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A look at Konami's CastleVania Arcade game – from the inside

A look at Konami's CastleVania Arcade game – from the inside

Shaggy October 14, 2008 2

Ever since I first heard about the new CastleVania arcade title by Konami, I’ve wanted to see more than the outside of the cabinet and finally after a little while of waiting we have

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American Idol Arcade game location testing in Illinois

American Idol Arcade game location testing in Illinois

Shaggy October 12, 2008 0

Well it looks like we can move American Idol from rumor to confirmed at this point – apparently the game is currently being location tested at the Enchanted Castle in Lombard, Illinois and it

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uBeat now testing in the UK

uBeat now testing in the UK

Shaggy October 11, 2008 0

We’ve received word from Konami that their newest and certainly unique bemani title uBeat is now testing at Tenpin Bowl, in Acton, West London. According to the release we received (that you can find

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Golden Tee LIVE 2009 ships Monday Oct. 13th

Golden Tee LIVE 2009 ships Monday Oct. 13th

Shaggy October 11, 2008 1

Incredible Technologies has announced that they will begin shipping the latest installment of the Golden Tee series this coming Monday, which is great news for fans of GT who have been waiting patiently for

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Namco creates new group to focus on game development, bring more games overseas

Namco creates new group to focus on game development, bring more games overseas

Shaggy October 9, 2008 6

While this news is a couple of days old already, I contacted Frank Cosentino of Namco (who also is the new head of this dept.) about the creation of Namco Amusement USA’s new Product

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A Japanese arcade in Bangladesh

A Japanese arcade in Bangladesh

Shaggy October 9, 2008 3

[Thanks to Oga Shi for sending this in] If you live in the capital of Bangladesh and have a lot of money to spend, where better than in this Japanese arcade. Apparently this arcade

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News on Tekken 6 – looks like arcade version is superior

News on Tekken 6 – looks like arcade version is superior

Shaggy October 9, 2008 8

The Tokyo Game Show is in full swing right now and there is some arcade-related news to come out of it. Direct from the Stinger Report comes some interesting news about Namco’s Tekken 6

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Sega AM2 boss: Arcade market outside Japan is “practically dead”

Sega AM2 boss: Arcade market outside Japan is “practically dead”

Twisted Supreme October 8, 2008 13

[via VideoGaming247] That’s encouraging isn’t it? Admittedly arcades in Europe and American pale in comparison to those in Japan, but I’d like to think they still have a pulse. Hell, they must do because we

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The Guardian goes to Akihabara

The Guardian goes to Akihabara

HeavyElectricity October 7, 2008 0

It’s almost time for the Tokyo Games Show, which means that practically everyone that covers the gaming world is set to flock to Japan in search of the latest cool things. UK newspaper The Guardian is

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Rumor: Raw Thrills' bringing 'American Idol' game to arcades

Rumor: Raw Thrills' bringing 'American Idol' game to arcades

Shaggy October 7, 2008 0

The rumor mill is churning right now but we have another rumor to look at right now in regards to what you might see in the near future from Raw Thrills’. We posted the

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