Monthly Archives: February 2012 »
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited Coming to US Arcades
Just a couple of weeks ago at the AOU Expo in Japan, it was unveiled that Namco already had a major update on the way for their latest fighter, Tekken Tag Tournament 2. We
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Pinball Legend Steve Kordek Passes Away; New Images for Wizard of Oz Pinball
I meant to get to this earlier this week as I caught a mention of it, but this past Sunday, legendary pinball designer Steve Kordek passed away at the age of 100. To get
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Thinking Of Arcade Game Tie-Ins To Various 2012 Films
It’s still a relatively new year and that means that in the entertainment realm, there is still a lot of new movies and games headed our way. Movies and games have always had a
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Custom Coin Mech Reject Button Art by Tighe
Here’s an idea that I’ve thought of on occasion although never looked into it – changing the art on your coin mech reject buttons. It’s been crossing my mind more often lately as at
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The Pinball Café Opens in Toronto
(Thanks to Neville Ross for the tip!) If you live in the Toronto area and need to quench your thirst for both pinball and your tongue, then there is a new business for you
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AOU2012 Mega Videos Post
Now that a little time has passed, here come the videos from the AOU event taking place in Japan this week, with enough footage to keep anyone busy for a little while. The only
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Happy AOU Day! New arcade games from Japan
The slow early year news cycle has had us counting down to this event in Japan, the AOU Expo where different amusement companies get together to show off some of their latest ideas and
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New Big Buck Hunter Title To Be Unveiled Next Month In Las Vegas
AOU is just a couple of days away where we will see some new arcade products in Japan but when it comes to games that intended more for a Western release, the Amusement Expo
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News Round-Up: SpaceWar Turns 50, Namco changes, Capcom Restaurant
Time for yet another round-up of those sort of related news items that I just haven’t felt really needed a post all to themselves. All links brought to us by The Stinger Report. SpaceWar
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BayTek’s Cringe Inducing Valentine’s game video for Boink!
(Thanks to BMIGaming for the tip) There’s really not much for me to say about this one – there aren’t really any arcade games out there that feature Valentine’s Day as a theme and
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Arcade Retro Throwback Cereal Boxes At Target
When I was a kid I enjoyed breakfast cereal just like anyone else and I have a couple of memories of the cereal boxes back then. I remember this E.T. cereal and these weird
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Timezone Eyes Further Expansion in 2012 After A Great 2011
(Thanks to Kieran for the tip!) We’ve had a slew of reports of small arcades opening their doors in the US recently but what about news from some larger arcade chains? One chain of
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