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AOU 2011 special sites starting to pop up
Every year, we start out with a few months of arcade shows to look forward to as companies give us a look at what games they have to offer at the beginning of the
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The 2011 Reflec Beat Taiwan Grand Prix taking place Feb. 12th
(Thanks for the info Rico) Konami’s latest concept in rhythm gaming, Reflec Beat, has landed in Taiwan and Konami Asia along with the Saint-Fun Corporation are already preparing to hold a tournament for the
Read More »What are your top 5 light-gun arcade games?
(Thanks for the tip igo) I’m not a big fan of Top X lists because for me my favorite games aren’t set in stone but sometimes it’s fun to chat about some of the
Read More »Watch some arcades and pins get thrown off a building
I couldn’t pass up the latest controversy to be found in arcade collecting circles, this just posted video of some 2 year old footage of a company known as TNT Amusements throwing some select
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Adrenaline Amusement’s TouchFX now available
One of the nice surprises about IAAPA this past November was the appearance of a new product by Adrenaline Amusements, a company based out of Toronto, Canada. It was called TouchFX and it offered
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Namco releases promo iPad/iPhone app for Pac-Man Battle Royale
(Picture of the development version) Here’s a fantastic new idea for marketing a coin-op game, by using an app for a popular portable device to draw attention to a particular game. Namco America has
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EAG 2011 Pictures from The Stinger Report
It’s become tradition for us to share with you pictures of a trade show event provided to us by The Stinger Report and with this week’s EAG 2011, we’re happy to continue with that
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Taito’s Elevator Action Death Parade now available in the UK and US
(Stock photo of the game at the Trocadero) When the Trocadero in London got their hands on Taito’s light-gun based sequel to their Elevator Action series, Elevator Action: Death Parade, it appeared that the
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EAG News: Andamiro introducing new GX cabinet for Pump It Up
Today in London an annual coin-op game/amusement expo called EAG 2011 kicked off and as such expect to see coverage from that show popping up on the site over the next few days as
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Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Versus Kits coming soon
Alternate Headline: Capcom finally comes to their senses. The biggest issue I have had with SFIV and SSFIV arcade editions has been Capcom’s way of handling the release. Instead of creating a couple of
Read More »New footage of Andamiro’s Pump It Up Fiesta EX 2011
They teased it last November and now Andamiro has released a full trailer for their latest dance title, Pump It Up Fiesta EX 2011. While the game doesn’t have a release date quite yet,
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The 2010 Arcade Games of the Year are…
The time has passed and the polls are closed. So what did you pick as the Arcade Game of The Year? For the US/European markets: TERMINATOR SALVATION (Raw Thrills) For Asian markets: DARIUS BURST
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