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Big Buck Hunter Pro iPhone app (with an arcade finder) UPDATED

Big Buck Hunter Pro iPhone app (with an arcade finder) UPDATED

Shaggy October 27, 2009 6

While there have been many new games on the Apple iPhone which are conversions of an arcade game in some form or another, we have not seen many modern arcade ports to the platform.

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Raw Thrills'/Play Mechanix unveil Big Buck Hunter: Open Season

Raw Thrills'/Play Mechanix unveil Big Buck Hunter: Open Season

Shaggy September 17, 2009 1

While a vast majority of news about new arcade titles has been coming out of Japan lately, AMOA is almost here and that means some game news from outside Japan for a change. This

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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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Article: A New Life For Arcades?

Article: A New Life For Arcades?

Shaggy July 24, 2009 0

Kevin Williams has penned an extensive and detailed article regarding one of our favorite subjects – the current state of the arcade industry. Weighing in over five pages, he discusses every aspect of what

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Design-A-Hole is back

Design-A-Hole is back

Twisted Supreme March 27, 2009 0

The popular Design-A-Hole competition run by Incredible Technologies last year to coincide with thier 20th anniversary is back after popular demand. What was supposed to be a one off last year is returning and

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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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Insert Coin 2009 – UK public arcade expo launches!

Insert Coin 2009 – UK public arcade expo launches!

HeavyElectricity February 10, 2009 0

It’s a great day for arcade gamers in the UK, as the Insert Coin 2009 expo has been announced! The show will run on July 18th and 19th at the Northampton Saints Conference CentreThe

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Review: Asteroids Deluxe by Atari

Review: Asteroids Deluxe by Atari

Shaggy January 30, 2009 0

While we eagerly await our ATEI coverage to be posted (it should be up very soon so stay tuned) I figured it might be nice to get in a video review before hand. I’ve

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Play Meter Magazine's 2008 State of the Industry report

Play Meter Magazine's 2008 State of the Industry report

Shaggy January 27, 2009 2

Every year since 1976, the amusement trade industry magazine Play Meter gathers information from operators and others in the industry to put together a State of the Industry Report. When I was researching every aspect

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Initial D5 website updated

Initial D5 website updated

Shaggy January 21, 2009 0

Sega Japan has updated the site for Initial D5 to include more info, screenshots and a promotional movie. It’s unclear exactly what is all new here (I am sure that hardcore fans of the

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DDR:X making an appearance at ATEI 09

DDR:X making an appearance at ATEI 09

Shaggy January 17, 2009 1

The ATEI 09 news continues to trickle in, now with news on Konami’s DDR:X machine. According to the press release, the game is slated for a world-wide release in “Spring/Summer 2009” and include the

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