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A few more games out of China (which may or may not be at GTI Expo 2010)

A few more games out of China (which may or may not be at GTI Expo 2010)

Shaggy May 4, 2010 2

With the Game Time International 2010 event underway in Taiwan right now, we were hoping to have a better idea of what is at the show. But details are sketchy so I took some

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Initial sales numbers for Terminator Salvation arcade

Initial sales numbers for Terminator Salvation arcade

Shaggy May 3, 2010 3

Guitar Hero Arcade sold 2000 units in 90 days. Big Buck Hunter Open Season sold 3000 units in 90 days. Silver Strike Live sold over 3000 before it was released due to pre-orders. (Before

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Dave and Busters Ownership Changes hands in $570 million deal; new D&B opens in Roseville, CA

Dave and Busters Ownership Changes hands in $570 million deal; new D&B opens in Roseville, CA

Shaggy May 3, 2010 2

Via One of the more recognized business chains to feature coin-op games is changing hands, as the Oak Hill Capital Partners has announced that they will buy the company for $570 millionUSD. From the

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GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2010 kicks off UPDATED

GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2010 kicks off UPDATED

Shaggy May 2, 2010 7

Another amusement show is upon us and this time it’s the annual GTI Asia Taipei Expo, currently being Taipei, Taiwan. Almost 100 exhibitors are there to show off their products and over the next

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Warlords spiritually returns with FORCE

Warlords spiritually returns with FORCE

Shaggy May 1, 2010 3

I am fortunate to own an Atari Warlords cocktail machine. It was long a “holy grail” of mine as I always enjoyed playing Warlords on the Atari 2600 as a kid and with the

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Gameworks liquidates remaining locations

Gameworks liquidates remaining locations

Shaggy May 1, 2010 3

Yesterday morning I saw a Reuters article that said that Sega Gameworks was closing all of it’s locations and not just the seven we had previously reported about. Thanks to Kevin Williams who contacted

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"Enuain Perfect World" joins the chorus of 2D fighters

"Enuain Perfect World" joins the chorus of 2D fighters

Shaggy April 30, 2010 2

While 2D games aren’t impossible to find anymore, they certainly aren’t as common as they used to be. It seems like one genre that happily embraces the old art of using hand-drawn characters is

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Konami unveils new Bemani title Reflec Beat

Konami unveils new Bemani title Reflec Beat

Shaggy April 30, 2010 0

When checking the AM-Net Blog this morning, they had an announcement regarding a new Konami title that we had not heard about previously called Reflec Beat. I thought that it might be another update

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Challenge Arcade announces "World Record Weekend II" competition this December

Challenge Arcade announces "World Record Weekend II" competition this December

Shaggy April 30, 2010 0

If you are a competitive arcade gamer then this announcement should give you plenty of time to prepare for a tournament coming up this December, called World Record Weekend II. The event will be

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Taito opens new flagship arcade in Yokohama Japan

Taito opens new flagship arcade in Yokohama Japan

Shaggy April 30, 2010 2

Via Taito has a new six story arcade to check out if you happen to be in Yokohama Japan, and they were happy to start it off with a bang. Company executives showed up

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Namco shows off Gundam Extreme Versus (UPDATED)

Namco shows off Gundam Extreme Versus (UPDATED)

Shaggy April 30, 2010 0

(Thanks to ECM for the tip) At AOU 2010 Namco Bandai said that they were working on a new Gundan arcade title, called Gundam Extreme VS. At the time they didn’t reveal many details

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Catching up with new games from China: Dogfight Moto, tropical Ocean 3, Bloody Taierzhuang

Catching up with new games from China: Dogfight Moto, tropical Ocean 3, Bloody Taierzhuang

Shaggy April 30, 2010 0

Today I decided to do a little research on some companies that generally go under our radar, not because we have no interest in covering the games they produce but because they aren’t very

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