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Darius Burst: Another Chronicle English version coming soon (UPDATED)
(Thanks to Darius fan Bryan for the tip!) You asked for it and it seems that Taito has listened. Highway Entertainment, which is a part of the Highway Group and imports games into Australia,
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Sonic returning to arcades with Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade?
Newsfeed 983 via Just a couple of days ago, I had a hunch that Sega could possibly celebrate Sonic’s 20th anniversary with an arcade title (since they used him in a few arcade
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Ion makes the iCade a reality
(Thanks for the link Foxx) It started off as an April Fool’s joke at ThinkGeek and then a couple of modders created their own “iCade” cabinets – a dock for iPads that gives your
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Winnitron NL promotes indie games in an arcade cabinet
There is a trend developing in the console/PC indie gaming world since last year that involves putting these new games into an arcade-style cabinet as a way to help attract attention towards the titles.
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Pinball Wizard Arcade opening in Pelham, NH next week (UPDATED)
(Thanks for the info Adam Pfeifer!) I’m happy to share the opening of another arcade, and this one is huge. If you live in the Granite State, or anywhere near it, then come next
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Crazy Speed Arcade goes Super
At IAAPA 2010 I had a chance to check out Crazy Speed Arcade for the first time at the UNIS booth. They had four units setup there, two in English and two in Spanish.
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Stinger feeds: Real-life Frogger, Sonic’s 20th birthday, arcade art
Newsfeeds 980-982 via I’ve got a little catching up to do with Stinger newsfeeds once again as we have a few minor stories to look at. First is something that has been making the
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New company setting sights on pinball: Jersey Jack Pinball
We’ve seen a few stories come along every now and then about a new company being formed to start building new pinball machines to compete with Stern but so far, no one has really
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The arcade beat ’em up for a Masters degree: Mashup Basterds
Most students who finish up their degree at a University won’t say that they made an arcade game for their final project but Enrique Alcor and some of his classmates certainly can. When he
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Namco’s new Augmented Reality game
(UPDATED) Here’s a nice way to start off the new year – with a look at a new concept for out-of-home entertainment venues that uses Augmented Reality. We’ve discussed various AR games in the
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