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From The Floor Of The FER Interazar 2011 in Spain
There was an arcade expo in Spain this past week and thanks to Yerdito, we have pictures of the games seen at the show. There were a few familiar faces on hand, along with
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Fans say goodbye to Arcade Infinity, Chinatown Fair
I’m not sure if this will be the last post we’ll be running about Arcade Infinity and Chinatown Fair, but it seems likely. Both locations are closed now, although there is still a little
Read More »Amusement Expo ’11 Preview
It’s March and that means it’s time for Amusement Expo (formerly ASI). Last year there were a few announcements to talk about before the show but so far this year has been a little
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Whac-A-Mole Machines Sabotaged?
(Thanks to Joe J. for the tip!) When you spend several thousand dollars on a product, you expect it to be in working condition for quite a while, barring any acts outside of your
Read More »The End of Infinity – An Arcade Story Mini-documentary
The end of an era will be ending tomorrow when Arcade Infinity in Rowland Heights, CA will be closing it’s doors for the last time. You may recall that when the news first broke
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SSFIV Arcade Edition staying arcade exclusive?
Andriasang has an interesting bit of news today, concerning Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition – apparently Capcom has decided to keep the AE content and balancing in arcades and will not be bringing
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A fundraiser to help the American Classic Arcade Museum
(Thanks to Jon Lynch for the tip!) We’ve had some unpleasant news about a popular arcade in Southern California closing it’s doors, Arcade Infinity which is closing this week (BTW- They asked me to
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Chinatown Fair Arcade closing Wednesday? + Ground Kontrol goes 3.0 (UPDATE)
(From inside the Chinatown Fair arcade, GameSetWatch) UPDATE: Both Joystiq and Kotaku have ran stories about this and found out that the closure isn’t completely true – there are some issues with the landlord
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Profits up at Sega Sammy and Namco Bandai
Newsfeed 998 via About every quarter we get a look at how some companies who are in the arcade business did financially, particularly those based in Japan. These reports don’t really show us how
Read More »Electric Theater Vintage Arcade coming to Kansas City, MO this year
Another classic arcade is in the works, and this time it will be found in the Kansas City, Missouri area. Too be known as the Electric Theater Vintage Arcade, the operator Mike Freeland is
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The Arcade Street in Paris
Newsfeed 986 via If you’re in Paris and you want to enjoy playing some arcades from Japan, then you’ll want to find your way to Arcade Street. This location is near Nation subway station
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How the year went at my own arcade
As long time readers of this site are aware, I own and operate my own arcade in Utah. I opened up back in June 2008 and it’s been a wild ride but I have
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