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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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Beercade Opens in Omaha, NE
The new location hits just keep on coming, today is news of a “barcade” style venue called Beercade, which has opened its doors in Omaha Nebraska. As one might assume from the name, the
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EXCLUSIVE: Sega unveils new arcade racer, K.O. DRIVE at DEAL 2012
Via Over in Dubai there is a trade show going on at the moment, known as DEAL 2012. We have covered the DEAL show before and previously new content there wasn’t too abundant but
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Monday Mornin’ News: Caine’s Arcade Update; Sega Spy Cam; DNA Conference PR
Top of the morning to you all – unless you are in a part of the world where it isn’t morning right now. Good day or night to you then. Here is some of
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A Look At the Past, Present And Future of VR
Newsfeed 1190 & 1191 via As a kid I remember hearing news that a new facility had opened its doors that was all about Virtual Reality. I can’t remember the name of the place
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The Belated Arcade Heroes Podcast – April 2012
It seems like it took place ages ago but we used to do podcasts on a semi-regular basis. Then life got too busy and that went to the wayside. Life is still quite busy
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It’s Time For Kits! Super Cars, FrightFearLand, VT4 & more
Kits have long been a cheap, easy way for arcade ops to get a new game in place without breaking the bank (well, unless you are dealing with Capcom’s latest fighters) but they have
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Videos of the Day: Caine’s Arcade; Dark Presence Arcade Panel; George Gomez Interview
Here are some great videos to share with you this afternoon. First off is Caine’s Arcade. Caine is a true Arcade Hero who made his own arcade machines out of cardboard boxes and some
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I meant to get to this this morning when Sam @ Namco pointed it out to me but I got sidetracked. As I was doing a check, I see that this is getting played
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Japanese News Round-Up: Gunslinger Stratos Event, Guitar Pee, Puzzle Bobble + more
Newsfeeds 1182-85 brought to you by It’s Easter Weekend and as such you can’t expect much out of the news but thanks to The Stinger Report, here are a few newsfeeds of randomness to
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Dance Core Location Tests Spread Across Asia
A short time ago I had noticed that Wahlap Technologies -producers of such arcade titles seen in the US recently such as Storm Racer, Power Truck and a couple of others – had a
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