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Win a copy of Arcade Mania by creating your own Kotaku Arcade

Win a copy of Arcade Mania by creating your own Kotaku Arcade

Shaggy December 11, 2008 0

Gaming blog site Kotaku is running a contest to see what users can come up with the best arcade diorama (made up of paper, toys, etc.) of a ‘Kotaku Arcade’. The prize – a

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Michael Yum of PM Studios discusses DJ Max Technika & more (including possible European release)

Michael Yum of PM Studios discusses DJ Max Technika & more (including possible European release)

Shaggy December 10, 2008 0

PM Studios has not kept a tight lid on their new arcade title known as DJ Max Technika and this means more information for us to enjoy about the game. In an interview with

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Chuck E. Cheese – where adults can't learn to play nice

Chuck E. Cheese – where adults can't learn to play nice

Shaggy December 10, 2008 7

At the very first arcade that I worked at, they had a large area of redemption games and of course a redemption desk. For the most part things went smoothly there but on occasion

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Another location test report on DJ Max Technika + news on an iPhone version of the game

Another location test report on DJ Max Technika + news on an iPhone version of the game

Shaggy December 9, 2008 0

Say what you will about DJ Max Technika, it certainly is generating a bit of excitement among players. This of course is why I think that there is great value in high-profile location tests

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Arcade Art – hand painted 8-bit goodness

Arcade Art – hand painted 8-bit goodness

Shaggy December 9, 2008 0

We’ve discussed arcade-related artwork before but I hadn’t thought of looking up “Arcade Art.com” before to see what would pull up. It seems like a no brainer now, but there is a website called

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Virtual-Kade opens up in Kentucky with focus on VR and exergaming

Virtual-Kade opens up in Kentucky with focus on VR and exergaming

Shaggy December 8, 2008 1

We’re happy to report new of yet another new arcade facility opening it’s doors to the public, although this one is a little different as they don’t appear to have any coin-operated arcades (except

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News on Pinball Events in the UK for 2009

News on Pinball Events in the UK for 2009

Shaggy December 7, 2008 0

[Thanks to Nick of ThePinballBlog for the information] If you are a pinball fan and you live in the UK then next year you’ll have a great time thanks to several events that will see some

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City in California makes a loan for new arcade/FEC to open

City in California makes a loan for new arcade/FEC to open

Shaggy December 7, 2008 0

  When I saw this news it had me a little surprised since it always seems like many cities do things to make life harder for an arcade to open these days but that

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Happy (belated) 2nd birthday for Arcade Heroes

Happy (belated) 2nd birthday for Arcade Heroes

Shaggy December 5, 2008 0

This week Arcade Heroes reached it’s second year in existence and I feel bad for missing the actual day – I thought it was today but after some checking it was actually on the

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DJ Max Technika Location Test report

DJ Max Technika Location Test report

Shaggy December 5, 2008 1

[Thanks to Phil Ver 0 on our forums] The new game DJ Max Technika has been testing in California and thanks to one of our readers, we have information on how that has been

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More details on Smart Industries' Battle Stations

More details on Smart Industries' Battle Stations

Shaggy December 4, 2008 0

Among the many new games coming to the market that were shown at IAAPA was Battle Stations, a submarine action game that is coming to us from Smart Industries. Smart generally deals with redemption

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Three more videos from IAAPA with some arcade game footage

Three more videos from IAAPA with some arcade game footage

Shaggy December 4, 2008 0

While I had hoped for more videos of video arcades in action at IAAPA, I suppose that might have been hoping for too much since there is a lot more there than just arcades.

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