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JAMMA ’11: Operation GHOST; Taito TypeX3 specs; Block King
JAMMA is wrapping up and one thing that means is that more videos are now on te web of what was at the show. There was no big annoucement for some new Sega hardware
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JAMMA ’11: Videos of Taito booth & Games; TypeX3 and Virtua Tennis 4 pics
Continuing the coverage of JAMMA 2011 in Japan (which is taking place along with the Tokyo Game Show in the hopes of improving attendance) we have some videos of the products to be seen
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JAMMA ’11: Sega shows Virtua Tennis 4; Various Namco titles; Taito TypeX3 + more
The 49th Japanese Amusement Machine Show (better known as the JAMMA show) is upon us and as expected, new games are here to be seen. News will be trickling out in waves over the
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Japan location tests: DDRX3, Border Break 2.5 + more UPDATED
The next arcade installment of Dance Dance Revolution, X3 is soon going on test in Japan, from June 8th-12th in Akihabara, Tokyo. Suffice it to say that at this point nothing is known about
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Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix raises money for Japanese Quake Relief efforts
We just got this press release from Raw Thrills and Play Mechanix, which includes a statement from Raw Thrills’ President Eugene Jarvis. It’s a brief PR soI’ll just quote it here: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
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Japanese arcade companies scale back operations, donate funds for earthquake relief
Newsfeed 1021 via While this certainly isn’t the most important story to be coming out of Japan right now, as we are covering arcade gaming this will apply. While the headquarters of the various
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Capcom producing New Super Mario Bros. Wii medal game
Nintendo used to have a strong presence in arcades and even though it has waned considerably in recent years, occasionally we get some sort of Nintendo related product coming along in the coin-op sector.
Read More »“100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience” trailer
When it comes to the overall arcade experience, there are several factors about arcade businesses to help them stand out – the social atmosphere, the game selection, the overall design, etc. No two arcade
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How Konami’s new Reflec Beat works
Konami has a couple of music games they are launching today – first is one more people are already familiar with, a Microsoft Kinect launch title called Dance Masters and the other is a
Read More »KOF Versus Festival previews King of Fighters XIII
Earlier this month, a large Japanese King of Fighters tournament was held, taking in classics such as KOF2002UM and KOF98. However, the big point of attraction was a special preview tournament for the upcoming
Read More »Sega opens flagship arcade in Akihabara
Ah, Akihabara. How I have longed to visit this mythical location, in order to peer into the heart of Japanese arcade gaming (well, also to stage an homage to Densha Otoko, but that’s another
Read More »SNK Neo Geo 20th anniversary T-shirt
If you’re familiar with Japanese video game merchandise, you might well have heard of the clothing company Mars16. They’ve been responsible for some very tasty Sega AGES 2500 tie-in stuff in the past, and lately
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