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More AOU news: Castlevania Arcade released, Border Break details, new hardware from SIE

More AOU news: Castlevania Arcade released, Border Break details, new hardware from SIE

Shaggy February 19, 2009 5

There’s more to talk about from AOU 2009 and I find it exciting to see. Konami: Castlevania: The Arcade is now available in Japan. I have checked with Konami to see when we might

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AOU 2009 stuff : Yea for more games!

AOU 2009 stuff : Yea for more games!

Shaggy February 18, 2009 1

The arcade scene in Japan is starting to get a taste of what’s to come and while the show has not officially started yet, several different Japanese manufacturer AOU websites have been updated with

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How's this for an air hockey table?

How's this for an air hockey table?

Shaggy February 18, 2009 1

What would you do if you had a 103″ plasma screen laying around? Why turn it into a touch screen air hockey game of course! At least that’s what they did in Amsterdam for

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Storm-G, Sega’s latest amusement attraction game ride

Storm-G, Sega’s latest amusement attraction game ride

Shaggy February 17, 2009 2

If there is one thing Sega loves, it’s making arcade titles that are also amusement rides in and of themselves. They are continuing this trend with their latest offering called Storm-G, a bobsledding game

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A tour of the Game On show in Brisbane Australia

A tour of the Game On show in Brisbane Australia

Shaggy February 16, 2009 3

This past weekend marked the end of the Game On show in Brisbane Australia. If you have not heard of Game On, it is a “travelling, playable, history of videogames launched in 2002, at

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Some more details on H2Overdrive (including a release date)

Some more details on H2Overdrive (including a release date)

Shaggy February 16, 2009 0

We saw Raw Thrills’ and Specuilar Interactive’s new H2Overdrive at ATEI a few weeks ago (and we even captured some video of the game in action) but it’s hard not to want to see

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Students in India start-up new company to make arcade titles

Students in India start-up new company to make arcade titles

Shaggy February 16, 2009 0

When it comes to places where arcades are bucking the downturn trend, India is one place that is making waves on that map, as we have previously reported. And perhaps thanks to that, arcade

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Razing Storm gets an official trailer, virtual environments torn to pieces

Razing Storm gets an official trailer, virtual environments torn to pieces

Shaggy February 16, 2009 0

I don’t think that there is any debate about the fact that Namco’s newest light-gun extravaganza Razing Storm looks absolutely amazing. It’s one of those games that will certainly make arcades look cutting edge. 

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SFIV has arrived on consoles so what is the verdict? UPDATED

SFIV has arrived on consoles so what is the verdict? UPDATED

Shaggy February 16, 2009 6

With SFIV making it’s way to consoles in less than a year than it was released to arcades in Japan (and then through imports elsewhere), one has to wonder how it stacks up? Unfortunately

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Guitar Hero Arcade now available

Guitar Hero Arcade now available

Shaggy February 14, 2009 2

For those who have been eagerly awaiting the release of Raw Thrills’/Konami’s Guitar Hero Arcade, the wait is finally over as models are shipping out to distributors across the country. My own local distributor

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With Midway bankrupt, where will that leave their arcade stuff?

With Midway bankrupt, where will that leave their arcade stuff?

Shaggy February 14, 2009 6

You have probably heard by now that Midway has gone bankrupt and they owe millions of dollars to different companies for various reasons. While Midway stopped making arcade games several years ago (and many

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Namco Bandai's AOU 2009 website

Namco Bandai's AOU 2009 website

Shaggy February 14, 2009 0

A few days ago we reported that Sega and Konami had setup websites for AOU2009 and now Namco Bandai has a page dedicated to what they will be showing off at the event. In

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