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Australian Pokie Players Spend Over Au$8 bn

Australian Pokie Players Spend Over Au$8 bn

Twisted Supreme January 15, 2008 0

Now we don’t normally cover news like this, but I found this particularly interesting as I have just returned from Australia and I was amazed how common the “pokie lounges” are out there. A good

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Atarigames.com updated with some cool arcade prototype info

Atarigames.com updated with some cool arcade prototype info

Shaggy January 15, 2008 0

Atarigames.com is a website dedicated to nothing but Atari arcade games, from all phases of the coin-op division at Atari. The website has been updated and with some very cool information including pictures of

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Taito's D1GP attracts long lines at Tokyo Auto Salon 2008

Taito's D1GP attracts long lines at Tokyo Auto Salon 2008

Shaggy January 14, 2008 0

[Also via AM.NET blog] At the Tokyo Auto Salon 2008 (that was held from January 11th until today) there was an arcade surprise there from Taito – a setup of their new D1GP racer.

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Wacky Races to be at ATEI

Wacky Races to be at ATEI

Shaggy January 14, 2008 0

While we weren’t sure about it at first, The Stinger Report confirms that Wacky Races will be at ATEI this year at booths U2240 and U2110. And also thanks to TSR we have the

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Rumour: New Resident Evil Arcade?

Rumour: New Resident Evil Arcade?

Twisted Supreme January 13, 2008 0

Could it be that Capcom are going to release another arcade version of thier popular survival horror game? I sure hope so. I have never seen, let alone played, Gun Survivor in an arcade,

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What Have We Been Playing This Week…..

What Have We Been Playing This Week…..

Twisted Supreme January 13, 2008 0

So after a lack of gaming whilst I was in Oz, (apart from some SNES action, because I took my console out with me as my mate was dying for some Mario Kart and

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The Stinger looks at Robotic Amusement devices in ’08 (video included)

The Stinger looks at Robotic Amusement devices in ’08 (video included)

Shaggy January 12, 2008 0

One of the more recent Stinger Reports (1/7/08 to be exact and yes I’m a couple of days late) took a look at the exciting application of robots and coin-op amusement. A while back

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Updated review – Nickelcade

Updated review – Nickelcade

Shaggy January 12, 2008 3

I have updated my location review of Nickelcade in Taylorsville Utah. I dropped by there last night and overall I came away impressed with the improvements that they have made but they still have

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Japanese Street Fighter IV site up

Japanese Street Fighter IV site up

Shaggy January 12, 2008 0

Capcom has put up a new Street Fighter IV website in Japanese and so far it’s looking good. There are no new character revelations and I am not sure if there are any screens

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Another industry vet passes away – Steve Kaufman

Another industry vet passes away – Steve Kaufman

Shaggy January 11, 2008 0

This is the second death in the coin-op industry that I’m sad to report in the past couple of weeks. Steve Kaufman passed away last night after a two-year battle with cancer. He started

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