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Parents file lawsuit over a Turret Tower at a Gameworks in Miami

Parents file lawsuit over a Turret Tower at a Gameworks in Miami

Shaggy June 27, 2009 3

If you have kids then one of those things you will worry about as a parent is them getting hurt. If you are a business owner and in particular an arcade operator, then you

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E-Spot Gaming Xtreme to bring licensed PC titles into coin-op arena

E-Spot Gaming Xtreme to bring licensed PC titles into coin-op arena

Shaggy June 27, 2009 4

At this past ASI in March, I finally got to take a look at the Game Gate VU, a coin-operated kiosk that would allow operators to place an Xbox 360 or a PS3 on

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RIP, Michael Jackson, King of Pop and Arcade fan

RIP, Michael Jackson, King of Pop and Arcade fan

Shaggy June 26, 2009 4

By the time you read this, you have probably already heard of the death of Michael Jackson, who died just a few hours ago of a cardiac arrest.  While fans will pay tribute to

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Galloping Ghost relaunches site, adds more pics of Dark Presence; also launches Support Your Local Arcades effort

Galloping Ghost relaunches site, adds more pics of Dark Presence; also launches Support Your Local Arcades effort

Shaggy June 25, 2009 3

In March of 2008, we found out about a new arcade fighter called Dark Presence that was in development by an indie dev studio known as Galloping Ghost. We have followed the progress of

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Fascinating interview with Rusty Dawes, ex-Atari Games employee

Fascinating interview with Rusty Dawes, ex-Atari Games employee

Shaggy June 25, 2009 1

If you are like me and you enjoy delving into stories of what creating arcade games is like, then this interview is for you. Coinopspace has posted a raw transcript of an interview they

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Sega and IGS working together to build arcade hardware for the Chinese market

Sega and IGS working together to build arcade hardware for the Chinese market

Shaggy June 25, 2009 0

The makers of coin-op games like Oriental Legend 2, Pirate Revenge, Speed Driver 2 and Battle Stations is teaming up with Sega to develop arcade machiens specifically for the Chinese market. All of those

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Screens from Taito's online racer Top Speed look snazzy

Screens from Taito's online racer Top Speed look snazzy

Shaggy June 24, 2009 8

Taito has published some screenshots from their upcoming online coin-op racing title Top Speed and overall I’d have to say that so far they look pretty good, and it will be even better if

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The Museum of Soviet Arcade machines

The Museum of Soviet Arcade machines

Shaggy June 23, 2009 2

A long while back, I recall a story showing up on the blogs where someone had come across several arcade games that had been made in the Soviet Union back in the late 70’s/early

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If Danger Zone were made today

If Danger Zone were made today

Shaggy June 23, 2009 3

If we take a trip on the wayback machine to 1986, the industry crash has begun to pass and while it hurt arcades, companies were still churning out a lot of games and sometimes

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New vid of Demon Bride and the Demon Bride Tour

New vid of Demon Bride and the Demon Bride Tour

Shaggy June 23, 2009 0

The upcoming 2D fighter Demon Bride is starting to ramp up the hype machine in Japan, which will include a tour of the game around the country through various cities next month. With the

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MoCap Sports makes another public appearance with more features

MoCap Sports makes another public appearance with more features

Shaggy June 22, 2009 0

Konami’s return to the motion capture arena is back in Japanese arcades again, testing out the concept to see how players take to it in a post-Wii Sports world. Last time we saw Mocap

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Street Fighter IV Sequel?

Street Fighter IV Sequel?

Twisted Supreme June 22, 2009 0

According to a Capcom Japanese Q & A Blog, some hints were dropped that could mean theres a sequel on the cards to the popular arcade and console beat-em up. Check out the translation

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