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JAMMA ’11: Operation GHOST; Taito TypeX3 specs; Block King

JAMMA ’11: Operation GHOST; Taito TypeX3 specs; Block King

arcadehero September 16, 2011 2

JAMMA is wrapping up and one thing that means is that more videos are now on te web of what was at the show. There was no big annoucement for some new Sega hardware

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Getting to know Dirty Drivin’ and Specular Interactive

Getting to know Dirty Drivin’ and Specular Interactive

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Earlier this year we learned about a new arcade title in development by Specular Interactive called Dirty Drivin’.  In 2009 they created a spiritual successor to Hydro Thunder called H2Overdrive. Some of the team

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Dido Kart 2 and Project X-Pher now available from InJoy Motion

Dido Kart 2 and Project X-Pher now available from InJoy Motion

arcadehero September 6, 2011 0

As we get into the end of the year we can now expect to start seeing more game releases coming along, just in time for the end of the year holiday season. Today, Taiwanese

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Arcade Related: Atari’s Arcade Duo for iPad; Arcade pin set

Arcade Related: Atari’s Arcade Duo for iPad; Arcade pin set

arcadehero September 4, 2011 1

Newsfeeds 1106 & 1107 via While I work on an article for my visit to Specular Interactive yesterday, The Stinger Report sent us a few arcade related stuff that’s quick and easy to get

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Aiming for the High Score…and Charity

Aiming for the High Score…and Charity

arcadehero September 2, 2011 2

(Thanks to Glenn Thomas for the info) Taking on a gaming marathon on a classic arcade title is no simple task in most cases and when it’s all said and done, the result is

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ArcSystem Works Releasing Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka to arcades in 2012

ArcSystem Works Releasing Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka to arcades in 2012

arcadehero August 31, 2011 6

(Via a tweet and forum post at ArcadeOtaku) ArcSystem Works, makers of fighting games like BlazBlue has another 2D fighter in the works for arcades and this one is called Persona 4: The Ultimate

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From the AAMA Gala: Sega’s Operation GHOST, Dirty Drivin’, Flight Control FX

From the AAMA Gala: Sega’s Operation GHOST, Dirty Drivin’, Flight Control FX

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We had a little more to share from the AAMA Gala that took place a short time ago in Lincolnshire, IL and as promised, here you are. First is Sega’s latest light-gun shooter Operation

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Namco considering location testing Tekken Tag 2 in the US

Namco considering location testing Tekken Tag 2 in the US

arcadehero August 30, 2011 11

(Thanks to ArcadeBelgium for retweeting this!) In an answer to a question from a fan today, Tekken producer Harada gave us some arcade news to talk about. The latest Tekken coming to market, Tekken

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Video Tour of the PAPA 14 World Pinball Championships

Video Tour of the PAPA 14 World Pinball Championships

arcadehero August 29, 2011 0

A couple of weeks ago, the 14th PAPA (Professional & Amateur Pinball Association) World Pinball Championships took place and as expected, there was plenty of pinball goodness on hand to enjoy. Don’t let the

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The GTI Asia China Expo 2011 Mega Post

The GTI Asia China Expo 2011 Mega Post

arcadehero August 26, 2011 6

With China’s arcade market booming, there are now a few different arcade shows taking place there each year. While there is still a problem with bootlegs galore (in fact I’ve found out about another

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Incredible Technologies Details Golden Tee LIVE 2012

Incredible Technologies Details Golden Tee LIVE 2012

arcadehero August 25, 2011 1

We’ve known about the next installment of Golden Tee for a while now  – not that it’s hard to guess about since Incredible Technologies has kept pace with releasing a new version of the

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Stern’s Transformers Pinball Teaser Trailer

Stern’s Transformers Pinball Teaser Trailer

arcadehero August 19, 2011 4

The battle in the pinball world is heating up as today Stern Pinball posted a trailer for their upcoming Transformers Pinball game. This is actually a well done, high quality teaser, you can catch

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