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New arcade museum exhibit to open on May 30th in New York (updated)

New arcade museum exhibit to open on May 30th in New York (updated)

Shaggy May 14, 2009 2

(thanks to Susan Trien for the corrections) While the idea of a museum exhibit dedicated to arcade history isn’t exactly new, it’s always cool to see one setup. On May 30th, a new exhibit

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Deathsmiles 2 and a slightly different way of revenue sharing in Japan

Deathsmiles 2 and a slightly different way of revenue sharing in Japan

Shaggy May 14, 2009 0

I have lost track of the times I have brought up costs in the arcade sector since it is an on-going issue. Since I joined Arcade Heroes, some manufacturers have certainly improved in bringing

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Why playing fighters in the arcade is better than online

Why playing fighters in the arcade is better than online

Shaggy May 12, 2009 2

This comes right on the heels of the Capcom post below comes another article that is sort of related to what that is talking about although this is focusing on what it is about

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Today's "no-duh" moment from Capcom: arcades hit by consoles.

Today's "no-duh" moment from Capcom: arcades hit by consoles.

Shaggy May 12, 2009 3

When it comes to the debate as to whether or not arcades are affected by consoles, I personally believe that the argument is straightforward. If arcades were not affected at all by consoles then

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Space Invaders creator Tomohiro Nishikado talks SI, arcades and more

Space Invaders creator Tomohiro Nishikado talks SI, arcades and more

Shaggy May 12, 2009 0

Space Invaders has finally gotten around to getting an Xbox Live remake and with it USA Today has done an interview with the original SI creator Tomohiro Nishikado where he discusses how he came

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King of Fighters 2002 gets it's own "UM" upgrade

King of Fighters 2002 gets it's own "UM" upgrade

Shaggy May 9, 2009 2

Back in 2007, SNK announced that they would be updating the ever popular King of Fighters ’98 using more modern technology and they released the game in ’08 with the name King of Fighters

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UK to get it's first pinball museum on May 23rd – The Pinball Parlour

UK to get it's first pinball museum on May 23rd – The Pinball Parlour

Shaggy May 9, 2009 2

When I generally think of museums, I don’t always think of them as being terribly exciting (albeit they can be fascinating) but when it comes to museums based upon games, they can be both

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Upcoming equipment spotlight shows by Betson

Upcoming equipment spotlight shows by Betson

Shaggy May 8, 2009 1

Betson Enterprises has sent us a couple of press releases detailing a couple of upcoming spotlight events for operators, the first two events will take place back-to-back in Oklahoma on May 12th and the

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The home-made Dreamcast Arcade machine

The home-made Dreamcast Arcade machine

Shaggy May 8, 2009 1

Of consoles in recent memory, the Sega Dreamcast perhaps has the most arcade-to-console ports of any console in the past decade. In part this comes from the fact that Sega used Dreamcast based hardware

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City eases path for an amusement park to come to North Myrtle Beach, SC

City eases path for an amusement park to come to North Myrtle Beach, SC

Shaggy May 8, 2009 0

While I never have been anywhere close to Myrtle Beach, this small bit of news discussing how the city council there has eased up on zoning rules so that an amusement park can go

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