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GameWorks in Tampa already under new ownership

Shaggy April 15, 2010 2

Via When Sega sent out the press release stating that they would be closing certain GameWorks locations, they left a glimmer of hope in there by stating that some locations could stay open if

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New Disney 3D Ping Pong cabinet pushes "No 3D glasses required" aspect

Shaggy April 15, 2010 3

If you have been following gaming news since last December, then you know that stereoscopic 3D gaming is starting to gain some steam. If you have been following us since February, then you also

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Update on the "Special When Lit" pinball documentary

Shaggy April 15, 2010 3

Last September we ran a brief story on a new documentary on pinball called “Special When Lit” and I sort of forgot about it until recently. Now, the documentary will be appearing at a

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New arcade game location testing next month: World's Fastest Drummer

Shaggy April 15, 2010 0

I may not be a follower of extreme sports by any means but when they do something arcade related, then it grabs my attention. If you live in the Nashville, TN area near an

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Pipeline Games updates site, adds a Youtube channel

Shaggy April 15, 2010 1

One of the more unique booths I saw at Amusement Expo last month was the new Pipeline Games Inc. We heard about them just before the show as news about James Ko leaving Andamiro

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Stern's Official Ironman pinball promo video

Shaggy April 14, 2010 2

I know that we’ve already discussed Ironman pinball by Stern but news has been less than abundant recently and I like to try and have at least one item up per day. So here

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Arcade Propaganda posters and 8-bit chiptune music for the arcade or gameroom

Shaggy April 13, 2010 1

The key to making a good gameroom or arcade is partially about the games you have and partially about the ambient of the room itself.Here are a couple of things that can help you

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Getting a closer look at the somewhat new Crazy Climber

Shaggy April 13, 2010 0

If we hop on the way-back-machine and check out an post here on AH from May 2007 then you’ll find that a new Crazy Climber game had been announced for arcades in Japan. After

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Brief look at Konami's new Winning Eleven Arcade Championship 2010

Shaggy April 11, 2010 0

Football/soccer (depending upon your preference) fans haven’t had much to look forward to lately when it comes to arcade games which involve their favorite sport but thanks to Konami that void is at least

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Cool footage from an arcade convention in Chicago from 1982 (updated)

Shaggy April 10, 2010 6

Long ago, arcade shows were much bigger than they are now, which was due to the arcade market itself being much bigger than it is today. What would it have been like to visit

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Sega location testing Let's Go Island at Club Sega in Akihabara

Shaggy April 10, 2010 2

The only disappointment I had at Amusement Expo this year was I went in expecting to see an actual cabinet of the new Sega shooter Let’s Go Island and instead they only had a

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Let's talk some virtual golf

Shaggy April 10, 2010 6

Via When Kevin (Stinger Report) sent me this particular link, I wasn’t really sure how to best approach but as it’s a pretty slow news day, I figured I’d take a crack at it

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