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First Look From GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2013 – Allied Tank Attack Unveiled + More

First Look From GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2013 – Allied Tank Attack Unveiled + More

arcadehero May 10, 2013 4

Yesterday marked the beginning of another amusement/arcade industry trade show, this time the annual GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2013, being held at the Taipei World Trade Center in Taiwan. I’m not sure how much

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The VRCade Concept Looking To Fulfill the VR Promise

The VRCade Concept Looking To Fulfill the VR Promise

arcadehero May 9, 2013 4

(Thanks to Adam Coate for the tip) Apologies for the earlier post being taken down on another subject, it was requested of us after the story ran. Anyways back in the world of upcoming

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Sega Testing Transformers Human Alliance In China This Weekend

Sega Testing Transformers Human Alliance In China This Weekend

arcadehero May 9, 2013 3

While doing research into the Chinese and Taiwanese arcade markets this week I came across some very interesting news about a new game from Sega. Regular readers of the site here are aware that

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Chinese Arcade Devs Strut Their Stuff at GAGA 2013

Chinese Arcade Devs Strut Their Stuff at GAGA 2013

arcadehero May 7, 2013 5

Spring is a time for plenty of new things, amusement trade shows included. The Chinese arcade market is moving along quite well and they have several trade shows a year, one of which is

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News For Monday: Rock N Roll VertiGo Release, Arcade Fighter GIFs, Fast DDR Player + More

News For Monday: Rock N Roll VertiGo Release, Arcade Fighter GIFs, Fast DDR Player + More

arcadehero May 6, 2013 6

Good beginning of the week everyone. I have several news items that have accumulated in my inbox here that I meant to tackle over the weekend but I ended up getting sidetracked by being

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LOADING SOHO Gaming Cafe Added To The MADD Bar In London

LOADING SOHO Gaming Cafe Added To The MADD Bar In London

arcadehero May 2, 2013 0

UPDATE: In case anyone was wondering where this cafe gets their games from, they are being supplied by Bespoke Arcades. you can visit their website here! Just received the following information about a new

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100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience Review

100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience Review

arcadehero May 2, 2013 3

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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Exclusive: Pac-Man Battle Royale Tournament Upgrade Prototype Review

Exclusive: Pac-Man Battle Royale Tournament Upgrade Prototype Review

arcadehero May 1, 2013 4

About a year after Namco released their popular Pac-Man Battle Royale to arcades, there was word out and about that they were testing an upgraded version of the game. There was no pictures or

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Wizard of Oz Pinball Hits The Proverbial Yellow Brick Road of Shipping

Wizard of Oz Pinball Hits The Proverbial Yellow Brick Road of Shipping

arcadehero April 29, 2013 2

It’s been a long time coming – the first post I ran about Jersey Jack’s Wizard of Oz Pinball machine was back in January 2011 and the day has finally arrived that the machines

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100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience Now Available On DVD

100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience Now Available On DVD

arcadehero April 29, 2013 3

(Thanks to Chris at 100YenFilm as well as Geovany for the tip) UPDATE: My review of this has now been posted. It’s been a little while since we heard about the crowdsourced documentary film,

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From the DEAL 2013 Show in Dubai

From the DEAL 2013 Show in Dubai

arcadehero April 28, 2013 9

The DEAL show has once again come and gone and thanks to Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report, here’s a look at what was there. It usually appears to be similar in size to

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The Sonic Athletics Exergame Arcade Machine At The Tokyo Sega Joypolis

The Sonic Athletics Exergame Arcade Machine At The Tokyo Sega Joypolis

arcadehero April 26, 2013 1

Sega’s Tokyo Joypolis venue already has plenty of unique and interesting games and starting yesterday, a new multiplayer title is launching there that will appeal to Sonic and exergaming fans alike. Called Sonic Athletics,

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