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Infinity Blade FX coming to Arcades; launches at Dave & Busters Oct. 28th

Infinity Blade FX coming to Arcades; launches at Dave & Busters Oct. 28th

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(Thanks to Adrenaline Amusements for the info) We heard a rumor about this a while ago on our forums but today brought confirmation that the popular iOS app by Chair and Epic Games Infinity

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10 years later, direct footage of Namco’s Star Blade Operation Blue Planet

10 years later, direct footage of Namco’s Star Blade Operation Blue Planet

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In 2001, Namco went to the Amusement Machine Show in Japan with a new prototype game to show off in a very unusual cabinet called ORBS (pictured above). The game inside – a sequel

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Seasons Beatings Fighter Event In Ohio This Weekend + Galloping Ghost Arcade expands

Seasons Beatings Fighter Event In Ohio This Weekend + Galloping Ghost Arcade expands

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This weekend in Columbus Ohio some fights are going to go down, but of the virtual kind on a number of fighter games. Players from all over the world will gather to compete on

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Arcade Related Halloween Costumes

Arcade Related Halloween Costumes

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Now is probably a good time to get an order in for a Halloween costume if you haven’t done so already. If I ever consider it, it’s usually too late (such as a day

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Konami unveils World Soccer Winning Eleven Arcade Championship 2012

Konami unveils World Soccer Winning Eleven Arcade Championship 2012

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We’ve never had an abundance of soccer/football games in the arcade industry although there have been a few here and there along with a couple of series that give us something new on occasion,

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Phase 2 Launching for Taito’s Darius Burst Another Chronicle EX

Phase 2 Launching for Taito’s Darius Burst Another Chronicle EX

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We already know that Taito is bringing Darius Burst Another Chronicle to Europe and the US – the game continues to do very well while on test at my location – but one thing

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Changes for Gamewax’s Go Go Grand Prix

Changes for Gamewax’s Go Go Grand Prix

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(Thanks to Joe for the tip!) You might have thought it never went anywhere but Gamewax‘s unique coin-op slot racing title Go Go Grand Prix has changed hands. It is no longer being carried

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Another look at Sega’s Let’s Go Island 3D

Another look at Sega’s Let’s Go Island 3D

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After Sega re-launched their arcade/amusement website, one game they’ve had up on their “Coming Soon” page for a while now is Let’s Go Island 3D. The game was already released in Japan this summer

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Golden Tee LIVE 2012 now available

Golden Tee LIVE 2012 now available

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As we end September we’ve got one more game release to get to – the annual release of the latest version of the Golden Tee series, Golden Tee LIVE 2012.  If you want full

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Taito’s Kickthrough Racers released in Japan; coming soon everywhere else?

Taito’s Kickthrough Racers released in Japan; coming soon everywhere else?

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A little while back we had covered the announcement of a new scooter racing game by Taito called Kickthrough Racers. It is a spiritual sequel to another kids racer called Hopping Road, which latter

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ReRave Coming to Arcades

ReRave Coming to Arcades

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A new music/ryhthm game is in the works and it’s headed to arcades. Called ReRave, it promises to break “the barrier of old fashioned “scrolling” and “matching symbols” that are typically found in rhythm

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And the 2011 Big Buck Champion is…

And the 2011 Big Buck Champion is…

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…Nick Robbins of Minnesota! He’s now $15,000 richer than before, not too bad for being really good at a video game. Big Buck World/Safari is one of those games you can win cash at

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