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Pre-ATEI buzz – Tekken 6 rumors and BlazBlue tested in Europe
In a build up to ATEI within the next few weeks, Europe has seen a location test of the new fighting game BlazBlue (pictured above), with a big turn-out of players only hampered by
Read More »Stop Fighter 2
Stop motion animation is a real pain in the butt to pull off. I guess that is why so many of these kind of films are done with simple things like Legos. The following
Read More »Atari Joystick Lamp
Keeping on the things for the home, made from joystick vibe, here’s are rather bad ass giant atari joystick lamp. I know it’s strictly not arcade but come on, this one was too cool to
Read More »Console gaming to invade out-of-home venues with the Game Gate machine
We have been following the efforts of those who have been attempting to bring console gaming back into arcades (you might recall that consoles have been used before in arcades to promote a game
Read More »Joystick Coat Hanger
Brought to you buy our friends at Surface Tension is this super smart arcade joystick coat hanger. They will be available for purchase in the near future and you can even choose the colour of
Read More »A look back at JAMMA 1986
GameSetWatch posted a very interesting arcade article today they call “The RePlay Files: A Trip to the 1986 JAMMA Arcade Game Show”. JAMMA is still held in Japan every year, but it’s always cool
Read More »Caught on video: one of those Chuck E. Cheese fights
It wasn’t long ago where we talked about the violence that had been strangely occurring at some Chuck E. Cheese locations in the US and now one of those fights was caught on camera
Read More »A new KOFXII trailer
KOFXII news continues to flow in, here with a new look at the game that showcases different characters from the roster we saw recently. I would embed the trailer here but it’s from GameTrailers
Read More »More bad news for consumer game mags (with arcade-related thoughts)
The bad news just keeps coming for print magazines in the US, with the end of EGM and the sale of HardCore Gamer Magazine on eBay. Of course this comes about by the fact
Read More »US Army Experience Center brings interactive entertainment to recruiting
The US Army has developed a new center in PA called the Army Experience Center which uses interactive entertainment to provide to visitors a “unique insight into the life of a soldier”, thus modernizing their recruiting
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