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Amusement Expo 2014 Part 1

Amusement Expo 2014 Part 1

arcadehero March 28, 2014 3

UPDATE: Part 2 is now live. It’s been a little quiet on the site for the past couple of days, which was due to me being out in Las Vegas for the annual Amusement

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GlobalVR To Launch Redline Rampage Gas Guzzlers As A Kit, Dedicated To Follow

GlobalVR To Launch Redline Rampage Gas Guzzlers As A Kit, Dedicated To Follow

arcadehero March 28, 2014 0

Last year in October, a video appeared on the little used Youtube channel for GlobalVR showing a new arcade combat racing game in action called Redline Rampage. It was a direct, albeit lower resolution

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Newsbag: New £1 Coin For Britain; Jarvis @ GDC; Ms. Pac-Man “Rarity”; EVE Offline Arcade; Neat Ryu Tattoo

Newsbag: New £1 Coin For Britain; Jarvis @ GDC; Ms. Pac-Man “Rarity”; EVE Offline Arcade; Neat Ryu Tattoo

arcadehero March 21, 2014 2

Here’s a few things that have piled up that might have been able to go to posts of their own but let’s compile them into one here. * * * One important aspect of

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The Arcades At GDC 2014

The Arcades At GDC 2014

arcadehero March 19, 2014 2

According to surveys like this one, most developers that have headed to the Game Developers Conference 2014 this week are interested in developments for mobile or PC platforms. The survey didn’t ask about arcade

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IGS Releases New Trailer For Monster Eye

IGS Releases New Trailer For Monster Eye

arcadehero March 13, 2014 5

Taiwanese developer IGS is busy working on a new enclosed light-gun cabinet (or a theater cabinet if you prefer) called Monster Eye and today they released a new trailer showing direct footage from the

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Edge Online Takes A Look At The Making Of Batman And Modern Arcade Game Design

Edge Online Takes A Look At The Making Of Batman And Modern Arcade Game Design

arcadehero March 13, 2014 4

(Thanks to Adam Coate for the tip) We’ve had a lot of information on the blog about the recent arcade-only release of BATMAN by Specular Interactive and Raw Thrills but fortunately we are not

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Bandai Namco Suggests Celebrating Mario Day With Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

Bandai Namco Suggests Celebrating Mario Day With Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

arcadehero March 10, 2014 2

I remember as a kid that different video game companies had rivalries – particularly Sega and Nintendo between Sonic and Mario. Times have changed and with crossovers between company characters becoming more frequent (Sonic’s

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Storm Racer G and Storm Rider Now Shipping In Western Markets

Storm Racer G and Storm Rider Now Shipping In Western Markets

arcadehero March 10, 2014 3

At IAAPA 2013, Sega had a couple of games at their booth which were a surprise – two racing games that went by the names of Storm Racer G and Storm Rider. Developed by

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Mini Motor Racing Arcade Coming In Spring 2014 Via Tecnoplay

Mini Motor Racing Arcade Coming In Spring 2014 Via Tecnoplay

arcadehero March 6, 2014 7

Earlier this year I noticed that the release list for arcade games was becoming more populated with small/indie type games than usual. Today I received an email from San Marino-based arcade/amusement distributor Tecnoplay that

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New Rhythm Arcade Game NEON FM Launching At Amusement Expo 2014

New Rhythm Arcade Game NEON FM Launching At Amusement Expo 2014

arcadehero March 3, 2014 1

A little while ago we heard news of a rhythm game that had been stuck in “development hell” so to speak – a title which would have been released back in 2005 had various

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EightyTwo Opening Soon In Downtown LA

EightyTwo Opening Soon In Downtown LA

arcadehero February 24, 2014 0

On the heels of sad news of a location fully closing their doors in London, UK, on the other side of the world a new venue is prepping to open their doors. Called EightyTwo

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UK Location News: Trocadero Finalizes Arcade Closures; Some Games Headed To Las Vegas Soho

UK Location News: Trocadero Finalizes Arcade Closures; Some Games Headed To Las Vegas Soho

arcadehero February 17, 2014 6

Back in 2011 the sad news came about that a famous arcade location in central London were closing their doors. But that wasn’t the end of the story, some of the games continued in

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