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Sega's plans for upcoming shows
Sega has issued a press release detailing some of the things that we can expect to see at their upcoming events, including a few games we have already heard of (or played), Rambo and
Read More »Foosball on Steroids
[Thanks to reader Paul for the tip] When I was at ASI earlier this year I saw a couple of air hockey tables which had incorporated some new things into the tables like bumpers,
Read More »Namco shows off a new motorcycle game – Nirin
Well over a year ago we revealed that Namco was working on a new motorcycle racing game that looked to be targetted towards Western audiences but was being tested in Japan. Time passed and
Read More »GlobalVR's NASCAR arcade gets an update
GlobalVR has announced a new update for their NASCAR racing game, which adds two new tracks to the game, updates team rosters and also introduces the new Car of Tomorrow to the game. They
Read More »BOUND – a co-op touchscreen arcade game
Here is another testament to innovative ideas that can be done better in an arcade format, a game designed by two students for a university project somewhere in Germany I believe (the PC I’m
Read More »DDR:X and Jubeat testing in the US on Sept. 8th
[Thanks to Phil on our forums!] While I wasn’t entirely sure if Konami was going to try and test Jubeat out in the Us, I had hope when I heard that it would be
Read More »Celebrity Pinball Tournament & Arcade Show 2008
There are fundraisers which use expensive dinners to bring people in and then there are fundraisers which use games! This is the latter and not just any games are involved in this fundraiser for
Read More »When the lights go out
Yesterday was not fun. Not fun at all. I had to go through an experience that I’ve dreaded before and that is when the power goes out – for an entire day. When I
Read More »Old DDR tournament photos from Jared Rea
Ah there’s nothing quite like an arcade competition, is there? Especially when it’s with something popular, like DDR. Jared Rea has unearthed some old DDR tournament pictures from Northern California, circa 1999-2001. It’s always
Read More »Golden Tee Championship at AMOA
I have to hand it to Incredible Technologies, while I’ve heard that not everyone is excited about AMOA next week, they certainly are and they are looking to give attendees a reason to be
Read More »Parse Rorunpe – a broom flying arcade game from Japan
If you’ve ever stuck a broom between your legs as a kid pretending that you’re flying around as a witch then this game’s for you. Of course it wouldn’t take much for someone to
Read More »Need For Speed Underground "as an arcade game" at PAX08, media surprised
[Image via Ars Technica] If anyone wonders why I often harp on arcade developers for not properly marketing their games then here is a shining example. From the blog Ars Technica comes the headline
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