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Before I leave for AMOA…

Before I leave for AMOA…

Shaggy September 10, 2008 0

This is likely to be one of my last posts for the next couple of days as tomorrow morning I will be headed out to AMOA in Las Vegas. I have co-ordinated the trip

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Article: The United States of Street Fighter IV

Article: The United States of Street Fighter IV

Shaggy September 10, 2008 1

Here is another take on what is going on with SFIV right now by Jared Rea and for those interested he also has some pictures of what some operators are doing with their kits,

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Sega's plans for upcoming shows

Sega's plans for upcoming shows

Shaggy September 9, 2008 12

Sega has issued a press release detailing some of the things that we can expect to see at their upcoming events, including a few games we have already heard of (or played), Rambo and

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Foosball on Steroids

Foosball on Steroids

Shaggy September 8, 2008 1

[Thanks to reader Paul for the tip] When I was at ASI earlier this year I saw a couple of air hockey tables which had incorporated some new things into the tables like bumpers,

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Namco shows off a new motorcycle game – Nirin

Namco shows off a new motorcycle game – Nirin

Shaggy September 8, 2008 1

Well over a year ago we revealed that Namco was working on a new motorcycle racing game that looked to be targetted towards Western audiences but was being tested in Japan. Time passed and

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GlobalVR's NASCAR arcade gets an update

GlobalVR's NASCAR arcade gets an update

Shaggy September 7, 2008 1

GlobalVR has announced a new update for their NASCAR racing game, which adds two new tracks to the game, updates team rosters and also introduces the new Car of Tomorrow to the game. They

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BOUND – a co-op touchscreen arcade game

BOUND – a co-op touchscreen arcade game

Shaggy September 6, 2008 0

Here is another testament to innovative ideas that can be done better in an arcade format, a game designed by two students for a university project somewhere in Germany I believe (the PC I’m

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DDR:X and Jubeat testing in the US on Sept. 8th

DDR:X and Jubeat testing in the US on Sept. 8th

Shaggy September 6, 2008 0

[Thanks to Phil on our forums!] While I wasn’t entirely sure if Konami was going to try and test Jubeat out in the Us, I had hope when I heard that it would be

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Celebrity Pinball Tournament & Arcade Show 2008

Celebrity Pinball Tournament & Arcade Show 2008

Shaggy September 6, 2008 0

There are fundraisers which use expensive dinners to bring people in and then there are fundraisers which use games! This is the latter and not just any games are involved in this fundraiser for

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When the lights go out

When the lights go out

Shaggy September 5, 2008 2

Yesterday was not fun. Not fun at all. I had to go through an experience that I’ve dreaded before and that is when the power goes out – for an entire day. When I

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