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Alleged Ultracade counterfeiters indicted

Alleged Ultracade counterfeiters indicted

Shaggy July 11, 2009 1

While piracy in the arcade sector is not as common as it used to be, it still occurs here and there. In the most recent case, the man who created the Ultracade setup is

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More details on Taito’s new FPS Cyber Diver

More details on Taito’s new FPS Cyber Diver

Shaggy July 11, 2009 0

Most of the news this week seems to be revolving around Japanese releases but that’s OK – even if you don’t live in Japan some of these games could make their way to a

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Stern says: "We're never quitting"

Stern says: "We're never quitting"

Shaggy July 9, 2009 0

(Photo via the Chicago Tribune) After news came out that Stern Pinball had to layoff a few people, I began hearing rumors about the imminent closure of the company. Some felt that with a

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Interesting new shmup now location testing in Japan – Exception

Interesting new shmup now location testing in Japan – Exception

Shaggy July 9, 2009 3

A new and interesting shmup is now on location test in Japan and seeing efforts like this makes me long for seeing some good shmups in arcades outside of Japan again. Called Exception, this

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Another location test for Konami's Mocap Sports

Another location test for Konami's Mocap Sports

Shaggy July 9, 2009 0

(thanks to Aaron Auzins for the info and translation) Konami’s Wii Sports look-a-like, Mocap Sports is on location test in Japan once again and with it we get just an extra detail or two

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Another look at why beach arcades are awesome

Another look at why beach arcades are awesome

Shaggy July 9, 2009 0

One additional indicator that summer is in full swing in the northern hemisphere (in case you didn’t know already) are the number of articles highlighting beach arcades. I posted about one recently and here

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DDR X at Japan Expo 2009 in Paris

DDR X at Japan Expo 2009 in Paris

Shaggy July 9, 2009 1

In case you were wondering what players would think of the new DDR X in Europe, then the recent appearance of the title at the Japan Expo 2009 in Paris France should answer that

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Take a virtual tour of Michael Jackson's private arcade

Take a virtual tour of Michael Jackson's private arcade

Shaggy July 7, 2009 0

Remember all of those awesome arcade games Michael Jackson owned that were in excellent condition and a few months back were going to be put up on the auction block? Now you can see

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The unofficial Nintendo DS arcade cabinet

The unofficial Nintendo DS arcade cabinet

Shaggy July 7, 2009 0

There are a lot of cool things you can do with arcade cabinet mods but I have to admit that the idea of hacking apart a Nintendo DS so that an arcade cabinet could

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The making of Defender

The making of Defender

Shaggy July 7, 2009 0

Defender is a well-known arcade classic and if you have ever wondered about some of the details involved in how the game came about, one site has interviewed Eugene Jarvis to get the rundown

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