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Actor Willem Dafoe plays some Big Buck Safari @ MTV

Actor Willem Dafoe plays some Big Buck Safari @ MTV

Shaggy January 9, 2010 2

Arcade machines aren’t just for arcade venues – they can be great for offices too. The people at MTV Multiplayer certainly think so and they not only have a Big Buck Safari onsite, they

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PMT Sales now running big tournaments for Textminator across the UK

PMT Sales now running big tournaments for Textminator across the UK

Shaggy January 8, 2010 0

If you live in the UK and you are good at texting, then this is for you. UK distributor PMT Sales has let us know about some big competitions they are currently running on

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Big Buck Hunter Open Season pushes 3000 units in 90 days

Big Buck Hunter Open Season pushes 3000 units in 90 days

Shaggy January 7, 2010 0

If there was any question about how popular the Big Buck Hunter series continues to be, then look no further than the latest sales numbers released by Betson. They are reporting that the game

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Co-op gaming in arcades, past and present

Co-op gaming in arcades, past and present

Shaggy January 7, 2010 0

Our friend Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report has penned an interesting article discussing as aspect of coin-op gaming that has had a strong history and is starting to resurge once again – co-op

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Microsoft bringing virtual arcade game rooms to Xbox Live and Windows

Microsoft bringing virtual arcade game rooms to Xbox Live and Windows

Shaggy January 7, 2010 3

By now you have probably heard of the news that Microsoft will be bringing virtual arcades to Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live. In these virtual game rooms players will be able to

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Project DIVA Arcade cabinet revealed as the game goes on location test in Japan (updated)

Project DIVA Arcade cabinet revealed as the game goes on location test in Japan (updated)

Shaggy January 6, 2010 1

Last October we found out that Sega Japan was planning on bringing a PSP music game known as Project DIVA over to arcades, and after a short time of hearing little about the game,

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Pat Laffaye smashes the "Costanza Score" on Frogger

Pat Laffaye smashes the "Costanza Score" on Frogger

Shaggy January 5, 2010 2

We have spoken of the Costanza Score before – the mythical score on the arcade game Frogger that was shown in an episode of the comedy TV show Seinfield back in the 90’s. When

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The Stinger Report's gaze into the crystal ball for 2010 (updated)

The Stinger Report's gaze into the crystal ball for 2010 (updated)

Shaggy January 5, 2010 3

As 2010 in finally upon us, it’s a good time to take a look further into trends we can expect to see throughout the rest of the year. Thanks to Kevin Williams of The

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NYC eases up on arcades (a little)

NYC eases up on arcades (a little)

Shaggy January 2, 2010 2

One major hurdle for people looking to get into the arcade business are the local laws which often restrict the use of coin-operated video games in certain venues. Because of that, it is always

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And the winners are…

And the winners are…

Shaggy January 1, 2010 8

While it is not quite 2010 yet where I am right at the moment, for the website the timer has passed onto the new year and so our Game of the Year/Decade polls are

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