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Namco's Dead Storm Pirates now testing in Illinois

Shaggy December 19, 2009 1

(Thanks to Sam for the tip!) If you didn’t have the chance to make it to IAAPA to check out games like Namco’s Dead Storm Pirates and you live anywhere near Addison, IL then

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An Arcade Heroes Persona for Firefox

Shaggy December 18, 2009 0

If you’re a Firefox user, this might be of interest to you, otherwise, nothing to see here! I have designed a simple “Persona” for Arcade Heroes that can be used in Firefox browsers. You

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Missing in Action: On the defense (tower defense and otherwise)

Shaggy December 17, 2009 7

It has been a while since I last wrote a “Missing In Action” article, where I cover a style of game that at one point in history was popular or common to find in

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Namco already rolling out updates for Tank! Tank! Tank!

Shaggy December 17, 2009 11

When I was at IAAPA, I had the chance to talk a little bit with the designers of the game including Makoto Ishii (thanks to Sam for filling me in on that) and I

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Biz news: amusement operations up at Dave & Busters; Namco expanding in China

Shaggy December 17, 2009 1

We’ve got a couple of arcade business related items to briefly discuss today, first off in the US, arcade/restaurant chain Dave And Busters has released it’s 3rd quarter earnings report and unfortunately for them,

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PUTT Championship Edition gets an update; a little more on Galactix

Shaggy December 10, 2009 0

I saw PUTT Championship Edition at Betson’s IAAPA booth but what I didn’t realize at the time was that they were showcasing an updated version of the game there. Thanks to a press release

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H2Overdrive headed to SpikeTV's Video Game Awards; Specular website update + more

Shaggy December 10, 2009 0

Raw Thrills’/Specular Interactive’s H2Overdrive is making headlines again, first with news that Universal Space (UNIS) will be exclusively carrying the game in China. I know that the game has been seen in Japan already

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BlazBlue: Continuum Shift landing in some US arcades

Shaggy December 8, 2009 0

There are plenty of fighters to choose from these days and one fighter that has been turning heads all year long is BlazBlue. Released to arcades last year, the game soon saw a console

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The Arcade Heroes Game of the Decade poll

Shaggy December 5, 2009 20

As we are seeing a close to the decade, it’s only logical that we see what people think was the best game of the decade. I have compiled a list of games that are

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Bones takes on the King of Kong

Shaggy December 4, 2009 1

I have never really watched the Fox TV show “Bones” but here is one episode I would probably check out as naturally, it deals with arcades and the rivalries that can happen with them.

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An investor report from Sega Sammy

Shaggy December 3, 2009 0

Whether you are an investor in companies like Sega or not, sometimes the reports they put together for said investors are interesting to look at anyways. In a report just release by Sega Sammy

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The Arcade Heroes "Arcade Game of the Year 2009" poll

Shaggy December 2, 2009 38

It’s that wonderful time of year again where we see what you the readers consider to be the Arcade Game of the Year in 2009. We have had some excellent games come to arcades

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