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Private Events Show Off New Product for Sega and Taito in Japan
Newsfeeds 1310 & 11 via With Summer just about to start (I do wonder, given that the heater in my house kicking in this morning with as cold as it was), its time for
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Sega Stuff: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone on Test; Sega Card GEN MLB 2013 release ; Maimai Green Update
A little news from Japan today, in particular about Sega. They have announced a new version of their popular Project DIVA Arcade that has the subtitle Future Tone. You might recall that Sega did
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Taito’s NESiCAxLIVE Arcades Getting KOFXIII Climax and…Skullgirls (and Spelunker)
Little Update: Just a shout out to the7k and MMF who sent me this tip too but I did not check my email before checking Japanese news sources. UPDATE #2: We can add Spelunker
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100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience Review
Just a few days ago we ran news about the DVD release of a new documentary called 100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience. After giving sitting down and giving it a thorough watching, here
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Namco To Open 200 Amusement Centers For Teenage Girls (UPDATED )
Update: Yes this was an April Fools joke. I had wanted to do another one again but that didn’t come together but fortunately Namco decided to do one. There is a notion about arcades/amusement
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Newsblender Weekend Edition: Abandoned Arcades In Japan; Arcadeans Plush; King of Kong Parody
Happy weekend everyone! It’s not quite St. Patrick’s Day yet but have a joyful holiday if its a day of your choice. Also a big thanks to those of you who bought my book!
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JAEPO 2013: Groove Coaster Arcade, DDR, Sound Voltex II, More
UPDATE: Some of the first videos from the show can be found here. The replacement show for the AOU is officially underway in Japan, known as JAEPO 2013 and through some news sources there
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News Round-Up: JAEPO News; PIU tournament in WA; The Last Barfighter Arcade Machine + More
A variety of news from new stuff happening in Japan to events in the US and beercade machine, with much more than that so click and read!
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For the Weekend: The Origin of Shmups; NEO XYX Trailer; JAEPO News; Mario Kart loctest; Much More
I hope everyone is having a good weekend. When I first started to put this post together I was thinking there wasn’t much to discuss but it quickly snowballed into a larger post. There’s
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Flood Of News for JAEPO: Under Defeat HD+, DDR, Steel Chronicle Be, Lord of Vermillion 3, more
With EAG now past the next amusement trade show we look forward to is taking place in Japan called JAEPO 2013. This is a new trade show that is taking the place of JAMMA
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Japanese Trailer for Namco’s New Bhutto Burst Kid Game
Some months ago Namco Bandai showed off some pictures of a new concept in what’s known as “kid vending” type games, something that are popular in Japan but not so much here out West.
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Namco Opening New Theme Park In Tokyo This Summer; JAEPO Website Launch
Newsfeed 1280 via For our first Stinger newsfeed of the year, they pointed us to a story about the development of a new Namco Bandai indoor theme park that is set to open its
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