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Taito teams up with LaForet Harajuku to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Space Invaders
[ITMedia] I’m not a fashion expert so when I first read about this news I had to look up what LaForet Harajuku was. According to this page: “ Since its phenomenally successful debut in
Read More »Arcade Mania, a new book about Japanese arcades
I have never seen many books at the store discussing video games (I don’t count game guides) and I only have a few in my collection – some development books from the early 80’s
Read More »Rambo back on location test in the UK
Thanks to an anonymous tip, we have found out that Sega’s RAMBO is back on location test in the UK in two different places. No word on if the latest test edition is any
Read More »Tokyo Game Action Site Review & their 5th anniversary
A short time ago, we were contacted by Andrew McGuire, of Tokyo Game Action, an arcade in Winchendon, MA where their focus is Japanese arcade gaming. In addition to Japanese arcades they also have
Read More »I Am 8-bit art shows plenty of arcade love
The gaming blog Joystiq has as exclusive look at some artwork from the upcoming i am 8-bit showrunners for the i am 8-bit art gallery that will be showcasing classic game-inspired artwork in La
Read More »Capcom & it's arcade business
Since I’ve been busy lately I’m a little late on this as I’ve seen it reported all over the place but Capcom has revealed it’s revenues and one thing that has people talking is
Read More »The Octane 120: Hey, you've got a kegger in my arcade!
As there are many arcade cabinet builders out there, anyone who makes these sort of cabinets professionally needs to do something to set themselves apart. And in the case of this new setup by
Read More »Video Review: Oriental Legend 2
Sorry about the lack of video reviews lately, I have been busy working on the PCs at my arcade along with trying to fix a number of problems the arcades have been having (my
Read More »Golden Tee LIVE 2009 goes on sale Aug. 4th, shipping in September
I’ve been hearing a lot of hints floating around that there are a lot of big announcements coming from arcade companies this fall (in particular at the AMOA show) and from what I can
Read More »Silver Strike Bowling Jeep Sweepstakes video
A while back I remember that we posted about a contest involving the arcade title Silver strike Bowling 2009 where they were giving away a jeep as the grand prize but I missed out
Read More »The Big Buck Hunter Pro 2008 World Championship Tournament (Updated)
Another tournament is on the way with Big Buck Hunter, which has been made easier to do with their online version of the game (I’m still looking forward to the online upgrade to BBS).
Read More »SFIV & "The Battle of Destiny: Road to Evolution" Tournament in the UK
A big tournament, known as The Battle Of Destiny: Road to Evolution (the title almost sounds like something from an old rock album) recently took place in the UK, and The Stinger Report was
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