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Taito’s Elevator Action Death Parade now available in the UK and US

Taito’s Elevator Action Death Parade now available in the UK and US

arcadehero January 26, 2011 6

(Stock photo of the game at the Trocadero) When the Trocadero in London got their hands on Taito’s light-gun based sequel to their Elevator Action series, Elevator Action: Death Parade, it appeared that the

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Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Versus Kits coming soon

Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Versus Kits coming soon

arcadehero January 25, 2011 6

Alternate Headline: Capcom finally comes to their senses. The biggest issue I have had with SFIV and SSFIV arcade editions has been Capcom’s way of handling the release. Instead of creating a couple of

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NG:DEV.TEAM teases GunLord for NeoGeo MVS, Dreamcast

NG:DEV.TEAM teases GunLord for NeoGeo MVS, Dreamcast

arcadehero January 23, 2011 8

They’ve already released a couple of titles for the Neo GeoMVS and Dreamcast and NG:DEV.TEAM, a game development group based in Germany is teasing their next Neo-Geo (and Dreamcast) title, GunLord. All we know

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Pac-Man Battle Royale at the factory

Pac-Man Battle Royale at the factory

arcadehero January 21, 2011 1

Last week we ran the news that Namco’s Pac-Man Battle Royale arcade game is available for purchase and now Namco America has complimented that news with a press release and some pictures of the

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Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade First Photos

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade First Photos

arcadehero January 20, 2011 12

(Thanks to Bob T. of Skokie for the pics!) A little over a week ago, we ran a rumor post about the development of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing into an arcade game, which

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Winnitron NL promotes indie games in an arcade cabinet

Winnitron NL promotes indie games in an arcade cabinet

arcadehero January 7, 2011 3

There is a trend developing in the console/PC indie gaming world since last year that involves putting these new games into an arcade-style cabinet as a way to help attract attention towards the titles.

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The arcade beat ’em up for a Masters degree: Mashup Basterds

The arcade beat ’em up for a Masters degree: Mashup Basterds

arcadehero January 3, 2011 1

Most students who finish up their degree at a University won’t say that they made an arcade game for their final project but Enrique Alcor and some of his classmates certainly can. When he

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How the year went at my own arcade

How the year went at my own arcade

arcadehero December 30, 2010 22

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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NG:DEV TEAM bringing Last Hope Pink Bullets to the NeoGeo MVS

NG:DEV TEAM bringing Last Hope Pink Bullets to the NeoGeo MVS

arcadehero December 28, 2010 3

Earlier this year a development team based in Germany released a brand new shmup title for the NeoGeo MVS called Fast Striker. The game has been well received at several Japanese game centers and

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New trailer for Tekken Tag Tournament 2

New trailer for Tekken Tag Tournament 2

HeavyElectricity December 24, 2010 1

Namco’s latest trailer for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 shows that a lot of progress has been made since we last saw the game, back in November. New backgrounds have replaced the featureless stages from

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The healing power of H2Overdrive

The healing power of H2Overdrive

arcadehero December 21, 2010 3

What do you do if you are a professional basketball player with a sprained ankle? Get an arcade game of course! Below is a picture of Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo enjoying his

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Konami’s DDR X2 shipping in the US this next week

Konami’s DDR X2 shipping in the US this next week

arcadehero December 10, 2010 0

We have known that the latest installment of Konami’s DDR series, X2, would be getting a December release in the US and that time has finally arrived. The software has reportedly been tweaked to

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