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Namco testing out a new version of Pac-Man Battle Royale
Everyone’s favorite round yellow character made his return to arcades earlier this year with Pac-Man Battle Royale and while the game has been finding a home in many venues across the US and around
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China’s WoW wannabe amusement park + Sega arcade characters in concert
Newsfeed 1077 & 1079 via (Image via Shanghighiist) It wasn’t long ago we heard news of a World of Warcraft Amusement Park opening it’s doors in China but when we first heard about the
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Konami now testing Sound Voltex Booth in Japan
If it gets translated into English then it will probably be called Sound Vortex, but for now Voltex seems to be the chosen title. Konami has been on a roll testing out new music
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Flight Control coming to TouchFX in November
When it was first announced, the innovative TouchFX coin-op platform by Adrenaline Amusements promised support for multiple games to make their way to it. They really pushed Fruit Ninja on it when it was
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The Funland @ the Trocadero closes its doors, here’s why
The Trocadero is a well-known retail business center in London and one highlight of the location would certainly be the Funland facility there, home to many great arcade games as well as serving as
Read More »Videos for TRON LE Pinball; Konami’s Steel Chronicle
Here are two arcade-related videos to share with you today, first off the highly anticipated TRON Legacy Limited Edition Pinball in action. Since hearing about the modifications like the light-tubes, we’ve been waiting to
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Namco’s Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 coming in December to Japan
Newsfeed 1075 via UPDATE: For the latest on the international reach on this game, check out our post here. The next installment of Namco’s hardcore driving series, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune has a release
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The California Extreme 2011 post
Another year, another California Extreme event comes along. I always lament missing these, and this year is no different although I wasn’t paying full attention and thought it was going to happen a little
Read More »The Video games of The Simpsons + new VR entertainment system prototype
(Thanks to James for the Simpsons tip. VR system news is Newsfeed 1074 via ) The Simpsons has been on TV for a really long time. I remember being in elementary school and everyone
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What’s going on with Sega Amusements USA – the real story
Before rumors begin to fly and get out of control let’s get one thing straight – Sega arcade games and official support for them are not going away in North America. News has spread
Read More »Mini-cabinets for Space Invaders and Street Fighter II
Newsfeed 1072 via and also thanks to Andrew for a tip as well! Not every arcade cabinet has to take up a small room’s worth of space – although for them to actually
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Retro Pinball/Gottlieb’s King of Diamonds Pinball shipping at the end of July
Video arcade news has been slow this month but pinball sure has been busy. This product has been quite a while in the making – we first reported that Retro Pinball LLC was working
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