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Al Alcorn talks Atari and Pong

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Newsfeed 987 via Perhaps you’ve heard the story of Pong and how the video arcade industry got it’s start but it’s one thing to read about that story and it’s another to hear about

The Arcade Street in Paris

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Newsfeed 986 via If you’re in Paris and you want to enjoy playing some arcades from Japan, then you’ll want to find your way to Arcade Street. This location is near Nation subway station

Arcade Infinity NOT closing their doors this Saturday after all

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A couple of weeks ago we shared the sad news that Arcade Infinity, a well-known arcade in the SoCal area, was going to be shutting it’s doors on January 15th. Following the announcement there

New arcade auction company opening – American Amusement Auctions

arcadehero January 10, 2011 1

(Thanks to Jonathan of Arcaderepairtips.com for the tip!) If you’re in the market for coin-op equipment then auctions are always a good place to find a variety of machines at good prices, when they

Darius Burst: Another Chronicle English version coming soon (UPDATED)

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(Thanks to Darius fan Bryan for the tip!) You asked for it and it seems that Taito has listened. Highway Entertainment, which is a part of the Highway Group and imports games into Australia,

Sonic returning to arcades with Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade?

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Newsfeed 983 via Just a couple of days ago, I had a hunch that Sega could possibly celebrate Sonic’s 20th anniversary with an arcade title (since they used him in a few arcade

Ion makes the iCade a reality

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(Thanks for the link Foxx) It started off as an April Fool’s joke at ThinkGeek and then a couple of modders created their own “iCade” cabinets – a dock for iPads that gives your

Winnitron NL promotes indie games in an arcade cabinet

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There is a trend developing in the console/PC indie gaming world since last year that involves putting these new games into an arcade-style cabinet as a way to help attract attention towards the titles.

Pinball Wizard Arcade opening in Pelham, NH next week (UPDATED)

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(Thanks for the info Adam Pfeifer!) I’m happy to share the opening of another arcade, and this one is huge. If you live in the Granite State, or anywhere near it, then come next

Crazy Speed Arcade goes Super

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At IAAPA 2010 I had a chance to check out Crazy Speed Arcade for the first time at the UNIS booth. They had four units setup there, two in English and two in Spanish.

Stinger feeds: Real-life Frogger, Sonic’s 20th birthday, arcade art

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Newsfeeds 980-982 via I’ve got a little catching up to do with Stinger newsfeeds once again as we have a few minor stories to look at. First is something that has been making the

New company setting sights on pinball: Jersey Jack Pinball

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We’ve seen a few stories come along every now and then about a new company being formed to start building new pinball machines to compete with Stern but so far, no one has really