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New Location News: Game Show Pinball Arcade In Joliet, IL; The One Up in Sherman Oaks, CA

New Location News: Game Show Pinball Arcade In Joliet, IL; The One Up in Sherman Oaks, CA

Arcadian June 5, 2014 2

Summer is sometimes know as a slow period in the industry but I really think it depends on the location. For me it is not and it seems like it is the time that

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NGDEVTEAM Unveils Razion for NEOGEO MVS Arcade Machines

NGDEVTEAM Unveils Razion for NEOGEO MVS Arcade Machines

Arcadian June 3, 2014 5

We are quite familiar with NGDEVTEAM here, where they have been keeping SNK’s NEO GEO MVS hardware alive and well with games like NEO XYX, Last Hope and Gunlord. When they had recently announced

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Now Testing In South Korea: Beatcraft Cyclon

Now Testing In South Korea: Beatcraft Cyclon

Arcadian June 3, 2014 1

(Thanks to Phil Arrington for the links!) A new rhythm/music game is now on test in South Korea, brought to the world by a new company called Nurijoy. Nurijoy is made up of some

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Barcade Opening in Manhattan NYC On June 3rd

Barcade Opening in Manhattan NYC On June 3rd

Arcadian June 2, 2014 0

I recall that when I was first researching data on my business plan, that I contacted a LAN center in NYC and they freaked out when I mentioned the term arcade. That was because

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Arcade Quickie: A Projection Mapped Arcade Game Wedding Cake

Arcade Quickie: A Projection Mapped Arcade Game Wedding Cake

Arcadian May 31, 2014 0

I know that people sometimes go to extraordinary lengths and expenses for their wedding cake but here’s one way to do a multi-game cake that is even playable – projection map it! Most of these

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Great Arcade Attract Modes That Don’t Drive You Crazy

Great Arcade Attract Modes That Don’t Drive You Crazy

Arcadian May 29, 2014 11

Anyone who has worked at an arcade for more than 2 hours will know what I am talking about when it comes to irritating attract modes. I’ve wondered if some designers have really sat

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Redbull Article: “Play Mechanix The Saviours of the Arcade Scene” + Evolution of Arcades Timeline

Redbull Article: “Play Mechanix The Saviours of the Arcade Scene” + Evolution of Arcades Timeline

Arcadian May 29, 2014 3

Admittedly I didn’t know that Red Bull, makers of the famous energy drink, were in the game blogging business. There’s nothing wrong with that, it just caught me by surprise when I saw Play

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Allied Tank Attack Gets A Graphics Upgrade

Allied Tank Attack Gets A Graphics Upgrade

Arcadian May 24, 2014 1

Good weekend everyone! If you are in the US then it is Memorial Day weekend and many are already out and about traveling. This also is where domestic arcade news has been slow as

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Left 4 Dead Survivors Arcade Begins Testing In Japan

Left 4 Dead Survivors Arcade Begins Testing In Japan

Arcadian May 23, 2014 6

12/11 UPDATE: This game is now available in Japan This isn’t a surprise as news keeps trickling out about Taito’s vision of the popular Left 4 Dead game but location tests have begun for

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Kriss Sport Releases Catch The Light/Neuron Race For Arcades Worldwide

Kriss Sport Releases Catch The Light/Neuron Race For Arcades Worldwide

Arcadian May 22, 2014 6

Kriss Sport, a Polish developer of reflex/physical games like boxing machines has released a new competitive reflex game to markets in Europe, Japan and North America called Catch The Light. This is similar to

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