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Konami testing GuitarFreaks & DrumMania XG2 Groove to Live in Japan

Konami testing GuitarFreaks & DrumMania XG2 Groove to Live in Japan

Shaggy October 5, 2010 1

Konami is wasting no time in keeping the GuitarFreaks and DrumMania XG series updated, as shown by a location test taking place in Kawasaki, Japan this Saturday and Sunday. GFXG2 and DMXG2 will feature

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The extra life pinball machines get in home game rooms

The extra life pinball machines get in home game rooms

Shaggy October 5, 2010 2

Newsfeed 940 via As video games have aged, the number of people who collect the old stuff has increased and we see more articles discussing the community behind the collecting. A strong collectors community

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KidZania’s interesting twist on the FEC

KidZania’s interesting twist on the FEC

Arcadian October 4, 2010 0

Newsfeed 939 via When we normally think of FECs (or Family Entertainment Centers) we generally think of indoor amusement parks that can include a number of activities from rides to mini-golf, skating, lazer tag

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Arcades at the FER Interazar 2010 show in Spain

Arcades at the FER Interazar 2010 show in Spain

Arcadian October 3, 2010 1

Newsfeed 938 via The annual  FER event in Spain may focus primarily on slot machines and other gambling devices but where many casinos have an arcade as a part of their facility, what better

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Fast & Furious: Super Cars by Raw Thrills

Fast & Furious: Super Cars by Raw Thrills

Arcadian October 1, 2010 5

If anyone was thinking that the arena for arcade racers was going to be cooling off anytime soon then they will need to think again as Raw Thrills has surprised us with a follow-up

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Sega posts improved profit projections

Sega posts improved profit projections

HeavyElectricity October 1, 2010 0

Sega Sammy Holdings yesterday revised its half and full year financial forecasts, and the good news for the company is that it has increased its projected profits. The full year figure is projected to

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A politician who likes video games, including arcades

A politician who likes video games, including arcades

Arcadian October 1, 2010 0

We don’t dive into politics very often – only when necessary with stories that are generally on the negative side as some city/state/country goes off on a crusade to ban coin-op games for some

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Taito’s Gaia Attack 4 testing in the UK

Taito’s Gaia Attack 4 testing in the UK

Arcadian September 30, 2010 5

Newsfeed 938 via When Taito demonstrated a new four-player light-gun shooter title at AOU this past February called Gaia Attack 4, there was no indication that it would get an international release, although we

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IGS introduces Speed Driver 3: Crash Hour

IGS introduces Speed Driver 3: Crash Hour

Shaggy September 29, 2010 2

Taiwanese company IGS my not be well-known for their racers but they are working hard at changing that with their Speed Driver series. The game is geared more towards the China/Taiwan market, although it

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Sega Card Gen MLB finally getting a release in October – only in Japan

Sega Card Gen MLB finally getting a release in October – only in Japan

Shaggy September 28, 2010 0

When Sega first took the veil off of their unique card-based arcade title Sega Card Gen MLB, it was shown in the US at AMOA09, with a tentative release date for Spring 2010. It

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