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Gameworks Minneapolis wants to move
We all know how important a good location is – I do especially as I have learned over time how my location stinks. And speaking of locations, there is a story out there about
Read More »Guitar Hero Arcade "officially" lands in the UK with a release event on the 25th
The new Guitar Hero Arcade machine has been making the rounds in the US for a few weeks already (in fact every time I have been to my distributor lately, I have seen several
Read More »Sega reveals Shining Force Cross with lots of slashing and bashing goodness
I don’t know what it is lately but there really hasn’t been a lot of arcade news going on. Of course I haven’t had a lot of time lately to sit down and scour
Read More »How about a homemade Vewlix tournament style cabinet?
If you really want to play something like Street Fighter IV in a proper arcade cabinet, you could buy the actual arcade unit or modify a standard Vewlix cabinet into something you could throw
Read More »Timezone FECs testing out a new design, hopes to set standard
As I have been working on a new arcade, my thoughts have turned towards developing a new theme. I liked the theme at my current arcade although admittedly it is lacking since I never
Read More »Golden Tee goes to the lotto
We all know that one of the best ways for a company to survive in a downturn is to keep your name and product visible to the public with effective marketing and there are
Read More »Ground Kontrol presents the 1st annual Pinbrawl tournament
One of the best things about an arcade is that they give you a great place to go and compete. You don’t have to set up anything at home and worry about strangers coming
Read More »Videos from the Midwest Gaming Classic 2009 event
[Thanks to John Norman for sending us the info] For those of us that couldn’t make it to Midwest Gaming Classic, we can always drool over videos taken by those who could. I am
Read More »Virtua Fighter Vs. Tekken? Namco is talking about it
Anyone familiar with fighters knows that some of the best games involve a crossover of two series of some sort. One of the most popular fighters out there today is Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
Read More »Metal Gear Coming to Arcades soon?
[Thanks to Jon Cox for the tip] First Konami gave us Silent Hill: The Arcade and then CastleVania – could Metal Gear be the next in Konami’s line-up of console to arcade releases? It
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