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Sega Amusements USA adds new games to site, manuals
Since it’s rare for arcade developers to update their websites, it’s generally something important or interesting that is added to these sites when they finally do get around to an update.While there is nothing
Read More »Big Buck Safari ready to go
(click to enlarge) Play Mechanix has updated their website with a cool picture that shows the production of their latest effort, Big Buck Safari. The team visited the production floor and snapped a picture
Read More »2008 Texas Pinball festival
Do you live in Texas and love pinball? Then you’ll be happy to know that the 2008 Texas Pinball Festival is taking place this weekend on the 14th-16th in Grapevine, TX. Over 135 pins
Read More »ASI 2008 promises prizes, events and new games
I am hoping to go to ASI 2008 in Las Vegas here in two weeks but it will depend on how much cash I can spare to go down there. Whether I make it
Read More »Street Fighter IV pricing (in Japan)
While many operators (including myself) are looking to get their hands on Street Fighter IV when it comes out to arcades this summer/fall, one factor that will determine which arcades will be able to
Read More »Street Fighter IV breaking test site records in Japan
(Click on the thumbnails to enlarge) If anyone needs any more of an indication that Street Fighter IV arcade is going to be huge then you don’t need to look any further than the
Read More »Games we're glad to have missed: Tattoo Assassins
So it’s Saturday and naturally the arcade news spigot turns from “trickle” to “off” (or on occasion, “drip”) and it is fun to check out some of the strange things that have come along
Read More »KOF'98 UM Official Site
While many gamers are eagerly awaiting the arrival of SNK’s KOF XII, SNK is releasing another KOF game in a few weeks, the remake of KOF98, known as KOF98 Ultimate Match. An official site
Read More »Taito launches re-branding effort
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Space Invaders along with seeking to improve it’s image in the game industry, Taito announced a new branding strategy that includes new logos, a unification of their
Read More »Midway turns to Out-of-Home to secure line of credit
The National Amusement Inc., operation has replaced the previous Wells Fargo Foothill agreement, to secure credit facilities for the crippled Midway consumer game operation. The $97.4 million loss during 2007 the worse admittance of
Read More »Sega Race TV already getting an update
Rumor has it that Sega’s brand new racer, RaceTV has failed to impress operators in the way that Sega had hoped. And in an apparent confirmation of that rumor, Sega is preparing to roll
Read More »Sega not for sale
Recently there has been a lot of talk regarding mergers and buy-outs between big game publishers in the gaming industry, such as with Activision and Vivendi or EA trying to buy-out T2. As such
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