine but until now, no one had seen it. Thanks to The Stinger Report, we have a first look at the “T2” arcade

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