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Namco Bandai's AOU 2009 website
A few days ago we reported that Sega and Konami had setup websites for AOU2009 and now Namco Bandai has a page dedicated to what they will be showing off at the event. In
Read More »Namco talks about arcades, future titles
Highway Games has posted an interview they had with Casey Utsunomiya of Namco Bandai Japan and they discuss Namco’s stance in the arcade industry, their thoughts on it, and future titles. It’s good to
Read More »Beck's "Bad Cartridge" grooves to violent arcade games
In a new music video for a song entitled “Bad Cartridge” by the band Beck, they have a tribute to 8-bit gaming – and in a way to arcades as well. I don’t want to
Read More »Want to own an arcade? Get one on eBay!
(Thanks to Jarett Waite for the tip) I get e-mails fairly often from people looking into starting their own arcade business and I think that it’s great that so many people want to get
Read More »Review: War Final Assault by Atari Games
I know that I posted a review not that long ago (of another Atari title, Asteroids Deluxe) but I haven’t had a lot of time to spend on researching news but I did have
Read More »Insert Coin 2009 – UK public arcade expo launches!
It’s a great day for arcade gamers in the UK, as the Insert Coin 2009 expo has been announced! The show will run on July 18th and 19th at the Northampton Saints Conference CentreThe
Read More »Exercise-based arcade opens in Rockford, IL
Video games often come under fire from health police for being a sedentary activity, most recently in a UK television advert for a government backed health campaign which caused a bit of controversy. However,
Read More »Tokyo Game Action closes
It’s always sad to see an arcade closing, but this one is particularly heartbreaking. Tokyo Game Action of Wichendon, MA has been forced to shut down with immediate effect, with a liquidation sale to
Read More »Sega releases Harley Davidson and Hummer to the US
The supposedly “dead” arcade industry has two more game releases to add to the list of what’s new in the US as several distributor websites are now listing the games HUMMER and Harley Davidson:
Read More »Some game records set at ATEI 2009
There was more to ATEI 2009 than just showing off some games – there were some gaming records to be set as well! The Guiness World Records Team was at the show and caught
Read More »Sega releases R-Tuned: Ultimate Street Racing in the US
Sega’s new drift racing game is now available for purchase in the US, according to several different distributor websites. I know that several readers here have been anticipating this one but in case you
Read More »Play Meter Magazine's 2008 State of the Industry report
Every year since 1976, the amusement trade industry magazine Play Meter gathers information from operators and others in the industry to put together a State of the Industry Report. When I was researching every aspect
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