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Golden Tee LIVE 2012 now available

Golden Tee LIVE 2012 now available

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As we end September we’ve got one more game release to get to – the annual release of the latest version of the Golden Tee series, Golden Tee LIVE 2012.  If you want full

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Taito’s Kickthrough Racers released in Japan; coming soon everywhere else?

Taito’s Kickthrough Racers released in Japan; coming soon everywhere else?

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A little while back we had covered the announcement of a new scooter racing game by Taito called Kickthrough Racers. It is a spiritual sequel to another kids racer called Hopping Road, which latter

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ReRave Coming to Arcades

ReRave Coming to Arcades

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A new music/ryhthm game is in the works and it’s headed to arcades. Called ReRave, it promises to break “the barrier of old fashioned “scrolling” and “matching symbols” that are typically found in rhythm

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And the 2011 Big Buck Champion is…

And the 2011 Big Buck Champion is…

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…Nick Robbins of Minnesota! He’s now $15,000 richer than before, not too bad for being really good at a video game. Big Buck World/Safari is one of those games you can win cash at

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The Games of EAS 2011 in London

The Games of EAS 2011 in London

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Today in London there was an event to show off some of the latest creations in the arcade/amusement/out-of-home entertainment sector. Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report was there at EAS 2011 to snap some

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Konami brings Dance Masters to arcades as Dance Evolution Arcade

Konami brings Dance Masters to arcades as Dance Evolution Arcade

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(Image via AM-Net Blog) It’s been a while since we first heard that Konami was thinking about taking their Xbox 360 Kinect title, Dance Masters and turning it into an arcade title. According to

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Doing the laundry, arcade style

Doing the laundry, arcade style

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Newsfeed 1117 via One place where you might come across an arcade game that isn’t an arcade, FEC, or bar is a coin-op laundry. Usually it’s just a couple of games tucked away in

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Sega releases RaceTV to R-Tuned conversion kit

Sega releases RaceTV to R-Tuned conversion kit

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It’s been a little while since we had a kit release to discuss but Sega Amusements sent out a release today for one. If you happen to have a Sega RaceTV unit, you can

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Blazing Angels gets a new cabinet release

Blazing Angels gets a new cabinet release

arcadehero September 20, 2011 0

(Tip via The Stinger Report) In 2008 GlobalVR brought the popular console title Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII out to arcades in a deluxe sit-down cabinet. There haven’t been many entries in recent years

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The Konami Arcade Championship 2011 coming to Japan next week

The Konami Arcade Championship 2011 coming to Japan next week

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Newsfeed 1114 via One strength of arcade games is that their skill-based nature allows for great competitions, some of which are worthy of dramatized documentaries. Some games are more skill-based than others and when

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Celebrate Donkey Kong’s Birthday this Weekend @ Star Worlds Arcade Classic Game Celebration

Celebrate Donkey Kong’s Birthday this Weekend @ Star Worlds Arcade Classic Game Celebration

arcadehero September 19, 2011 0

Many great games came out 30 years ago in 1981 and plenty of those games are iconic enough to hold players attention today. Among the more famous ’81 titles is Donkey Kong which has

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Ye Olde Coin-Op Games

Ye Olde Coin-Op Games

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(Thanks for the tip Imran!) While our primary obsession here has to do with either coin-op video games or pinball, there was a time before the video age where you still could get coin-op

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