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Stride gum launches a Save the Arcades initiative

Stride gum launches a Save the Arcades initiative

Shaggy August 13, 2009 5

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!] When it comes to saving arcade companies across the US, I never would have thought that a gum company would be spearheading an effort to save them.

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Indie arcade game Get Outta My Face at SXSW

Indie arcade game Get Outta My Face at SXSW

Shaggy March 21, 2009 1

We reported about the new indie arcade game Get Outta My Face making an appearance at the tech show known as SXSW in Texas a couple of weeks ago and now we have some

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Students in India start-up new company to make arcade titles

Students in India start-up new company to make arcade titles

Shaggy February 16, 2009 0

When it comes to places where arcades are bucking the downturn trend, India is one place that is making waves on that map, as we have previously reported. And perhaps thanks to that, arcade

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Paul's Billiards and Arcade opens in Ocean City, MD

Paul's Billiards and Arcade opens in Ocean City, MD

Shaggy January 21, 2009 0

A small new arcade has opened in Ocean City Maryland and even though it is still relatively small (with 2 pool tables and 19 arcade games total, which includes redemption and pinball) it has

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Article: Will 2009 be the year of the arcade?

Article: Will 2009 be the year of the arcade?

Shaggy December 13, 2008 0

When this decade started, things weren’t looking terribly rosy for arcades. But they have held on thanks to a few companies sweating it out and continuing to bring us games; that and some lcoations have remained

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Virtual-Kade opens up in Kentucky with focus on VR and exergaming

Virtual-Kade opens up in Kentucky with focus on VR and exergaming

Shaggy December 8, 2008 1

We’re happy to report new of yet another new arcade facility opening it’s doors to the public, although this one is a little different as they don’t appear to have any coin-operated arcades (except

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Say hello to Friction – a new arcade company and a new game UPDATED

Say hello to Friction – a new arcade company and a new game UPDATED

Shaggy September 10, 2008 7

AMOA is here and with it plenty new stuff to talk about. But today we don’t have just any news to talk about – it’s not every day we get to introduce to you

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My arcade opening tomorrow in Utah, The Game Grid Arcade

My arcade opening tomorrow in Utah, The Game Grid Arcade

Shaggy June 9, 2008 15

UPDATE: We have had to move since I did this original post. I currently have a larger location inside the Valley Fair Mall at Suite C128, with many more games, more space and much

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Sega Amusement USA Management shuffle

Sega Amusement USA Management shuffle

Shaggy March 22, 2008 0

Well it seems that things have not been going too well for Sega Amusements USA lately – with rumors of RaceTV being a disappointment, operators not being sure about Primeval Hunt due to the

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Signature Devices' mysterious new arcade game

Signature Devices' mysterious new arcade game

Shaggy March 21, 2008 0

Signature Devices Inc., the makers of Paradise Lost released a press release yesterday that left me a little confused at first but after carefully reading it again it sounds like they have completed work

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Income results on Japanese arcade games

Income results on Japanese arcade games

Shaggy March 12, 2008 1

One thing that operators always want to know about before buying a game is “Did it test well?”. Good testing generally (but not always) indicates how well a game will do elsewhere although publishers

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Street Fighter IV breaking test site records in Japan

Street Fighter IV breaking test site records in Japan

Shaggy March 9, 2008 0

(Click on the thumbnails to enlarge) If anyone needs any more of an indication that Street Fighter IV arcade is going to be huge then you don’t need to look any further than the

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