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First footage of Taito's new Space Invaders: Beat The Attackers

First footage of Taito's new Space Invaders: Beat The Attackers

Shaggy June 19, 2008 2

We first saw Taito’s new Space Invader’s based redemption game at the Park Avenue Open Day in the UK a short time ago and now it has been seen on location at the Funland

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Arcade Heroes E-Mail

Arcade Heroes E-Mail

Twisted Supreme June 19, 2008 0

Just a quick site update. Looks like our proper email is now up and running again, so please direct all your tips and stories to; tipus@arcadeheroes.com or click on the “contact us” link which

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My first impressions on Oriental Legend 2

My first impressions on Oriental Legend 2

Shaggy June 18, 2008 1

I have to keep this fairly brief as I don’t have a lot of time but Oriental Legend 2 by IGS arrived the other day and I had a chance to set it up

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Immersion Copr. invests into new startup called NanoTech Entertainment

Immersion Copr. invests into new startup called NanoTech Entertainment

Shaggy June 18, 2008 0

You might be wondering why I am bringing this up as the names of these companies don’t sound familiar, but it is arcade related. Some time ago a company called Immersion Corporation signed an

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Lord of Vermilion Release Ceremony at a Taito Game Station in Japan

Lord of Vermilion Release Ceremony at a Taito Game Station in Japan

Shaggy June 17, 2008 0

We have known about Square Enix’s latest entry into the arcade market, The Lord of Vermilion for some time now and finally the game has been released in Japan. For those out of the

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Sega Rally 3 now at Funland, London Trocadero

Sega Rally 3 now at Funland, London Trocadero

Twisted Supreme June 16, 2008 7

For those of you dying to play the new Sega Rally 3, well here’s your chance (and mine!). Our forum member RJAY36 spotted Sega’s latest racing title down at Funland at London Trocadero. I actually

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Atari's Sprint8/Indy 800 sort of returns with Konami's Motor X

Atari's Sprint8/Indy 800 sort of returns with Konami's Motor X

Shaggy June 15, 2008 0

(Click to enlarge) So there are quite a number of new arcade games in development this year and for whatever reason quite a few of them are racing games. Now the racer has been

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Blazblue mentioned in GameInformer; Primeval Hunt in Hardcore Gamer Magazine and Gamepro joins the fray

Blazblue mentioned in GameInformer; Primeval Hunt in Hardcore Gamer Magazine and Gamepro joins the fray

Shaggy June 13, 2008 2

I have been critical of the lack of arcade coverage in GameInformer in the past so when they do give some coverage to arcades it’s only fair that I point that out as well.

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3-year-old boy gets stuck inside Clena-Flex

3-year-old boy gets stuck inside Clena-Flex

Twisted Supreme June 13, 2008 0

For those of you that have seen a Clena-Flex this will come as no surprise that a child could get inside it through the giant prize collection door. However I though these cranes had

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BlazBlue on Japanese location test

BlazBlue on Japanese location test

HeavyElectricity June 13, 2008 0

BlazBlue is one of those fighting games which seems to have gotten a little lost in the shuffle – not surprising when you consider the big name fighters that have been announced and released

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