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Big Pinball tournament coming to Gameworks in Ohio next month
Back in November we posted about Gameworks beginning to hold some large tournaments at different locations and with one tournament under their belt in December, one is being planned for February at the Gameworks
Read More »ATEI 2009 Initial Round Up
Now I know round ups are usually reserved for after the shows, but I only have time to do a quick little in depth round up this evening. All my videos and photos plus further impressions will
Read More »Sega releases R-Tuned: Ultimate Street Racing in the US
Sega’s new drift racing game is now available for purchase in the US, according to several different distributor websites. I know that several readers here have been anticipating this one but in case you
Read More »Play Meter Magazine's 2008 State of the Industry report
Every year since 1976, the amusement trade industry magazine Play Meter gathers information from operators and others in the industry to put together a State of the Industry Report. When I was researching every aspect
Read More »Decorate with these DIY Arcades, pinball and vending machines
Many moons ago we posted about some DIY paper arcade cabinets where someone created a template for you to print out and assuming you had a nice printer, you could then create your own
Read More »Construction photos for the Sega Republic at the Dubai Mall
I don’t recall how long ago it was that we heard that Sega was building some sort of amusement park in Dubai but either way one of the people involved in the construction of
Read More »Nanotech Entertainment to release Xtreme Rally Racing at ATEI and IGX
(click on the images to enlarge) Nanotech Entertainment has revealed a new coin-op arcade racing title that they are releasing at ATEI and the “alternate show” IGX and it is AFAIK, their second video
Read More »A look back at the H2Overdrive that wasn't
(This image is the PS2 game that never was, NOT a beta of the upcoming arcade title) As you might know, H2Overdrive was a name for a cancelled PS2 title that was set to
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Videos and more screens of H2Overdrive hit the net
(Image via 1up.com) (Thanks to everyone that sent this in!) The floodgates have opened up on Raw Thrills’ new game H2Overdrive and the news continues to be good about the Hydro Thunder’s spiritual successor.
Read More »Seta Corp and Jaleco Ltd. close shop in Japan
Right on the heels of some positive economic news for the amusement industry in India, comes some negative amusement related news from Japan. Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report has the rundown on Seta
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