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Editorial: Where’d The Japanese Arcade Makers Go?
We haven’t had an editorial piece in a while but Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report felt it necessary to address the subject of what is going on in the Japanese amusement space, which
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Not An Anachronism: Konami Testing DanceDanceRevolution In Japan
No it's not 1998 but that is what Konami is calling the newest version of DDR.
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Monday Catch-Up: Golden Tee 2013 Launch; Akihabara Arcades Article
It's Monday and now that I'm off vacation I can catch up a little bit on some items I missed while I was gone. Details inside!
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Next Up For Konami’s Bemani Titles: Gitadora, Future TomTom
Konami is testing out some new Bemani music titles, including new cabinet designs for their iconic GuitarFreaks/DrumMania series
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New Mortal Kombat Now Testing As An Arcade Game In Japan (UPDATED)
UPDATE: The consensus is that this game is just using a timer board as found on some arcade equipment importation websites. It seems the most logical conclusion for now, Small Room Aries has added
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Japanese Launches For Sega’s Maimai, Square Enix’s Gunslinger Stratos & Namco’s Dark Escape 3D
Starting today there are some products that being launched in Japan that should interest those of us outside of Japan as there is a good possibility on at least two of them officially showing
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A Couple that Enjoys Life and DDR Together
Doesn't matter how old you are to enjoy games, even better to do it with the love of your life. Click for the video
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Tidbits from Sega’s Private Summer Show – Ringedge 2, Pengo, Initial D7
Every year Sega holds an invitation-only event in Japan to show off the games they plan on releasing to the market there in the Fall. As you might expect, the chances of seeing this
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Namco’s Bhutto Burst for Kids In Japan
If there is one place where card systems combined with video games works, its Japan. That would be collectible cards moreso than data cards to save game progress (the latter of which has been
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Japan Update: WMMT4 news, Japanese Arcade Operator Interview, Western Games in Japan
News for the West has been pretty slow lately although soon I expect the announcement on Big Buck HD so there will be that. But in the meantime here are some other items sent
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Japanese News Round-Up: Gunslinger Stratos Event, Guitar Pee, Puzzle Bobble + more
Newsfeeds 1182-85 brought to you by It’s Easter Weekend and as such you can’t expect much out of the news but thanks to The Stinger Report, here are a few newsfeeds of randomness to
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Dance Core Location Tests Spread Across Asia
A short time ago I had noticed that Wahlap Technologies -producers of such arcade titles seen in the US recently such as Storm Racer, Power Truck and a couple of others – had a
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