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The Rockin Roller Mobile Arcade

The Rockin Roller Mobile Arcade

arcadehero August 16, 2011 6

Newsfeed 1098 & 1099 via While arcades are generally known as fixed locations, in recent times that hasn’t always been the case with new mobile arcade gamerooms. Take a truck trailer, cram it with

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Build your own virtual arcade with Insane Arcade

Build your own virtual arcade with Insane Arcade

arcadehero August 16, 2011 5

Deviating from our normally stringent way of talking about coin-op arcade software is something related to that. On our Facebook page, Poom Chompoosri, posted a link to a new game called Insane Arcade. It’s

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Clips from Salex 2011 in Brazil

arcadehero August 15, 2011 1

Newsfeed 1096 via Anyone who has followed this blog for a while knows that I have a connection with Brazil, last year I made a trip down there to visit with my wife’s family

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Chuck E. Cheese sees income increase in Q2

Chuck E. Cheese sees income increase in Q2

arcadehero August 5, 2011 2

Newsfeed 1093 via Following the news of profits up at Bandai Namco is another amusement company seeing increased earnings in Q2 – Chuck E. Cheese, or CEC Entertainment Inc. Net income was up 36%

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Stuff for Saturday: Atari Enduro cabinet; Drunk Ms. Pac-Man @ E3; New UK summit for digital entertainment

arcadehero July 30, 2011 2

Via Gamesetwatch, the Portable Atari 2600 Endure Arcade cabinet by Rafael MSP down in Brazil. Enduro was always a fun game, I’m sure this cabinet makes it even more enjoyable to play. By the

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Pac-Man Battle Royale “unboxing”

Pac-Man Battle Royale “unboxing”

arcadehero July 29, 2011 17

First unveiled in February 2010, we got the first hands-on look for it the next month at the Amusement Expo, it made a big splash at e3 2010 and finally the game was found

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Darius Burst Another Chronicle found on-site in the UK + new DBAC EX video

Darius Burst Another Chronicle found on-site in the UK + new DBAC EX video

arcadehero July 29, 2011 5

(Thanks to Dave K for the tip!) When the English version of Darius Burst Another Chronicle was first seen in the UK at an Electrocoin event about a month ago, it was said that

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Stop! Rumor Time: Let’s Go Island 3D coming to the UK?

Stop! Rumor Time: Let’s Go Island 3D coming to the UK?

arcadehero July 22, 2011 1

Newsfeed 1082 via It’s been a while since we had a juicy rumor to discuss but I think this one is plenty credible. According to the rumor, Sega’s new Let’s Go Island 3D arcade

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Konami now testing Sound Voltex Booth in Japan

Konami now testing Sound Voltex Booth in Japan

arcadehero July 16, 2011 3

If it gets translated into English then it will probably be called Sound Vortex, but for now Voltex seems to be the chosen title. Konami has been on a roll testing out new music

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Flight Control coming to TouchFX in November

Flight Control coming to TouchFX in November

arcadehero July 15, 2011 3

When it was first announced, the innovative TouchFX coin-op platform by Adrenaline Amusements promised support for multiple games to make their way to it. They really pushed Fruit Ninja on it when it was

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The Funland @ the Trocadero closes its doors, here’s why

The Funland @ the Trocadero closes its doors, here’s why

arcadehero July 12, 2011 12

The Trocadero is a well-known retail business center in London and one highlight of the location would certainly be the Funland facility there, home to many great arcade games as well as serving as

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Namco’s Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 coming in December to Japan

Namco’s Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 coming in December to Japan

arcadehero July 11, 2011 14

Newsfeed 1075 via UPDATE: For the latest on the international reach on this game, check out our post here. The next installment of Namco’s hardcore driving series, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune has a release

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