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News from Japan: Namco Dark Escape 3D Details; Sega Maimai loctest; Konami Pop N’ Music 20 release

News from Japan: Namco Dark Escape 3D Details; Sega Maimai loctest; Konami Pop N’ Music 20 release

arcadehero December 9, 2011 4

There were a few different arcade news items coming out of Japan today so I figured it would be useful to combine them into one post. Let’s start off with the quick stuff, both

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Pac-Man Battle Royale Deluxe Launches at all Dave & Busters locations

Pac-Man Battle Royale Deluxe Launches at all Dave & Busters locations

arcadehero December 6, 2011 1

(Pac-Man Battle Royale Deluxe at IAAPA 2011) If you have a Dave & Busters location near you then you certainly have reason to be excited. In October, all 57 locations served as the launch

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Your Five US Test Locations for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade

Your Five US Test Locations for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade

arcadehero December 5, 2011 3

(Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade as seen at a recent trade show in China) Newsfeed 1139 via We’ve know for a little while that Tekken Tag Tournament 2, which came out to Japanese arcades

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Square Enix’s New Arcade Game That Will Transform

Square Enix’s New Arcade Game That Will Transform

arcadehero December 4, 2011 1

Newsfeed 1138 via Robots that change into something else is a hot ticket item right now and as such, that’s bound to spill over into the arcade space to some degree. We saw a

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New reality TV show about arcades coming to a screen near you?

New reality TV show about arcades coming to a screen near you?

arcadehero December 4, 2011 9

Newsfeed 1137 via Reality TV has covered a seemingly never ending range of subjects so it was only a matter of time before arcades would become the major focus of one – or at

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Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver 2012 now out in Japan

Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver 2012 now out in Japan

arcadehero December 2, 2011 6

If you know of an arcade in Japan that has Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, then as of today they likely have the latest (and supposedly final) update to the series, Ver. 2012.

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Wizard of Oz Pinball Playfield w/ Inserts

Wizard of Oz Pinball Playfield w/ Inserts

arcadehero November 23, 2011 0

Tomorrow is a big holiday in the US, Thanksgiving. As a gift related to that, Jersey Jack Pinball has released the picture above to show the playfield with the inserts but sans artwork. At

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Poll Time: Best Game of IAAPA?

Poll Time: Best Game of IAAPA?

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With IAAPA past us and some time given to digest what was there, let’s take a look at what you think was the most interesting, exciting, best, etc. game you saw from our IAAPA

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IAAPA 2011 Videos Part 2

IAAPA 2011 Videos Part 2

arcadehero November 19, 2011 0

Here’s the next batch of videos of different things from IAAPA, hope you enjoy it. This is the last collection of my videos I shot but there could be more I end up posting

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IAAPA 2011 Videos Part 1 – ReRave, Emergency, Operation GHOST, Dirty Drivin’

IAAPA 2011 Videos Part 1 – ReRave, Emergency, Operation GHOST, Dirty Drivin’

arcadehero November 18, 2011 0

Here’s the first batch of my amateur videos from IAAPA 2011. As the title mentions, here’s ReRave by Step Evolution/Coast-To-Coast Entertainment; Emergency by Nitto Game; Operation GHOST by Sega, and the Raw Thrills booth

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IAAPA 2011 Pics Part 2

IAAPA 2011 Pics Part 2

arcadehero November 17, 2011 4

Continuing the IAAPA 2011 trade show coverage with twice the pics and half the salt! In case you missed it, pictures of games like Bejeweled can be found here. All of these pictures are

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IAAPA 2011 Pics Part 1

IAAPA 2011 Pics Part 1

arcadehero November 16, 2011 1

As they like to say in movie trailers, “The wait is over” as IAAPA 2011 is upon us. Taking place this week in Orlando, FL, as the expo will be for the next decade,

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