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Hollywood Bowl Makes Striking Impression!

Hollywood Bowl Makes Striking Impression!

Twisted Supreme August 4, 2008 0

The main reason I picked up on this article by Clarion Gaming’s Laura Mountford is the quote; “It was clear that the arcade is central to the overall entertainment offering.”  Now that’s definitely something I like

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Taito teams up with LaForet Harajuku to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Space Invaders

Taito teams up with LaForet Harajuku to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Space Invaders

Shaggy August 3, 2008 5

[ITMedia] I’m not a fashion expert so when I first read about this news I had to look up what LaForet Harajuku was. According to this page: “ Since its phenomenally successful debut in

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Arcade Mania, a new book about Japanese arcades

Arcade Mania, a new book about Japanese arcades

Shaggy August 2, 2008 0

I have never seen many books at the store discussing video games (I don’t count game guides) and I only have a few in my collection – some development books from the early 80’s

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Rambo back on location test in the UK

Rambo back on location test in the UK

Shaggy August 2, 2008 0

Thanks to an anonymous tip, we have found out that Sega’s RAMBO is back on location test in the UK in two different places. No word on if the latest test edition is any

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Tokyo Game Action Site Review & their 5th anniversary

Tokyo Game Action Site Review & their 5th anniversary

Shaggy August 1, 2008 0

A short time ago, we were contacted by Andrew McGuire, of Tokyo Game Action, an arcade in Winchendon, MA where their focus is Japanese arcade gaming. In addition to Japanese arcades they also have

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I Am 8-bit art shows plenty of arcade love

I Am 8-bit art shows plenty of arcade love

Shaggy July 31, 2008 0

The gaming blog Joystiq has as exclusive look at some artwork from the upcoming i am 8-bit showrunners for the i am 8-bit art gallery that will be showcasing classic game-inspired artwork in La

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Capcom & it's arcade business

Capcom & it's arcade business

Shaggy July 31, 2008 5

Since I’ve been busy lately I’m a little late on this as I’ve seen it reported all over the place but Capcom has revealed it’s revenues and one thing that has people talking is

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The Octane 120: Hey, you've got a kegger in my arcade!

The Octane 120: Hey, you've got a kegger in my arcade!

Shaggy July 31, 2008 0

As there are many arcade cabinet builders out there, anyone who makes these sort of cabinets professionally needs to do something to set themselves apart. And in the case of this new setup by

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Video Review: Oriental Legend 2

Video Review: Oriental Legend 2

Shaggy July 30, 2008 4

Sorry about the lack of video reviews lately, I have been busy working on the PCs at my arcade along with trying to fix a number of problems the arcades have been having (my

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Golden Tee LIVE 2009 goes on sale Aug. 4th, shipping in September

Golden Tee LIVE 2009 goes on sale Aug. 4th, shipping in September

Shaggy July 30, 2008 1

I’ve been hearing a lot of hints floating around that there are a lot of big announcements coming from arcade companies this fall (in particular at the AMOA show) and from what I can

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