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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Location Test Update

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Here’s an update for anyone close to the location tests on Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (as a reminder, The Next Level Arcade is no longer participating in that). On our Facebook page, a commentor

Pac-Man Battle Royale Deluxe Launches at all Dave & Busters locations

arcadehero December 6, 2011 1

(Pac-Man Battle Royale Deluxe at IAAPA 2011) If you have a Dave & Busters location near you then you certainly have reason to be excited. In October, all 57 locations served as the launch

Your Five US Test Locations for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade

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(Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade as seen at a recent trade show in China) Newsfeed 1139 via We’ve know for a little while that Tekken Tag Tournament 2, which came out to Japanese arcades

Square Enix’s New Arcade Game That Will Transform

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Newsfeed 1138 via Robots that change into something else is a hot ticket item right now and as such, that’s bound to spill over into the arcade space to some degree. We saw a

New reality TV show about arcades coming to a screen near you?

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Newsfeed 1137 via Reality TV has covered a seemingly never ending range of subjects so it was only a matter of time before arcades would become the major focus of one – or at

German Arcade Chain Schmidt Gruppe opens 170th location in Oberhausen

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Newsfeed 1136 via What you see above isn’t the latest UFO sighting although it could almost be mistaken for such – it’s actually a new arcade entertainment facility that recently opened in Oberhausen, Germany

Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver 2012 now out in Japan

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If you know of an arcade in Japan that has Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, then as of today they likely have the latest (and supposedly final) update to the series, Ver. 2012.

Transformers Limited Edition cabinets revealed

arcadehero November 28, 2011 1

(Thanks to IcePagoda on the forums for the tip) Stern Pinball has unveiled three cabinet designs for the new Limited Edition Transformers Pinball. As you can tell, Stern has gone down the unusual path

Arcade Related: Brain Battle by Ars Electronica; Pinball Arcade by Farsight Studios

arcadehero November 27, 2011 0

Way back in 1983, Atari promised to revolutionize game controls with a device they called the Atari Mindlink. Prototypes were built and tested, running on modified versions of Pong and Breakout, but ultimately it

New arcade Game On opening in Timaru, New Zealand

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If you live in or near Timaru, New Zealand and you enjoy arcades then a new location should be on your radar. It’s called Game On and it’s opening in three weeks from now.

Wizard of Oz Pinball Playfield w/ Inserts

arcadehero November 23, 2011 0

Tomorrow is a big holiday in the US, Thanksgiving. As a gift related to that, Jersey Jack Pinball has released the picture above to show the playfield with the inserts but sans artwork. At

Poll Time: Best Game of IAAPA?

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With IAAPA past us and some time given to digest what was there, let’s take a look at what you think was the most interesting, exciting, best, etc. game you saw from our IAAPA