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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 1

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 1

(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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Gameroom Junkies Podcast & an EVE Offline Arcade Machine (UPDATED)

Gameroom Junkies Podcast & an EVE Offline Arcade Machine (UPDATED)

arcadehero April 25, 2013 1

Just a couple of items to talk about this evening. They don’t really have much to do with each other and I almost broke them up into different posts but I’m a little pressed

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Newsblender : A Danish Arcade Up For An Award; INJUSTICE Arcade cabinet; Interview with Roger Hector of Atari/Sente

Newsblender : A Danish Arcade Up For An Award; INJUSTICE Arcade cabinet; Interview with Roger Hector of Atari/Sente

arcadehero April 23, 2013 2

Time for another blending of news items together into one post. It does a body good, every once in a while at least. About a year and a half ago an arcade opened up

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