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Silent Hill Arcade Location Testing in Japan

Shaggy May 4, 2007 0

We are a day or two late on catching this, but Konami is currently testing their latest incarnation of Silent Hill (simply called Silent Hill Arcade) in Japan as of May 1st and the

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Merit releases Megatouch Force 2007.5; adds 17 new games to their touchscreen systems

Shaggy May 3, 2007 1

Merit Entertainment has released an update for their touchscreen table-top arcade games called Force 2007.5. This is a free update for operators that run these machines and it adds 17 new titles and enhancements

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Could the future of coin-op be e-payment? With Mastercard's help it could be.

Shaggy May 3, 2007 3

One of the primary pinnacles of the coin-op industry has always been the item that gives the industry it’s name – the coin. However with recent developments in the food vending industry and the

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Shaggy's Weekly Review – Balloon and Balloon

Shaggy May 2, 2007 1

Every Wednesday we’re going to have a review of an arcade game on the site. The age of the game doesn’t matter, anything goes as long as it is arcade related. So check in

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Raw Thrills’ Drift Released In Europe By Brent Sales/Namco

Shaggy May 1, 2007 0

For our European readers, this may be of interest as Raw Thrills releases its answer to EA’s Need For Speed: “The hotly anticipated sequel to Raw Thrills’ AAA video driver, The Fast and the

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More Silver Strike Bowling Contests

Shaggy May 1, 2007 0

As an addition to Twisted Supreme’s post yesterday about the guy who won a new Harley for playing Silver Strike Bowling, the Silver Strike Bowling website lists the winners for each weekly and monthly

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Paradise Lost Officially Released

Shaggy May 1, 2007 0

“GLOBAL VR® today announced that it is beginning to ship production units of the highly anticipated “super-shooter,” Paradise Lost. Paradise Lost is inspired by Ubisoft’s hit game Far Cry Instincts®. Providing a completely new

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Pro Keds Releases Arcade Series of Shoes

Shaggy April 27, 2007 21

If you have ever glanced at your wardrobe and thought “Gee, I sure wish I could show people my love for Asteroids through my shoes!” then this is right up your alley. Of course

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Strobing Marquees in the Gameroom

Shaggy April 26, 2007 0

I guess this will be our ‘time waster’ for the week. Here is a video on YouTube that shows an arcade collectors game room where he has set up 36 marquees around the room

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Show Us Your Collection

Shaggy April 26, 2007 0

Do have at least one arcade or pinball machine in your home? Then show us what you’ve got! We’re interested in seeing what collections you the viewers have so sign up on the forum

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Issue 23 of HardCore Gamer Magazine out

Shaggy April 25, 2007 0

The latest issue of Hardcore Gamer Magazine is now available and the reason I bring it up is that it features a review of Aliens: Extermination written by yours truly. I apologize for blowing

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Standard Edition of Wasteland Racer 2071 available

Shaggy April 24, 2007 0

According to the Trio-Tech website, a new standard edition of Wasteland Racer 2071 is now available. Hopefully this will carry a price tag that is a little easier for smaller arcades to swallow compared

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