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10 years later, direct footage of Namco’s Star Blade Operation Blue Planet

10 years later, direct footage of Namco’s Star Blade Operation Blue Planet

arcadehero October 12, 2011 7

In 2001, Namco went to the Amusement Machine Show in Japan with a new prototype game to show off in a very unusual cabinet called ORBS (pictured above). The game inside – a sequel

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Another look at Robo Restle as it arrives for a release

Another look at Robo Restle as it arrives for a release

arcadehero October 7, 2011 3

So today a new film is making it’s way to theaters called “Real Steel”. I haven’t seen it yet, not sure if I will be seeing it but there are a lot of commercials

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The Games of EAS 2011 in London

arcadehero September 27, 2011 9

Today in London there was an event to show off some of the latest creations in the arcade/amusement/out-of-home entertainment sector. Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report was there at EAS 2011 to snap some

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JAMMA ’11: Operation GHOST; Taito TypeX3 specs; Block King

JAMMA ’11: Operation GHOST; Taito TypeX3 specs; Block King

arcadehero September 16, 2011 2

JAMMA is wrapping up and one thing that means is that more videos are now on te web of what was at the show. There was no big annoucement for some new Sega hardware

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JAMMA ’11: Sega shows Virtua Tennis 4; Various Namco titles; Taito TypeX3 + more

JAMMA ’11: Sega shows Virtua Tennis 4; Various Namco titles; Taito TypeX3 + more

arcadehero September 14, 2011 2

The 49th Japanese Amusement Machine Show (better known as the JAMMA show) is upon us and as expected, new games are here to be seen. News will be trickling out in waves over the

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Namco to debut Dark Escape 3D at JAMMA ’11

Namco to debut Dark Escape 3D at JAMMA ’11

arcadehero September 6, 2011 9

Next week in Japan, the JAMMA Expo will take place and with it, new games will be announced. As is typical, some of those announcements come before the show and today Namco has unveiled

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Namco considering location testing Tekken Tag 2 in the US

Namco considering location testing Tekken Tag 2 in the US

arcadehero August 30, 2011 11

(Thanks to ArcadeBelgium for retweeting this!) In an answer to a question from a fan today, Tekken producer Harada gave us some arcade news to talk about. The latest Tekken coming to market, Tekken

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Seen at AAMA Gala 2011: Deadstorm Pirates Upright, Pac-Man Battle Royale Deluxe

Seen at AAMA Gala 2011: Deadstorm Pirates Upright, Pac-Man Battle Royale Deluxe

arcadehero August 19, 2011 9

(Thanks to Sam Ven of Namco for the pics!) The new products just keep rolling out as we get more information from what was at the AAMA Gala this week. Here is a look

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Bandai Namco profits up

Bandai Namco profits up

arcadehero August 4, 2011 1

Newsfeed 1083 via Good news for the people at Namco – despite economic turmoil this year, profits are up for the company (see the 162nd Ferengi Rule of Acquisition for our obligatory geek reference

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Pac-Man Battle Royale “unboxing”

Pac-Man Battle Royale “unboxing”

arcadehero July 29, 2011 17

First unveiled in February 2010, we got the first hands-on look for it the next month at the Amusement Expo, it made a big splash at e3 2010 and finally the game was found

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Namco’s Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 coming in December to Japan

Namco’s Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 coming in December to Japan

arcadehero July 11, 2011 9

Newsfeed 1075 via The next installment of Namco’s hardcore driving series, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune has a release date, for Japan at least. Expect to see the game showing up in certain venues this

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Arcade news you can abuse for the weekend

Arcade news you can abuse for the weekend

arcadehero July 2, 2011 4

If you’re in the US then you are possibly travelling somewhere, or hosting visitors for the 4th of July weekend. If not, it’s still a 4-day weekend which is always great to take advantage

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