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Street Fighter IV pricing (in Japan)

Street Fighter IV pricing (in Japan)

Shaggy March 9, 2008 16

While many operators (including myself) are looking to get their hands on Street Fighter IV when it comes out to arcades this summer/fall, one factor that will determine which arcades will be able to

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Street Fighter IV breaking test site records in Japan

Street Fighter IV breaking test site records in Japan

Shaggy March 9, 2008 3

(Click on the thumbnails to enlarge) If anyone needs any more of an indication that Street Fighter IV arcade is going to be huge then you don’t need to look any further than the

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Games we're glad to have missed: Tattoo Assassins

Games we're glad to have missed: Tattoo Assassins

Shaggy March 8, 2008 2

So it’s Saturday and naturally the arcade news spigot turns from “trickle” to “off” (or on occasion, “drip”) and it is fun to check out some of the strange things that have come along

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KOF'98 UM Official Site

KOF'98 UM Official Site

Shaggy March 8, 2008 0

While many gamers are eagerly awaiting the arrival of SNK’s KOF XII, SNK is releasing another KOF game in a few weeks, the remake of KOF98, known as KOF98 Ultimate Match. An official site

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Taito launches re-branding effort

Taito launches re-branding effort

Shaggy March 8, 2008 0

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Space Invaders along with seeking to improve it’s image in the game industry, Taito announced a new branding strategy that includes new logos, a unification of their

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Midway turns to Out-of-Home to secure line of credit

Midway turns to Out-of-Home to secure line of credit

Shaggy March 7, 2008 0

The National Amusement Inc., operation has replaced the previous Wells Fargo Foothill agreement, to secure credit facilities for the crippled Midway consumer game operation. The $97.4 million loss during 2007 the worse admittance of

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Sega Race TV already getting an update

Sega Race TV already getting an update

Shaggy March 7, 2008 0

Rumor has it that Sega’s brand new racer, RaceTV has failed to impress operators in the way that Sega had hoped. And in an apparent confirmation of that rumor, Sega is preparing to roll

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Sega not for sale

Sega not for sale

Shaggy March 6, 2008 0

Recently there has been a lot of talk regarding mergers and buy-outs between big game publishers in the gaming industry, such as with Activision and Vivendi or EA trying to buy-out T2. As such

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An arcade by women for women

An arcade by women for women

Shaggy March 6, 2008 1

Perhaps if the translation of the page made more sense I could make a more complete commentary on this but in Japan there is an arcade that is “made by women, for women”. This

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Disney Quest NOT Closing!

Disney Quest NOT Closing!

SaraAB87 March 6, 2008 6

According to poster PrOk on the KLOV Forums, Disney Quest is not closing! Its not becoming ESPN Zone either. We can all breathe a sigh of relief now as this is very good news!

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