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Fighter mania continues with BlazBlue

Fighter mania continues with BlazBlue

Shaggy June 24, 2008 3

The notion that no one wants to play fighters in the arcade anymore is silly. Apparently Capcom and Namco thinks so when it comes to the US but I have noticed a very interesting

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Guitar Freaks v5 & DrumMania v5 hit arcades in Japan

Guitar Freaks v5 & DrumMania v5 hit arcades in Japan

Twisted Supreme June 24, 2008 4

  [Kotaku via IT] Good to see that Konami’s instrument games are still going strong. It’s just a shame we don’t get to see these games that much in the UK. I’d like to think

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Street Fighter IV at London's Battle of Destiny

Street Fighter IV at London's Battle of Destiny

HeavyElectricity June 20, 2008 3

Battle of Destiny is a tournament for the hardcore fighting fans out there – a proving ground in which challengers compete on Hyper Street Fighter 2, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, Capcom vs SNK 2

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Rumour: London's Funland under threat?

Rumour: London's Funland under threat?

HeavyElectricity June 20, 2008 8

This one is an interesting piece of rumour, but back in January Ripley’s Believe It or Not! announced its intention to open a new museum in London’s Trocadero this August, occupying around 25,000 square

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Exclusive: A look inside the Flora Print Club, London

Exclusive: A look inside the Flora Print Club, London

HeavyElectricity June 20, 2008 8

It looks like something you might expect to find in Tokyo, but the print club you see pictured above is actually located in the heart of London, being situated in the popular Covent Garden

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Konami launches official Dance Dance Revolution community

Konami launches official Dance Dance Revolution community

HeavyElectricity June 20, 2008 1

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Dance Dance Revolution series (known as Dancing Stage in Europe), Konami has launched an official community portal for the site. It is extremely comprehensive, featuring an official

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Retro Gamer #52 – King of Kong, Atari interviews and more

Retro Gamer #52 – King of Kong, Atari interviews and more

HeavyElectricity June 20, 2008 2

The new issue of UK publication Retro Gamer has hit newsagents, and it features a lot of interesting material for fans of classic arcade games. For fans of juicy gossip, the first port of

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New arcade in France focuses on fighters

New arcade in France focuses on fighters

Shaggy June 19, 2008 3

Despite what you might hear in the media at times, there are still many people out there who enjoy arcade fighters. I have seen that myself over the past week of running my arcade,

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The Surface iBar at Las Vegas' Rio

The Surface iBar at Las Vegas' Rio

Twisted Supreme June 19, 2008 0

It has annoyed me how few video arcade games are in pubs and bars these days and I wonder if this could be the answer. Now as cheesy as this video maybe, it does show some

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Next from Stern Pinball: Dark Knight

Next from Stern Pinball: Dark Knight

Shaggy June 19, 2008 2

While I was at my distributor the other day I heard some interesting news on the pinball front as to what is next from Stern, but with my busy schedule lately I haven’t had

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Marketing the arcade

Marketing the arcade

Shaggy June 19, 2008 0

One thing that some arcades seem to have trouble with is getting the word out about their business. This is something that any small business can have trouble with as it takes money to

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First footage of Taito's new Space Invaders: Beat The Attackers

First footage of Taito's new Space Invaders: Beat The Attackers

Shaggy June 19, 2008 2

We first saw Taito’s new Space Invader’s based redemption game at the Park Avenue Open Day in the UK a short time ago and now it has been seen on location at the Funland

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