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Sonic Drive-In Hearts Sega’s Outrun
I heard about this but I don’t watch a lot of live TV so I had not seen it until today when I found it online. For any of our international readers, Sonic is
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Chinatown Fair Re-opens; Sega supports Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Arcade with tournament
Here are two bits of news from opposite sides of the US that I am sure will be of interest to you all, so let’s get to it. It was reported a short time
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Wrapping up Dubai’s DEAL 2012
A couple of weeks ago the annual DEAL (Dubai Entertainment Amusement & Leisure Show) show took place, where at least one new game was unveiled for the international market, Sega’s new K.O. Drive. We
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How To Show Off On House of The Dead 4
Here’s a bonus that arcades will always have over playing games at home – showing off in public is much more exciting then at home. It’s not really showing off when strangers in public
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News: Taito Vewlix controller; MaiMai loctest; Shining Force Cross; Sega Republic Arcade in Dubai
Newsfeeds 1197-1200 via Let’s start May off with various bits of news that you may or may not care about. Most of these are about games in Japan so we will have to take
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Newsbits: Arcade from 1968; Rocky Mountain Expo; Star Castle on the Atari 2600; more Gundam Pilot videos; Retrocade Magazine
Earlier this week the news was quite slow but this latter half has improved a bit, where I have enough to do yet another multi-story post. First off is something I did see a
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Namco to Open New Facility in Japan; tiny Star Wars Arcade playable cabinet; DNA US Conference Moved
Newsfeed 1195 & 1196 via Most of our location opening news comes from out West but the occasional news from the East doesn’t hurt either. Namco has a new facility that is opening tomorrow
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Incredible Technologies Releases PowerPutt LIVE
This might be a week or two late as I didn’t see a release announcement come along but the newest title from Incredible Technologies has hit the market so venues can start offering the
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Sega Testing Initial D7 in Japan this May
Sega has had many racing series under their belts over the years and one of those which gathered a loyal fanbase together was Initial D. It and Namco’s Wangan series both have had strong
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New trailer for Big Buck HD; Arcade mock-up for Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph
We’ve discussed Raw Thrills’/Play Mechanix’s newest title at some length and if you’ve been craving more while you wait for it to come out, here’s a new trailer for the game that covers all
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5th Avenue Frogger
(Thanks to Adam Coate for the Tip) How do you make a classic game like Frogger more exciting? By using augmented reality and getting real time road traffic input for the game of course.
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Friday Videos: Jr. Jockey; Become an Ace Gundam Pilot; Let’s Go By Train, Sega Card Gen
While we wait for more news to come along from the Dubai arcade trade show that took place this week, here are some videos, almost all from Japan about some developments there. Universal Space
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