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A fundraiser to help the American Classic Arcade Museum
(Thanks to Jon Lynch for the tip!) We’ve had some unpleasant news about a popular arcade in Southern California closing it’s doors, Arcade Infinity which is closing this week (BTW- They asked me to
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Namco releases promo iPad/iPhone app for Pac-Man Battle Royale
(Picture of the development version) Here’s a fantastic new idea for marketing a coin-op game, by using an app for a popular portable device to draw attention to a particular game. Namco America has
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The 2010 Arcade Games of the Year are…
The time has passed and the polls are closed. So what did you pick as the Arcade Game of The Year? For the US/European markets: TERMINATOR SALVATION (Raw Thrills) For Asian markets: DARIUS BURST
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Incredible Technologies launching new Facebook promo with Golden Tee 2011
There aren’t many arcade games which feature online connectivity and there are even fewer which connect to Facebook. In fact, there is only one I know of and that’s Incredible Technologies Golden Tee LIVE
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Big Buck World released
We’ve known about it for a few months already but the latest installment to the popular Big Buck Hunter franchise, Big Buck World is now shipping according to BMI Gaming. That means that within
Read More »IAAPA 2010: Betson/Raw Thrills booth
Continuing with the IAAPA gravy train here, we have the Betson booth, which featured products from Raw Thrills, Play Mechanix, Konami and Chicago Gaming. Here are some of the new games they had on-hand:
Read More »IAAPA 2010: Microsoft Kinect integrated into legal arcade cabinet by Quasimoto Interactive
I have been able to upload my first video taken from IAAPA 2010 and the first thing I’ll share that was a big surprise at the show is Quasimoto Interactive’s Let’s Kinect coin-op cabinet.
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New Pump It Up TX cabinet debuting at IAAPA
The pre-IAAPA news keeps on rolling, now with news from Andamiro regarding their popular Pump It Up game series. The company has announced that they will be showcasing a new cabinet design at the
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PGM2 hardware gets some attention starting in December
Back in early 2008, Taiwan-based IGS released a new hardware platform called the PGM2. It was a JAMMA machine with excellent 2D capabilities, 4-player support and it accepted cartridges. They released one game with
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Friction debuting at IAAPA next week
We have been following the development of the independently made arcade title Friction for a couple of years now and I’m happy to pass along the latest information about the game, coming to us
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2010 Big Buck Hunter World Championships Results
This past weekend the Big Buck World Championships took place in Chicago and when the dust settled, players walked away with a total of $50,000 in prizes. Two of those players won $10,000 each,
Read More »Guest post: Capcom Turns Console Gamers To Arcade Releases With Release Of Super Street Fighter IV Cabinet
Today we have a guest post to share with you by James Mowery. He takes a look at the effects the upcoming Super Street Fighter IV Arcade can have on the scene. Continue on
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