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Sega opens flagship arcade in Akihabara

HeavyElectricity February 19, 2010 5

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

Metal Gear Arcade will be at AOU 2010

Shaggy February 18, 2010 1

Via We have been wondering what happened to konami’s Metal Gear Arcade – it turned heads when it was announced at the console game heavy e3 last year but after that the game suddenly

More shooters from China – 'Four Guns' and 'Terrorist Action'

Shaggy February 16, 2010 0

Via You have probably noticed that we are having an influx of news from Chinese, Tawainese and Korean coin-op firms lately and I am told that there is a reason behind the build-up although

Disney Interactive releases 3D Ping Pong in China

Shaggy February 16, 2010 0

Via Now here is something a little different, especially coming from Disney called Disney 3D Ping Pong. By jumping into the 3D craze with both feet first, not only is Disney going to be

SNK Neo Geo 20th anniversary T-shirt

HeavyElectricity February 16, 2010 1

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

National Textminator tournament now live in the UK

Shaggy February 16, 2010 2

If you live in the UK, you’re good at texting and you want to win some prizes, then the Textminator tournament is for you. PMT Sales has reported that the tournament is now live

Shooting Match by Yoony Electronics

Shaggy February 16, 2010 0

Via South Korea is really starting to belt out the military style shooting games, as you can see here with the new Shooting Match by Yoony Electronics. We weren’t sent much information about this

Arcade Belguim's EAG 2010 report

Shaggy February 16, 2010 0

(Thanks Nomax!) Arcade Belguim has just posted an extensive report on the recent EAG show in London replete with 180 pictures from the event. There are a few things you’ll see here that weren’t

Three new games out of Taiwan and China: Crazy Speed Arcade and Star Predator (in stereoscopic 3D) and another DJ Max clone called Finger Musicians

Shaggy February 13, 2010 5

Via Here’s some interesting news on new arcade titles to come out of China or Taiwan. First from relative newcomer UNIS aka Universal Space is a new racing title called Crazy Speed Arcade. We

Another puzzle arcade title testing in Japan – Puzzle of Ocha

Shaggy February 11, 2010 0

I’m not making it any secret that I am quite happy to see more puzzle games making their way to arcades again as I feel that they are a perfect fit for the environment

The last Pac-Man cake you'd ever need

Shaggy February 11, 2010 6

People making cakes about popular video game/arcade characters is becoming more of an art, as the boutique cake business creates fascinatingly detailed sculptures based upon different themes on a daily basis. Here is a

Fighter news: Tekken 6 gets a world championship; new Melty Blood Actress goes to Ringwide

Shaggy February 11, 2010 5

Here are a couple of tidbits regarding some fighters out of Japan. First is Tekken 6, which is getting it’s own global championship. While the poster for it shows the Xbox 360 and PS3