Monthly Archives: January 2009 »

Seta Corp and Jaleco Ltd. close shop in Japan

Shaggy January 23, 2009 0

Right on the heels of some positive economic news for the amusement industry in India, comes some negative amusement related news from Japan. Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report has the rundown on Seta

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Amusement industry bucking the slowdown trend…in India

Shaggy January 23, 2009 0

As we know, many different parts of the the world are experiencing an economic slowdown and when this happens, it’s natural for many kinsd of industries to be hit hard. We’ve been hearing of

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New boat racing game by Raw Thrills’ and the Hydro Thunder team to be at ATEI

New boat racing game by Raw Thrills’ and the Hydro Thunder team to be at ATEI

Shaggy January 22, 2009 37

(Click on any image to enlarge it) Raw Thrills’ has revealed to us a brand new racing game that will be shown at ATEI next week that is tentatively called “H2Overdrive” (which is not

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The SuperAuctions arcade calendar from now until June 2009

Shaggy January 22, 2009 3

If you are an arcade collector or wish to start on that collection of yours, then one great place to go is to a SuperAuction, which are held at various locations all over the

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Konami Europe embraces Electrocoin for distribution in Europe, Mid-East, Russia

Shaggy January 22, 2009 1

As part of Konami’s comeback strategy, they have partnered up with distributor Electrocoin to handle their distribution and after sales needs in Europe, the Mid-East and Russia. In the press release they mention the

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Upcoming Annual "Classic Arcade Gaming.com Tournament" to include classic game champions, King of Kong co-stars

Shaggy January 22, 2009 0

Details have been released on the upcoming Classic Arcade Gaming (dot com) Tournament, which is held on an annual basis and it sounds like it is going to be quite the competition for skilled

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New screens of Justice League: Heroes United (Updated with pricing info)

New screens of Justice League: Heroes United (Updated with pricing info)

Shaggy January 21, 2009 0

We have received a couple of new screenshots of GlobalVR’s new Justice League: Heroes United arcade brawler title, which you can see in full view by clicking on the thumbnails below. In addition to

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The Pinball Blog's "Pinball Heroes"

Shaggy January 21, 2009 0

They say that imitation is the finest form of flattery and Nick over at The Pinball Blog makes no bones about that when it comes to a new column which he has begun running

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Paul's Billiards and Arcade opens in Ocean City, MD

Shaggy January 21, 2009 0

A small new arcade has opened in Ocean City Maryland and even though it is still relatively small (with 2 pool tables and 19 arcade games total, which includes redemption and pinball) it has

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Namco Bandai mentions arcades in their plans for profitability

Shaggy January 21, 2009 3

This is a minor thing I know but it would be quite easy for Namco to gloss over their arcade division and say that they expect all their profits to come from console gaming

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Initial D5 website updated

Shaggy January 21, 2009 0

Sega Japan has updated the site for Initial D5 to include more info, screenshots and a promotional movie. It’s unclear exactly what is all new here (I am sure that hardcore fans of the

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Big SFIV tourney in Japan with a rumor on SFIV Arcade updates

Shaggy January 21, 2009 0

The console release of Street Fighter IV is fast approaching but in Japan the arcade version is not being completely overshadowed, with a big SFIV “convention” that included a huge arcade competition, a look

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