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Funspot announces the 11th annual Classic Video game tournament
We all know that Funspot is one of the coolest arcades on the planet and for the 11th time they are going to hold their big Classic Video Game Tournament. The tourney begins on
Read More »Elevator Action Death Parade gets an official site
Taito’s new update of one of their classic properties, Elevator Action: Death Parade isn’t due to hit Japanese arcades until November of this year but they now have a website set up for the
Read More »New arcade releases this week: Nirin and Dance Dance Revolution X
My local distributor tells me that two new games are now shipping out to various distributors and thus will be showing up at different locations around the country within the next few weeks. First
Read More »New Dave and Busters opening in Indiana
The last time we talked about Dave and Busters, earnings were down a little bit for them and we hadn’t heard much about their plans to deal with the economy as it is. This
Read More »Bandai Namco Japan announces Tank! Tank! Tank!
Another Japanese arcade game which has the potential to hit the overseas market due to it’s content has been announced by Bandai Namco Japan and this time it’s a tank combat game of some
Read More »"Adult arcades" booming in Florida
I’ll apologize in advance for the headline, as when you look into this, it sounds different than what you might think – this has nothing to do with XXX adult arcades, just a type
Read More »Videos from GTI Expo 2009
Another arcade trade show has come and gone and with it there are plenty of videos to give us a glimpse of what happened. Quite a few interesting games were at the show, some
Read More »New arcade museum exhibit to open on May 30th in New York (updated)
(thanks to Susan Trien for the corrections) While the idea of a museum exhibit dedicated to arcade history isn’t exactly new, it’s always cool to see one setup. On May 30th, a new exhibit
Read More »Deathsmiles 2 and a slightly different way of revenue sharing in Japan
I have lost track of the times I have brought up costs in the arcade sector since it is an on-going issue. Since I joined Arcade Heroes, some manufacturers have certainly improved in bringing
Read More »Today's "no-duh" moment from Capcom: arcades hit by consoles.
When it comes to the debate as to whether or not arcades are affected by consoles, I personally believe that the argument is straightforward. If arcades were not affected at all by consoles then
Read More »Space Invaders creator Tomohiro Nishikado talks SI, arcades and more
Space Invaders has finally gotten around to getting an Xbox Live remake and with it USA Today has done an interview with the original SI creator Tomohiro Nishikado where he discusses how he came
Read More »King of Fighters 2002 gets it's own "UM" upgrade
Back in 2007, SNK announced that they would be updating the ever popular King of Fighters ’98 using more modern technology and they released the game in ’08 with the name King of Fighters
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