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Yoshihisa Hashimoto leaves Sega for Square Enix

Yoshihisa Hashimoto leaves Sega for Square Enix

Shaggy July 13, 2009 3

The man who was the director of Sonic Unleashed and the main brain behind the Hedgehog Engine has left Sonic Team (which had been known as AM8 at one point where they created arcade

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Insert Coin this weekend!

Insert Coin this weekend!

Twisted Supreme July 13, 2009 0

Just a reminder, this weekend is the first ever “Insert Coin” event  which is being held at the Rodber Suite at Northampton Saints. This brand new show is certainly offering a lot to see

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Street Fighter IV PC Dilemma

Street Fighter IV PC Dilemma

Twisted Supreme July 13, 2009 13

So I picked this up on release a few weeks ago. I’d been waiting for the PC release because I have an X-Arcade stick and was looking forward to having the “arcade experience” at

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Arcade Heroes Week-in-review Podcast Episode 5

Arcade Heroes Week-in-review Podcast Episode 5

Shaggy July 13, 2009 3

This week on our podcast, Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report joins me again as we discuss not just the news of the week but some other aspects of the arcade industry as well,

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Headed to CAX 2009? Let us know!

Headed to CAX 2009? Let us know!

Shaggy July 11, 2009 0

One major arcade event I would love to attend one day is California Extreme (or CAX for short). I probably say this every year that we post about it, but I figure I should

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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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