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Virtua Fighter 5R location test in Japan
While it’s not surprising that Sega is now testing out the latest upgrade to the Virtua Fighter 5 in Japan, it is slightly surprising that the popular blog Wired covered it. It’s not the
Read More »GlobalVR to bring DC Comic's Justice League to arcades
A little while back you might recall that we posted a press release from Signature Devices that referred to some sort of arcade game that would be featuring licensed characters from a DC comic
Read More »The one handed mastery of SFIV; NESYS network supporting SFIV goes live; still no word on a US release
At a recent Capcom press event in Santa Monica, CA, journalists had yet another opportunity to sit down with the arcade version of Street Fighter IV but this time they had an opportunity to
Read More »New arcade coming to Austin, TX – "Arcade UFO"
It seems that I’m not the only ‘crazy’ person who is opening up an arcade out there – a new arcade is in the works in Austin Texas that is also looking to provide
Read More »Looking for an arcade near you? Try Arcade Finder
[Via Arcade Renaissance] Many have tried, few have succeeded when it comes to creating websites that keep track of locations where you can find arcade titles. I know I’ve thought of doing it before
Read More »Nanotech has a distributor, so what's next?
We’ve had a few posts recently on a new company that is joining the coin-op scene and once again they have another press release to share with the world. After revealing the licensing of
Read More »Haunted Ms. Pac-Man machine returns to Craigslist
[Thanks to reader Adam for the tip!, image via random search on flickr] I’m not sure how many times this has shown up on a classifieds website before but once again the haunted Ms.
Read More »Video Review: Indiana Jones Pinball by Stern
Here’s another one, let me know if you like these video reviews or not and whether I should post them all here. I uploaded it to youtube first but was disappointed in the quality
Read More »Video Review: Big Buck Safari by Raw Thrills'
It’s been a while since I was able to sit down and write a review for a game but now with my arcade open I am going to go along and make video reviews
Read More »R-Tuned Ultimate Street Racing by Sega
(click on the image to enlarge it, via Aries Small Rooms) First there was Tokyo Drift, then Need For Speed Carbon and now Sega is throwing it’s hat into the street racing arena with
Read More »Another look at arcades by Forbes, this time the Boardwalk
Forbes has another arcade-related article up again, this time discussing trends seen in Boardwalk arcades located in California, New Jersey and other places. They do write saying that you should get out and go
Read More »Gottlieb 'virtually' returns to pinball through Nanotech Entertainment
Among the old pinball manufacturers one name that enthusiasts will easily recall is that of Gottlieb. Gottlieb got started in 1927 making early pinballs and created many different kinds of tables all the way
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