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Location News: 60th Dave & Busters In Dallas, Retro Arcade Open in Japan

Location News: 60th Dave & Busters In Dallas, Retro Arcade Open in Japan

Shaggy December 10, 2012 0

Normally we only have one new location to speak of per post but today we have two. Bring more of them on I say! First off Dave & Busters has been busy opening more

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Not An Anachronism: Konami Testing DanceDanceRevolution In Japan

Not An Anachronism: Konami Testing DanceDanceRevolution In Japan

Shaggy October 24, 2012 2

No it's not 1998 but that is what Konami is calling the newest version of DDR.

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Next Up For Konami’s Bemani Titles: Gitadora, Future TomTom

Next Up For Konami’s Bemani Titles: Gitadora, Future TomTom

Shaggy September 8, 2012 2

Konami is testing out some new Bemani music titles, including new cabinet designs for their iconic GuitarFreaks/DrumMania series

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New Mortal Kombat Now Testing As An Arcade Game In Japan (UPDATED)

New Mortal Kombat Now Testing As An Arcade Game In Japan (UPDATED)

Shaggy August 15, 2012 18

UPDATE: The consensus is that this game is just using a timer board as found on some arcade equipment importation websites. It seems the most logical conclusion for now, Small Room Aries has added

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Funny Table By IGS On Location Test In Tokyo

Funny Table By IGS On Location Test In Tokyo

Shaggy August 14, 2012 0

We have covered Taiwanese company IGS many times, they develop arcade games of varied styles and types that sometimes do end up out West. Last year at IAAPA they had some 3D games like

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BlazBlue ChronoPhantasma slated for Winter 2012 release (Japan)

BlazBlue ChronoPhantasma slated for Winter 2012 release (Japan)

Shaggy August 6, 2012 0

Through most of the summer new arcade game news has really just focused on new stuff being shown off in Japan where it’s standard to reveal games months before they are released (in conjunction

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Time For Some Japanese Amusement Company Earnings Reports! (Plus Gunslinger Stratos stuff)

Time For Some Japanese Amusement Company Earnings Reports! (Plus Gunslinger Stratos stuff)

Shaggy August 3, 2012 3

Some boring financial sheets, plus more Gunslinger Stratos!

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Fighter News: Rumble Fish Revival, Street Fighter 25th Anniversary site

Fighter News: Rumble Fish Revival, Street Fighter 25th Anniversary site

Shaggy July 25, 2012 9

Newsfeed 1229 & 1230 via This morning I caught some news that a fighter released by DIMPS back in 2005 for the Atomiswave arcade platform was coming back, but details were sparse. Then Andriasang

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Trailer for Taito’s Block King

Trailer for Taito’s Block King

Shaggy July 22, 2012 1

Taito has a new arcade game based on Legos (or something really close to them) out in Japan. Details inside!

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Sega’s Tokyo Joypolis Reopens With New Design, Attractions, New Facility Smell

Sega’s Tokyo Joypolis Reopens With New Design, Attractions, New Facility Smell

Shaggy July 19, 2012 1

Newsfeed 1224 via Out West Sega might be better known on a facility level through Gameworks which they used to own but in the Eastern Hemisphere, their Joypolis facilities are where its at. If

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