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IGS teases Knights of Valour 3

IGS teases Knights of Valour 3

arcadehero April 28, 2011 0

Brand new 2D brawling/beat ’em up arcade games are a rarity in this day and age but they are not extinct. One company has been keeping the genre alive with an occasional release, and

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FRICTION Unboxing

FRICTION Unboxing

arcadehero April 22, 2011 8

Back in 2008 we broke a story about a new light-gun game in the works by newcomer Friction Game Studios. We’ve had chances to play the game at trade shows but now, I got

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Taito releases the most awesome Darius Burst Another Chronicle 48!

Taito releases the most awesome Darius Burst Another Chronicle 48!

arcadehero April 1, 2011 5

(Click on the image to enlarge the enlarged game!) Taito Corporation today announced the immediate release of the most amazing project ever undertaken in the arcade industry: DARIUS BURST ANOTHER CHRONICLE 48! Allowing for

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Kicking the bucket, arcade style

Kicking the bucket, arcade style

arcadehero March 25, 2011 1

Found this on Engdaget (which they found by way of Kotaku, made by BoingBoing) – a good palate cleanser to start the weekend off with – a montage of death sequence’s found in a

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Wahlap Technologies shows off a couple of new games in China

Wahlap Technologies shows off a couple of new games in China

arcadehero March 20, 2011 0

Whenever arcade news has slowed to a crawl, I always find myself checking out what’s going on in China. It’s true that we often see some clones/knock-offs being produced there but on occasion there

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Amusement Expo 2011- Photos

Amusement Expo 2011- Photos

arcadehero March 8, 2011 5

Newsfeed 1012 via As is customary following a show, arcade news seems to slow down to a trickle for a while. So while we wait for some more news, here is some pictures from

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Amusement Expo 2011 – Videos

Amusement Expo 2011 – Videos

arcadehero March 2, 2011 4

As usual, I went to Amusement Expo 2011 with a camera and here are the results. I won’t claim to be a professional cameraman by any means but I hope you enjoy these anyways.

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Impressions from Amusement Expo 2011

Impressions from Amusement Expo 2011

arcadehero March 2, 2011 1

Amusement Expo 2011 started yesterday in Las Vegas and I was there for the day to take a look around and see what was new. If you are new to modern arcade gaming, there

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Whac-A-Mole Machines Sabotaged?

Whac-A-Mole Machines Sabotaged?

arcadehero February 26, 2011 6

(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

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AOU 2011 Day 1

AOU 2011 Day 1

arcadehero February 18, 2011 10

Here’s a new batch of images to come out of AOU 2011 that is now taking place in Japan. We’re not able to be there personally but there is quite a bit of coverage

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Pump It Up Fiesta EX 2011 now available

Pump It Up Fiesta EX 2011 now available

arcadehero February 7, 2011 2

Andamiro USA announced today that the latest software version of their Pump It Up series, Pump It Up Fiesta EX 2011 is now available for operators to purchase. It’s a software upgrade that can

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Adrenaline Amusement’s TouchFX now available

Adrenaline Amusement’s TouchFX now available

arcadehero January 29, 2011 1

One of the nice surprises about IAAPA this past November was the appearance of a new product by Adrenaline Amusements, a company based out of Toronto, Canada. It was called TouchFX and it offered

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