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Video – Arcade Warehouse raid, 2001

Video – Arcade Warehouse raid, 2001

Shaggy October 1, 2007 2

Now this is arcade heaven – video of a warehouse ‘raid’ in March 2001 by JWC, SteveW and Exidy (screen names of course – I used to correspond with JWC back in 2001 or

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The Act has been cancelled

The Act has been cancelled

Shaggy October 1, 2007 4

This is a depressing bit of news. A while back AH poster Metafox revealed an incredible new game that was headed to arcades known as The Act which took the original promises of an

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The Stinger Report – Record Number of Incidents in Amusements in August

The Stinger Report – Record Number of Incidents in Amusements in August

Shaggy September 28, 2007 0

  [Via The Stinger Report] This last August was the worst month in history for the international amusement sector, not in terms of sales, but in injuries and deaths as is reported in the lastest

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Big Buck Hunter Pro Online Debuting next week at AMOA 2007

Big Buck Hunter Pro Online Debuting next week at AMOA 2007

Shaggy September 20, 2007 0

We first heard about the next version of the popular series Big Buck Hunter on G4TV when they interviewed Play Mechanix, the developers of the game and now it is finally headed to the

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Latest KWP Conference Dates Confirmed

Latest KWP Conference Dates Confirmed

Twisted Supreme September 19, 2007 0

Announcement of Next Major Seminars & Leading Media Coverage September 19, 2007 – London, United Kingdom – Following a productive first half to the year, KWP [of The Stinger Report] hopes to continue with a

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Atari Games 20th Anniversary Videos

Atari Games 20th Anniversary Videos

Shaggy September 18, 2007 0

Digital Press has posted some arcade related videos up on youtube, including a tape made only for internal distribution at Atari Games. It’s a nice look at the history of Atari’s arcade legacy, although

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Report from 45th JAMMA show – Arcade industry booming

Report from 45th JAMMA show – Arcade industry booming

Shaggy September 15, 2007 0

I feel bad that we haven’t been able to post much on the 45th Amusement Show – I’ve been sidetracked by work lately and with that and working on my arcade, it’s been busy.

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Stern Still Going Strong

Stern Still Going Strong

Twisted Supreme August 30, 2007 0

The New York Times published a story that profiled small, entrepreneurial companies that are/have made changes to adapt to changing times and markets.  One of these companies was the one and only Stern Pinball, read

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An Epiphany, an End, and a Beginning.

An Epiphany, an End, and a Beginning.

Twisted Supreme August 30, 2007 0

Sad news in the arcade website world. Retro Blast has come to an end. Kevin Steele, the creator of the site has called it a day so he can put all his efforts in

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More on the "Death of Arcades" video

More on the "Death of Arcades" video

Twisted Supreme August 20, 2007 0

There has been a lot of discussion about the “Death of Arcades” video, no where more so than on the comments page of the video itself. [via Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report] “The Director

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State of Amusement Coverage – Arcade Heroes Exclusive Commentary

State of Amusement Coverage – Arcade Heroes Exclusive Commentary

Twisted Supreme August 20, 2007 0

 Well the question has been posed on a number of forums and emails following the Play Value “The Death of Arcades” shambolic video, “Why do consumer game journalists hate arcade so much?” I have

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Pics from this years California Extreme event!

Pics from this years California Extreme event!

Shaggy August 17, 2007 0

(Photos Courtesy of Ataricade (www.ataricade.com)) The California Extreme(CAX) event has come and gone but with it are a ton of pics! Here we are reposting many pictures taken by user Ataricade (who runs an

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